Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Prevention

Caregiver burnout is a serious concern of anyone who relies on a family member or friend for care. Caregiver burnout can be minimized by some simple caregiver caring techniques. For any caregivers that you know, use some of the ideas below to help take care of them and make sure they can keep doing their important caregiver work.

Writing may be one of the best exercises for brain fitness as well as a great way to reduce stress and "move on" past traumatic experiences. Writing and health has been extensively studied. If you write about what is bothering you, your brain can process that thing better and it causes less stress. Give it a try, it just takes 20 minutes a day.

Alzheimer's disease and dementia patients have an average life expectancy of 4.5 years at the time of diagnosis. This varies greatly by age at diagnosis and gender. Longevity and Alzheimer's disease/dementia have not been studied before. Alzheimer's disease and dementia may be preventable or delayed by keeping your mind engaged with mental fitness exercises like puzzles and games

Ginkgo biloba is one of the most widely used supplements to prevent age-related memory and cognitive problems. The research on ginkgo biloba remains unclear. Ginkgo biloba doesn't always link to improved memory and less dementia with aging, and there is some evidence that it may increase stroke risk.

The life expectancy of someone with Alzheimer’s disease is hard to figure out. There are often multiple factors at work to impact life expectancy and longevity. Researchers were able to work through the statistics and figure out the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on life expectancy and mortality.

Alzheimer's disease and dementia prevention may be accomplished through lifestyle and other means. Learn what changes you can make in your life to protect your brain and achieve health aging.

Find out how robotic animals are being used successfully in nursing homes, to alleviate depression and loneliness among patients with dementia.