Title:
Dementia prevention : using your head to save your brain
Author:
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Publication Date:
2023
Publication Information:
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023.
©2023
Physical Description:
viii, 261 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781421446240
9781421446257
Abstract:
"Severe memory loss and dementia are not inevitable parts of aging. Science now shows that you can make changes, no matter your age, to protect your brain. Join the authors as they guide you through a science-based tour of dementia, including how your brain works and how its function is affected by everything from blood circulation and blood pressure to sugar levels, medications, vision, and hearing"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction: An Ounce of Prevention -- Section 1: Nature and Origin of Dementia -- 1. What is Dementia? -- 2. Normal Cognitive Aging -- Section 2: Dementia Risk Model -- 3. Genetics and Early Life Factors -- 4. Midlife Medical Conditions Impacting Dementia Risk -- 5. Lifestyle Factors of Smoking, Diet and Exercise -- 6. Breathing, Sleeping, Breathing While Sleeping -- 7. Metabolic and Vitamin Deficiencies -- 8. Alcohol, Drugs, and Medications -- 9. Sensory and Emotional Factors That Amplify Dementia Risk -- 10. Putting It All Together in an Interactive Dementia Risk Model -- Section 3: Where Do You Stand and What You Can Do About It -- 11. Your Dementia Prevention Checklist -- 12. Everybody Wants to Feel Better, But Nobody Wants to Change -- 13. Use Your Brain to Save Your Brain -- 14. Applying the Change Formula to Your Life -- Afterword. But what about ...? Bibliography -- Index.
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Language:
English
