Is Cognitive Decline Reversible? What Science Says About Diet and Lifestyle.
My husband showed me an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal, Is Your Brain Aging Faster Than You? New Clues Emerge . In the article, a man was experiencing issues like no longer being able to play the bagpipes as he made too many mistakes, then forgetting things. At 56 years old, he was diagnosed with dementia. What are the risk factors dementia? Age is the highest risk factor for dementia and one you can’t change. Type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. Other risk factors include obesity, high blood pressure, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, physical in activity, poor diet, and hearing loss. Some more risk factors are noted in Risk factors for dementia . What lifestyle changes can potentially slow and maybe even reverse some cognitive decline? There are two lifestyle changes one can make that are often noted in research: diet and physical activity . NIH states, “Emerging epidemiologica...