By: Bob Wright, H3 Director of Education
What’s good for your heart, is good for your brain.
If that sounds familiar, you probably heard it the last time you visited H3. That’s good news because many people believe that Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia are caused primarily by bad luck, genetics is just an inevitable consequence of aging.
They are not a normal part of aging, and while bad luck and genetics undoubtedly play a role, lifestyle factors such as diet, exercise, blood pressure and cholesterol among other have a big impact as well.
Take a look at these two short videos from Medline Plus to get some ideas of how you can take steps to lower your risk of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
Fish and Dementia and High Blood Pressure and the Brain
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