It’s the disease that terrifies us more than any other: dementia robs a person of not only their memory, but also their identity and independence.
Two thirds of Britons believe a diagnosis with dementia would mean life was over, according to a study published earlier this year by the Alzheimer’s Society.
Rates are soaring because we are living longer while developments in treatments are dragging.
But is the disease really an inevitable price we must pay for long life? In a remarkable new book, a leading researcher in ageing argues not. Preston Estep, director of gerontology at Harvard Medical School, believes the high rates of dementia in countries such as the UK and the US are strongly linked to our diets. By studying countries with low rates, he has devised an eating plan that he claims promotes not just quantity of years, but quality - maintaining one’s mental faculties well into old age.
READ MORE:
* 40-year-old with dementia
* 7 foods to improve memory
* The cruel disease that has taken my young mother’s mind
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/86209910/The-everyday-diet-to-defeat-dementia
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