F30A Journal — Dementia

Every 65 seconds in America someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s dementia (every 3 seconds worldwide). There is currently no cure for AD. It is a chronic neurodegenerative condition that gradually worsens over time and its cause is poorly understood. Once someone is diagnosed with AD their life expectancy is somewhere between 3-10 years.   Poor diet and lifestyle choices can increase your risk of developing AD. Healthy lifestyle choices can certainly reduce your risk but are no guarantee a person will not develop the disease. Diabetes, high blood pressure and smoking will increase your risk developing AD and should be...