Preventing Dementia - The Basics Millions of results on Google…

Brain Exercise
Physical Activity
Healthy Diet
Socializing
Hearing assessment
Sleep Optimization
Manage Vascular Risk Factors
And MUCH more (see Deter Dementia for details)

1. How can we Deter Dementia?
Millions of results on Google
Drugs
Herbal products
Over-the-counter claims
Brain games

2. Stronger Evidence Base for:
Brain Exercise
Physical Activity
Healthy Diet
Socializing
Hearing assessment
Sleep Optimization
Manage Vascular Risk Factors
And MUCH more (see Deter Dementia for details)

3. Cognitive Exercise
Over 15 high-quality trials on this issue
All show CLEAR, CONSISTENT BENEFIT
Variety of cognitive training methods used

5. What is not Cognitive Exercise?
Watching passive TV
Playing games that don’t challenge your mind

6. Physical Exercise
Over 30 well-designed studies show SIGNIFICANT
BENEFIT with improvement in thinking and memory

7. What counts?
Everything!
Walking / Jogging / Running
Stretching / Yoga
Balance training (Yoga / Tai Chi)
Resistance training (Using weights)
it all works!

8. A few simple tips
Start LOW (5 minutes per day)
Increase Gradually (add 5 minutes more each week)
Do something you ENJOY
Consistency is key

9. Healthy Diet
Several studies show benefit of Mediterranean-style
diet
MIND Diet – 5 years, almost 1000 people
Mediterranean + DASH
More than 50% reduction in dementia

12. Vascular Risk Factors
Smoking
Obesity
Manage Blood Pressure
Manage Blood Sugar

14. Pills that have been studied
Prescription Dementia Medications
Gingko and other Herbal Products
Several others…

15. NONE of the high-quality trials show
significant benefit in preventing dementia
(But some are useful in treating dementia
once it has been diagnosed)

16. Recap of the Prevention Basics
Mental Stimulation and Exercise
Physical Activity
Healthy Diet
Socializing!
Quit smoking, get your BP checked, manage weight
There is MUCH more depth on deterring dementia and we will be creating full
modules on each of these topics (and more)
Visit DeterDementia.com in the meantime to learn more

17. Other Rare Causes of Dementia
Metabolic
Renal, hepatic, sodium
Thyroid
Infectious
CJD, HIV, Syphilis
Demyelinating disorders
Multiple sclerosis