Dementia impacts at least 5 million people in the United States. That is, 5 million known cases with many more undiagnosed cases out there. As people keep living longer, the number of people with dementia is expected to keep rising. Some experts say the dementia rate could easily skyrocket over the next couple of decades.
I’ve written many posts on Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia, with vascular disease being the second leading cause of dementia, but do you know what the third most common form of dementia is? Have you ever heard of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)? The National Institute on Aging says that about 1 million people
Over the past year and half, I’ve written a number of posts about dementia and Alzheimer’s and, I confess, am guilty of using the two interchangeably and I hope to rectify this confusion here and now. Don’t they both describe the same conditions? In many ways yes, but there is one distinct difference, as this
As we leave middle age and enter into our senior years, many wonder or fear the physical and mental declines that hit so many older people. It seems inevitable that our bodies change, and we grow weaker, more frail and have more physical and health issues. Our minds also experience the ravages of age. Which
When I was in graduate school, we were taught in our human anatomy class that once a person reaches maturity, the brain stops producing new brain cells. This ‘fact’ was used to argue against heavy drinking since it’s a known fact that excessive amounts of alcohol kill brain cells. Looking around the country today, it
One of the things that has set America apart from some other nations is that life has always been considered sacred and that all measures should be taken to preserve life. In many communist and socialist nations, life is not sacred and looked on as something that can be sacrificed, especially for the gain of
Other than the normal aging process and bad genetics, there are other things that appear to be associated with developing one of the many forms of dementia. The problem for doctors and researchers is trying to identify these risk factors, especially since there a couple hundred different types of dementia. I recall about 20-30 years
It’s difficult to see a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle and especially one’s spouse be stricken with dementia. It doesn’t just make the person forgetful, but it can change their entire personality and eventually leave them helpless to take care of themselves. They become dependent on family, friends or are dumped off in a nursing home
[News 3] — Can food cut the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease? Medical expert Dr. Ryan Light said there is a diet that can have a huge impact. Is there a link between dementia and diet? Dr. Light: Certain foods have been shown to reduce your risk of developing dementia. The MIND diet
Dementia is a broad term for many diseases and conditions caused by the death of brain cells (neurons) or their inability to function properly. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, which accounts for 60% to 80% of dementia cases. Other forms of dementia encompass: Vascular dementia – also known as post-stroke or
