An estimated 5.4 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease,
and an estimated 600,000 more may suffer from an often misdiagnosed subtype
called "hippocampal sparing" Alzheimer’s.
Since there’s no conventional cure, the issue of prevention
is absolutely critical if you want to avoid becoming an Alzheimer’s statistic.
Evidence points to lifestyle factors, primarily diet, as the driving forces of
dementia.
Fat avoidance and carbohydrate overconsumption are at the
heart of the Alzheimer’s epidemic.
Risk of Alzheimer’s is doubled in type 2 diabetics.
Alzheimer’s has even been dubbed “type 3 diabetes,” as the disease involves a
lack of brain-produced insulin.
Heart disease also increases your risk of dementia, as
arterial stiffness is associated with the buildup of beta-amyloid plaque in
your brain, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.
Dominick Hussey
Osteopath and Functional Medicine Practitioner
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