
Check out the linked articles for a deep dive into the science behind why more women develop dementia than men:
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This site was inspired by my Mom’s autoimmune dementia.
It is a place where we separate out the wheat from the chafe, the important articles & videos from each week’s river of news. Google gets a new post on Alzheimer’s or dementia every 7 minutes. That can overwhelm anyone looking for help. This site filters out, focuses on and offers only the best information. it has helped hundreds of thousands of people since it debuted in 2007. Thanks to our many subscribers for your supportive feedback.
The site is dedicated to all those preserving the dignity of the community of people living with dementia.
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I’m glad this is being talked about. It’s painfully obvious that women have double the risk of men – I see this every time I’m called out to a memory care unit to do psychiatric assessments: 2/3 of the residents are female. I would argue that sub-optimal hormones are overwhelmingly the main reason, with all those other factors falling under hormones. The math is quite simple: Women that optimize Testosterone, Progesterone, and Estrogen after menopause (and continue to do so for the rest of their life) have roughly the same risk of Alzheimer’s as men. They also live several years longer and have significantly longer health span and 30 – 50% lower incidence of cardiovascular disease, compared with women who avoid hormone replacement therapy.