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12 Warning Signs of Vascular Dementia

February 13, 2025 No Comments

What is vascular dementia, the second most common of the dementias? What causes it? Can it be prevented or cured?

Diet’s Effect on 500,000 British Brains

August 22, 2024 No Comments

Our change in diet has been proposed as being the underlying reason for the dramatic increase in the prevalence of Type II diabetes that we are observing worldwide in our time. What’s that doing to our brains?

Curry Derivative J147 Beats Aricept for Alzheimer’s

July 22, 2024 18 Comments

J147 is a derivative of curry’s turmeric spice. It beat the Alzheimer’s drug Aricept (generic: donepezil) on several memory tests. The Salk Institute says it may benefit Parkinson’s, Huntington’s & vascular dementia.

Selfie-Video Fights Off Vascular Dementia

May 27, 2024 2 Comments

LIFE-SAVING VIDEO:

Catching a stroke quickly can avoid vascular dementia. See how one smart lady, with one smartphone, shot the video that saved her brain.

Chocolate and the Fight Against Vascular Dementia

May 19, 2024 No Comments

VIDEO + TRANSCRIPT: Cocoa’s flavanol phytonutrients, without sugar & fat, improve arterial function. They fight strokes and atherosclerosis, triggers of vascular dementia. So, is chocolate healthy? See Dr. Gregger tease out the research.

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Saving Women from Strokes

March 28, 2024 No Comments

VIDEOS + ARTICLE: Women are dangerously under-educated on female stroke risk. “Women do not think they are going to have a stroke. They think of it as a man’s disease,” said Dr. Greene-Chandos. Yet millions of women have strokes, often leading to vascular dementia. Learn what to look for and how to take action.

Vegetarians and Dementia

January 16, 2024 No Comments

Strokes often trigger Vascular Dementia and Mixed Dementia. Just how effective are vegetarian and plant-based diets in protecting us from these common types of dementia?

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6 Tips Reduce Female Stroke Risk

December 18, 2023 1 Comment

Vascular dementia is a common dementia, often brought on by stroke. Check out strategies to prevent stroke in women.

Vegetarian Stroke Risk

October 12, 2023 No Comments

Strokes are a leading cause of Vascular Dementia. Just how much does eating a more plant-based diet lower the risk of having a stroke?

Ferroptosis Builds Up Brain Iron, Triggering Alzheimer’s

September 15, 2023 No Comments

Scientists at Oregon’s only public academic health center (OHSU) have discovered a new avenue of cell death in Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia.

🚴‍♀️ Want to Protect Your Brain? Grab a Bike.

June 26, 2025

New research reveals that choosing a bike over a car might not just save gas—it could also help guard your brain against dementia, including Alzheimer’s. Here’s why cycling might be one of the smartest habits you can develop.

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The Music of Alzheimer’s: 20 Songs

June 24, 2025

TWENTY MUSIC VIDEOS: Music says what words never can. Take in these engaging, moving songs about living well with Alzheimer’s.

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What Dementia Cannot Smell

June 22, 2025

TEEPA CARE-TIP VIDEO:

Dementia dangerously alters a person’s sense of smell. Teepa Snow brings to light what people with dementia smell – and what they don’t. Learn to prevent hazards and frustrations.

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85 with Dementia? Good Chance It’s HS-AGING, Not Alzheimer’s

Three important dementia studies focus on HS-AGING, a type of dementia almost as common as Alzheimer’s in the 85+ group. Yet few people have heard of it. Why? What makes it different?

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A Grandchild for One Day Keeps Dementia Away

An intriguing study of 120 grandmothers might surprise you. Doctors know socially engaged people have better cognition and less dementia. But can a person get too much of a good thing? What’s the right balance?

“I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” By Dad with Dementia & Son

Enjoy this great duet between a musician with dementia and his son. A triumph of spirit over Alzheimer’s! Sing-a-long if you like!

Is Alzheimer’s Catchy?

It looks like a sneeze cannot give anyone Alzheimer’s. While Alzheimer’s abnormal disease proteins do spread from cell-to-cell, they are not “infectious”. Check out the facts.