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Vascular Dementia

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What Starts Alzheimer’s, What Stops It?

April 4, 2025 No Comments

VIDEO: Vascular neglect triggers Alzheimer’s decades before symptoms appear. See how to use that knowledge to lower risk and slow its advance.

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2 Million Marijuana Smokers Up Stroke 17%

March 31, 2025 No Comments

MARIJUANA VIDEO – Dr. Gregger:

Vascular dementia often results from strokes. In a huge study of 2 million pot smokers, hospitalization from ischemic stroke increased 17%. See more about this vascular-dementia-marijuana connection.

Vascular Dementia 101

March 11, 2025 No Comments

EXCEPTIONAL VASCULAR DEMENTIA VIDEO ANIMATION: Vascular deterioration in brains affects nearly everyone by 70. Aging arteries can trigger Vascular Dementia, or Vascular Cognitive Impairment. See the basics on its causes. Learn some tips on how to prevent it.

Skiing Cuts Vascular Dementia Risk in Half

February 21, 2025 No Comments

STUDY OF 200,000 SWEDE SKIERS: 50% less likely to develop vascular dementia, half as likely to be depressed, and if Parkinson’s strike, it’s very delayed – despite pathological changes in the brain. Learn more.

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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.

Adding Meaningfully Beautiful Moments to Dementia

March 4, 2026

Bringing art and creativity into elder care settings helps families reconnect with loved ones who have dementia. In this moving talk, Anne Bastings shares how.

When Hurricanes Threaten Dementia

March 3, 2026

When a hurricane hits Florida — or anywhere that has a very large population of people with dementia, there are special preparations that should be made by those living with dementia. Check these dementia-in-a-storm readiness lists.

Planting New Memories with Horticulture Therapy

March 2, 2026

In gardening, people with Alzheimer’s grow fresh plants along with better thinking. It’s a pleasant way to make things easier.

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Adding Meaningfully Beautiful Moments to Dementia

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