Sometimes it’s difficult to decipher, especially when we are emotionally involved, the difference between normal age-related memory loss and the early warning signs of dementia. Read on to learn about the differences.
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Key to “Beeting” Alzheimer’s Discovered
We’ve learned the importance of maintaining a healthy diet throughout life to prevent Alzheimer’s and dementia, but now scientists have found that a specific root vegetable could actually slow the progression of Alzheimer’s. A compound in beets that gives it its distinctive red color could eventually help slow the accumulation of misfolded proteins in the brain, a process that is associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists say this discovery could lead to the development of drugs that could alleviate some of the long-term effects of the disease, the world’s leading cause of dementia.
The Connection Between Neurodegenerative Disease and The Law
The first wave of baby boomers have hit the age of 65, when the risk of Alzheimer’s significantly increases. It is estimated that 10 million members of this generation will contract the disease, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, and of those to reach the age of 85, close to one in two will be diagnosed with it. These numbers don’t take into account the other cases of dementia. While doctors and scientist scramble to develop a cure and treatment to slow the progression of the disease, a health crisis of epic proportions unfolds before us.