I agree with most of this advice. I probably couldn’t do any better than that. But it seems unlikely to be the best that’s possible. Dementia can probably be stopped in early stages if there’s a way to persuade the patient to make larger lifestyle changes. It’s frustrating that such persuasion is unusually hard.
Ah yes it’s a separate question when we have someone who does not yet suffer from dementia but is at risk and who can plausibly take some actions to reduce the risk / delay the onset of dementia. I am definitely no expert on this but I would assume promoting better physical and psychological health reduces dementia risk alongside other bad side-effects of aging. The psychological part is key. I think if you know someone at risk of dementia, making sure they have a supportive family and/or friends and they don’t feel lonely goes a long way to promoting better psychological health and reducing dementia risk, even if, for example, their diet and exercise regime is not optimal.
I agree with most of this advice. I probably couldn’t do any better than that. But it seems unlikely to be the best that’s possible. Dementia can probably be stopped in early stages if there’s a way to persuade the patient to make larger lifestyle changes. It’s frustrating that such persuasion is unusually hard.
Ah yes it’s a separate question when we have someone who does not yet suffer from dementia but is at risk and who can plausibly take some actions to reduce the risk / delay the onset of dementia. I am definitely no expert on this but I would assume promoting better physical and psychological health reduces dementia risk alongside other bad side-effects of aging. The psychological part is key. I think if you know someone at risk of dementia, making sure they have a supportive family and/or friends and they don’t feel lonely goes a long way to promoting better psychological health and reducing dementia risk, even if, for example, their diet and exercise regime is not optimal.