These 8 Common Habits Could Increase Your Risk Of Dementia
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These common daily behaviors can impact your cognitive health – and take a toll on your overall health, too.
As folks grow older, many health fears come to mind. But one in particular tends to really worry folks.
“One of the most consuming fears of older adults [is] that they might lose their memory and become a burden to others,” said Dr. James Ellison, a psychiatrist at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia.
The specific type of memory loss that’s a top fear for many older adults is known as dementia, which is an umbrella term that refers to conditions that cause “mental loss, cognitive loss that’s severe enough to affect daily function,” said Dr. Victor Henderson, the director of the NIH Stanford Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center in California.
Dementia may make someone forget their address, not remember why they’re running a certain errand or no longer be able to pay bills they always pay. It’s a scary disease that some folks are genetically predisposed to, but there are thought to be lifestyle habits, too, that can put you at heightened risk.
“Let me begin with a caveat; there are a lot of lifestyle factors that have been associated with the risk of developing dementia. The caveat is that most of these haven’t been studied, at least adequately studied, in randomized clinical trials,” said Henderson.
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