{"id":133555,"date":"2022-07-06T13:55:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T12:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m3globalresearch.blog\/?p=133555"},"modified":"2022-07-06T13:55:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T12:55:18","slug":"alzheimer-dementia-brain-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.m3globalresearch.com\/blog\/alzheimer-dementia-brain-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Alzheimer\u00b4s Disease and Dementia: How to Improve Brain Health?","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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*The translation of this article in French, Spanish, and German has been made through machine translation and has not been edited yet. we apologise for any inaccuracies.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Someone in the World Develops Dementia Every 3 Seconds.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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If you don\u00b4t already know someone who lives with Alzheimer\u00b4s disease and dementia, you are most likely to know someone who will develop it at a later stage of their life. Although there is still no cure for Alzheimer\u00b4s disease and dementia, we can change our lifestyle for better brain health to lower the risks and prevent brain disease from developing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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According to Alzheimer\u00b4 Disease International<\/a>, there were over 55 million people living with dementia worldwide in 2020. About 6 percent of people 65 and older are affected and someone in the world develops dementia every 3 seconds. Furthermore, the University of Washington School of Medicine reported at AAIC 2021<\/a> that they estimate the number of people with dementia will nearly triple to more than 152 million by 2050.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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This is indeed alarming. The scariest things about Alzheimer\u00b4s disease and dementia are that the exact cause is not yet fully understood and there is no cure. But since 1906, when Alzheimer\u00b4s was first discovered, researchers have been able to gather extensive knowledge about how the brain reacts to the brain disease and what we can do to prevent and slow down the progress of Alzheimer\u00b4s and dementia by changing our lifestyle and improve our brain health.


Every year June is Alzheimer\u2019s and Brain Awareness Month<\/a>\u00a0when people, companies, and organizations around the world put effort into educating people about the brain disease and raising funds to contribute to Alzheimer\u2019s groups and dementia research projects.


Following this important initiative, M3 Global Research conducted two different online surveys in June about Alzheimer\u2019s disease and dementia with our M3 Panel; one for healthcare professionals and one for the general public\/ patients. As living with Alzheimer\u2019s or treating and caring for someone living with this brain disease can be very challenging, we wanted to find out how healthcare professionals and patients are dealing with this brain disease by asking our global M3 Panel the below questions about brain health and patient care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor the general public and patients: One Question Poll about brain health<\/strong>\n
\nWhat activities do you do to keep your brain engaged, and your body healthy and active?<\/em><\/a>\n
\nRespondents: 697 people from the global M3 Panel for patients\n

\nFor Healthcare professionals: M3 Pulse Survey about Alzheimer\u2019s treatments and patient care<\/strong>\n
\nDo you feel prepared and comfortable treating patients with dementia or Alzheimer’s and what can be done to improve the care for patients living with these brain diseases?<\/em><\/a>\n
\nRespondents: 1608 healthcare professionals from the global M3 Panel\n

\nBefore looking into the results, let\u00b4s check out the differences and definitions of dementia and Alzheimer’s. Below you can also find 6 lifestyle tips for better brain health.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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What Is the Difference Between Alzheimer\u2019s and Dementia? <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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What is Dementia? <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dementia is not a specific brain disease, but an umbrella term that describes a wide range of symptoms that develops when someone loses their cognitive functioning such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and problem-solving. There are several forms of dementia, including Alzheimer\u00b4s disease, which is the most common type of dementia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Alzheimer\u2019s is a brain disease that is caused by damage to neurons (nerve cells) in the brain that are responsible for cognitive functioning. When these neurons get damaged, it causes the individual to have difficulties remembering, thinking clearly, making decisions, and eventually speaking and functioning properly. Alzheimer\u00b4s is a progressive disease that can take decades before any symptoms develop and they get worse over time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBoth Alzheimer\u2019s and dementia have several stages and severity levels from mild to fatal. Symptoms are often discovered after the age of 60 since they become more prominent and noticeable with age. How someone experiences Alzheimer\u2019s disease and dementia is very individual and depends on different factors such as genes, environment, lifestyle, etc. Studies indicate that people age 65 and older survive an average of four to eight years after a diagnosis of Alzheimer\u2019s, yet some live as long as 20 years.\n

\nIf you want more in-depth knowledge about Alzheimer\u2019s disease and dementia, we recommend you to read the 2022 Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Facts and Figures<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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6 Lifestyle Tips for Better Brain Health to Lower Risks of Alzheimer\u00b4s Disease and Dementia<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Although there is no cure for Alzheimer\u00b4s disease and dementia yet, researchers have found that a healthy lifestyle is the best way lower the risk and prevent the disease from developing and progressing. So, what are the lifestyle choices we can make to improve our brain health to lower the risks of Alzheimer\u00b4s disease and dementia?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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According to Alzheimer\u2019s Society, these are the best 6 brain health tips:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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