Dementia inspires genuine fear — and a marketplace eager to sell certainty science can't honestly provide. This evidence-based guide cuts through the noise: what's genuinely well-supported (cardiovascular health, physical activity, treating hearing loss, quality sleep, social connection, not smoking) versus what's overhyped (commercial brain-training apps, most dementia-specific supplements). Clear chapters distinguish normal aging from real warning signs, explain the current state of prevention science honestly, and address genetics, chronic conditions, mental health, and head injury. A dedicated chapter helps you support an aging loved one. Deliberately uses "risk reduction" instead of "prevention" throughout — because that's what the science actually supports.
Dementia inspires genuine fear — and a marketplace eager to sell certainty science can't honestly provide. This evidence-based guide cuts through the noise: what's genuinely well-supported (cardiovascular health, physical activity, treating hearing loss, quality sleep, social connection, not smok...