Try: A common misconception is that little can be done to prevent alzheimer’s or dementia new research reveals that lifestyle factors play a significant role in protecting the brain as we age by leading a brain-healthy lifestyle it may even be possible to prevent the symptoms of alzheimer’s disease entirely and slow down or even reverse the deterioration of aging there are steps that individuals can take to keep the brain healthy the health of the brain depends on many factors one of the more important factors include controllable lifestyle factors the six pillars of a brain-healthy lifestyle are regular exercise healthy diet mental stimulation quality sleep stress management an active social life information references adapted from www helpguide org
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Keywords: Dementia dementia prevention
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