6 dementia fighting tips from Dr Sanjay Gupta and Marc Milstein, experts on brain health – walk, talk, read, learn, relax, and eat and drink properly
- TV doctor and brain surgeon Sanjay Gupta and The Age-Proof Brain author Marc Milstein offer tips for how to protect the brain against cognitive decline
- From eating well and not drinking too much alcohol, to being socially engaged and exercising regularly, we consider their steps for staving off dementia
Before my mother presented with Alzheimer’s, I didn’t give the disease much thought. If I forgot something, I’d roll my eyes, laugh, and ask, “What am I like?” Or excuse myself as having had a senior moment. And then I’d forget about that, too.
More and more, though, the science tells us there are ways to protect ourselves – the experts speak of “modifiable risks”, things you can do something about. As my mother recedes more into some place where I cannot reach her, I grow increasingly determined to understand those risks better, and do more to protect myself.
Marc Milstein, a global speaker on optimising brain health, recently published The Age-Proof Brain. Here are some of the preventive measures both authors suggest we implement now to reduce the risk of cognitive decline later.