From National Institute on Aging via Wikimedia Commons

The slow decline into helplessness and isolation is a common fear among people who have cared for family members who suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease. The authors of American Dementia: Brain Health in an Unhealthy Society argue that the cure will not be found in pharmaceuticals, but in our ability to live our lives in a way that promotes positive Brain Health.

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• Dr. Peter Whitehouse, co-author, American Dementia: Brain Health in an Unhealthy Society

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