Alzheimer’s disease begins in the brain long before the symptoms appear. Therefore, preventative actions should start early in life and continue through adulthood to lower your risk. Many of these Alzheimer’s disease risk factors are also risk factors for heart disease and stroke.
Starting today, you can:
- Lower high blood pressure levels
- Control diabetes
- Lower cholesterol
- Lose weight
- Exercise regularly
- Quit smoking
- Remain socially and/or occupationally engaged
Starting today, you can avoid:
- Being sedentary
- Lack of mental stimulation
- Poor nutritional habits
- Smoking
- Alcohol
- Stress
- Head trauma