A general term given to the neurodegenerative diseases which cause cognitive impairment, memory loss, impact day-to-day living, behaviour, communicative skills and personality changes
While the condition is primarily caused by physical changes to the brain matter,heavily dependent on one's age, genetic risk, family history or if injuries to the brain, the kind of lifestyle you lead, dietary deficiencies may also increase one's chances of developing dementia, memory loss or ageing faster than usualIf there is one single factor which can increase your chances of cognitive decline, poor brain health and accelerate ageing, it has to be the lack of Vitamin B12 in our dietsWhile some diets like the DASH diet and Mediterranean diet have proven to be particularly helpful in reducing the risk of dementia, poor levels of Vitamin B12 can induce symptoms like memory loss, aggravate development of dementia in individuals
While we are increasingly hearing of rising heart attacks amongst the young, experts have also said that poor diligence and attention to heart health, following poor cardiac preventive measures can also raise a person's risk of cognitive decline and issues like dementia
This is because many of the risk factors which are tied to poor heart and lung health, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, inflammation are also tied to poor brain health as you age
There are multiple studies which have highlighted that there is an acute risk between social isolation and declining cognitive health
Not only does prolonged isolation increase the risk of stress and anxiety, it also affects brain health considerably and thus, increases the risk of developing dementia early on
Not only will it make you grumpy and tired, poor sleep can negatively impact the brain and accelerate the rate of development of dementia
Apart from liver and heart, having too much of alcohol has also been linked to poor brain health, and dementiaA neurotoxin like alcohol can cause brain atrophy and cause an onset of early-stage memory loss
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