Lifestyle Changes for Cognitive Health: Where it all Began.
Initiated in 2009, the Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER) is widely recognized as one of the first large-scale research efforts to break new ground at the time to explore how lifestyle interventions can serve as a preventative measure against cognitive decline.
      
      Understanding Different Dementias
I often get asked about the difference between Alzheimer's and dementia. Dementia is the ‘Umbrella’ term for a range of different neurological conditions that cause cognitive decline, including Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer’s is the most common type of dementia accounting for approximately 60-70% of all cases.
      
      The Four Stages of Alzheimer's: Spotting the Signs and Climbing the Ladder Back Up the Stages
There are four stages leading to Alzheimer's disease and it starts decades before it shows at stage 1. But is it one way traffic? 
Like a game of snakes and ladders, sliding down a snake to later stages is possible. 
Did you know that climbing the ladder back to earlier stages is also possible? And it is more within reach than relying on the roll of a dice.