Dementia primary prevention
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Primary prevention
Since there is no cure for dementia, the best an individual can do is to prevent it from developing in the first place.
The main method to prevent dementia is to live an active life, both mentally and physically. It appears that the regular moderate consumption of alcohol (beer, wine or distilled spirits) may reduce risk. [1]
Furthermore, there are medications which might contribute to prevent the onset of dementia, including hypertension medications, anti-diabetic drugs and NSAIDs[2].
References
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- ↑ West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (with further links to experiments respectively)