DEMENTIA- Beating the Dementia Monster book by David Brown Book review

"Beating the Dementia Monster" by David Brown

https://amzn.to/3XGrJ9F This autobiography book is packed with facts, quotes, suggestions, real-life stories, definitions, information about gum disease and Dementia, and other important topics of interest. The author was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Dementia at the young age of 65 years old. The autobiography tells his story of how small things happened to him and he became more mindful of things that he couldn't remember. In his Preface, he states, "Very quickly, I learned there was no cure, and I would later see promises of a cure turned out to be a mirage." Most people concerned with memory loss, seek help from a neurologist. The neurologist for the author diagnosed him with 'mild cognitive impairment" called MCI. My Dad was diagnosed with MCI over 12 years ago. The author describes the stress and anxiety of volunteer work, working in an office, and juggling all the family activities. You can only do so much in a day and be able to keep going. You need to limit the stress on your brain and heart to live free. After you are diagnosed with Dementia, the Neurologist might have you get an MRI or PET (positron emission tomography) . A PET scan can tell if glucose is being metabolized in the brain. In an MRI, the Neurologist is looking at the volume of the hippocampus. The hippocampus is the first region to suffer damage from Alzheimer's Disease. (Brown, David p 15)The Neurologist also searched for the volume of the ventricles. The ventricles expand to compensate for the loss of brain tissue. ( Encyclopedia Brittanica) The Mayo clinic implemented a study called, "Healthy Action to Benefit Independence and Thinking (HABIT) The participants were given a list of lifestyle recommendations that included: 20 minutes per day of exercise for 5 days per week reducing stress eat a Mediterranean diet with fish

Lots of people use the words Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia interchangeably but Alzheimer's Disease is the number 1 type of Dementia. The 3 stages of Alzheimer's Disease are Preclinical Mild Cognitive Impairment Alzheimer's Dementia Your symptoms could be mild, moderate, or severe.