Preventing Alzheimer's: the importance of nutrition

1. It is now known that Alzheimer's cannot be prevented, but you can reduce the chance of this or delay the course of the disease process. This can be done by staying mentally active longer, by eating healthy and by exercising enough. The question then is what is meant by healthy eating? It sounds simple, but not everyone knows exactly what healthy eating means. What nutrients do you need and in what quantities?

Read more about preventing Alzheimer's

1. In the book "100 Simple Ways to Prevent Alzheimer's," former medical correspondent Jean Carper gives tips on how to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's. Nutritional tips are also given in this book, along with a very detailed explanation of how and why. Jean Carper wrote the book when she found out that she herself was a carrier of the Alzheimer's gene (ApoE3 and ApoE4).

2. In the book "100 Simple Ways to Prevent Alzheimer's," former medical correspondent Jean Carper gives tips on how to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's. There are also nutritional tips in this book, along with a very detailed explanation of how and why. Jean Carper wrote the book when she found out that she herself was a carrier of the Alzheimer's gene (ApoE3 and ApoE4).