Is Dementia Inevitable?

What is dementia? Is it inevitable as we live longer that more of us will suffer dementia, or could we live longer lives without getting it?
There are hundreds of different causes of dementia, and this lecture will look at how they are diagnosed and where we are with treatment and prevention. What can you do to reduce your risks of getting dementia, and - if you do get it- what’s the best treatment?
A lecture by Martin Rossor
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[@mr.richardryan7506]

Very interesting lecture. My own thoughts are that alcohol plays a significant role in mental decline but this was barely mentioned and even joked about.

[@ewigerschuler3982]

Circumcision also doesn't help.

[@helenamcginty4920]

Your evidence other than that it is your own view?

[@vthomas375]

Most people would rather have their meat, oils, salt and fructose all swigged down with alcohol and joke about it. That could be ignorance but some of it is likely to be cognitive dissonance.

[@amandajstar]

You clearly know nothing about wine, especially red!

[@rebanelson607]

@@amandajstar Red wine IN EXCESS is unhealthy.

[@susannunes6196]

At 74 I worry about side effects from medications I take for my epilepsy that was caused by head injury in my 20's........

[@TheShumoby]

Try keto. Coconut oil

[@paulinecoburn181]

I know people in their 90’s who do not have dementia!

[@spritesheets]

Great talk, thank you

[@adhipmitra]

Excellent talk.

[@sharonmariec]

Excellent

[@markharris1223]

I hope that other viewers did not immediately switch off after the ominous "yes" at the start of this item. I almost did.

[@greensmoothieparty]

I've been watching some fascinating lectures on this topic by Peter Rogers MD who has studied thousands of brain scans of patients with dementia in the course of his work. Chronic hypoxia is proposed as a leading cause.

[@danielleboyd3070]

Thank you.

[@tedwalford7615]

Very important information, well presented. Dementia is not the disease, Alz is only one type of many, and impacts can be selective, not global.

[@sonjaspinner9217]

Px

[@amandajstar]

May I also suggest that people decide to cut down severely/cut out entirely added sugars in their diet? There's a 'magic bullet', right there!

[@rebanelson607]

Can you cite a credible source for that statemen?

[@TheShumoby]

​@@rebanelson607look into Google scholar "keto dementia"

[@MrsPisaroni]

Absolutely brilliant lecture. So interesting and in many ways hopeful.

[@briandempsey5749]

A maximum lifestyle?

[@Nah_Bohdi]

Who?!

[@daviddack1595]

I got a New One For You, " Social Dementia" When Governments Change our Life's and get away with it, Brexit 45 years in The EU not easily Thrown aside.

[@aperson2730]

Why do these talks come across as depressing compared to other talks such as Ted?

[@rebanelson607]

They are not designed for quick entertainment by education. They are NOT boring to me.

[@johnbiggins4864]

Think civid injection

[@tedwalford7615]

And/or COVID itself, especially "long-haul." Choose your poison? But, yes; this new concern needs explored, understood, and made known so we can make educated choices.

[@paulinecoburn181]

Why ?

[@rabbitcreative]

Raw vegan.

[@helenamcginty4920]

You do know that humans cannot digest most raw vegetables. Fruit and nuts yes. Also raw meat and fish. The protein of which are arguably part of what led to the development of our large brains in the 1st place. Personalky I do eat a little meat and dairy but actually prefer vegetables and love many raw root veg but am careful not to rely on them for nutrition.

[@dianedevery3711]

YES

[@jimschannel2220]

What’s up doc?

[@jenniferthomas3875]

It IS. Joe Biden proves this whenever he appears on TV.

[@nullnull2945]

Find some love and a step out the box; it allows for more perspectives to be garnered.

[@MrFrampo56]

You are demented. Deluded Not Biden.