Dementia, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, is a growing global health crisis affecting millions worldwide, with cases now emerging in people as young as their 40s. The World Health Organization estimates that 55 million people live with dementia today, a number expected to nearly double by 2050. Despite its rising prevalence, treatment remains poorly understood, with many patients receiving little support or guidance after diagnosis. Research shows that lifestyle choices, including hearing and vision health, can significantly impact dementia risk, offering unexpected ways to protect your brain.

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10 Unexpected Things that Lead to Dementia

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Check out this article on ways to improve your eye health through nutrition and supplements
Time your alcohol intake 3 hours away from bedtime (and 3-4 hours away from a workout)
Track your HRV (find out what that is here) and look for ways to increase it.
Practice a handful of breathwork techniques and pick 2-3 favorites that you can do on a daily basis.
My favorites: Bellows Breath, Extended Exhales, and Resonance Breathing (find them here and here).
Do this: Schedule trips with friends, monthly dinners with family, weekly bike rides with your friends, or backyard happy hours with the neighbors. Sign up for a pickleball league, a morning walk and coffee group, or volunteer. Whatever activity you put around it, just make sure you’re in the physical proximity of friends and family more often.
Small choices in your daily routine can add up to big wins for your brain health.
- Eat organic produce (use EWG's Clean 15 and Dirty Dozen as a guide).
- Use glass containers instead of plastic ones.
- Eat foods with limited or absent antibiotics, hormones, or toxins such as certified organic grass-fed and grass-finished beef, low-mercury fish, grass-fed and organic dairy, and organic pasture-raised eggs.
- Filter your water (my recommendation here)
- Prioritize natural ventilation in your home and use an air purifier.
- Check your home for lead-based paint, especially if your home was built before 1978.
- Choose non-toxic cleaning products.
- To learn more about toxins, check out The Non-Toxic Living Guidebook: Hacks, Strategies, & Natural Products for Better Health. I wrote this comprehensive guide as a way to break down the complexity of toxins into a simple, easy-to-read format with practical tips and clickable links to the least toxic products I could find. Get your copy today and use the code MBD20 at checkout for a 20% discount. You can also get a paperback or hardcopy on Amazon.
Hit the basics to lower your inflammatory levels. Also, get blood tested.
- Lower your body fat percentage
- Prioritize sleep quality
- Eat an anti-inflammatory diet
- Move more
- Manage stress
- Drink enough filtered water with enough electrolytes
- Manage your stress
Oral Health
- Consider removing mercury amalgams
- Address cold sores (a.k.a. herpes simplex virus type 1 or HSV-1)
- Use an electric toothbrush and a water pic
- Do oil pulling
- Stop mouth breathing
- Use a non-toxic mouthwash
- And, you know, brush and floss
Anxiety
- Practice these three breathwork strategies
- See out talk therapy with a licensed professional
- Ask yourself, “How does this serve me?”
- Focus on addressing the six dimensions of health: sleep, nutrition, movement and exercise, stress management, socialization, and mindset. Sign up for my newsletter for a PDF that ranks your success in these and provides specific ways to improve.

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