It may seem that dementia — including Alzheimer’s disease — occurs at random in older adults, no matter how healthy they are. This is in part because the two greatest risk factors, aging and genetics, are things you can’t do anything about.
However, you’re not totally defenseless against the disease.
Consider these tips from Mayo Clinic experts that can help keep dementia risk as low as possible.
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