Even if you are already elderly and even if you’ve already experienced some symptoms of dementia taking the above actions can help.
The one thing that was found to increase the potential of getting dementia in the elderly was spending numerous hours sitting in front of the TV.
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Science Daily (July 11, 2003). Higher education or larger brain size may protect against dementia later in life, new study finds. Science News. Retrieved February 14, 2008, from http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/07/030711092035.htm.
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