Almost a quarter of all people who live past eighty may develop Alzheimer's disease. As they round the corner on middle age, many people worry about their own mental state. After all, the causes of Alzheimer's remain unknown-and incurable. But this doesn't mean that one has no choice but to give up after the onset of Alzheimer's or dementia. In this informative and helpful resource, award-winning professor and researcher Dr. A-M. Ghadirian takes time and care to help both patient and caregiver understand the disease as much as possible in order to achieve the highest quality of life. Dr. Ghadirian discusses the aging brain, Alzheimer's development, the risk factors involved, and how nutrition, exercise, and mental stimulation may or may not play a preventative role. Dr. Ghadirian also discusses the social repercussions of a dramatically increasing elderly population, the popular attitudes across cultures toward aging, and how it affects caregiving. This thoughtful and easily
