The number of adults in the UK living with Alzheimer’s disease has been steadily rising. Currently, around one in 14 people over the age of 65 have some form of dementia but this is projected to rise to 1.9million people by 2040.
An exact cause is not yet known for the disease but lifestyle factors are thought to play a role in developing Alzheimer’s disease. This means that changing aspects of your life can reduce the risk of getting dementia.
Other risk factors include untreated depression and a family history of the illness as well as general degenerative aspects of ageing. These factors are often uncontrollable so making lifestyle changes is the easiest way to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s.
