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• ISBN: 9781421446257
• ISBN: 1421446251
• ISBN: 9781421446240
• Physical Description: viii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
• Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023.
• Bibliography, etc.: Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-250) and index.
• Formatted Contents: Introduction: An ounce of prevention -- Part i: Nature and origin of dementia -- What is dementia? -- Normal cognitive aging -- Part ii: Dementia risk model -- Genetics and early life factors -- Midlife medical conditions impacting dementia risk -- Lifestyle factors of smoking, diet and exercise -- Sleeping, breathing, breathing while sleeping -- Metabolic and vitamin deficiencies -- Alcohol, drugs, and medications -- Sensory and emotional factors that amplify dementia risk -- Putting it all together in an interactive dementia risk model -- Part iii: Where do you stand and what you can do about it -- Your dementia prevention checklist -- Everybody wants to feel better, but nobody wants to change -- Use your head to save your brain -- Applying the change formula to your life -- Afterword. but what about...?

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