The Aging Brain by Dr. Timothy R. Jennings, MD

I did receive this book at no charge from the publisher for my unbiased, honest opinion.

Dr. Jennings addresses Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease that are plaguing our elderly in ever increasing rates. He discusses how we might live longer and more healthily if we address our lifestyles and choices. He explains how stress and poor diet, among other things, exacerbate the issues old age presents and how these same habits, stress and diet and others, lead to a higher chance of developing dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, especially for those when a predisposition for either ailment. He further explains steps you can do to help prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease from developing.

I felt that although he is only reiterating many of the same things uttered by many in the medical community, he further backed up his standpoint with well laid reasons and breaks down everything so that it is easy to understand. I, too, have a history of Alzheimer’s disease in my family, and I felt reading this book was extremely beneficial not only in things I can implement to help myself stave off additional factors contributing on my likelihood to develop the dreaded disease, but also in steps I can do to help my own family currently experiencing dementia to help lessen the progression and hopefully alleviate some of their symptoms. I highly recommend this book to anyone, but especially to those who have a predisposition to developing dementia or Alzheimer’s.

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