Ask the man in the street what’s driving Alzheimer’s and they’ll probably say a third is in the genes. Or that it’s just what happens when you age. Neither of these statements are true.
Alzheimer’s is a largely preventable disease and my guests today are tackling the two fundamental questions.
Firstly, what are the positive and negative behaviours – diet, lifestyle, environment – that prevent and drive dementia?
And secondly, how do you change those behaviours.
In today’s podcast I talk with Assistant Professor Tommy Wood, from the University of Washington about the what, then Dr Kristina Curtis, a behavioural scientist and honorary lecturer at the University College London who heads the Applied Behaviour Change team, about the how of behaviour change.
Go to my website for more information on nutrition and mental health See also my book Optimum Nutrition for the Mind. In April I’ll be publishing my new book Upgrade Your Brain – sign up to my E-News at www.patrickholford.com to receive news updates and book availability.
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