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HEALTHY BRAIN AGEING UNDERSTANDING MEMORY LOSS AND HOW TO REDUCE THE RISK OF DEMENTIA
DR CATRIONA IRELAND
BRAIN AND MIND CENTRE, SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
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UNDERSTANDING MEMORY LOSS AND DEMENTIA
• What is normal as we age?
• What might affect memory that isn’t dementia?
• When should someone see the doctor about their brain function?
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NORMAL AGEING
• Occasionally losing things, forgetting appointments or being unsure why you went into
a room
• Occasional “Tip of tongue” word finding troubles, blanking on a name or calling your
children by the wrong names…or the dog’s name!
• Needing a little more time to think through a route
• Being a little more distractible and less able to multi-task
• More trouble learning new things
• Slower processing and reaction times
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WHAT CAN AFFECT MEMORY
• Illness
• Delirium
• Being too overloaded or too bored
• Stress, anxiety and depression
• Poor sleep, diet, exercise
• Medications
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WHEN TO SEE THE DOCTOR
• You are concerned or someone else has expressed concerns
• Progressive problems
• Function getting difficult
• Not aware of forgetting
• Getting lost
• Unable to communicate like before
• Strange things!
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HOW TO GET SOMEONE ELSE TO SEE THE DOCTOR
• Decide if you need to
• Find the right way to raise the topic
• Find the right time
• Who is the best person?
• Should I tell their doctor?
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WHAT IS DEMENTIA
• Gradual and Progressive changes in memory and thinking skills
• Function is no longer independent
• Can be just language or just altered behaviour with normal memory
• Can be young but rare
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WHAT CAUSES DEMENTIA
• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Vascular disease
• Frontotemporal dementia
• Lewy Body Dementia
• Rare things
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WHAT TO AVOID TO REDUCE RISK AND DELAY ONSET
• Low levels of education
• Smoking
• Physical inactivity
• Depression
• Midlife high blood pressure
• Diabetes
• Obesity
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EDUCATION
• Stay at school
• Keep learning in all sorts of ways throughout life
• Take care at work
• Take care at retirement
• Remember the brain likes novelty and challenge…and fun!
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SMOKING
• Don’t smoke!!
• Get help to quit
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PHYSICAL INACTIVITY
• Exercise has endless benefits- we are designed to move!
• Neurotrophic factors are released by adequate exercise
• Vascular benefits
• Weight management
• Less cancer, depression, diabetes etc
• Reduces falls and frailty
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EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
• Check with doctor if unsure
• Find the best options (accessible, affordable, fun, social, involves a skill,
variety) and aim to include both aerobic and strength training
• Build up slowly to avoid inflammation or injury…but do build up!
• Listen to your body
• Aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity 3 times a week, ideally
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GOOD MENTAL HEALTH
• Good physical health and sleep
• Engagement in things you care about
• Relationships and activities that nourish
• Healthy thinking and stress management
• Talk to your doctor if concerned
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HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, DIABETES AND OBESITY
• Lifestyle and genetics
• Exercise
• Diet
• Early intervention…so health checks!
• These things affect the blood supply and metabolism of the brain
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DIET
• Mediterranean diet
• Weight loss in later life
• Hydration
• Alcohol
• What about the gut-brain connection?
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SLEEP
• Ideally 7-9 hours
• Napping?
• Sleep Apneoa and other things that disturb sleep
• Things that help sleep
• Watch caffeine and alcohol
• Don’t take sleeping pills (but don’t stop them suddenly if you do)
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RESEARCH
• Media coverage
• Lots of research into many possible treatments, some in advanced trial stages
• Still waiting…but hopefully
• Focus on living a cognitively healthy lifestyle
• Get linked into a clinic