The good thing is that even if someone in your family has had a diagnosis of dementia you can reduce your risk of getting it regardless of genes by working on the modifiable risk factors: eat healthy, exercise, manage your BP/diabetes/depression effectively, don’t smoke, socialise and get out and about, keep learning and stimulating your brain by joining a chess club, learn a language, or learn a new skill.
To learn more about genetic risk go to:
or for an information sheet on Alzheimers and genetics go to http://www.genetics.edu.au/publications-and-resources/facts-sheets/fact-sheet-50-alzheimer-disease/view
