Beyond Forgetfulness: Let's Talk about Alzheimer's Disease

Send us Fan MailDear Listeners,September is World Alzheimer's Month. The purpose of this observance raise awareness, highlight prevention, dispel myths, promote early intervention, diagnosis, and support for affected individuals and their families. Bermuda, some of us think that Alzheimer's is something that just comes with aging and is just about memory loss but discourse tells us otherwise. According to the World Health Organization, many of the lifestyle behaviors that impact health and protect against chronic disease, are some of the same things we can practice to reduce our risks for Alzheimer's Disease. These things include, physically active, eating a healthy diet, not smoking, avoiding harmful alcohol consumption, and maintaining healthy blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels, staying mentally and socially active and more. Beyond prevent, early detection and understanding the local community resources for treatment and support can have a major impact on quality of life. This episode of Bermuda Health-Abets, a podcast where we discuss everything from A to Z on healthy living, is dubbed Beyond Forgetfulness: Let's Talk about  Alzheimer's Disease. #EmpoweringInformingandMotivating Bermuda residents to live well.Our guests this episode is Dr. Jo-ann Cousins-Simpson, Functional Medicine/Primary Care GP  and Dementia Certified from the BEAMS Clinic. During this episode Dr. Cousins-Simpson talks about the reasons for changing her way of practicing medicine to Functional Medicine, defines the difference between Dementia and Alzheimer's, talks about prevention, early detection, screening, diagnostic tools, sign & symptoms and more. As yo tune into this episode consider how this information can be helpful for you and your loved ones. If you have a question you need answered or a topic you would like to hear on Bermuda Health-Abets email [email protected]. To listen to upcoming segments of Bermuda Health-Abets you can find us here on Facebook , on our YouTube Chanel @DepartmentofHealthBermuda Like and subscribe to the page, on Apple Podcast, Spotify or on the HealthyPeople Bda phone App (download the App on Apple Store of Google Play store).Thank you for listening!Empowering, Informing  and Motivating Bermuda Residents to Live Well