Possible Ways To Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease

Quit Smoking

Quitting smoking is one of the best things individuals can do for their physical health. Not only does smoking increase an individual's risk of developing lung cancer, but it also causes serious damage to their respiratory and cardiovascular health. But there have also been studies linking smoking to the development of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. One study indicates individuals who smoke heavily during their middle-aged years have more than double the risk of developing dementia. In the study, more than twenty-five percent of individuals who smoked multiple packs a day were later diagnosed with some form of dementia. About two-thirds of the dementia cases were Alzheimer's disease. By contrast, individuals who quit smoking or who smoked under half a pack of cigarettes each day didn't have a significantly increased risk of dementia.