In addition, they will discuss how to maintain brain wellness, and recent research on treatment for dementia . For example, unhealthy lifestyles such as consuming too much alcohol, eating high levels of protein, dehydration, smoking, and lack of certain vitamins can accelerate brain cell aging. Research suggests that there are many risk factors related to dementia which will be presented such as brain diseases that are either determined or influenced by genes inherited from parents and ancestors.
Some studies also suggest that depression and stress appear to be risk factors for dementia.
In addition, factors that lead to stroke and cerebral vascular disease are indirectly risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. After reviewing the risk factors for dementia, the workshop will present ways to prevent, slow down, or treat dementia both from the Chinese traditional medicine's point of view and Western practice. In the final part of the workshop, recent Western medicine research on dementia and related disorders will be introduced that further support some of the above programs. It will include suggestions of ways to prevent dementia, including self-care and related lifestyle elements. This information will also be useful for those who already have been diagnosed with dementia.