How to Prevent Dementia

Author Richard Restak
Narrator Jason Culp
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Publish Date 11 January 2024
Run Time 6 hours and 58 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Alzheimer’s and dementia, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Cognitive and behavioural neuroscience, Coping with Alzheimer’s and dementia, Family and health, Memory improvement and thinking techniques, Popular medicine and health: the human body, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Society and Social Sciences.

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How to Prevent Dementia begins with the principle that the more we know about dementia, the easier it is to prevent or delay it. A better foundation of knowledge also helps people to understand and interact thoughtfully with loved ones living with the condition.

The book shows that dementias exist on a spectrum, starting with perfectly normal performance and ending at the extremes of mental dysfunction. Dr Restak also provides practical advice on how to reduce your risk of developing the condition, and sheds light on both the positive and more challenging consequences of pioneering new dementia medications that will soon be available.

At the end of the book, the reader will understand what practical steps can be taken each day to lessen the odds of dementia, and how to take advantage of new medications, all while gaining a better understanding of thinking, and what it is like to have it falter.

©2024 Richard Restak (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

[A] comprehensive compendium of everything we know about memory and how we might improve it

New Scientist

Our memory defines both who we are and who we think we are. Memory makes us human and explains why one of our greatest fears is the cruel loss of memory associated with dementia and Alzheimer's disease. In this wonderfully lucid and erudite book Richard Restak explains the varied nature of memory, how we can enhance our memory, why memory fails, and the action of aids, that may or may not, enhance our memory. I recommend this book as an essential read for anybody interested in knowing what it is to be human

Russell Foster, Professor of Circadian Neuroscience, University of Oxford and bestselling author of Life Time

Thought provoking .... Tips its hat at some very big ideas

The Times

Drawing on relevant scientific findings, as well as practical wisdom dating back to ancient times, Richard Restak has written a fine and comprehensive book about human memory. Whether you are a cognitive scientist, an interested student, a worried elder, or simply a curious reader, you are likely to marvel at and possibly enhance your mnemonic skills

Howard Gardner, Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard University

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