Dementia Prevention Strategies Researchers now believe that 40 per cent or more of dementia cases can be prevented with lifestyle changes. It is never too early or too late to make changes to help improve brain health. “There are at least 20 prevention strategies currently available that have the potential to slow cognitive decline and prevent various forms of dementia,” says Dr. Howard Chertkow, Scientific Director of Baycrest’s Kimel Family Centre for Brain Health and Wellness, and Director of Baycrest’s Anne & Allan Bank Centre for Clinical Research Trials. “We know that Alzheimer’s disease starts to develop in the brain decades before the symptoms of memory loss become obvious,” adds Dr. Chertkow, who is also the Scientific Director of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging, Canada’s largest dementia research network. “There are things people can start now to reduce their risk of dementia.” Below are some of the things people can start doing now – at any age. Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4 Video 5 Video 6 Video 7 Video 8 Video 9 Video 10 Video 11 Video 12 Video 13 Video 14 Video 15 Related Baycrest Resources Alpha Omega Dental Centre Audiology (Hearing Services) Baycrest Programs Brain Health Food Guide Centre for Health Information Cogniciti – Free brain health assessment Defy Dementia podcast Health Information Portal Kimel Family Centre for Brain Health and Wellness Memory and Aging Program MINDfull – Recipes for Brain Health Volunteering at Baycrest About Baycrest Baycrest is a global leader in aging and brain through research, innovation, care and education, working to defeat dementia and create a world where every older adult enjoys a life of purpose, inspiration and fulfilment. Baycrest is home to a robust research and innovation network, including one of the world’s top research institutes in cognitive neuroscience, the Rotman Research Institute; the scientific headquarters of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging, Canada’s largest national dementia research initiative; and the Baycrest-powered Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation, a solution accelerator focused on driving innovation in the aging and brain health sector. For more information, visit baycrest.org.