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Saving Your Brain: How to Prevent Dementia

Mary Greeley Medical Center via YouTube

Overview

This course aims to educate participants on how to prevent dementia. The learning outcomes include understanding the impact of dementia, recognizing Alzheimer's disease, identifying risk factors, and learning about prevention strategies such as the Mind Diet, physical activity, social engagement, and proper sleep habits. The course teaches individual skills like incorporating leafy green vegetables into diet, engaging in vigorous activities, and maintaining social connections. The teaching method involves a lecture format with a duration of 47 minutes. The intended audience for this course includes individuals interested in learning about dementia prevention and promoting brain health.

Syllabus

Introduction
How much is dementia impacting our community
Alzheimers Disease
What is Dementia
The Bottom Line
Iowa Statistics
Risk Factors
The Magic Pill
No Cure
Prevention
Current Science
What Ive Got
Mind Diet
Leafy Green Vegetables
Get Moving
Vigorous Activity
Stay Sharp
Being Social
Hearing
Medications
Sleep
Quiz
Saving Your Brain
Saving Your Brain Website
World Health Organization Guidelines
References

Taught by

Mary Greeley Medical Center

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