Can Alzheimer's Be Prevented?

Alzheimer?s disease is a condition affecting up to 4.5 million Americans. While there is no known cure, studies have been conducted that indicate there may be ways of preventing the onset of Alzheimer?s disease.
The disease is characterized by symptoms such as forgetfulness, memory loss, and reduced ability to concentrate, and in later stages the sufferer may display anxiety and delusions, loss of speech and inability to sit up or walk. It is a slow disease with symptoms manifesting and worsening over the period of many years.
The now famous, groundbreaking ?nun study? went a long way toward identifying characteristics that would indicate the likelihood of Alzheimer?s onset later in life. 100 nuns have been studied over a period of fifteen years, beginning in View the rest of this article