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Most people don't know that statin drugs are a factor in cognitive decline because they rob the brain of needed fats. Brain is over 65% fat. I am an ND. God bless you Dr. Dhand for truly caring for people. Please see my other comment below regarding vital nutrients for the brain and nervous system.
THANK YOU FOR THIS I'M 73 AND NEED THIS ! HAVE YOU SEEN DR SAM BAILEY'S VIDEO ON RU-vid THE TRUTH ABOUT THE VIRUS SO GRATEFUL FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU DR DHAND
everybody dies, imo health conscious people are the ones more prone to dying earlier because they're health conscious for the sake of it, in other words they're not happy within themselves 👍 @@dallimamma
5x wow thats crazy. what a nightmare you must have gone through each time. I had leukemia 20 years ago and it took my life over 100% for 3 years solid while I was treated, had a bone marrow transplant and took almost 2 years to recover.
Thanks for posting .according to the latest Japanese research, the top 2 activities that help dementia etc are 1 reading out aloud. When one try’s to do this we are surprised at the focus and concentration that is required..2 do very simple arithmetic calculation daily on paper. The key is to do them fast . I’m seventy and both these exercises are helping a great deal especially with regard to focus and retention . I don’t want to be come demented later best of health everyone
@@Spartan21blue I tutor one student at a time. I have students at almost every level 6th grade through to college. I’m constantly adapting my methods based on the individual.c since everyone has a different knowledge base and approach to the specific topics they’re struggling with.😜
@@christineplaton3048 I started with an app because I wanted to learn the sounds then I used any book I could lay my hands on. I watch movies and read magazines in the languages I am learning. I am lucky because I have always had a very good memory and fortunately still do at 86. Being retired also gives me the time to learn new things. The first language was difficult but you learn how to study a language and the others have been much easier. It's fun.
What is even harder than having a loved one with dementia, is having a loved one in care who is not supported by a staff who is knowledgeable about what they need. Too many of our loved ones in care are spending too much time sitting in their beds or elsewhere and not having the proper stimulation to support their brain health. We have to correct the staffing shortages, and have full time dementia therapists on duty.
I sympathise but there IS an even worse and more scary scenario - being an 'elder orphan' and having no-one to care for you when/if you get ill in the future. Trust me, it's a terrifying prospect.
I have a friend who cared for her husband throughout his dementia, and I cannot describe it. Impossibly hard on her, but even worse to see her husband, a former pilot, in such a state of fear, helplessness, and frustration. Thank you so much for caring and helping us out, you're the best!!!
Yes I agree with all the good doctor says , however the most important factor for active older people is stress which is the biggest enemy to your mental and physical health.
Sushmita: STRESS seeps into your mind, body, soul unknowingly because the Universe is changing rapidly at a fast pace and WE and even the younger generation become forgetful!!!
I'm 65. Long covid has ruined my ability to eat right, sleep right, and remember well. It's affected my 28 year old daughter the same way on short term memory. We were poisoned by the virus.
Hi there...I just talked with a friend this morning who has MS. She's in her early fifties and she just received the results of her brain scan and it shows that her illness has progressed since her last test scan. She got both covid and the shingles and she said that her health has declined considerably after those two infections. I'm sorry you have long covid. I hope that it will eventually go away. Love...from Canada 🙏
I'm 75, going on 76, and have recently joined a bridge club. This is excellent for training short term memory and strategy. Also, it's a great way to socialize with the same group of friends on a regular basis.
Always good to hear from Dr Dhand, and this was a very helpful video for those of us 'up in years'. Something that I know has been beneficial to me is that a good while ago I gave up watching television. Essentially I decided I would no longer fund the BBC through the TV licence (an annual tax here in the UK payable by those that watch TV), but I found that it gave me a new freedom to do more profitable things and I was no longer a passive recipient of so much useless drivel. We must certainly do all we can to keep our brains active.
Great Wisdom from the Doctor. I am 68 and kept on going after some major injuries. Now I spent time in the Amazon Jungle between Guyana and Brazil and swim on the beaches of Barbados. Next on my list is when I can deal with my injury pains is Playing over 65 cricket in Barbados and pick up my guitar again. life is good don't waste it. I begin each day with some serious meditation.
I have never made a comment to you before but for most of my life I have done crosswords sudoku, jigsaws(especially the Wasgijjs) also I quilt, embroider , crochet and knit. I am now 90 years old and have started to do slow stitching. I forgot I do a lot of reading. Thanks for all your videos Dr. Dhand I appreciate all of them. Regards from New Zealand
Doc, I am surprised you did not mention good nutrition/suppliments, hydration and cut out the sugar/refined carbs for the over 65 crowd. So important to mental health
Thank you for sharing such important information for free and within those horrible watch this video RU-vid’s that just want to sell you. May this kindness return to you tenfold.
The philosophy of the Stoics recommends keeping a journal. I find this helpful in making decisions, once I write issues down, often a solution is there right in front of me! It's also entertaining and rewarding to re-experience good moments, and instructive to re-live not-so-good. And it covers reading AND writing!
Not only reading and writing, but reading and writing a NEW language. Many studies prove that knowing more than one language definitely helps prevent dementia. The more the better... Plus you must get proper deep sleep for several hours. That's the only time when your brain activates the automatic cleansing system to clean out protein wastes. If you don't flush out your brain "poop", it's constant accumulation in your brain will eventually lead to dementia. Yes, sleep is THAT important.
Thankyou Doctor Dhand God bless you. For sharing this information with us all and may your family and work continue to be a blessing to so many people kind regards 🌈🙏❤️🤗🌺🪴🙏
Sushmita: last but NOT least, I pass comments on RU-vid fav's... surprisingly most of the time my comments are 'highlighted' which makes me feel so good giving me a sense of worth and appreciation 😅 ❤👌
I thought I was getting dementia, and because the only thing that was different was I had tried a new coffee. Research showed that coffee has the highest pesticides. I also learned that it contributed to cortisol/ fat. So after 2 cups every morning for 30 years I quit. Immediately my hair quit falling out, my eyebrows started growing, and my fingernails mark when I quit 3 months ago. My energy is back, the fog in my brain is lifting. I am amazed at how different I feel. And I'm losing weight almost too fast. I've been taking milk thistle detox my kidneys/liver.
63 year old female, difficult crosswords, puzzles, non fiction books, voracious appetite for wild animals and health and wellness videos on RU-vid keep me very engaged while making mixed media art calms my active mind and allows it to rest. I imagine this will not change....I also work full time and smoke pot every day (for many years now).
I don't like games, but I do find Sudoku stimulating. It was VERY difficult i;nt he beginning, but I've finally been able to do the "hard" puzzles! I like this game b/c it's based on logic (with a little guessing here and there). 😄 I like the first suggestion of yours the best. I know this is a test doctors use, but never thought to practice it on my own. Great idea! Thanks for all you do.
My brain is sharp, but I have a HUGE problem remembering people's NAMES! I don't even have to write things in my diary - I remember. I was always very good with names. but the one thing I really have a problem (I work with many, many clients....but the names.....😢
I think most people will not get to retire until they are 67, they will need to keep working to get their Pension. So I guess the plus side of that is their brains and bodies will stay more active for longer.
What is magic about 65? Nothing! Many of us are working still at 75 plus, and engaging in sports and voluntary work. It really bugs me and says little for bright active people nearing 100 as I have observed in my own circle. That said, I do admire this doctor. He seems a good person.
I think you need to get someone else to write down the five items otherwise you will tend to choose something that you’re likely to remember or if not, if you forget you will think of items that you would normally choose!
I am 76 years old, and work full time as a software engineer on the cutting edge of technology. I highly recommend software development to keep your brain sharp.
If not impertinent I practise fan fiction After reading books or viewing plays dramas I think to develop storyline or how it could have been better if it had been improvised on different thinking I do craft work to give mobility to my rigid fingers
I'm 74 and support your suggestions. I observe and remember what I learned in high school where it's applied. I've changed jobs and had to learn the new system (learned baking when I was 60). And I keep up with current events from a variety of sources both good and bad. Keep sharp. Cheers to you.
I'm over 65 and am currently taking dance classes, keeping up with those college kids! I always feel good, afterwards, too! I was told that dancing and learning to dance stimulates both sides of your brain which is very healthy for us elders (as much as we can physically tolerate). -- You and your informational videos are a Godsend! Wish most MD's were like you!
Yes! I go folk dancing every week. We're constantly learning new dances (sometimes challenging) and it's a fun social activity. We have people in their 70s and 80s participating!
My husband and I took social ballroom dance lessons 20 years ago, and, at 71 and 73, still go out dancing as often as possible. Best investment of time and money ever.
You are making a joke, right ? I am 80 and WOULDN'T THINK OF NOT GETTING THE ENJOYMENT OF WORLD AFFAIRS and often lot of everyday knowledge of science, climate change, new techniques of doing things etc. It's life as it is, can't shut yourself as though it's not happening.
@danny1682 Climate change is a hoax.Incase you did not know. Perhaps you should look into why.Theres a rabbit hole for you😊 and no, you will not find this info on conventional controlled media channels.
You've hit the nail on the head. Britain is a nation of pill-poppers - they take pills like sweets, not realising there's drugs inside them! I take nothing and am as fit as a fiddle at nearly 70.
Don't stop there. The things we eat and use in our homes are making us sick causing autoimmune disease, cancer and dementia. We really need to look around at what we are coming in contact with on a daily basis.
Dementia used to only occur in those who are socially isolated, poor nutrition and activity involvement. I am 65 exercise daily for one to two hours, working on a graduate degree and work full time. I have always maintained a sense of purpose and contribution. I did suffer multiple undiagnosed occipital lobe concussions and suffered brain fog and neuromuscular degeneration at the age of 45. I feel better now than I did then.
Not necessarily, I'm a retired psychologist (76), among other things. This has been going on for a very long time, it just that people did not have a name for it. They just assumed that it was something normal for old people. People who were farming were less likely to get it, because they were excercising their brains constantly.
@@liam.4454 It's not a distressing process for me. It is exhilarating and I enjoy the learning. The degrees are not an end process but a continuous pathway of participating in something I have had skill and knowledge and praxis in.
@@carmenortiz5294 Context is everything. I come from farmers and skilled labor. I was an RN who balanced academic learning with practical application. Very few professions offer both. The farmers in my family have lived healthfully into their hundred succumbing to brief physiological illness before death.
Okay, thanks for your reply Denise, I appreciate it, I struggle with stress at times and when i've studied my stress has always tended to get worse, it's intresting to hear how others handle it@@denisevarner7308
Great video Doctor. Brain exercises are sadly underrated nowadays, it's common to hear about people going to the gym to exercise their physical muscles but rare to hear of folks doing daily mental exercises to train their minds, both are super important!
@@janny4189 They are also called cocktail weenies. Here's an excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Vienna Sausage: "After having been brought to North America by European immigrants, 'Vienna sausage' came to mean only smaller and much shorter smoked and canned wieners, rather than link sausage, beginning about 1903. However, they have no federal standard of identity. North American Vienna sausages are made similarly to pork wieners, finely ground to a paste consistency and mixed with salt and various spices, such as cloves, coriander, nutmeg, garlic powder, onion powder and finely ground, dry red pepper. The sausages are stuffed into a long casing, sometimes smoked, always thoroughly cooked. Beginning in the 1950s, the casings were removed. The sausages are cut into short segments for canning and cooking. They are available plain (in gelatin, similar to aspic) or with a variety of flavorings, such as smoke, mustard, chili, or barbecue sauces. Consumption of Vienna sausages peaked in the 1940s to 1970s but has declined since then." There: now you know more about Vienna Sausage than most people alive today.
Dr Dhand, I have heard a lot about Alzheimers being looked at as Diabetes Type III....getting control of your blood sugars is imperative with regards to preventing Alzheimers.
@@edith1900sunshine is better for Vit D but if people have Skin sensitivity, limitations because their work or where they live (High latitude, season, etc.) then it is ok to take the vit D pill along with Mk2, Magnesium, etc.... I do take the sunshine (avoiding to get it on the face and arms) 2 to 3 times a week for 15 to 20 min, early because i live in a high altitude city. Sometimes I would take the vit D pill.
@@teresamexico309thank you for acknowledging skin sensitivities. Some of us with lupus are told to stay out of the sun, wear layers of clothes and Factor 50- feels like being a zombie. However, this summer I have found I can sunbathe in the early morning, when the infra red, healthy light spectrum dominates. So just after sunrise, sitting with bare feet on the grass (earthing) absorbing infrared light. Unfortunately, in England, the summer is short.Dr Jack Cruz has a lot to say about infrared light if you don't already know of him.
Thank you so much for the best best advice , 🙏 the words of God is incredible .. it is the cure , the answers for all problems, crisis, storms , suffering ….in life that we are all will face
I'm 72, retired last year because I wouldn't take the jab. I memorise a Bible verse-response when I do the Daily Divine Office. I'm restoring my piano repetoire, up to LTCL leave including Czerney exercises and all scales, major and minor. I garden daily weather permitting. In NZ that's practically every day. My husband and I swim twice a week and walk every other day. We meet friends and family regularly. So far we can still solve problems and recall what we did in the recent past. My dad lived to 98 and still had all his marbles. He died in his sleep sitting in his favourite chair.
@@carolblair2845 thank you for that. He died as he deserved, peacefully and in great dignity. He was a wonderful man and the best father anyone could wish for. I hope he comes to walk me over the bridge to Jesus when my time comes.
My parents both developed severe dementia over many years ~ my dad died in 2006, and my mom last year. So it was kind of a "consecutive" rather than "concurrent" experience for us as their children and family. It was a truly horrific experience watching this cruel disease strip them of the last remnants of the beautiful human beings they had always been. It affected me particularly badly, and I'm extremely conscious of the importance of keeping my brain as active as possible (I've just turned 69). Fortunately I've always loved reading, I've always questioned everything, and have a very broad spectrum of interests, so am always learning new things. I find the pursuit of knowledge, in whatever field it might be, to be very exciting, and it is truly one of the things that has always brought me the greatest joy in my life. Thank you so much, Dr D ~ your videos are invaluable for all who would seek to be the healthiest we can be and for as long as possible. With much appreciation and gratitude from the Suffolk coast, UK 🤗🕊
If you can combine ,knitting with an exercise bike you would have a complete fitness program.That would take care of the problem with sitting for long periods of time.😂
Dr Dhand, I turned 65 in April. In February I signed up for a 1 year Hairdressing Apprenticeship.. I have to exercise my short term memory on a daily basis, trying to recall all the different skills we've leanrt so far. I love reading and hate watching television. In my spare time I study foreign languages online. Currently perfecting my Spanish and when tgat's done, going to learn French. I love keeping active both mentally and physically
Line Dancing is the ultimate exercise. The pros: You are constantly learning and forcing yourself to recall routines to all types of music which creates new neural pathways. It is a low impact exercise which improves physical fitness; cardio, core strength, balance and spatial awareness. It is enjoyed in the company of like-minded people of all ages which provides important social interaction and a sense of belonging to a community. Regular socials give you the reason to dress up, do your hair etc and meet new people and make even more friends. The cons: I don't know of any.
As a retired nurse I have seen the state of dementia facilities and the state of the dementia patients. No nurses I know want to end up there for years. Something must change asap. It is not dignified treatment of our elders to keep them alive if they dont know who they are and are sitting in a lonely room 24/7.
Both my parents had dementia. Here is what is missing.. when you have dementia, even as early as MCI stage, doing these brain exercises is *painful*. You have to do these things BEFORE dementia begins. Sadly, dementia usually begins long before it can be clinically detected. So, I'd say do these brain skills long before age 65.
I'm 75 and I keep myself occupied by helping my wife in the kitchen, going to the groceryshop every morning, doing the day's crossword, sketching and writing
I attended a Public Health Dementia Prevention webinar recently. I thought I should share their 12 tips for reducing the risk of dementia. 1. Be physically active each day; 11 studies show a 30% reduction in risk by doing at least 30 minutes of exercise, 5 times per week. 2. Protect your heart, (healthy eating, maintaining healthy blood pressure, healthy level of cholesterol) 3. Be socially active. 4. Manage medical conditions. 5. Challenge your thinking (Dr. Dhand"s advice; 3 Brain exercises: improve short-term memory; learn new skills; read and write). 6. Get a good night's sleep. 7. Have depression treated. 8. Reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption. 9. Maintain your hearing. 10. Find meaning in your life. 11. Reduce the risk of head injury. 12. Adopt healthy behaviors (healthy diet, drinking water, reducing stress, quitting or reducing smoking, limiting processed food)
My mother has dementia and her hearing was really bad. She wouldn't wear hearing aides but when I got her ears professionally cleaned by a doctor she started hearing better. I now take her every six months to get her ears cleaned. Not sure this the answer but it has helped her.
Very good list. How do you manage medical conditions? We only go to medical doctors for check ups and bloodwork but maintain our health through diet, exercise and natural environment.
ITA! Short-term forgetfulness is a problem. I do math in my head every day. If I go to the grocery store, I add up everything in my head FIRST, then once I've checked out, I see how close I was to the correct total.
