One Day Your Mind May Fade. At Least You’ll Have a Plan New York Times
- "lifetime risk at age 70 was 30.8 percent for men and 37.4 percent for women."
https://www.dementia-directive.org/
Basically asks the following 3 questions for mild, moderate and severe stages of dementia
- To live for as long as I could. I would want full efforts to prolong my life, including efforts to restart my heart if it stops beating.
- To only receive care in the place where I am living. I would not want to go to the hospital even if I were very ill.
- To receive comfort-oriented care only, focused on relieving my suffering such as pain, anxiety, or breathlessness
Download the Advanced Directive PDF from VitaminDWiki
Consider taking Vitamin D to PREVENT Dementia
- Senior cognition improved somewhat by 4,000 IU of Vitamin D (if initially less than 30 ng) – RCT April 2017
- Poor cognition 26 percent more likely if low Vitamin D (29 studies) – meta-analysis July 2017
- Dementia risk factor is increased by 1.5 if low vitamin D – meta-analysis Jan 2017
Consider taking Omega-3 to PREVENT Dementia
- Cognitive Impairment 1.8 times more likely if low Omega-3– Oct 2016
- Cognitive decline in elderly slowed by Omega-3 – meta-analysis May 2015
Consider computer software to PREVENT Dementia
- Dementia risk reduced 29 percent by just 10 hours of computer brain plasticity training – RCT Dec 2017
Founder of VitaminDWiki uses that software several times a week for the past decade
Provides both immediate benefit and long-tgerm expectation of reduced dementia risk
Consider Lecithin to improve Cognition and perhaps to PREVENT Dementia
- Positive Effects of Soy Lecithin-Derived Phosphatidylserine plus Phosphatidic Acid on Memory, Cognition, Daily Functioning, and Mood in Elderly Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia 2014 - example of many studies
Cognitive category starts with the following
Very brief summary of Cognitive decline
Treatment : Vitamin D intervention slows or stops progression
Prevention : Many observational studies - perhaps Vitamin D prevents
Omega-3 both prevents and treats cognition
Wonder the benefits if both Vitamin D AND Omega-3 were to be used
Dementia page - 50 items
see also Overview Alzheimer's-Cognition and Vitamin D
Overview Parkinson's and Vitamin D
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Poor cognition 26 percent more likely if low Vitamin D (29 studies) – meta-analysis July 2017
Every schizophrenia measure was improved when vitamin D levels were normalized – June 2021
Cognitive Impairment and Dementia often associated with low Vitamin D – April 2020
IQ levels around the world are falling (perhaps lower Vitamin D, Iodine, or Omega-3)
Search VitaminDWiki for "WHITE MATTER" 325 items as of March 2023
Types of evidence that Vitamin D helps brain problems - 2014
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