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LIVE HEALTHY NOW - Episode 53
Unravelling Dementia: Women's Risk & Prevention
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Brain health isn’t just another fad thing you have to worry about to feel good.
It’s absolutely critical for building strong health and wellbeing today, and more importantly, for your future self.
“When you look at how a woman’s lifespan has changed so quickly from around age 50 in the 1900’s to an average age of 86 now, we’ve rapidly extended our lifespan, but our healthspan hasn’t extended. And in those longer years of our life that we’re alive, we aren’t well, so women are expected to have about 22 years of their life in quite poor to even extreme health and disability.”
— Nicola Mercer
“Right now dementia is not only the leading cause of death in the UK, but it’s the leading cause of death for all developing countries. There’s 55 million people with dementia, which is even more people than the total population of Canada.”
— Dr Laura Booi
Did you know that the health of our brain is almost always the cause for dementia, currently the leading cause of death globally, and here in the UK, the biggest killer of women since 2011? Almost twice as many women will die of dementia than men. And the projections for people being diagnosed with dementia and dying from this chronic disease are rapidly increasing.
This is why we’ve asked expert Dr Laura Booi to join us today and share the reasons why our brain health matters so much and share the research work she’s leading on identifying causes of dementia. Laura is super passionate about protecting our brain and living a long, healthy life.
I truly believe that this episode is going to change the value you place on yours and your family’s health.
In our conversation we talk about:
Why your brain health is so important.
The difference between your brain and your mind, and why taking care of your brain impacts so much of your health and happiness.
The risks of poor brain health.
The alarming rise in dementia and forecasted growth in this incurable disease.
Risks women are facing from dementia and why more women than men are being diagnosed and dying from it.
The work Laura is leading to research societal influences on our brain health and dementia.
Steps you can take to improve your brain health and lower your risk of dementia and Alzheimers disease.
Why we must build awareness of brain health to protect our kids and future generations.
About Laura:
Dr Laura Booi is a social gerontologist, researcher, educator and consultant. Well-known for her work in dementia and brain health, she is highly respected for her knowledge and expertise in gerontology, which she uses to help individuals navigate life as they age. Her interests in research and advocacy for brain health are born out of the desire to find solutions to both increase the quality of life of people living with dementia now and reduce the population’s risk of dementia in the future.
She is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Dementia Research at Leeds Beckett University in the UK and a Global Atlantic Fellow with the Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland.
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