There are more than 7 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s. That is 1 in 9 people age 65 and older! Nearly 12 million Americans provide unpaid care for people with Alzheimer’s.
The signs of Alzheimer’s include:
- Memory loss that disrupts daily life
- Challenges in planning and solving problems
- Difficulty in completing familiar tasks
- Confusion with time or place
- Trouble understanding visual images
- New problems with words
- Misplacing things, inability to retrace steps
- Decreased or poor judgment
- Withdrawal from work or social activities
- Changes in mood or personality.
With this in mind, it becomes even more important to be mindful of our brain health.