The Dementia: Understand Together campaign, led by the HSE in partnership with The Alzheimer Society of Ireland, Age Friendly Ireland, Age & Opportunity, Healthy Ireland, Alone, Engaging Dementia and the Dementia Services Information and Development Centre, is encouraging everyone to make simple changes to help maintain brain health and reduce the risk of developing some types of dementia.
Just as you can look after other areas of your health, you can take steps to keep your brain healthy – and this can reduce the risk of getting dementia or slow down its progress.
Proactive steps people can take include:
•being physically active
•eating a healthy balanced diet
•quitting smoking
•reducing or giving up alcohol
•managing blood pressure
•looking after your hearing and vison
•making time for social connection and interaction.
Adopting these habits in adulthood can play an important part in reducing risk, as well as developing good routines for life.
Additional Assets:
•Think Brain Health webinar
“Discover how healthy behaviours support your incredible brain”. Sarah Mc Cormack is joined by experts in this area to discuss our brain and the healthy behaviours we can adopt to look after it.
You can watch it back here: https://hsehealthandwellbeingnews.com/think-brain-health-webinar-discover-how-healthy-behaviours-support-your-incredible-brain/
•Think Brain Health podcast
As part of the HSE’s Health & Wellbeing podcast series, Dr Sean O’Dowd explains the functions of different brain parts and emphasises the importance of how we can maintain brain health by making informed lifestyle choices:
https://hsepodcasts.podbean.com/e/70-think-brain-health
•RTE Today Show
Dr Seán O’Dowd talks about dementia awareness with a strong emphasis on social inclusion. You can watch the episode here:
