Health Secrets to Prevent Dementia

Learn about dementia, which takes away brain health and precious memories. In the broadcast, we meet Lee Ik-seong, a professor of neurology at Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, who is working hard to alleviate and treat various symptoms such as memory loss due to dementia, as well as to prevent dementia. Professor Lee said, “Once the brain is aged and atrophied and has nerve damage, it is difficult to get better, so prevention is the best.” Then, he warns, “When mild cognitive impairment, the pre-dementia stage, develops, 1 to 3 out of 10 people develop dementia within a year. According to Professor Lee’s explanation, for prevention, it is important to manage risk factors for dementia, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and hyperlipidemia, through annual checkups and to maintain healthy eating habits for brain health.