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Can You Bust These Health Myths?
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By: Maria Trimarchi
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Most people experience a blank memory moment every once in a while. You'll walk into the bedroom and have no idea why, or you'll go looking for the pair of glasses that you are already wearing. As you age though, those short-term memory moments can turn into a stream of long-term memory loss. Recognizing the difference between normal aging and serious illnesses is usually pretty easy, but knowing the serious illnesses from one another can be a bigger challenge. Right now, more than 5 million adults in the U.S. are living with Alzheimer's disease. By 2050, that's projected to increase to as many as 16 million. And that's just how many people will be diagnosed. This doesn't include those who will live with the symptoms without access to healthcare. Worse still, in the last 20 years, deaths from Alzheimer's have increased by 89 percent.
These stats are depressing, but it does highlight the attention the medical community is paying to these illnesses. Catching dementia and Alzheimers early can significantly slow or decrease the severity of the symptoms, thanks to recent advances in medicine. As dementia and Alzheimer's become more prevalent among American adults, are you ready to see the signs early in yourself and your loved ones?
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