World Alzheimer's Day

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Today is World Alzheimer’s Day. Did you know…

  • Nearly 750,000 Canadians are living with Alzheimer’s or another dementia

  • Every 65 seconds someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease

  • ⅔ of those diagnosed are women

  • A woman in her sixties is twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease in her lifetime than breast cancer

  • After 60, a woman has a 1 in 5 chance of developing Alzheimer’s

These are alarming stats - but did you also know that healthy habits (think diet, exercise and lifestyle changes) can prevent or slow the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease? 

Alzheimer’s doesn’t have to be a natural part of aging. Over the next few days we’ll be sharing some top tips from some Alzheimer’s experts around the world to help you feel empowered. 

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