12/05/2025
Dementia doesn't start at 70.
It begins silently in your 40s when you're focused on career and family.
The choices you make TODAY determine your cognitive health 20 years from now.
According to the 2024 Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, several modifiable risk factors that emerge or accelerate in midlife significantly increase your risk of developing dementia later on:
🔹 High blood pressure
🔹 Obesity
🔹 Excessive alcohol consumption
🔹 Hearing loss
🔹 Diabetes
🔹 Physical inactivity
🔹 Depression and chronic stress
🔹 Traumatic brain injury
🔹 Smoking
🔹 High LDL cholesterol
These aren’t just statistics, they’re a call to action.
Dementia is not inevitable. Up to 40–48% of cases could be prevented or delayed by addressing these factors early.
Take care of your brain now, while it still feels “normal” so it stays healthy when it matters most.
Because prevention doesn’t begin with a diagnosis.
It begins with awareness. And action.
