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Aging With Grace

What the Nun Study Teaches Us About Leading Longer, Healthier, and More Meaningful Lives
bookworm1387
Mar 07, 2015bookworm1387 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One of the most important population studies ever conducted on Alzheimer's involving several hundred women with very similar lives, diet and education. The sisters agreed to undergo cognitive tests as they aged, and to donate their brains for postmortem. I wish I had read this book when my mother was ill with dementia. It would have been a tremendous help to understand her needs. The book also contains some hopeful findings on how to avoid or delay brain deterioration. Avoidance and treatment of mini-strokes (transient ischemic attacks) seems to be crucial.