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Sleeping on Your Side Can Prevent Dementia

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

Audio updated on April 9, 2026, for Apple device compatibility. 🎧 ▶️ Press play below to listen. Introduction Dementia has become one of the greatest health challenges of our time, affecting millions of families worldwide. At the center of this problem lies beta amyloid, a sticky protein that collects between brain cells. Over time, these…

6 Ways to Lower Your Dementia Risk

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s dementia. Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson’s disease are associated with the accumulation of abnormal proteins in the brain. Beta-amyloid and tau proteins in  Alzheimer’s dementia, alpha-synuclein in Parkinson’s disease, and Lewy Body dementia disease can accumulate in the brain and later affect brain function because of their toxic functions. Alzheimer’s disease…