Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 9, 2024

More than heart disease or cancer, the risk of dementia often creates much greater anxiety in the patients I see. And given that dementia is routinely in the top 5 leading causes of death, this concern is dually warranted. But can dementia be prevented? 14 Ways To Prevent Dementia. The answer is yes.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Between 2020 and 2023, the rates of obesity dropped by about 2% 2. Dementia is a leading cause of death and a major concern for most people as they age. Optimal metabolic health is linked to reduced rates of dementia, but the question again is whether the use of medications such as Ozempic might also delay the onset of dementia.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 23, 2024

While I have covered many of these fitness measures individually in previous posts, I wanted to summarise these metrics and how they relate to living longer and preventing major diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia. 5 Midlife cardiovascular fitness and dementia: A 44-year longitudinal population study in women.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 16, 2024

Cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia account for 60% of all deaths in the US. Let’s start with Cancer. Compared to those who had ‘Low’ lifestyle scores, those with ‘Ideal’ scores were 27% less likely to be diagnosed with cancer in the next ten years. These are NCD’s.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

These stages can range from mild fatty liver infiltration to serious scarring and fibrosis terminating in liver cirrhosis and potentially liver cancer. Type 2 Diabetes When it comes to the increasing the risk of major chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, many cancers and dementia, type 2 diabetes plays a huge role.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 23, 2024

It kills almost twice as many people globally when compared to all cancers combined. Dementia Up to 40% of dementia cases could be prevented by focusing on modifiable risk factors 11. Those with high blood pressure from midlife have twice the risk of developing dementia over a 25-year follow-up 12. 2023 Jan;19(1):44-55.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, Volume 3, Issue S2 , November 1, 2023. IntroductionTransient Ischemic Attack (TIA) is a common neurologic condition characterized by temporary, focal cerebral ischemia that results in reversible neurological deficits without tissue infarction.

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