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14 Ways To Prevent Dementia

Dr. Paddy Barrett

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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Decoding Longevity. How To Not Die. Young

Dr. Paddy Barrett

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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Why Insulin Resistance Is The Biggest Silent Risk Factor For Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Understanding where you sit on this continuum is a key part of defining your future risk of heart disease but also dementia, and many cancers. Low HDL Cholesterol. Everyone sits somewhere on the scale of insulin sensitivity from very insulin sensitive to very insulin resistant at the point of type 2 diabetes. High Triglycerides.

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Coming Soon! The Heart Health Formula.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Advanced cholesterol testing. Evaluating The Benefit Of Reducing Cardiovascular Risk AND Other Major Diseases, Including Cancer and Dementia. The Heart Health Formula is a video course covering everything you need to know about how to prevent heart disease. What causes heart disease. What tests you need to do.

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How To Test For Insulin Resistance

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Insulin resistance is a core risk factor for the three leading causes of death: Cardiovascular Disease Cancer Dementia. mmol/l (150 mg/dl) Low HDL Cholesterol - (Males: <1.0 Insulin resistance is unlikely to be the primary causal factor for these conditions but is likely to be a major accelerant.

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Beating the Odds: Inside the Tribe with a Near-Zero Rate of Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

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. Ann Glob Health.

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10 Things You Can Do To Improve Your Heart Health

Dr. Paddy Barrett

What is a normal cholesterol? It usually takes many years of being exposed to an uncontrolled risk factor such as high blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol or diabetes. For those who have optimised their cardiovascular risk, their future risk of dementia and many cancers is also likely to reduce. What is heart disease?