Cancer Dementia Diabetes 
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.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
The reason excess weight is such big issues are the health consequences it confers with increased rates of diabetes, heart disease, osteoarthritis, obstructive sleep apnea, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and others, just to name a few. Avoiding diabetes and its precursor states inclduing insulin resistance is key. NEJM Nov 13 2024
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.
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. Those with the very highest levels of fitness have almost nonexistent rates of type 2 diabetes 4.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
OCTOBER 11, 2024
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. Colorectal Cancer - 46% reduction. N Engl J Med.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Everyone sits somewhere on the scale of insulin sensitivity from very insulin sensitive to very insulin resistant at the point of type 2 diabetes. 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. Measuring Insulin Resistance.
Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a rapidly growing global health problem with increasing prevalence. Of those patients, 35.43% (n=273,993) were diabetic and 64.57% (n=151,112) were non‐diabetic. Diabetics were more likely to be younger (70.43 Among diabetics, readmitted patients were more likely to be older (71.87
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