Everyday habits to reduce dementia risk

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Supporting brain health begins with the choices you make every day. Lowering your risk of dementia can start with habits such as regular exercise, good-quality sleep, nutritious meals, and managing conditions like high blood pressure or diabetes. Keeping your mind active, staying connected with others, reducing stress, and avoiding harmful habits like smoking and heavy drinking can also play an important role. Over time, these simple actions can help protect memory, thinking, and overall brain function.

Source

Livingston, G., Huntley, J., Liu, K. Y., Costafreda, S. G., Selbæk, G., Alladi, S., Ames, D., Banerjee, S., Burns, A., Brayne, C., Fox, N. C., Ferri, C. P., Gitlin, L. N., Howard, R., Kales, H. C., Kivimäki, M., Larson, E. B., Nakasujja, N., Rockwood, K., Samus, Q., … Mukadam, N. (2024). Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission. Lancet (London, England), 404(10452), 572–628. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01296-0

Additional Reading

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2026/01/07/dementia-risk-cognitive-health-advice/

https://health.osu.edu/health/brain-and-spine/eight-ways-to-prevent-dementia

https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/7-strategies-to-lower-your-risk-for-dementia