How to Ward Off Alzheimer's

Melissa Medley: Can food prevent Alzheimer’s? How about doing puzzles, or is it in our genes? Scot Turner: If your father has Alzheimer’s then I would tell you that you are at a higher risk already. True or false? Brain games will ward off Alzheimer’s disease. Joseph Rogers: Keeping intellectually engaged as you get older will enrich your life but in my opinion, the idea that it will protect you from Alzheimer’s disease is absolute. Melissa Medley: Most expert say brain stimulation products can’t hurt but there’s still debate over whether they work. Liana Dawson: The more new things you do and the more learning tat you do, the more you’re keeping it and I call that use it or lose it. Melissa Medley: Fact or fiction, Alzheimer’s is connected to your cholesterol level. Joseph Rogers: People that have high cholesterol are a greatly increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Melissa Medley: Researchers say high cholesterol levels accelerate the formation of plaque in the brain. Finally, true or false? Drinking out of cans or using aluminum foil causes Alzheimer’s. Maria Carrillo: There is no basis for it in human research. Melissa Medley: Scientist say, nothing in your kitchen cabinets will lead to the disease. Kiminobu Sugaya: Aluminum doesn’t cross the blood brain barrier. That’s the safety you know barrier we have. Melissa Medley: There are still more questions than answers. Felicia McColl: You’re just blind, you don’t realize all these little things. Melissa Medley: Arm yourself with facts. If you live pass 85, you’re risk of getting the disease increases to 50%. Alzheimer’s is not a natural part of aging and it is a deadly disease, important points that researcher say are often misunderstood. I’m Melissa Medley reporting.