One of my clients is in a new phase of his Dementia.

It hurts so bad to see him slowly slipping away and nothing we can do.
He's sundowning now and we've had to hide the car keys and he's been very hostile lately and a bit handsy with one of the caregivers.
They adjusted his meds again so maybe this will help.
It's so sad that there is treatment but no cure for Dementia....

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swirlie · 31-35

I was reading an interesting study that was conducted over a 10 year period, where they now link vascular dementia with a lack of physical exercise as well as a lack of brain exercise.

To become sedentary after retirement and not have any means of challenging (exercising) the brain, will cause constrictions to occur within the blood vessels of the body and in particular, the brain.

When those constrictions begin as a result of a sedentary brain which we make through choices to not be mentally active, the blood vessels constrict thereby causing reduced blood flow to the brain which is what vascular dementia is all about.

This study does not apply to Alzheimers Dementia, only Vascular Dementia.

Tumbleweed · F

@swirlie Interesting!! Thank you for sharing!