The good news is that there are ways to prevent dementia.

Improving lifestyle choices including diet and exercise can help your brain function improve and stave off illness.

Unlike other structures in the brain, the hippocampus can increase in size in adults. Studies show moderate exercise, mental stimulation, meditation, and treatment for cardiovascular disease, clinical depression and obstructive sleep apnea all increase the size of the hippocampus.

Everyday you have a chance to improve your health with every choice you make.