The month of June is recognized as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. A Tucson doctor speaks out on tips for improving brain health.
TUCSON, Ariz. — The month of June is recognized as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, to bring awareness to one of the most common types of dementia and leading cause of death in U.S adults 65 or older.
Dr. Zaetta says this disease is more common than we might think here at home living in a community with a large older population. The numbers are expected to triple to 14 million people by the time we reach 2060. Plus, the costs of treating Alzheimer’s disease is projected to jump more than $500 billion annually by the year 2040.
“I think isolation leads to a withdrawal from society where you're not making those connections, you're not expressing yourself through communication," he said."When you start having less of those interactions, those parts of the brain tend to go to sleep.”
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