Turns out the tannins in red wine are very good for the brain, so people who drink a small amount of wine, maybe one or two glasses per day, in fact have less dementia than people who do not drink any wine. So these are some of the things that you may want to do, if you want to prevent developing dementia. 

Other important things that we’ve learned are that keeping your brain active, particularly with new tasks, really is good for keeping it stronger. We think that maybe it keeps the brain cells better connected, so studies have shown that if you retire later, in fact you have less of a risk for dementia.

Similarly, if you get involved in social activities and keeping strong social connections, it seems to keep the brain quite strong. So, all of these things, exposing yourself to new information, new tasks, working longer, to a later age, in fact seems to protect the brain against dementia. 

Presenter: Dr. Dean Foti, Neurologist, Vancouver, BC

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