re: Help dealing with someone with Dementia

I don't believe dementia is simply a consequence of getting older. My grandparents and great-grandparents mostly lived into their 80s, one was nearly 100. This was in the 1960s to 1980s. No dementia at all. Now nearly everyone in my parent's generation is dealing with it. I'm thinking it might have something to do with how the typical American diet has changed since the 60s.