The Dementia Perspective – Details, episodes & analysis

🧠 Cutting your risk of dementia starts when you’re young. The action you take now is crucial. And the best part? What you do to stave off dementia will make your brain run optimally throughout life. Want to be smarter, have more energy and boost your memory? This is what you have to do.

⚡ A 2024 report by the Lancet Commission found that 45% of dementia cases could be prevented through lifestyle changes alone. They even listed the 14 things you can improve to make prevention possible - and this is your step-by-step guide through each of them.

💡 In this episode of The Dementia Perspective you will learn:

➡︎ Why “brain workouts” and lifelong education are so important in staving off dementia

➡︎ Exactly how the food you eat impacts your brain health - and how to optimise it

➡︎ The true impact of loneliness and isolation - and how to save a life

🎙️ A podcast from the Guernsey Alzheimer’s Association - your essential guide to brain health, now and for the future. Your host is Ollie Guillou. 

👍 Please like, comment and subscribe to this podcast - and consider supporting the good work of the GAA: https://alzheimers.gg/ 

📱 Get in touch:

Email: info@alzheimers.gg 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Guernseyalzheimersassociation/

🎙️ Production by Phillippa Guillou and OG Podcasts.

🧠 What is it like to actually live with dementia? How do you navigate life through such a difficult time? Well, it turns out, to adapt you need courage, hope - and some fantastic people in your corner.

⚡ In this deeply moving and inspirational conversation, Guernsey resident Jan Looijenga shares his journey, after being diagnosed with early-onset frontotemporal dementia. From frustrations, to laughter, to hope and optimism - Jan’s reveals a picture of dementia that is rarely shared.

💡 In this episode of The Dementia Perspective you will learn:

➡︎ How Jan finds hope and joy, even after losing access to his emotions

➡︎ How Jan adapts to memory loss, from setting up his camera to planning for events

➡︎ Why support from carers and loved ones truly is a life-line for those with dementia

🎙️ A podcast from the Guernsey Alzheimer’s Association - your essential guide to brain health, now and for the future. Your host is Ollie Guillou. 

👍 Please like, comment and subscribe to this podcast - and consider supporting the good work of the GAA: https://alzheimers.gg/ 

📱 Get in touch:

Email: info@alzheimers.gg 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Guernseyalzheimersassociation/
🎙️ Production by Phillippa Guillou and OG Podcasts.

🧠 Your memory doesn’t need to get worse as you age; “Cognition is a lifelong process”. Brain health is on everyone’s mind at the moment - and if you’re keen to keep yours operating at full capacity, this is for you.

⚡ Dementia is on the rise, with cases expected to soar by 61% over the next few decades. Fortunately we understand the science of dementia and brain health better than ever before. The world is waking up to the impact of dementia on society - and now it’s time to do something about it.

💡 In this episode of The Dementia Perspective you will learn:

➡︎ The difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia, and the many forms it can take

➡︎ Just how much genetics influences dementia risk - and why there’s always hope

➡︎ How hormones and many other factors may cause dementia-like symptoms

🎙️ A podcast from the Guernsey Alzheimer’s Association - your essential guide to brain health, now and for the future. Your host is Ollie Guillou. 

👍 Please like, comment and subscribe to this podcast - and consider supporting the good work of the GAA: https://alzheimers.gg/ 

📱 Get in touch:

Email: info@alzheimers.gg 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Guernseyalzheimersassociation/

🎙️ Production by Phillippa Guillou and OG Podcasts.

Brain health is more mainstream than ever. Yet by 2043, dementia cases are expected to soar by 61%.

The good news? Scientists now know how we can take preventative measures to reduce the risk of dementia - and if the time comes, how to best support someone with it.

Guiding you through the science, this podcast is your essential guide to brain health, now and for the future.

The series goes live during Dementia Action Week, on the 19th May.