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  Normal brain vs Alzheimer brain For many, alzheimer’s and dementia are viewed as inevitable diseases of old age. However in a way, experts suggest that shifting focus to brain health early in life could significantly alter this perspective. While clinical manifestations often appear in the 60s, 70s, and 80s, the contributing habits and lifestyles are often established in our 20s and 30s. Dementia is an umbrella term, similar to cancer, encompassing various conditions, with Alzheimer's constituting about 60% to 70% of all dementias. Other forms include frontal temporal lobe dementia, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's dementia, Huntington's dementia, metabolic dementias, and alcohol-related dementias, each potentially having different pathways. Surprisingly, even Alzheimer's itself is seen as a spectrum with different subtypes and pathways leading to the same outcome.From what I've seen, a significant takeaway is the potential for preventing a large proportion of deme...

Radial pulse : At the wrist, lateral to the flexor carpi radialis tendon.  Brachial pulse : In the antecubital fossa, just medial to the biceps tendon.  Carotid pulse : At the angle of the jaw, anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Femoral pulse : Just below the inguinal ligament, midway between the anterior superior iliac spine and the pubic symphysis (the mid-inguinal point).  Popliteal pulse : In the popliteal fossa, posteriorly in relation to the knee joint, at the level of the knee crease, deep in the popliteal fossa, and also by placing thumbs in front of the knee and fingers behind, pressing firmly in the midline, then sliding fingers 2–3 cm below the knee crease to compress the artery against the back of the tibia.  Posterior tibial pulse : 2 cm below and 2 cm behind the medial malleolus. Dorsalis pedis pulse : By pressing against the tarsal bones just lateral to the extensor tendon of the great toe, on the forefoot, at the origin of the first web space...