If you are concerned about your memory

Some risk factors for dementia, such as age or genetics can not be changed. In general, what’s good for your heart is good for your brain. Staying active, eating well and stopping smoking can help reduce our risk of dementia by a third.

The below national resources from the NHS provide advice on how these lifestyle changes can help reduce your risk of dementia.

• 5 steps to mental wellbeing
• Can dementia be prevented

Eating balanced meals that include fibre and drinking fluids throughout the day helps to maintain bladder and bowel functions and lower risk of urinary tract infections.

View the Alzheimer's Society website for information about:

• help with daily living
• changes in eating and drinking
• how to support someone with Dementia with eating and drinking

This is a free health and wellbeing service for residents in Buckinghamshire. The services available include:

• be a healthier weight - help to get to a healthy weight and healthy BMI, Be Healthy Bucks provides a variety of personalised weight management services including a mix of digital support, health and wellbeing coaching and group sessions.
• stop smoking - be smoke free, Be Healthy Bucks offer a digital, telephone and face to face help together with stop smoking aids.
• cut down on alcohol - reduce your alcohol intake to a healthy level, Be Healthy Bucks offer 1-1 support and self guided support programmes.
• get an NHS Health Check - Be Healthy Bucks offer NHS Health Checks for anyone aged 40 – 74 years who do not have any pre-existing health conditions. An NHS Health check can spot early signs of stroke, kidney disease, heart disease, type 2 diabetes or dementia. As we get older, we have a higher risk of developing one of these condition. An NHS Health Check helps to find ways to lower this risk.

To find out more and to sign up for support:

Website: Be Healthy Bucks

Email: [email protected]

Freephone Telephone Number: 03332 300177