For a long time, I believed my fate was predetermined, convinced that dementia was the unavoidable conclusion to my life story. With both parents and my grandmother suffering from dementia, along with many relatives who succumbed to Alzheimer’s complications, I felt trapped in a grim narrative.

By my mid-50s, I was already experiencing troubling symptoms—struggling to find words, forgetting names, and losing track of conversations. Part of me thought this could be related to going through menopause, so I tried hormonal therapy and played “brain games” religiously. But it didn’t make any difference. This reality terrified me, and during a session with my massage therapist, I broke down, lamenting what my 80s would look like if my 60s were already so challenging.

Thankfully, around that time, I embarked on a journey into nutrition and health coaching, discovering how sleep, stress management, physical activity, and gut health significantly impact brain function. Armed with this knowledge, I made lifestyle changes that not only halted the decline but also began to reverse some of the damage. I was sleeping better, my stress level went down, my digestion improved significantly, and I was feeling good about myself and my future. To my delight, I found myself speaking more fluently and even scored “better than expected” on a memory test.

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