Feedback Form

Dementia Overview

Narrow By: Risk Factors for Dementia • Causes for Dementia • Signs and Symptoms of Dementia • Diagnosis of Dementia • Complications of Dementia • Conventional Treatment of Dementia • Alternative and Integrative Therapies for Dementia • Prevention of Dementia
 

Dementia refers to a loss of cognitive function (an intellectual process resulting in an understanding, perception, or awareness of one's thoughts and ideas). Dementia can be caused by changes in the brain such as those associated with disease or trauma. The changes may occur gradually or quickly.Cognition is the act or process of thinking, perceiving, and learning. Cognitive functions that may be affected by dementia include decision making, judgment, memory, spatial orientation, thinking, reasoning, and verbal communication. Dementia may also .... Read more

Dementia Top Remedies

  Sort by:  Remedy  |  Scientific Rating  |  Users Rating

Ginkgo for Dementia
Ginkgo biloba is a Chinese herbal medicine used in the treatment of variety of neurological conditions including Alzheimer’s disease, a form of dementia. A review published in the American ....

 

Scientific:
Strong Scientific Evidence 9

Users:
  n/a

df Read more about ginkgo
Find local specialist
Sage

Sage for Dementia

  

Scientific:
Strong Scientific Evidence 9

Users:
  n/a

df Read more about sage
Find local specialist
Ginseng

Ginseng for Dementia

  

Scientific:
Good Scientific Evidence 8

Users:
  n/a

df Read more about ginseng
Find local specialist
Bacopa

Bacopa for Dementia
  Summary:Bacopa monnieri leaf extract is called brahmi in Ayurvedic medicine and is widely used in India, especially for enhancing memory, analgesia, and epilepsy. A number of drugs, including bacopa, have ....

 

Scientific:
Good Scientific Evidence 8

Users:
  n/a

df Read more about bacopa
Find local specialist

Music therapy for Dementia
Music therapy: Music is used to influence physical, emotional, cognitive, and social well-being and improve quality of life for healthy people, as well as those who are disabled or ill. ....

 

Scientific:
Good Scientific Evidence 8

Users:
  n/a

df Read more about music therapy
Find local music therapy specialist
    See More Remedies (1-37)   |  How Scientific Ratings are Derived  
 

User Ratings

Share your Experience:
Tell us remedy used:

Dementia Expert Articles

Suneetha
Ginkgo Biloba Useful in Treating Dementia
Posted by Suneetha
7 months ago
Suneetha
Acupuncture and Vascular Dementia
Posted by Suneetha
7 months ago

News and Blogs

Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Life Style are Related Terms

in.news.yahoo.com

Give up that expensive video game to keep your mind active and do crosswords four times a week says Dr. Ballard ,the director of research at the Alzheimer's Society, quoting a 2003 New York study. He also quoted a Swedish study which confirms that regular exercise can keep Alzheimer’s at bay longer.

Read All
 

High Complexity Jobs Reduce Dementia Risk

www.nlm.nih.gov

Jobs which give you an opportunity to make complex interactions with people and things can save you from Dementia too, say researchers. Reuter’s health reports that the risk of dementia was reported as less by 34 percent in people in teaching jobs and 28 percent in farming jobs.

Read All
 

Natural Protection to Alzheimer’s Disease

www.naturalnews.com

A diet with high sugar, transfatty acids and a sedentary life style with no physical or mental exercise at all; all these can be a preparation to Alzheimer’s. Lots of spinach, broccoli, flax, leafy vegetables, blue berries, pomegranate etc in one’s diet can help so also yoga and mentally challenging activities says studies.

Read All
 
  Ask a Question about dementia
 
 
Enter question title here
(110 characters max)
 
 
test

Compare

 Other natural remedies that treat Dementia

 


Share your experiences

 Write a review

 Ask a question

 

Connect

 To a practitioner in your area

 


My Account

 Sign Up!

 Login