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7 Habits That Can Reduce Your Risk of Dementia

Keep your blood pressure in check

It’s old news that cardiovascular health is really important for brain health, but preliminary results of a study announced in the summer of 2018 give extra weight to the importance of managing hypertension.

Subjects whose blood pressure was kept low—below the systolic (top) number of 120 mmHg—were 15 percent less likely to be diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment, which is defined as difficulty with problems solving and memory. “It’s the most definitive study seen to date that maintaining blood pressure at less than 120 for systolic is a positive thing, not only for your heart but also for brain health,” Carrillo says.

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