"To watch almost anything on network television involves having to be exposed to commercials that hype up a particular disease and, of course, its "cure" (through that particular medication alone!). You might not even realize such a disease existed until you saw the commercial, but now you wonder if some random symptoms you have should send you scrambling to the nearest clinic."
"Many forms of heart disease are linked to the accumulation of plaque (fatty, calcified deposits). The same blockage of arteries that results from plaque accumulation in the body can also affect the arteries feeding the brain. Without adequate blood supply, parts of the brain can suffer irreversible damage. Vascular dementia, as it's called, can rival (or possibly outstrip) Alzheimer's disease as a source of memory loss."
Television advertising often amplifies disease fears and promotes medications that may have limited benefit and serious side effects, prompting unnecessary health anxiety. Alzheimer's diagnosis is imprecise, and some late-life memory loss can have alternative causes. Arterial plaque that contributes to heart disease can also block arteries supplying the brain, reducing blood flow and causing irreversible brain damage. Reduced cerebral perfusion produces vascular dementia, which can rival or exceed Alzheimer's disease as a cause of memory decline. Preventive strategies that preserve heart and vascular health also protect brain aging and reduce dementia risk.
Read at Psychology Today
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