Dementia is a common condition—common enough that falling into it is a fear that many people hold as they age. Yang Su-ching, director of Taiwan’s Sun Rise Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic, introduced a series of Chinese medicine dietary treatments and acupressure methods on New Tang Dynasty TV’s program “Talking About Traditional Chinese Medicine” to help seniors improve their brain health.
According to a Columbia University report last year, nearly 10 percent of seniors over the age of 65 in the United States suffer from dementia, and another 22 percent suffer from mild cognitive impairment. In other words, one-third of seniors suffer from cognitive decline. The risk of dementia increases with age, with 35 percent of seniors over 90 suffering from dementia.
