There is currently no way of definitely preventing dementia.  Because there are some risk factors that you can’t change, getting older and your family genes, there is no guarantee that even if you live the healthiest life possible you won’t get dementia.

However, living a brain healthy life is likely to reduce your risk of developing dementia, and might delay the onset of dementia symptoms to a later age.  See our Reducing Dementia Risk pages to find out how.