You Can Prevent Alzheimer's Now

MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Finally we have hope of preventing Alzheimer's disease before early symptoms appear. As more and more people face an increased risk of Alzheimer's because they are living longer, this news could not have come soon enough.

"The time to avoid dementia is now, while your brain is healthy and early prevention is still effective. Clearly, there is no time to waste," Dr. Constance Vincent said. She wrote Not Going Gently:  A Psychologist Fights Back against Alzheimer's Disease for Her Mother. . .and Perhaps Herself (CreateSpace, 2014, available on Amazon.com) as an all-inclusive portrait of the disease, fusing together a mother-daughter memoir and groundbreaking discoveries in science.

Constance Vincent graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Ohio University and earned her doctorate in psychology from University of California Irvine. She was an Associate Professor of Psychology at Chapman University for a number of years before teaching classes on aging at Santa Clara University.

As the daughter of a father who suffered from dementia and a mother who has Alzheimer's disease, Dr. Vincent knows she carries the potential for these diseases. A long-distance caregiver for her mother the past eight years, Dr. Vincent said, "I began to study and read as much as I could about dementia and Alzheimer's disease in order to learn the best diet, the best supplements, and the best activities that would help save my mother.  I was ready to fight back." Readers will learn:

• the risks, warning signs, diagnosis, and stages of Alzheimer's disease,
• how the brain creates and stores--or loses--different kinds of memories,
• the latest research into the causes of AD,
• better treatment ideas offering hope for the future,
• groundbreaking prevention plans that include nutrition, essential lifestyle changes, and building a cognitive reserve.

Dr. Vincent is married and lives in Menlo Park, California. She serves her community by presenting for the Alzheimer's Speakers Bureau and supporting senior programs through Peninsula Volunteers.  For more information about Not Going Gently or Constance, please see her website: http://www.drclvincent.com or send an email to [email protected].

Testimonial:

Not Going Gently "is a highly candid and intimate memoir that chronicles 
the many challenges facing those touched by Alzheimer¹s disease.  It is 
impossible not to be moved by Dr.
Vincent's heartfelt account of her mother Madeline's disease, the ways that she and her family coped and adapted to the demands of caregiving, and the many obstacles facing society as we struggle to understand, prevent, and treat Alzheimer's disease. I would highly recommend
 this memoir to anyone attempting to understand the complex changes that
 occur 
in Alzheimer's disease and to learn what to hope for, and what to expect, in
 the course of the disease."


Kirk Erikson, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology and researcher, University of Pittsburgh

About the Book:

Not Going Gently:  A Psychologist Fights Back against Alzheimer's for Her Mother and Perhaps Herself  (CreateSpace 2014, ISBN: 1499512597 and Library of Congress: 2014913022) is sold now on Amazon.com for $12.99, print version.  Kindle version will be available after October 10, 2014.

For a review copy or interview, please contact Constance at 650-854-0885 or send an email to [email protected].

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