After losing both of my parents to dementia, this one thing became non-negotiable… - Ask the Dentist
Both of my parents died of dementia-related illnesses. Watching them lose their memory, personality, and ultimately independence twice over was devastating. But it also lit a fire in me. I’ve realized: dementia isn’t just something that “happens” in old age. It’s the accumulation of decades of small hits—chronic inflammation, mitochondrial decline, poor sleep, oral disease, …