# Avoiding three things in middle age ‘linked to 13 extra years without dementia’

By Dr Sonya Miller — 2026-08-05

Dr Sonya Miller, medical director at TauRx Therapeutics Management, said: “Medical experts telling us to keep an eye on our blood pressure, blood sugar levels and avoid smoking is not new, but ensuring people treat their brains in the same way as they treat other parts of their body is a message we are rightly seeing more of.

“Brain health is as important as physical health, and the two cannot be separated.

“With dementia now being the nation’s number one cause of death, we all need to take our brain health seriously and make the changes we can on an individual basis.

“A wide variety of potential dementia treatments are being investigated and the range of approaches in clinicians’ armouries will hopefully expand significantly in the years ahead. However, we can all play our part in the meantime by following advice such as this.”

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