LIST: 10 things you can do now that could prevent Alzheimer’s disease [Video]

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. There are more than seven types of dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common.

Martha Gillespie, 65, is taking charge of her brain health after her parents were diagnosed with dementia and died at the age of 70.

“I’ve just made changes throughout my life, especially right after the diagnosis, so when I stumbled on these ten things you can do to hopefully keep you from having it, I incorporated those in my life,” she said.

Gillespie lives in Ashtabula County and is continuously learning about photography and editing. A hobby she picked up after her father’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis more than 10 years ago. She’s also been more active.

“I worry about my children, I don’t want to put them through that it was an honor to take care of my father and my sister did my mother, but I don’t want them …