Brain Health Becomes Top Economic Issue

Just read an interesting blog post claiming that the cost of brain disorders in Europe has soared to $1 trillion dollars per year! The post in based on research from the European Brain Council and covers a wide range of issues from strokes and depression to sleep problems and headaches.

The lack of brain health is now the most costly of all chronic conditions in Europe even topping heart disease and cancer.

While the article points to tougher regulation on pharmaceutical in Europe as part of the problem, the costs are enormous in the US too.

This signals an urgent need for individual action and behavior change around diet, supplements, exercise, brain training, socializing, personal mood management and the other factors that have proven effective in enhancing and maintaining brain health even as we age.

Image Source:  Alzheimer’s Association