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While medical researchers define stages of Alzheimer’s, the development of the disease doesn’t involve a stepwise sequence of events. It is a continuum that begins with mild cognitive issues and can progress resulting in severe cognitive defects and dementia. So when an individual begins to show signs that might suggest changes in their ability to remember or reason, this doesn’t mean that this will immediately lead to the next step which would be much more severe. In fact, mild cognitive issues may not progress at all. If they do, their rate of progression can vary markedly from individual to individual. Thus it is important to understand the significance of lifestyle in the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease as well as other cognitive diseases. But remember, while you can do all the right things to decrease the odds that you will suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, there is no guarantee that doing so will help you avoid the disease. That is why we need to develop improved methods for detecting, slowing and one day stopping the disease.