As an Alzheimer's Association volunteer ambassador, I just attended the 2017 Advocacy Forum in Washington, D.C. A record 1,300 advocates swarmed Capitol Hill to raise the alarm on the growing threat of Alzheimer's in our nation. Since the greatest risk factor for Alzheimer's is the aging process, we all have reason to be very concerned about the future. Since 2000, deaths from heart disease have decreased by 14 percent, while deaths from Alzheimer's disease have increased by 89 percent.
