Unlocking the Brain’s Resilience: Natural Therapies That May Slow Dementia

A dementia patient, wheeled into the clinic by a caregiver, was initially unresponsive, ignoring conversations and avoiding eye contact. After treatment with Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture, he showed promising progress: his gaze began tracking the acupuncturist’s movements, and he rose from his wheelchair to open a door. Though modest, these improvements filled his family with joy.