6 lifestyle changes that could slow Alzheimer’s from a neurologist who has the disease

Discovering his Alzheimer's early gave Dr Daniel Gibbs an opportunity to try and slow its progress

It is particularly important to challenge the brain with new learning. Picture: Alamy/PA. 

For most people, an Alzheimer's diagnosis would be devastating. But Dr Daniel Gibbs is not most people - he's a neurologist who not only has specialist understanding of the condition but also happens to have early-stage Alzheimer's himself.

While he admits he's "disappointed" to have the disease, Gibbs says he's also "fascinated" by it - and considers himself lucky. He stumbled upon his diagnosis 10 years ago, before he developed any cognitive symptoms (Gibbs took a DNA test to trace his ancestry, which revealed genetic links to Alzheimer's). This ultimately gave him the chance to tackle it very early on.