Former quarterback Joe Kapp led the Minnesota Vikings to their first Super Bowl ever back in 1970, but now the 77-year-old is suffering from the most common form of dementia: Alzheimer’s disease.

Shortly before this year’s Super Bowl, Kapp revealed that he had been diagnosed with the progressive brain disease. Alzheimer’s is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., and it causes a gradual loss of memory, cognitive function, and motor control.

Concussions are one of the biggest risk factors for developing dementia. As a football quarterback, Kapp took plenty of hard … Read More

This article Alzheimer’s Sufferer Joe Kapp Will Donate Brain for Dementia Research originally published at Daily Free Health Articles and Natural Health Advice by Dr. Victor Marchione, MD.