I'm a dietitian specialising in ageing wellness and geriatrics and I'm looking for support to produce and distribute my new book "Eat To Cheat Dementia".

I have researched the science on nutrition and dementia:  there is plenty known to researchers but so far not much to give everyday people an understanding of what can be done to reduce the chance of developing it or the tools to live well even with a diagnosis. The science is complex but fortunately I'm good at translating scientific mumbo jumbo into engaging language. The book is written now, I just need help to bring it to life.

This is my first book: "Eat To Cheat Ageing": 

It's been a great success and my readers often tell me how it's changed their eating and given them newfound vitality and eating pleasure. It's a fabulous thing indeed when you get to see a project that came out of a desire to make things better actually working!

That book was entirely a result of my frustration at seeing people over and over who had become physically and mentally frail just because they didn't understand the unique nutritional needs of ageing bodies. I knew it was possible for people to continue to live vital, independent lives as they aged and I knew the science supported that. So I wrote "Eat To Cheat Ageing" to give the everyday reader what they need to know to make the most of the years ahead.

But I also work in dementia and more and more I've realised that there is so much that people working in that area and everyday people living with it just don't know about what you can do to keep your brain as healthy as possible - whether you are living with dementia or looking for ways to avoid it.  Luckily for me the research in this area has exploded in the past decade and there is plenty to tell so I have now written "Eat To Cheat Dementia" to complement "Eat To Cheat Ageing". 
My very rough and ready cover image here is not what it will eventually look like of course - that's one thing I need some funds to assist with: that and actually getting "Eat To Cheat Dementia" produced, printed and distributed.  

The writing is done but I am self funded and self employed and I just can't afford to bring the project to its completion. I need to publish and arrange distribution, to get it into bookshops and into the hands of people who need the information it contains. I have worked tirelessly to promote the first book, travelling and speaking to groups all over the country, speaking with media and health professionals. it has been worth it but without an injection of funds this second book will just have to wait.

If you found "Eat To Cheat Ageing" useful, then "Eat To Cheat Dementia" is going to open your eyes on so much more. It's a more complex book, but it's based in neuroscience after all! - I have maintained my focus on translating complex science for the everyday reader.  Both books came from my desire to make things better for all of us as we age well beyond the years our grandparents could have expected. 

I would love your support. 

All money up to the target will be put towards production and printing costs. Those costs will outstrip the target sought and I will add to any contributions made to ensure that the book is produced and distributed. 
Any extra money received beyond the target will allow me to print extra books and fulfill orders resulting from the additional contributions. As well I may also be able to develop audio and large print book for people with reduced sight and/or hearing and produce a professional video to be made available to groups for education on nutrition and dementia. 

Total sought $10,000

The copy is complete, the editing, production and printing are set to go, the book distribution plan is arranged - my only hurdle right now is having the money to get the production underway.

The obstacles from then on are mostly around my time commitments as I do lots of public speaking and consultancy work, not to mention fitting in clinical practice. I plan to use some of the money to pay for assistance in the marketing and distribution of the book.