Just as baby boomers exploded the child and teen population in the 1950s and 1960s, this same cohort is now aging and retiring, thus creating an entirely new set of social problems. Although great strides have been made in medical knowledge and technology in recent times, this has not stopped the ever-growing crisis in the prevalence of chronic diseases in aging people. Furthermore, there is no denying that Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementia diseases will be at the forefront of issues affecting the growing number of older people. Aging baby boomers, chronic diseases, and Alzheimer's disease are the most pressing issues in gerontology