Some doctors say that people fear dementia and Alzheimer's Disease more than cancer. Since one in seven Americans 71 or older has some form of dementia and in 70% it's due to Alzheimer's, that concern's well-founded. Here are some recent findings that can cut Alzheimer's risk or delay onset. I don't know about you, but I'm paying attention...Maintain your health Treat conditions that may affect Alzheimer's course. For instance, weight maintenance reduces the risk of developing obesity-associated disorders, such as high blood pressure which heightens the effects of Alzheimer's Disease and high cholesterol, and is an important component of preserving cognitive health.
Three anti-hypertension drugs help Drug screening has identified three anti hypertension drugs capable of preventing Alzheimer's-like degeneration of nerve cells in the brain. The brains of patients with this memory-robbing disorder are mottled with deposits of the substance amyloid-ß, which makes up amyloid plaques. More recently, amyloid plaques have become one of the main focal points in the quest to treat Alzheimer's.
Recently, Gulio Pasinetti of the Mout Sinai School of Medicine, identified three commonly prescribed anti hypertensive drugs that work quite well to block the accumulation of amyloid-ß in the brain and prevent deterioration of cognitive performance. Valsartan is one of these.
Play to Recharge Your Brain Your brain needs 20% of the body's oxygen. Do you get your aerobics up more than 30 minutes a day at least three times a week? To me, play works best such as walking 18 holes during a golf game! Walking briskly gets the blood flowing quickly or climbing stairs at work rather than using the elevator. What do you enjoy?
Earn a higher degree More highly educated people will be older if and when Alzheimer's develops. However, when onset appears, the cognitive declines faster.
Diet counts For folks who follow a Mediterranean diet (including plenty of vegetables, nuts, fruits, grains, potatoes, seeds, olive oil, and beans) the lower the risk. In fact for people who adhere closely to this diet and eat reasonable portions, the risk falls by 40%.
You should know that "adults with diabetes will experience a decline in memory function after a meal, especially if simple carbohydrate foods are consumed," according to New York Academy of Sciences. "While the precise physiological mechanisms underlying these dietary influences are not completely understood, the modulation of brain insulin levels likely contributes."
Specific foods make a difference Three glasses of fruit or vegetable juice a week lower disease incidence. Older women who drink more than three cups of coffee every day are 70% less likely to have memory decline. Curry and curcumin, spices used prevalently in India may help curb cognitive decline. Fish oil elevated the level of a protein that prevents the formation of amyloid, the tell-tale protein found in Alzheimer's. This substance is found in fatty fish like salmon.
Just reviewing these, reminds me to stay on target! You?
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