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Alzheimer’s Disease is Increasing


In Spain has a prevalence of 8% among those aged 65 years and 20% among persons octogenarian. Every time we live longer and this leads coupled to our bodies, especially our brains suffer from illnesses that diminish our quality of life dramatically. Alzheimer’s is one of them, although there are early forms of Alzheimer’s usual that arise after age 60. It is a type of dementia that primarily affects the memory, especially the recent.

Importantly, although there are memory exercises that are going very well to exercise the brain and has proven that food also help this vital organ and unknown remains in good shape for as long as possible is unknown the cure of Alzheimer’s. You can find out more or less the reasons that cause it and what factors make the development there is even advanced enough to fight drugs but they are the ultimate solution.

Alzheimer’s, like most chronic diseases afflicting the human being, is the joint result of genetic, environmental and lifestyle. Alzheimer lesions are initiated, on average, around age 50 though symptoms will not appear in most cases to 20 or 30 years later.

Who inherits his father or his mother a gene predisposed to suffer from this disease will be taken to bring about healthy lifestyle. The diet is essential, there is a very dangerous connection between high cholesterol and Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s gets along very well with diabetes if your body regulates glucose poorly, the key to diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease favors, do not give respite to their hyperglycemia. In case of having hypertension, we must be very strict with the prescription.

Moving the body is essential. Aerobic exercise that involves a daily walk and increases the risk combat cerebral atrophy is a consequence of aging. Nor should we forget the “move” the brain. You have to learn something new every day and keep the rich intellectual activity. We now know that watching TV is not a very beneficial activity for the brain, in contrast, are very positive reading, building puzzles, playing cards or boards, such as chess, listening to radio, make handicrafts and museums to follow closely the explanation tour. Consoles that offer memory tasks have not been ruled out and are usually pretty fun.