So, everyone can reduce the risk for dementia and Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer: With these measures, the dementia can be reduced-risk

Worldwide, almost 50 million people suffer from dementia. The neurodegenerative disease is still not curable, but the disease risk can be reduced by various measures.

Incurable Disease

In Germany alone, approximately 1.2 million people have dementia, the majority of affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Worldwide, there are approximately 47 million people with dementia. Although the disease is not yet curable, however, in the early stages with medication to delay. In addition, there is evidence to suggest that certain measures, such as “brain training” can help Alzheimer’s prevent.

Disintegration of the nerve cells progresses slowly

“Dementia usually have a long clinical discrete Phase, while the proceeds of the disintegration of the nerve cells only slowly and, in principle stoppable is. In the case of Alzheimer’s disease, this process will take about 30 years,“ explains the German Institute for dementia prevention at the University of Saarland on his website.

“Of the various individual measures, it is known that these reduce the risk of disease. However, it is unknown how large this protective effect,“ it says there.

The world health organization (WHO) has now summarized in a new policy, the most important measures that can help every individual to reduce his personal risk of dementia or delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

Regular exercise and a healthy diet

People can reduce their risk of dementia by exercise regularly, not Smoking, harmful alcohol consumption, avoid your weight, eat a healthy diet and a healthy blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels to comply with.

These recommendations are the WHO in the new guideline “reduction of risk of cognitive decline and dementia”.

“We must do everything we can to reduce our risk of Dementia,” stressed the WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a press release.

The recommendations in the Directive are based on collected scientific findings, and to confirm that what is for our hearts is good for our brain, well, so Dr. Ghebreyesus.

More education on dementia disorders is required

In more than two years of evaluation by a panel of experts, the guidelines were created.

Among the experts, Dr. Ronald Petersen, the Director of the Alzheimer’s research center at the Mayo Clinic was located.

“The guidelines aim to help health professionals and the population about measures the likelihood of a cognitive impairment can be reduced,” explains Petersen, a communication from the Mayo Clinic.

What can you do against dementia and Alzheimer’s even

“There are a few things that we can do to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, perhaps, but delay its outbreak and you can slow down the progression,” says Dr. Petersen.

One of the most effective recommendations would be the regular physical activity. From numerous studies shows that physical Training is associated with a delayed onset of dementia in conjunction.

Dr. Petersen recommends that you drive each week, 150 minutes of sports, so, for example, three times 50 minutes, or five times 30 minutes. Suitable types of sport are, for example, quick (Nordic Walking), Swimming, Jogging or aerobics.

Slimming against dementia

According to Dr. Petersen, the diet plays an important role. Often obesity and lack of exercise Hand-in-Hand to ensure that many complications, also to promote forms of dementia to go.

“Most experts now recommend the Mediterranean diet,” says the clinic Director. This form of nutrition is one of the healthiest in the world and the strength of the heart and the brain.

In General, any diet can be recommended, the heart is healthy. This is not only a good idea for General health but also good for the brain, says Petersen.

The brain wants to be used

“In observational studies has shown that people who stay intellectually active have a lower risk of developing cognitive impairment,” says Alzheimer’s expert.

The WHO recommends that people remain intellectually active and there are always new challenges should be looking for.

Tobacco avoid alcohol consumption, keep low

“In General, we advise people to drink that you should not start and if you already drink alcohol, you should be a little more modest,” says Dr. Petersen.

A little alcohol is probably okay, but you should not let it escalate.

Otherwise it looks in tobacco consumption. The WHO advises to not vigorously from any tobacco use, to reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia. Support you can find in the article: give up Smoking. (vb, ad)