A while ago the hit TV series "are quite good" inside the Su Daqiang everyone is very familiar with, his later years is suffering from Alzheimer's disease, once triggered the country's attention to this disease. In fact, with the aging trend in China intensified, China's Alzheimer's patients are more and more, now there are 6 million Alzheimer's patients in China, an average annual increase of 300,000, is expected to 2050 will increase to more than 20 million people.
Alzheimer's disease is an unknown cause, manifested as intellectual and cognitive function decline and behavioral and personality changes in behavioral degenerative neurological diseases, is still in the "no ideal cure" stage. There are many factors that cause dementia in the elderly, such as smoking, drinking, lack of exercise and other bad habits, diabetes, hypertension and other underlying diseases, low education, low income and other objective factors. What behaviors in life can increase the risk of this disease? The World Health Organization has issued a report, pointing out that the following three behaviors can induce dementia:
What are the behaviors that increase dementia?
1) Smoking and alcohol abuse: Nicotine in tobacco can stimulate the corresponding receptors in the brain, which play an important role in brain thinking and memory. Smoking also accelerates cerebral medullary ischemia, causing cognitive impairment. Light drinking can prevent dementia and improve blood circulation, but excessive drinking can lead to cognitive impairment. Therefore, it is recommended that the elderly quit smoking and drink alcohol in moderation.
2) Sedentary and living alone: some older people feel that their arms and legs are not flexible, they do not like sports, research shows that physical activity, entertainment and social activities (especially music) can effectively stimulate the metabolism of brain cells, improve the brain's perception of the outside world, reduce the incidence of dementia. Older people living alone have less communication with others, accelerating brain degeneration, good hobbies can delight the body and mind, good health. It is recommended that the elderly do more holistic whole-body activities and educational activities, such as walking, health exercises, Tai Chi, square dance, chess, calligraphy and other activities, but do not exercise too much, do what you can, and it is important to insist.
3) poor sleep and diet: too much or too little sleep may increase the risk of dementia, good sleep habits help prevent cognitive decline, it is recommended that the elderly before bedtime hot water foot soak, to develop the correct sleeping position right lateral position, to improve the quality of sleep. Vitamin B and folic acid intake can reduce the risk of dementia, it is recommended that the elderly eat more green leafy vegetables, citrus, tomatoes, cauliflower, mushrooms, millet, walnuts and other foods.
So a good lifestyle, including diet, sleep, habits, hobbies, health care and other behaviors can reduce the risk of dementia, and I wish all the world's elderly a healthy and happy old age.