In 2020, China's Alzheimer's disease patients amounted to 14.1 million people, that is, every 20 elderly people over the age of 65 years old, there is one suffering from Alzheimer's disease, the disease has become the health of middle-aged and old people "fourth killer".
Can not be cured, from the beginning of the memory deterioration, to later even the simplest dress, eat can not do, and finally bedridden all day ......
In our country, in a few years, a couple of support of four elderly people aged 80 years old or older, there will be a patient with Alzheimer's disease.
What's even scarier is that scientific studies have found that some so-called good habits can actually be the culprits of Alzheimer's.
01 Light diet
Doctors say this all the time, but what exactly does light mean? Many people go to the extreme and equate a light diet with being a vegetarian for a long period of time, and they don't even dare to eat oil or salt.
If you are a vegetarian for a long time, it can lead to weakness, pallor, easy fatigue, lack of concentration, memory loss and other symptoms. When there is a serious lack of nutrition, it can even cause dementia, stones, osteoporosis and other diseases.
Especially the elderly population, should pay special attention to nutrition. Often eat fish, poultry, eggs and lean meat and other high-quality protein, to ensure that vegetables and fruit intake. Sugar and salt to control the amount, but not eat a little more unfavorable to the body.
02 too clean
Dr. Molly Fox of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and her colleagues analyzed data from 192 countries. The results found that countries with better sanitation and facilities and greater urbanization also had higher rates of cognitive impairment. In particular, countries with good sanitation had a 33% higher prevalence of certified disorders.
Frequent disinfection, frequent use of antimicrobials, and never touching nature ...... are also disruptive to the ecological balance when the living environment is too clean.
03 sleep too much
Sleeping less is not good, sleeping more is not good.
The University of California, San Diego School of Pharmacy and the American Cancer Society spent six years investigating 1 million people and found that: adults who sleep between 6.5-7.4 hours have the lowest mortality rate. Longer sleepers, who slept more than eight hours, had an increased likelihood of stroke to 146%.
Framingham Heart researchers in the US found that older people who slept more than nine hours a day had twice the average risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
But if you've always had to sleep more than 9 hours a day to be comfortable, there's no need to deliberately change your routine. If you're trying to stay in bed or suddenly and inexplicably drift off to sleep for more than 9 hours a day, you need to get over your inertia, and you need to go to the hospital for the latter, because lethargy is an early symptom of Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's 3, 4 years ahead of the signs
U.S. scientists invited 290 volunteers over the age of 40, the study found that:
3-9 years before the emergence of symptoms, the brain structure changes;
11-15 years before the emergence of symptoms, there will be cognitive impairment signs;
Elevated levels of Tau protein (a biomarker for Alzheimer's disease) are detected 34 years before the onset of the disease.
The 10 biggest warnings of Alzheimer's disease
There is no cure for dementia, also known as Alzheimer's disease. Only early intervention can effectively slow the course of the disease. You should seek medical attention for these symptoms:
1. Memory loss, not being able to remember what happened before your eyes or in the short term.
2. Difficulty in dealing with familiar things.
3. Difficulties in verbal expression.
4. Loss of sense of time and direction, or even getting lost.
5. Decreased judgment and alertness.
6. Decreased ability to understand or organize things.
7. Often put things in an inappropriate place.
8. Dramatic changes in mood and anger.
9. Personality changes.
10. Loss of mobility and inability to take care of oneself.
Middle-aged people can also suffer from Alzheimer's disease
There was an executive in his forties who always got lost and went in the wrong direction, and was examined in hospitals after hospitals, and through many departments, before finally being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
In general, the incidence of the disease doubles with every five years of age, and the incubation period for the disease can be as long as ten to twenty years. In life, if there is significant memory loss, spatial, thinking, language ability and other comprehensive decline, and even change in temperament, forget who they are, originally very introverted people suddenly become impulsive, etc., to pay attention.
Alzheimer's 9 risk factors
The Lancet - Global Health has released the results of the study, intervention in the following 9 risk factors, can reduce the risk of disease 1 / 3:
1, education (did not complete secondary school education)
2. High blood pressure
3. Obesity
4. Hearing loss
5. Depression
6, Diabetes
7. Lack of physical activity
8. Smoking
9. Little social contact
Doctors therefore give advice:
1.
Control your weight.
BMI should be controlled between 18.5 and 24, with a slightly higher BMI for those over 65.
BMI is also known as the body mass index, i.e.: weight (Kg) height squared ( ).
Waist circumference is best kept below 85cm for men and 80cm for women.
2
Protect your hearing.
3
Exercise more.
Studies have shown that physical activity can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease-type dementia in older adults by 45%.
It is recommended to exercise 5-7 times a week for 30 minutes or more.
4
Get in touch with people.
Positive social relationships can help prevent memory loss and benefit physical and mental health.
5
Use your brain more.
Set aside half an hour to an hour a day to read books and newspapers to stimulate thinking and recall.
Play mahjong, poker, or chess with friends every week or every two weeks. Train thinking skills and mobilize the brain.
Read senior university, square dance, learn musical instruments and singing and so on.
6
Do finger exercises.
Studies have shown that various types of finger movements can promote blood circulation in the brain, slow down the aging of brain nerve cells, and promote understanding, memory and other functions.
Yao Zhiping, geriatric ward of Huashan Hospital affiliated with Fudan University, introduces a set of finger exercises that can prevent dementia, improve the cognitive ability of dementia patients, ability to live, and improve the quality of life.
Finger manipulation a **** there are ten actions, no cost, non-invasive, easy to learn, not subject to time and site restrictions, and easy to be accepted.
1
palms opposite each other, up and down friction
2
palms rubbing the back of the hand
3
hands ten fingers cross hard to hold
4
Cross your fingers and turn them clockwise
5
Point one finger at each other
6
Make a fist with one hand and release it
7
Make a fist in one hand and spread your fingers out
8
Place the palm of one hand on your chest and extend your fist forward
9
Press the palm of one hand against the tip of the other finger
10
Climb the ladder with your thumbs and forefingers
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