Regular mental and physical activity will help reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
Why is Alzheimer dangerous?
Alzheimer’s disease is a very dangerous disease. In medical terms, this is a severe disease of the nervous system that slowly destroys neurons and causes the death of brain tissue.
According to a neurologist Anastasia Bratkovskayathe disease deprives people of communication skills, memory, reduces mental abilities, which complicates the implementation of daily activities.
“Often at an early stage, the symptoms of dementia (another name for Alzheimer’s disease) may hardly appear, but the more the disease progresses, the more it affects a person’s life,” the physician emphasizes.
Prevent a problem
Despite the horrendous prospects and the lack of a cure that would completely cure dementia, there is a chance for a happy old age. almost everyone.
To reduce the risks of developing the disease, one must not reduce the mental load and go in for sports even after stepping over the age of retirement. And it will be even better if you combine these two activities. And, for example, he will start playing chess.
According to the neurologist, other activities are also suitable as a prevention of dementia: solving crossword puzzles, knitting, embroidery, making crafts.
But it is important not to forget about the need to move a lot and regularly: you can walk, run, do exercises in the morning and swim in the pool once a week. By the way, in this regard, high-quality cleaning in an apartment or house will be especially useful: tilts, squats, pull-ups – as you put things in order, the sports load will increase, and the chances of meeting with Alzheimer’s disease will decrease.
“The main condition for prevention is to ensure brain activity and maximize the use of all muscle groups and improve the blood supply to the brain,” the physician recalled.