Alzheimers Disease Information

Alzheimer's Disease is a silent killer. It slowly causes the brain to deteriorate.

Alzheimers Symptom

Early Alzheimers symptoms include intermittent memory lapses, lack of proper judgement, an inability to express themselves properly, confusing views and sometimes changes in the personality might be noticed. 

Developing Alzheimers Stage

Puzzled Feelings - Loss of memory - Forgetful of daily tasks such as 'Brushing Teeth ' 'Washing hands' or 'Combing Hair' - Unable to read or speak clearly and stammering - Need to focus immensely to think about anything - Unable to express yourself in ordinary conversation. - Difficulty in doing routine tasks involving muscular movements - Confusion about normal routines leading to misplacing simple things - Irritability - Difficulty in proper vision or similar functions involving nerves of your body - Unable to dress properly - Can not recollect date, day or time - Disinterested in any previously enjoyed activities or interactions Difficulty in simple calculations like bill payments - Unable to understand or grasp whatever is being read.

Advanced Alzheimers Disease Stage

Regular bouts of depression with indifference to everyone and everything - Anxious feelings leading to uncertainty - Aggressiveness leading to violence and physical abuse - Bored and uninterested in doing anything - Straying from familiar surroundings - Unable to remember where they live - Arguing unnecessarily - Marked changes in personality - Suspicious of everything and everybody - Incontinence - Unable to control Bowel movements - Unable to swallow edibles easily - Total lack of reasoning power - Fully dependent on others.

This is the advanced Alzheimers disease stage. It is best to look into treatment options in the early stages while you can understand the implications of lack of treatment, otherwise deterioration becomes faster.

Although the average time span of Alzheimers's Disease ranges from six to eight years it can last anywhere from two to twenty years. The end  is always death but this could also be due to other aging factors.

Alzheimers Disease Information - Prevention

There are a few simple techniques you can utilise in Alzheimers Prevention.

Routine Vascular Checks - Blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol levels cause various heart ailments but they are also responsible for Alzheimer's Disease.

Fatty Acids - Foods rich in (n-3) Fatty acids such as Fish and nuts lower your risk of Alzheimer's 

Obesity - Obesity increases your body mass index and propels towards dementia and Alzheimer's

Exercise - Physical and mental stimulation, such as walking jogging, Studying, Chess, Crosswords. Keep physically active and mentally alert to ward of Alzheimer's

No Smoking - Smoking clogs the arteries and affects blood pressure, which in turn affects blood flow to the Brain.

Soya bean - Soya Bean and soy products like cheese, milk etc prevent brain degeneration.

Vitamins E,B,B12 and Folic Acid help to maintain your cognitive health. You can also include liberal amounts of yeast, low fat dairy, whole grains, leafy greens and lentils in your diet. These foods repair damages to neurons and aid the memory and learning centers of the brain.

Regular Forms of Relaxation Therapy - such as listening to music, yoga massage therapy, meditation etc.

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