How to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease?
As everybody knows there is an old saying "Prevention is better than a cure". The same saying goes with Alzheimer's disease also. There is as such no permanent cure for Alzheimer's disease therefore preventing Alzheimer's disease is better and beneficial.
Though there are no methods for preventing Alzheimer's disease, there are some preventive measures that will help you to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
- First important thing that you can do to prevent Alzheimer's disease is eating a nutritious diet. Eating a healthy diet containing fresh vegetables that are rich in folate will not only help to prevent or delay Alzheimer's disease but also other forms of dementia.
- A diet low in cholesterol and high in beneficial foods such as cauliflower, broccoli, spinach and green leafy vegetables also help in preventing Alzheimer's disease.
- Drinking a fruit or vegetable juice twice or thrice a week can also help in prevention of Alzheimer's disease.
- Taking nutritional supplements like Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B9 and Vitamin B12 may help to prevent Alzheimer's disease by preventing the damage caused by free radicals.
- Try to eliminate processed foods. Eating a low-calorie diet may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
- High intake of foods that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids like fish may also lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, which often accompanies Alzheimer's disease. To achieve healthy amount of omega-3 fatty acids and lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease eat fish at least 2 to 3 times a week.
- Curcumin that found in turmeric may help in reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
- Reduce the intake of diary products like butter that contain linoleic acid. This may prevent cognitive decline in some people with Alzheimer's disease.
- Keeping yourself active both physically and mentally may help in preventing Alzheimer's disease. You can involve yourself in mentally challenging activities like crossword puzzles.
- Keeping yourself busy in some social activities may also prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
- High cholesterol levels can contribute to many heart diseases and neurological disorders. Therefore controlling the levels of cholesterol can help in preventing Alzheimer's disease.
- Controlling the blood pressure by keeping it normal may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
- Avoiding the intake of alcohol and cigarette may also prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
- Keeping yourself healthy by doing regular exercise and by losing weight also lowers the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
- Minimize the exposure of heavy metals like mercury and aluminum as they have the potential to cause nerves damage, which is characteristic of the damage found in Alzheimer's disease. Avoiding the use of aluminum cookware may also help.
- Some medications may also help to prevent Alzheimer's disease. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen may reduce risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Other medications like statins help to lower cholesterol levels thereby reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
- Female Hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) that is done on postmenopausal women, may help in preventing Alzheimer's disease by decreasing the production of chemicals that cause Alzheimer's disease. By stimulating the growth of brain cells it improves flow of blood in the brain.
Though preventing the onset of Alzheimer's disease is difficult it is not impossible. The above-mentioned preventive tips will help you in reducing the risk to some extent.

