Only following healthy habits and regular exercise can prevent the disease as Alzheimer’s disease do not have any medical cure. In the next 20 years the number of people affected by Alzheimer’s disease will be at 8 million. Currently it stands at 5.3 million people. This is revealed on a report from the Alzheimer’s Association in 2009.
A 2009 study published in the medical journal Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders found that individuals with moderately high cholesterol levels in their 40s have twice the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in the 60s. The study followed 9,844 subjects for 30 years and found that individuals with cholesterol levels of 240 or higher were 57 percent more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. Furthermore, individuals with borderline cholesterol levels (from 200 to 239) were 23 percent more likely to develop the disease.
Some neurological studies in animals have suggested that high cholesterol levels in the blood might further the development of a brain-clogging substance known as beta-amyloid protein.
Most of the factors are related to diet apart from smoking. Hypertension, diabetes, obesity, diet with high fat and smoking are the other major factors that contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s disease. It is described that only a healthy diet can prevent Alzheimer’s. But an American diet is full of fat and processed food. A diet is considered to be healthy when it has less fat and more fruits and vegetables. People who follow Mediterranean which consists more fruits, vegetables, olive, fish and exercised regularly reduce their risk of getting affected by Alzheimer’s by as much as 50 percent.
In the diet and exercise study, researchers followed 1,880 subjects for an average of five and a half years. Exercise alone could decrease the risk by as much as 50 percent, and diet alone could decrease the risk by as much as 40 percent. Exercise, then, appears to be an even more powerful than diet when it comes to Alzheimer’s prevention.
Regular exercise keeps the blood flowing strong – and in this manner, regular exercise keeps the heart as well as the brain healthy. A lack of exercise leads to a weak cardiovascular system and reduced blood flow. With reduced blood flow, tissue damage can occur as cells begin to die.
Regular exercise also appears to stimulate the production of certain neuroprotective substances in the body. Physical activity has a direct affect on brain chemistry.
It is said by Dr. Ronald Peterson, director of the Alzheimer’s Research Center at the Mayo Clinic says “Regular physical exercise is probably the best means we have of preventing Alzheimer’s disease today, better than medications, better than intellectual activity, better than supplements and diet,”.
A gym-sculpted physique is not required to get the benefits of Alzheimer’s protection. The important thing is to avoid inactivity. Inactivity – non-movement – allows the body to start breaking down. Movement – physical activity – allows the body to regenerate itself. Get out of your chair and get moving!
Christian Goodman a natural health researcher has created a set easy and simple exercise to prevent and delay Alzheimer’s disease. This program will be very helpful.
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