How To Avoid Alzheimer's Disease
6/11/2008 ·
Start fighting Alzheimer's disease no matter what age you are, that way you will help reduce your chances of getting this disease. Exercise your brain regularly by reading, memorizing things, playing games that force you to use your brain, doing crossword puzzles, etc. Keep your brain in tip-top shape.
Here are some tips that I found in the book Superfoods Healthstyle, by Steven G. Pratt and Kathy Matthews:
•Eat fish on a regular basis, especially the fatty varieties like wild Alaskan salmon. This is because of the omega-3 fatty acids that it contains. You can also get your omega-3s in DHA enriched eggs (eggs with high omega-3 content, like Eggland’s Best eggs).
•Keep your blood pressure low, ideally around 120/80
•Keep your weight an optimum level. Do this by eating properly and exercising on a regular basis.
•Feed your brain with complex carbohydrates (like whole wheat bread and oatmeal) so you can give your brain a steady supply of glucose that it needs to improve your memory.
•Have your homocysteine levels checked since you could nearly double your chances of getting Alzheimer’s disease if they are elevated. If they are elevated, make sure you take a good multivitamin that has all the B vitamins.
•Have a complete blood count done to make sure you are not anemic.
•Keep your cholesterol below 200 mg/d
•Don’t drink too much alcohol
•Exercise to increase the blood flow to the brain
•Socialize
•Lower your risk for diabetes
•Eat blueberries – which are also sometimes called “brain berries”
•Eat avocado, which works in a similar way as blueberries
•Avoid transfats
•Make sure you take in lots of vitamins C and E
•Eat lots of pumpkin and spinach, which are high in betacarotene.
•Take a Ginkgo Biloba supplement daily (don’t take it if you are using other blood thinners though, such as aspiring, since it might have an adverse effect)
•Spice your food up with turmeric
•Increase your niacin intake. Excellent sources of food containing niacin are turkey breast, chicken breast, tuna, wild salmon, sardines, peanut butter and vitamin-enriched cold cereals.
•Take an acetyl-Lcarnitine supplement – 500 mg twice a day
Take control now. Don't wait until you start feeling the symptoms of Alzheimer's before you start doing something about it. The best way to reduce the chances of getting this degenerative disease is by doing something about it now. Keep you brain in tip-top shape by reading to your kids or grandkids, or just curling up on your bed or favorite chair and reading a magazine or book to yourself. Follow the other tips mentioned above and you will be on your way to preventing Alzheimer's Disease.
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