If you want to stay sharp and in control of your life well into your golden years, there are proactive methods to achieving the mental alertness you need. More and more research points to the fact that the choice of physical activity and lifestyle has more to do with preventing Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other forms of dementia - once considered a normal part of aging - than pure genetics. So if you have a parent, grandparent or sibling with an ad that does not mean you has to follow the same path.
Statistics gathered from extensive research pointing towards a higher risk of developing advertising if you have a close relative with AD - as much as 50%, but it has a pattern that has less to do with genes and more to do with the style of their life. If for example, your parents were smokers rarely done, you may have developed some of the same destructive habits.
What can you do to break the cycle and prevent ads? Take action and take control today. Even if you are in the 60 or 70s you can reverse some damage to your brain through poor diet, activity, or damaging lifestyle choices. Scientists have discovered recently that the brain has the ability to repair cells and neurotransmitters and improve cognitive function and memory.
It's not too late to make a difference: from 5 steps today
1. Eat right. It seems so simple, but not too many people do not get enough of the mind preserving antioxidants found in fresh fruits and vegetables. A balanced diet, free dairy products and using low fat sources of protein will protect the heart and mind.
2. Complements if necessary. Many diet deficient in nutrients that are proven to improve brain health. These include sources of essential fatty acids found in fish and specific herbs and minerals that can enhance cognitive function.
3. Exercise. It was initially thought that exercise increases blood flow and oxygen to the brain cells. It is still valid, but the report made to the National Institutes of Health states that exercise can also stimulate the production of growth factors, which are molecules produced by the body to repair and maintain nerves.
4. Lower Your Cholesterol. Many people with early dementia or advertisements symptoms may actually experience small strokes that damaged the brain neurotransmitters. By keeping cholesterol levels in check, the arteries free and clear of plaque that can lead to stroke.
5. Is your mental exercises. Keeping up with current events, working puzzles each day, learning and memorizing new information all work to keep the mind strong and alert. It is normal for people to sometimes forget a name or date, but more practice given the information the greater the brain's ability to do this throughout old age. In the case of a mental challenge, the more you do the more you can push back the clock on cognitive decline.
Five easy steps, when you think about it, can do a lot to make the aging of events to celebrate later not feared. With age there comes experience and wisdom, and we all have to do whatever is in our power able to convey that in the next generation.