Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer's disease (Alzheimer's disease, AD) is a progressive dementia chronic degenerative disease of the central nervous system caused by, is the most common cause of dementia and the most common senile dementia. AD to progressive memory disorders, cognitive dysfunction, personality changes and language barriers and other neuropsychiatric symptoms characteristic. Often the early onset in old age or elderly, more slow onset, gradual progression to dementia as the main performance, the onset of the old year or more there is a family history with the disease, rapid progression of the disease. Genetic predisposition and mutations 10% of AD patients have a clear family history, especially in patients with onset before age 65, so family history is an important risk factor, it was considered first degree relatives of AD 80 to 90 years of age about 50% of the incidence, risk no family history of AD 2 to 4 times, early onset autosomal dominant AD is relatively rare exception, the world's only 120 families determined to carry disease-causing genes, and genes involved in the pathogenesis of FAD include 21, 14 at present, 1 number and chromosome 19, found so far, FAD is an autosomal dominant genetic disease, genetic heterogeneity.
1. Life must be rules. Time and rest, work and rest, to ensure adequate sleep, before going to bed do not drink tea or coffee drinks, which are irritant, can not be too excited, easy to chat chat with warm water wash feet, calm sleep early morning modest activity, life content to be rich, neither idle, lonely, bored, and do not be too tired, lack of rest.
2. appropriate diet. Is necessary to ensure adequate nutrition, but also restrict certain adverse food for the elderly. In particular, have high blood pressure and high cholesterol and other diseases, should Eat less animal fat phoenix soybean oil, vegetable oil instead of lard, cholesterol-rich foods such as organ meats, egg yolk, roe, eel, etc. should be limited. Food should adopt a sober light-based, pond and salt are not too much, but also have the necessary vitamins and other nutrients, the right amount to eat more vegetables, soy mouth, lean meat and fruit.
3. appropriate to participate in sports activities. "Life is movement", but to do what, step by step, do I meet the age and health of physical exercise, such as gymnastics, running, sword dance, boxing and sports activities, such as walking.
4. To smooth the mood. Do not watch a lot of irritating TV shows, movies and participate in gambling. Participate in recreational activities (such as playing cards, etc.) should also be appropriate, not day and night, of rest.