Beware! Alzheimer's disease is very close to us!

When it comes to Alzheimer's disease, many people will draw an "=" line with memory loss. In fact, this disease is not as simple as you think. Next, let us understand what Alzheimer's disease is all about......

What is dementia?

Dementia is a syndrome characterized by acquired cognitive impairment, which leads to a significant decline in patients' daily living ability, learning ability, work ability and social interaction ability.

Senile dementia includes: Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, other dementias (such as: Pick's dementia, Creutzfeldt-Jakob dementia, Huntington's dementia...), among which the most common is Alzheimer's disease.

What are the influencing factors of Alzheimer's disease?

1. Advanced age: Epidemiological studies in countries around the world have confirmed that the incidence and prevalence of Alzheimer's disease increase with age.

2 Women: Studies show that the prevalence of dementia in men is 19%-29% lower than that in women. The reason for this difference may be that women live longer than men, and the incidence of dementia is higher among the elderly.

3. Genetics: If two or more siblings in a family suffer from Alzheimer's disease, the risk of their family members developing Alzheimer's disease is three times that of the general population.

But don't worry too much, not all dementia patients have a family history, and it is not 100% hereditary.

4 Vascular risk factors: hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, overweight or obesity, smoking and harmful drinking, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, etc.

5. Social and psychological factors: people with low education level, depression, and sleep disorders.

Alzheimer's disease warning signs

1. Memory declines day by day, affecting daily life. For example: adding salt twice when cooking, forgetting to turn off the gas after cooking.

2 Difficulty in handling familiar things, such as difficulty in doing daily housework, not knowing the order of dressing and the steps of cooking.

3 Difficulty in language expression, such as forgetting simple words, and the words or sentences spoken or written are incomprehensible.

4. Growing confusion about time, place, and people. For example, not remembering what day it is, what day of the week it is, or what province you are in.

5. The ability to judge is gradually declining. For example: wearing a cotton-padded jacket in the hot sun, but wearing thin clothes in the cold winter.

6 Decreased ability to comprehend or arrange things properly, such as not being able to follow the train of thought of other people or not being able to pay bills on time.

7 Often put things in inappropriate places. For example: putting the iron into the washing machine.

8 Emotional instability and abnormal behavior. For example, rapid mood swings and becoming moody.

9. Personality changes, such as becoming suspicious, indifferent, anxious or rude.

10 Losing the initiative to do things. For example, wasting time all day and losing interest in previous hobbies.

How to treat and prevent Alzheimer's disease?

1 Actively treat the primary disease: Actively control risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, obesity, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

2 Healthy lifestyle: quit smoking and limit alcohol consumption, drink plenty of water, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, and eat a low-salt and low-fat diet.

3. Engage in appropriate physical exercise: do some exercise that you can do, such as jogging, mountain climbing, Tai Chi, square dancing, etc.

4 Use your brain more: play some relaxing games, play mahjong appropriately, or go to a senior citizen university, etc.

5. Get enough sleep: Stay up late less or as little as possible to ensure adequate rest time.

6. Actively participate in social activities: such as birthday parties, group vacations, etc.

Finally, a warm reminder: whether you or your family members show signs of Alzheimer's disease, you must seek medical attention in time! Don't let your loved ones become "the most familiar strangers"!