The periods when it is possible to prevent Alzheimer's disease
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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Alzheimer's disease is often called the disease of the elderly, but the fight against this disease should be started from school and lasts for the rest of your life. These findings were made by researchers from the Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation in the UK.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia among the elderly. As a rule, this disease can develop after 60 years. Alzheimer's disease is characterized by confusion, memory impairment, thinking and has a negative impact on a person's daily life.
The results of the research of scientists are described in the pages of the scientific publication "PLoS ONE".
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Specialists managed to identify three stages of human life, during which the prevention of this disease is particularly effective.
The first stage
The first stage is the period when a person studies, receives education and knowledge. It begins, as is known, in early childhood - from a kindergarten and lasts until the end of the university.
The second stage
The second stage is the longest, because it occupies the largest segment of human life. This period covers all the work of a person, his career.
The third stage
The third stage is at the retirement age of a person, when already at a respectable age, he has the opportunity to devote more time to family, friends and grandchildren. This all helps to maintain and maintain the acuteness of mental activity for the longest period of time, and also contributes to longevity, providing additional years, months and days of life.
The study involved 12,500 retirees, residents of the UK. Specialists asked them to answer questions related to their education, main work, people who surround them and can support them in difficult times. Also, pensioners were asked whether they attend any mugs or classes on interests, and also how often they communicate with their neighbors. The state of their mental health was monitored by experts for sixteen years.
As it turned out after the end of the observations, more socially active people who had many friends, enjoyed spending time with their grandchildren and family, and also visited any communities, were least at risk of developing memory problems, they were less likely to become victims of Alzheimer's disease.
This study is somewhat different from all previous ones conducted in this direction. This research of scientists demonstrated a direct relationship between, active, lively mind, violent activity and slow progression of the severe form of dementia.
The longer a person received education and the more he did mental work, the more he reduced the risk of developing Alzheimer's.
Activity, constant activity and communication with others reduces the risk of even minimal memory impairment to a minimum, and also reduces the risk of their transition to more significant disorders. And besides, active mental activity can shorten the duration of the most recent and severe stage of Alzheimer's disease.