Alzheimer's is a progressive disease with no cure. Sufferers experience symptoms of memory loss and "cognitive degeneration" that make the condition worse as the time goes by. As the illness still has no treatments, there are some ways to alleviate its progress and try to prevent its development with these five simple tips.
Exercise And Meditate
Try to squeeze exercise on your busy schedule to keep yourself moving and your mind working. You can go for a short walk, run or even jog that will not only make yourself healthy but your brain, too. Aerobic exercise is also good for your brain, per the South China Morning Post.
Medication improves your concentration and memory. People who meditate are said to have "more call density in the hippocampus," associated with the memory, and frontal lobes, connected to behavior control.
Get Some Sleep And Stimulate Your Mind
You should need proper sleep to rest your mind. Adults need seven to nine hours of sleep every night. If you find it hard to do it, you should get to bed and wake up at the same time every single day until you get used to it.
You should also stimulate your mind for a brain exercise. You can do it by simply reading, learning new things, or even answering word puzzles.
Learn New Language And Musical Instrument
Research reveals that learning a new language can improve your thinking skills and memory abilities. You don't have to be young to do it, as you can learn different languages at any age.
Learning a new instrument also helps to change your brain waves. This move will quickly improve your listening and hearing skills.
Build Social Networks And Laugh
Having a meaningful relationship and a strong support system is very important to your emotional and brain health. So, always make time to meet your friends, you can even join a club, and be a volunteer of a good cause to have social networks.
You should often laugh as laughter is not only the best medicine but also good for the brain. You can laugh at your mistake, share your embarrassing moments, and be with fun and playful people that will make you chuckle.
Take Plant-Based Compounds
There is no cure for Alzheimer's, but there are some preventive measures you can take. One of those is taking plant-based compounds that will alleviate the progressive case of this disease.
Psychology Today reported a study by Shal and colleagues that revealed different plant-based compounds' properties help to prevent Alzheimer's disease's neurodegeneration. The research's authors noted phytochemicals like mulberry fruit's Quercetin, white mulberry's Oxyresveratrol, turmeric's Cucurmin, and other compounds found in ginger root, green tea, citrus fruits, gingko biloba, and ginseng have "strong anti-inflammatory and/or anti-oxidant properties" that are neuroprotective. These things can benefit the sufferers of Alzheimer's disease.
