i am always looking and reading for things that may help
to prevent and or to slow down
alzheimers disease
some will probably work
some wont
but
at least one of these if it dont help
i still want to do it anyway
sleep
i ran across this article about research on bad sleep and alzheimers disease
published in the journal brain
basically what they found was that one night of bad sleep
can lead to the increased levels of the bad beta amyloid in the brain
several nights can lead to the elevation of tau protein in the brain
abnormal beta amyloid and tau levels are what many think causes
alzheimers disease
yes they did spinal taps on those folks in the study
basically not getting adequate sleep long term makes you at
an increased risk of getting alzheimers disease
blood pressure meds
this article is about past research showing that controlling blood pressure
with arb inhibitors like losartin and ace inhibitors like lisinopril decreased
the risk of alzheimers disease by 50%
now researchers are looking at a specific arb inhibitor called
losartan to see how well it will work in regards to alzheimers disease
its been around for years
i use to take it but now i take its first cousin
irbesartan
my guess is it probably doesnt matter which one you use for
your blood pressure
the effect will be the same
so i guess unless its contraindicated if you have to take a blood pressure med
and you are concerned for alzheimers disease
consider an arb inhibitor or ace inhibitor
then the last article
the one i like the most
shows that babysitting grandkids may decrease the chances of
developing alzheimers disease
whether it has an effect on you if you are already diagnosed is not known
it might i guess help some
you teach them new things
you read and do memory activities with them
you
let me tell you this ones true
get a lot more exercise
now granted we would be doing this anyway
watching ms b
but now we have an extra incentive to do it
so i would add all three to my regimen
but
i am already doing all three
remember
we need financial support to fight this disease
and
emotional support to deal with it
join us as we walk this year
we will be doing the
alzheimers texas walk in georgetown texas
on saturday september 23rd
team name is organicgreendoctor
yes we will be in georgetown for the above walk
as we walk with our austin friends and family
do join us
come say goodbye to us
i also will have a team in the
santa barbara walk to end alzheimers
on saturday october 28th
team name is organicgreendoctor.com
join us
the organicgreen doctor
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