Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative condition that affects all aspects of a person’s life. Unfortunately, throughout the progression of this disease, family members start seeing the person they have known for many years slip away.
If you are caring for your elderly loved one, it might be nice to know there are some tips that can help to lower their risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
Committing to Exercise
Research shows that exercising regularly can help to significantly lower the risk of this disease. In addition, if someone already has the disease, it can help to control symptoms or even slow down the progression of the disease. If you and/or in-home care providers are taking care of your elderly loved one, it would be a good idea to have them do an exercise routine. You can work with them to create an exercise schedule that best fits their needs and abilities.
Proper Dieting
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Your elderly loved one doesn’t have to go on a diet in order to prevent or lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. However, it would be a good idea for you and home care providers to help them stick to healthier eating. There are numerous diets that can help to prevent neurodegenerative conditions. Two of the best options would be the Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet. The MIND diet is another option that can help to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
Sleep Quality
Another way for your elderly loved one to lower their risk of Alzheimer’s disease is to get better sleep. There are far too many senior citizens who can’t fall asleep until well into the night, who wake up multiple times almost every night, or who get up so early because they just can’t stay asleep. If your elderly loved one isn’t currently sleeping very well, it may be helpful to have them see their doctor. A sleep study might determine what is going on. Then, hopefully, the doctor can make recommendations or prescribe treatments to help improve your elderly loved one’s sleep quality.
Continue Socializing
Another way for senior citizens to lower their risk of this disease is to continue socializing. Studies show that socializing requires the brain to stay active in many ways. It requires remembering things, conversing back and forth, figuring out which words to use, recall, and much more. If your elderly loved one doesn’t have many friends, you could always hire in-home care providers to socialize with them.
Conclusion
These are some of the best tips for lowering the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Now that you know what these tips are, be sure to share them with your elderly loved one and encourage them to use them.
Sources
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/assessing-risk-alzheimers-disease
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Becky Moultrie is Owner and Administrator of Assisting Hands Home Care Serving Pinellas. Guided by a motto to Do Good with Love, she’s well positioned to do just that at Assisting Hands. She has a passion for helping families keep seniors and those who are diabled happy and healthy at home. She serves on a number of boards in Pinellas County including the Pinellas Park Gateway Chamber and Better Living Seniors (BLS), leading the Membership Committee. Annually, she hosts a Silver Santa Party, collecting donations for nearly 100 low income seniors in the county. She attends Blessed Sacrament Church, Seminole where she is an Ascribed Member of the Rosminian Order. When not busy Doing Good in the community, Becky is at home with her husband David & their 4 children, tending to their beehives and digging in the garden.
