Lifestyle Changes That Can Prevent Dementia
Lifestyle Changes That Can Prevent Dementia
A healthy lifestyle is the key to preventing dementia, even before chronic diseases occur, diseases which may contribute to its development. A third of all dementia cases are caused due to various risk factors.
Adopting a healthy lifestyle and maintaining nutritional habits, and physical activity, can help reduce the risk of developing dementia, and even delay its deterioration if it has already started, and help mitigate its typical symptoms. Therefore, it is important to maintain the following issues:
- Regular physical activity
- Mediterranean nutrition
- Maintaining a healthy weight and avoiding overweight
- Balancing diabetes and blood pressure
- Quitting smoking
- Avoiding alcohol
- Cognitive-behavioral stimulation
- Treatment of depression
- Treatment of hearing problems
- Avoiding head injuries
The HMOs (Kupot Cholim) offer health promoting programs, dealing with these recommendations. This is the time to contact your HMO and learn about a program suitable for you.
Additionally, the local authorities regularly conduct social activities and classes adapted for older adults. Contact your local authority in your area of residence, and learn about an activity that suits you, taking place in the area.
Dementia is a neurodegenerative syndrome of the brain leading, initially, to cognitive deterioration, and over time, to functional deterioration. It is a progressive syndrome which has a substantial effect on the quality of life and is untreatable; the earlier we adopt lifestyle changes, the more we succeed in reducing the risk of dementia. Even if chronic diseases such as hypertension, have appeared, an appropriate lifestyle will help prevent dementia.
Specialists estimate that a third of all dementia cases in the world are linked to lifestyle risk factors. Preventing these risk factors is likely to reduce the risk of developing dementia.
How to reduce the risk of developing dementia in the future
Support frameworks for a healthy lifestyle
It is recommended to find frameworks supporting a healthy lifestyle in your area of residence.
The HMOs (Kupot Cholim) offer health promoting programs, dealing with these recommendations. This is the time to contact your HMO and learn about a program suitable for you.
Additionally, the local authorities regularly conduct social activities and classes adapted for older adults. Contact your local authority in your area of residence, and learn about an activity that suits you, taking place in the area.
How to reduce the risk of dementia with several lifestyle changes
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