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Preventing mental illness as you grow older

It is known that dementia, in particular zheimer's disease, can be reduced but not overcome or ‘cured’. There are a number of ways to reduce the likelihood of Alzheimer’s, the most common of all dementia form. One way appears to be people who have a diet that is rich in antioxidants, that is, with plenty of fruit and vegetables. People who eat the so-called 'Mediterranean diet' for example – containing plenty of fruit and vegetables, bread and pasta, fish, olive oil and a little red wine, but low in dairy products and red meat – have a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease. So do people who exercise regularly. These activities tend to lower the risk of arteriosclerosis – disease of the arteries – and hence may in some way help protect from Alzheimer's.

People who keep mentally active – read, do crosswords, play board games, go to the theatre and so on – also have a lower risk of Alzheimer's. So do people who have good social networks. Alzheimer's has also been linked to education levels – the more education the person has, the lower the risk seems to be. Just why this is isn't known – though it may be that mental stimulation helps keep neural networks in the brain from deteriorating. (source Peter Lavelle, 2006)

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Posted by Helene Strawbridge on 8th August, 2010 | Comments (1) | Trackbacks
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I think having a proper diet not only prevent from Alzheimer's disease but also from obesity. The mental illness in aged ones is due to lack of proper diet and workouts in their young age. This would lead to several diseases causing mental stress.

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Collin paul

Posted on 16 September, 2010 by Isagenix