How to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease

As you get older, the brain's ability will decrease, especially the ability to remember,, a condition also known as Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's disease generally occurs in elderly people over the age of 60. Is Alzheimer's curable and preventable?

Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's is a disease that occurs as a result of the death of brain cells or commonly referred to as neurodegenerative. As a result, people will lose memory and decrease cognitive function

Causes of Alzheimer's

So far it is not known what causes Alzheimer's disease. But many assume that Alzheimer's occurs due to lifestyle factors, genetic factors, and environmental factors. Some studies concluded there are several factors that are the cause of Alzheimer's, namely:

1. There is a history of Alzheimer's disease from the family
2. Getting older
3. Unhealthy lifestyle factors

4. Stress Factor

Anyone Susceptible to Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's occurs mostly in people over the age of 65 and the chances are even greater if they are over 80 years of age. Even Alzheimer's also occurs in people aged 40 to 65 with fewer chances. So the older a person eats the greater the odds of developing Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's Symptoms

Symptoms of Alzheimer's disease appear gradually and can occur over a monthly to yearly period. Depends on several factors. Symptoms of Alzheimer's are divided into 3 parts namely, mild stage, moderate stage, and severe stage.

1. Light Stage

At this mild stage, the main symptom that occurs is memory lapses. As a result, a person will have difficulty speaking and difficulty in understanding information. Other symptoms such as difficulty learning new things and difficulty remembering things.

2. Medium Stage

With the development of Alzheimer's disease, the disorder in memory will get worse. It's been hard to recognize the face of the person closest to him. Hallucinations will occur often, then he will find it difficult to speak and remember the events that are happening today.

At this stage, a person will be paralyzed by his disease. The support from the nearest person is very much needed in living their daily lives ranging from eating to the toilet.

3. Severe Stages

At a later stage, the symptoms caused by Alzheimer's disease will get worse and can trouble people with the condition. Including their caregivers, friends, and family. 

Sometimes people with this disease can be dising, demanding, and suspicious of those around them. They are also increasingly hallucinating. In this condition, they need more intensive care.

How to Treat Alzheimer's

Until this article was created, no cure for Alzheimer's disease had been found. It is caused by the death of brain cells and cannot be revived.

Researchers around the world are still figuring out the causes, ways to prevent, how to detect early, or how to stop the progression of the disease once someone has it. 

Even so, people with Alzheimer's still have few options to perform treatment in the early stages of the appearance of symptoms.

The first is with the consumption of drugs. Some medications help control or delay symptoms for a while. Second, sufferers can undergo treatment in the form of environmental management.

Sufferers of this disease need a conducive environment so as to reduce stress and anxiety in daily activities. They also need special services as well as support groups so they can spend the day in addition to fighting the disease.