Lowering Your Risks For Getting Dementia

Did you know that once you hit 60, your risk of contracting Alzheimer's Disease or Dementia goes up to 40 percent? Here are some steps you can take to help prevent you from becoming one of the sad statistics.

Firstly you need to eat a healthy diet. The more organic food you take in the better. Even organic tea and coffee is a better choice. Make sure that you have pure drinking water. Make sure you get at least five servings of fruit and vegetables each day, but more is even better.

Detoxing is a great way to feel renewed again and also get rid of stored up toxins in your body. Sweating it out in a sauna or steam room is a great way to detox. Working up a sweat by exercising at least three times a week is another great way to detox. In fact the more you sweat, the more toxins are removed from your body.

Tumeric is a great spice to add to your diet. Curcumin is the major component that tumeric is made out of and has properties that have been proven to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Try to use this spice often in your cooking. You can also get tumeric in capsule form, but this is rather expensive.

Lithium is another mineral that is said to help prevent Alzheimer's disease. Try taking twenty milligrams with a tablespoon of fish oil each day.

Another way of protecting yourself against dementia is using hormone replacement therapy. Women and Men in their early sixties with the highest oestrogen and testosterone levels have the lowest risks of developing Alzheimer's disease within the next 15 to 20 years.

It is also a good idea to get your doctor to check your thyroid gland and help you to regulate your levels. A well working thyroid gland could help keep your cognitive function sharp well into old age.

Here are some of the signs and symptoms that may mean that you are in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease:

1. You start to withdraw from your usual activities that you used to enjoy.
2. You can't follow a recipe anymore.
3. You battle to manage your finances.
4. You often misplace important things in odd places.
5. You often forget entire conversations.
6. You forget names of everyday objects or family members.

Taking note of the above could help you to either prevent or prolong the outset of Alzheimer's disease, so why not give it a bash. You have nothing to lose and only health benefits to gain.


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Having and healthy body and a healthy mind is key to an active and happy life.