Reduce the Risk of Alzheimers

There are a number of things you can do to significantly reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease.

• Challenge your mind regularly, for example:
  • mental or logic games, such as playing chess
  • taking classes, such as learning a new language
• Get plenty of physical exercise such as walking, jogging, swimming which is vital because it is a preventative against other factors that can contribute to alzheimer's such as:
  • Excess weight
  • High blood pressure (hypertension)
  • Diabetes
  • Depression
  • Smoking
• Vitamin deficiences can cause symptoms similar to Alzheimer's Disease, such as:
  • Vitamin B12 deficiency
  • Vitamin B1 deficiency
  • Low folic acid

A review of research presented at the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease in Paris in August, 2011, and published in the medical journal The Lancet, concluded that up to half of all Alzheimer's cases worldwide are potentially attributable to the seven preventable risk factors. Of these, low education and lack of mental stimulation in old age are considered to be the most significant.