What Causes Alzheimers

By Frank Vanderlugt - 2007-08-30 Find more articles like this in our Seniors and Elderly Health category.

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Researches know that Alzheimer's disease directly affects the brain cell through a long and drawn out process that may take years before it is noticed by your loved ones.

Today, a few risk factors have been identified as ones that may increase a person's chances of developing Alzheimers disease. Unfortunately, the researchers have not been able to identify any reason as to why the brain cells start to deteriorate.

The information you read and hear about can be confusing because the reports often provide conflicting information. You should be proactive regarding your health and take the time to learn as much as you can about this potential health risk. This is a very unusual disease in that no one is really sure what causes it, but research can and will continue on to try and find exactly what causes Alzheimer's disease and then to find ways to prevent or even cure it.

There are some risk factors that can not be changed. These have been identified when it comes to the causes of Alzheimer's disease. These include but are not limited to

A persons age is important when it comes to this disease and most people are usually 65 or older. In addition, the risk factor for getting the disease doubles for every five years in age after you reach 65.

Your family history is also very significant.

If you have a parent, sibling or a child that is affected by Alzheimers disease, your risk of inheriting this disease increases. And, if there is more than one other family member affected, the risk increases even more.

Heredity may also be a contributing factor and it is believed that genes can play a role in determining a persons medical future. On the other hand, there are a few risk factors that we can directly influence if we want to avoid the possibility of getting Alzheimers disease. Some of these include

Taking care of yourself by wearing a seat belt when in a moving vehicle or helmets when on a bike or playing physically strenuous sports. There may be a link between serious head injuries and Alzheimers, but this has not yet been confirmed.

Taking care of your own heart by practicing and living a healthy lifestyle is important when it comes to avoiding literally dozens of ailments including Alzheimers disease.

There is no guarantee that you will not get Alzheimers disease at some point in your life, but you can and should try to take better care of yourself.

You were only given one body and it is up to you to eat properly, maintain a healthy weight, avoid tobacco and alcohol, exercise your mind and your body on a daily basis, and maintain a regiment of healthy choices working in conjunction with your doctor.

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