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5 Steps to Staying Mentally Sharp and Preventing Alzheimer's Disease

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If you want to stay sharp and in control of your life well into
your golden years, there are proactive methods to achieving the
mental alertness you need.


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5 Steps to Staying Mentally Sharp and Preventing Alzheimer's Disease
Copyright © 2006 Frank Mangano
Alzheimer's Defense
http://www.alzheimersdefense.com



If you want to stay sharp and in control of your life well into
your golden years, there are proactive methods to achieving the
mental alertness you need. More and more research is pointing to
the fact that physical activity and lifestyle choices have more
to do with preventing Alzheimer s disease (AD) and other forms of
dementia - once thought to be a normal part of aging - than pure
genetics. So if you had a parent, grandparent or sibling with AD
it doesn't mean you have to follow the same path.

Statistics gathered from extensive research do point toward a
higher risk of developing AD if you had a close relative with AD
- as much as 50%, but that has less to do with genes and more to
do with following their lifestyle patterns. If for example, your
parents were smokers who rarely exercised, you may have developed
some of the same destructive habits.

What can you do to break the cycle and prevent AD? Take action
and take control today. Even if you are in your 60s or 70s you
can reverse some of the damage done to your brain through poor
diet, inactivity, or damaging lifestyle choices. Scientists have
discovered very recently that the brain has the ability to repair
cells and neurotransmitters and improve cognitive function and
memory.


It's Not Too Late to Make A Difference: Start the 5 Steps Today

1. Eat Right. It seems so simple, yet too many people just
don't get enough of the mind preserving antioxidants found in
fresh fruits and vegetables. A well-balanced diet, free of diary
products and using low fat sources of protein will protect both
heart and mind.

2. Supplement where necessary. Many diets lack the nutrients
proven to promote brain health. These include sources of
essential fatty acids found in fish and specific herbs and
minerals that can enhance cognitive function.

3. Exercise. Originally it was thought that exercise increases
blood flow and oxygen to the brain cells. This is still true, but
a report prepared for the National Institutes of Health states
that exercise can also stimulate the production growth factors,
which are molecules produced by the body to repair and maintain
nerves.

4. Lower Your Cholesterol. Many people with early dementia or AD
symptoms may have actually experienced small strokes that damaged
the brain's neurotransmitters. By keeping cholesterol levels in
check, the arteries are free and clear of plaque that can cause
stroke.

5. Do your Mental Exercises. Keeping up with current events,
working puzzles each day, learning and memorizing new information
all work to keeping a mind strong and alert. It is normal for
people to sometimes forget a name or date, but the more practice
recalling such information the greater the brain's ability to do
this throughout old age. In the case of mental challenges, the
more you do the more you can push back the clock on cognitive
decline.


Five easy steps, when you think about it, can do much to make
aging an event to celebrate instead of dread. With age there
comes experience and wisdom, and we should all do whatever is
within our power to be able to pass that on to the next
generation.



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by Frank Mangano. As an active member of his community he works
diligently providing assistance to senior citizens and probing as
a health advocate to discover new and innovative ways to promote
well being. The hard work and persistence that Frank has invested
in recent years is reflected through his writings. If you want
to minimize the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease naturally...and
maintain good mental health, visit:
http://www.alzheimersdefense.com


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