6 Key Factors to Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer’s – Sources and Research
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1) Healthy Diet:
- http://www.pcrm.org/health/reports/dietary-guidelines-for-alzheimers-prevention
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4202787/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1140705/
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170223124253.htm
2) Regular Exercise:
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20182027
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197458014003480
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170622103818.htm
3) Social Engagement:
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17283291
- https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/study-on-social-isolation-as-a-risk-factor-in-development-of-alzheimers-disease-in-rats-2168-975X-1000230.php?aid=89832
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27806159
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28387667
4) Quality Sleep:
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170710161442.htm
- http://n.neurology.org/content/89/12/1244
5) Stress Management:
- https://www.alzheimers.net/11-24-14-anxiety-increase-cognitive-decline/
- https://alzheimersnewstoday.com/2015/08/07/study-determines-link-depression-alzheimers-disease/
6) Mental Stimulation:
- https://www.dementia.org.au/files/helpsheets/Helpsheet-DementiaQandA06-MentalExercise_english.pdf
Other Factors:
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4098701/
- https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2010/01/4356/study-shows-cigarette-smoking-risk-alzheimers-disease
- https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/boost-your-memory-by-eating-right
- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dementia/dementia-prevention/
- https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/healthy_aging/healthy_body/blood-pressure-and-alzheimers-risk-whats-the-connection
- https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/hearing_loss_linked_to_accelerated_brain_tissue_loss_
- https://www.alz.org/research/science/alzheimers_prevention_and_risk.asp#studies
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3716376/