Preventing Alzheimer's Disease

Preventing Alzheimer's Disease

Author: National Institutes National Institutes oF Health

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-02-16

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9781543146073

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This booklet summarizes what scientists have learned so far and where research is headed. There is no definitive evidence yet about what can prevent Alzheimer's or age-related cognitive decline. What we do know is that a healthy lifestyle-one that includes a healthy diet, physical activity, appropriate weight, and no smoking-can maintain and improve overall health and well-being. Making healthy choices can also lower the risk of certain chronic diseases, like heart disease and diabetes, and scientists are very interested in the possibility that a healthy lifestyle might have a beneficial effect on Alzheimer's as well. In the meantime, as research continues to pinpoint what works to prevent Alzheimer's, people of all ages can benefit from taking positive steps to get and stay healthy.


Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia

Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia

Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2017-10-05

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 0309459591

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Societies around the world are concerned about dementia and the other forms of cognitive impairment that affect many older adults. We now know that brain changes typically begin years before people show symptoms, which suggests a window of opportunity to prevent or delay the onset of these conditions. Emerging evidence that the prevalence of dementia is declining in high-income countries offers hope that public health interventions will be effective in preventing or delaying cognitive impairments. Until recently, the research and clinical communities have focused primarily on understanding and treating these conditions after they have developed. Thus, the evidence base on how to prevent or delay these conditions has been limited at best, despite the many claims of success made in popular media and advertising. Today, however, a growing body of prevention research is emerging. Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia: A Way Forward assesses the current state of knowledge on interventions to prevent cognitive decline and dementia, and informs future research in this area. This report provides recommendations of appropriate content for inclusion in public health messages from the National Institute on Aging.


The Neuropathology of Dementia

The Neuropathology of Dementia

Author: Margaret M. Esiri

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2004-07-22

Total Pages: 600

ISBN-13: 9780521819152

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Completely rewritten and updated, this new edition is almost twice the size of its predecessor. Illustrated in colour throughout, and with contributions from the world's leading authorities, it is the definitive reference on the neuropathology of dementia. It gives practical guidance to pathologists, describes the contribution of neuroimaging to diagnosis, and surveys the clinical features of dementia. New material includes: Three entirely new chapters on neuroimaging, molecular diagnostics, and transgenic models. Two chapters on tauopathies under new authorship. A chapter under new authorship on synucleinopathies, which includes multiple system atrophy.


Prevent High Blood Pressure and Dementia Without Medication

Prevent High Blood Pressure and Dementia Without Medication

Author: Ken Casey

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2023-02-07

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1669865959

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This book shows how to prevent high blood pressure, diabetes, osteoporosis, arthritis and dementia without medication. The book shows how to lower blood pressure by the use of potassium and garlic supplements. The book then demonstrates how to reduce diabetes using the 8-hour maintenance diet, which effectively reduces insulin resistance by unclogging fat from the cell’s receptors. The book next shows how to reduce osteoporosis by reducing blood acidity using alkaline supplements as a buffer. The book then points out the benefits of exercise in preventing arthritis by removing waste products from the joints. The book lastly points out the benefits of NAD and PQQ in preventing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease by improving the health and number of brain cell mitochondria.


Control High Blood Pressure Without Drugs

Control High Blood Pressure Without Drugs

Author: Robert Rowan

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2001-05-15

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 0684873281

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Now completely revised and updated with more than 75 percent new material, this invaluable book presents a proven hypertension treatment plan based on nutrition, herbal and alternate therapies, and lifestyle changes.


Memory's Last Breath

Memory's Last Breath

Author: Gerda Saunders

Publisher: Hachette Books

Published: 2017-06-13

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 0316502634

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A "courageous and singular book" (Andrew Solomon), Memory's Last Breath is an unsparing, beautifully written memoir -- "an intimate, revealing account of living with dementia" (Shelf Awareness). Based on the "field notes" she keeps in her journal, Memory's Last Breath is Gerda Saunders' astonishing window into a life distorted by dementia. She writes about shopping trips cut short by unintentional shoplifting, car journeys derailed when she loses her bearings, and the embarrassment of forgetting what she has just said to a room of colleagues. Coping with the complications of losing short-term memory, Saunders, a former university professor, nonetheless embarks on a personal investigation of the brain and its mysteries, examining science and literature, and immersing herself in vivid memories of her childhood in South Africa. "For anyone facing dementia, [Saunders'] words are truly enlightening . . . Inspiring lessons about living and thriving with dementia." -- Maria Shriver, NBC's Today Show


Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

Author: Leonardo Pantoni

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-05

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 1107031664

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Up-to-date discussion of the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of this common cause of stroke and cognitive impairment.


The Fourth Report on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents

The Fourth Report on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents

Author: Bonita Falkner

Publisher:

Published: 2006-02-01

Total Pages: 51

ISBN-13: 9781422303948

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The fourth report from the Nat. High Blood Pressure Educ. Program (NHBPEP) Working Group on Children & Adolescents. This report updates clinicians on the latest recommendations concerning the diagnosis, evaluation, & treatment of hypertension in children; recommendations are based on English-language, peer-reviewed, scientific evidence (from 1997 to 2004) & the consensus expert opinion of the NHBPEP Working Group. This report includes new data from the 1999-2000 Nat. Health & Nutrition Exam. Survey, as well as revised blood pressure tables that include the 50th, 90th, 95th, & 99th percentiles by sex, age, & height. Charts & tables.


Diabetes and Hypertension

Diabetes and Hypertension

Author: Samy I. McFarlane

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-10-19

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 1603273573

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Diabetes and hypertension have evolved as two of the modern day epidemics affecting millions of people around the world. These two common co-morbidities lead to substantial increase in cardiovascular disease, the major cause of morbidity and mortality of adults around the world. In Diabetes and Hypertension: Evaluation and Management, a panel of renowned experts address a range of critical topics -- from basic concepts in evaluation and management of diabetes and hypertension, such as dietary interventions, to evaluation and management of secondary hypertension in clinical practice. Other chapters focus on high cardiovascular risk populations such as those with coronary heart disease, chronic kidney disease and minority patients. In addition, evolving concepts and new developments in the field are presented in other chapters, such as prevention of type 2 diabetes and the epidemic of sleep apnea and its implication for diabetes and hypertension evaluation and management. An important title covering two of the most troubling disorders of our time, Diabetes and Hypertension: Evaluation and Management will provide the busy practitioner with cutting edge knowledge in the field as well as practical information that can translate into better care provided to the high-risk population of diabetics and hypertensive patients.


Controlling Your Blood Pressure

Controlling Your Blood Pressure

Author: Randall M. Zusman

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 53

ISBN-13: 9781614010869

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A shocking one in three American adults has high blood pressure, yet barely half of them have it under control. Millions more have high blood pressure and don't even know it because there are no warning signs or symptoms. It's called the silent killer because the first "symptom" is often a stroke or heart attack. Fortunately, high blood pressure is easy to detect and treat. Sometimes people can keep blood pressure in a healthy range simply by making lifestyle changes, such as losing weight, increasing activity, and eating more healthfully. In this Special Health Report from Harvard Medical School experts, you'll uncover the best ways to stop this silent killer, including: 5 ways to lower your chances of ever getting high blood pressure.