【Video】Alzheimer's disease can be prevented! Experts reveal the "secret" of health management

Text/Video Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Xu Zhangchao Yu Yanhong

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"As China enters an aging society, the incidence of Alzheimer's disease will become higher and higher." Recently, the director of the Department of Neurology of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University said in an exclusive interview with the Yangcheng Evening News reporter that the most common is dementia and vascular dementia (VaD) caused by neurodegenerative diseases, and controlling risk factors is the key to reducing the incidence of Alzheimer's disease, and also personally teaches the "3+1" health management secret book for alzheimer's prevention.

Sleep and exercise regularly

"I emphasize controlling risk factors from the lifestyle, such as sleep, exercise, diet, etc., and also to maintain a good mood." Lu Zhengqi said.

The elderly should not chase TV dramas, play mobile phones, and brush videos before going to bed at night, and should sleep before 10:30 p.m., get up between five or six o'clock every morning, and maintain the good habit of going to bed early and getting up early. Moreover, it is best to have a 20-30 minute nap at noon, and the time should not exceed 50 minutes.

"One might ask, why get up so early? It can be used for exercise, such as 30-50 minutes 3-5 times a week, and do not exercise too vigorously. Lu Zhengqi suggested, "The elderly can drink some warm tea in the morning, and then go out to exercise after drinking water, such as basking in the sun, walking, chatting; do not sit down immediately after dinner to watch TV or take a nap, and should be active for 20-30 minutes after dinner." ”

Pay attention to three points in diet

At the same time, Lu Zhengqi pointed out that healthy diet is crucial for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease, and three points should be paid attention to in terms of diet. The first is the problem of high-salt diet, salt and hypertension are important triggers for vascular dementia and AD-type degenerative dementia, and it is necessary to control hypertension below 130-140 mmHg.

The second is the problem of diabetes, the elderly are too thin or too fat are prone to Alzheimer's disease, it is recommended to control the BMI indicator between 19-24. Lu Zhengqi suggested that to ensure the intake of protein, the elderly with abdominal obesity should reduce the intake of red meat such as pork, beef, and mutton, increase the intake of omega-3 unsaturated fatty acids to reduce triglyceride levels, and eat more fish

The third is the intake structure of carbohydrates. Lu Zhengqi believes that Chinese people who like to drink porridge, eat porridge, eat steamed bread, eat rice and do not eat vegetables and coarse grains will cause problems with homocysteine (HHcy) because of the lack of folic acid and vitamin B6. Hyperhomocysteine can cause neuronal damage and vascular damage, bringing about dementia in the elderly, which is also the third major cause of Alzheimer's disease in China.

In addition, Lu Zhengqi also stressed that the most important thing is to maintain a happy mood and reduce psychological pressure. (For more news, please pay attention to Yangcheng Pie pai.ycwb.com)

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