Alzheimer's Disease Support Group
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and characterized by progressive cognitive deterioration with declining activities of daily living and neuropsychiatric symptoms or behavioral changes. An early symptom is memory loss (amnesia), usually manifesting as minor forgetfulness that becomes pronounced with illness progression, with relative...
Since Alzheimer's seems to be such a mystery disease (the scientific community doesn't seem to have much of a clue what causes it) I'm wondering if anyone has done a study of the life and habits of Alzheimer's patients.
If you want to prevent cancer or heart disease at least you know that leading a healthy lifestyle is the best prevention. But to prevent Alzheimer's no one knows! That's the scariest part about this disease.
I will start this discussion by giving a brief profile of my mother's lifestyle and two things that always concerned me which make me wonder if they contributed to her disease.
I believe that she did use aluminum cookware for much of her life. Of course my dad ate out of the same cookware and didn't get Alz. but he died of heart problems and diabetes. We used to hear about the dangers of aluminum leading to Alz, but I don't hear much about it any more.
She also had frequent permanents at a beauty shop for her whole adult life. The chemical smell of a permanent seems just horribly toxic to me and I think it can't be good having that soaked into your brain for year after year. Of course, there's many men out there with Alz. so I don't know. I'm probably barking up the wrong tree, but I'm wondering if others have some of these same concerns.
I just wish there was someone who could do a profiling-type study of Alz. patients so that we might get some clue as to how to prevent this scary condition.
My mother seemed to do all the other things that are recommended to prevent Alz: she was very active, busy socially, did crossword puzzles and wrote letters, did volunteer work up until she couldn't drive anymore and was diagnosed with Alz. She was never sick hardly a day in her life and is still holding up physically even though her mind is 99% gone.
What are the profiles of your loved ones with Alz.? Maybe here at DS we could help shed a little light on this mystery disease.
If you want to prevent cancer or heart disease at least you know that leading a healthy lifestyle is the best prevention. But to prevent Alzheimer's no one knows! That's the scariest part about this disease.
I will start this discussion by giving a brief profile of my mother's lifestyle and two things that always concerned me which make me wonder if they contributed to her disease.
I believe that she did use aluminum cookware for much of her life. Of course my dad ate out of the same cookware and didn't get Alz. but he died of heart problems and diabetes. We used to hear about the dangers of aluminum leading to Alz, but I don't hear much about it any more.
She also had frequent permanents at a beauty shop for her whole adult life. The chemical smell of a permanent seems just horribly toxic to me and I think it can't be good having that soaked into your brain for year after year. Of course, there's many men out there with Alz. so I don't know. I'm probably barking up the wrong tree, but I'm wondering if others have some of these same concerns.
I just wish there was someone who could do a profiling-type study of Alz. patients so that we might get some clue as to how to prevent this scary condition.
My mother seemed to do all the other things that are recommended to prevent Alz: she was very active, busy socially, did crossword puzzles and wrote letters, did volunteer work up until she couldn't drive anymore and was diagnosed with Alz. She was never sick hardly a day in her life and is still holding up physically even though her mind is 99% gone.
What are the profiles of your loved ones with Alz.? Maybe here at DS we could help shed a little light on this mystery disease.
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
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I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps. I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting...
Both of my aunts have Alz. and also my father and mother in law. One thing that have in common is they all ate alot of ice cream. which I have read can lead to AD. They would both ate every day several days for as long as I can remember.
Religiously. I know how addictive it is because I love it too, but hardly eat it any more.
Any ideas what could be in the ice cream? And if there are some that are more wholesome (if you can use that word in the same context as ice cream :o)
Something I almost never see or hear discussed is the Western life style and its relationship to the development of AD, among a host of other diseases. There are several studies, primairly about aging in general, which clearly show people who live a more "traditional" life style wiht little meat, fats and sugars in their diet and who get lots of physical exercise (mostly because they have to) and who keep mentaly and phsycialy active do not get AD, dementia, most cancers or heart disease.
It is natural for them to be strong, healthy and mentaly alert in their 90's and above. In people studied who have later adopted the McDonalds way of eating all the so called Western diseases come flooding in pretty rapidly.
When both of Aunts got it-I remembered this article. And always thought that was why. Their husband's ,on the other hand,did not eat ice cream and they did not have AD.
They both would eat ice cream every day;sometimes twice a day.
I wish I had that article!!
Queenie