Actions for people through Alzhimers

ALZHIMERS

Alzhimers is one disease that people horror to be diagnosed with. Who can blame them?

It is one of the most debilitating diseases known to man and it affects not only one area or one system but all. Of course, since it is a progressive disease, effects on the various systems of the body does not happen at one time.

As the disease progress, the effects become wide-range.

Alzhimers disease is perhaps the best-known disease under Dementia, a disorder that affects the mental processes. It is characterized by the progressive loss of memory that may lead to inattentions and inability to focus at a job, language problems and behavioural changes.

Patients with Alzhimers disease for instance may initially find themselves at a loss for words or unable to remember some bits of facts that happened the day before. But as the days progress, they will find themselves starting to forget important things like their addresses, their age and sometimes even their names.

Patients who are in the later stages of Alzhimers will start to forget how to do routinely things like brushing their teeth, taking a bath or using their utensils. Some may not speak altogether because they will regularly forget the words that they should be using or saying. Some will also behave differently, brought on by the frustration of not being able to do the things that they used to do. Often times, patients at the later stages will become dependents, acting like children who do not know what to do with themselves.

Although there are medicines that can slow down the progress of the disease especially if discovered early on, there is no solution to the problem. Once it settles into the system, it would be there for life and there is no chance of it ever disappearing.
Like medicines, there are activities that according to scientists can slow down the progression. Below are just some of them:

1) Read

Something as simple as reading the newspaper each day and keeping your mind informed with the latest news is already something that can avoid the disease from settling in. Just make it a point to use your brain. Be an analytical reader and elevate questions and do not just absorb the texts and then forget about it. Being an active reader and allowing your imagination free control will go a long way for exercising the brain. In fact, studies have shown that people who are in love with to read are less likely to be diagnosed with Alzhimers.

2) Answer puzzles

Another mental exercise that people with Alzhimers do to help slow down the process is to answer puzzles such as word hunts, cross words and even Sudoku. The more that you use your brain, the better will be your prognosis. Answering word games will also make sure that you rehearsal words and increase your vocabulary, making it less likely for you to forget words and language.

3) Attend classes

Being old does not mean that you cannot learn. Patients with Alzhimers should make it a point to learn something new. This will exercise their brains. A creative task such as arts and crafts is another way to tap into the brain’s resources without tiring them out. Learning a new thing also gives people with Alzhimers the sense of purpose that they have lost since they were diagnosed with the disease.

Beside that, we need to put more consideration on them because there are no treat aside from with our love and concerned.

For reader’s information:-

Alzhimers disease is not just a disease of the elderly. Early-onset Alzhimers accounts for up to 10% of Alzhimers cases and may strike people in their 30's, 40's or 50's. Although the person with the early-onset form of Alzhimers will experience similar symptoms as do all people with the disease, they may have to deal with some unique issues.