Nine things that can help prevent dementia (1 Viewer)

[Robert Clark]

Nine lifestyle changes can reduce dementia risk, study says
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40655566

 

[Jim]

I'm sure there were 10.

 

[Jim]

Too late for some, they'll never remember 9 things..

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[sallylillian]

What was the 1st thing again?

 

[Stretto Boy]

Oh dear, I suffer from four of those risk factors so it's not looking good for me

Hope you all do well. All the best,

Stret . . . Stret : oh, whatever my name is . . .

 

[Landy lover]

Few years ago tried to persuade my wife that regular sex was a sure fired way of stopping dementia and Alzheimer's - I shall never know whether that was right or wrong !!!!!!!

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[Dazzlin]

Can't help with most of them, but 'depression' and 'social isolation' can certainly be cured by MHF

But on the other hand, it may also lead to 'mid life hearing loss' (nothing against our music maestros but the noise level in the marquee can be impressive) 'obesity' (jacobs table/sunday bacon rolls/BBQ overdose) & 'high blood pressure' (currently being eased by inflatable/pop-up awning, as opposed to my earlier model with all the poles!)

• mid-life hearing loss - 9%
• failing to complete secondary education - 8%
• smoking - 5%
• depression - 4%
• physical inactivity - 3%
• social isolation - 2%
• high blood pressure - 2%
• obesity - 1%
• type 2 diabetes - 1%

 

[Louis]

I'm sure I read somewhere about 9 things that contribute to dementia

 

[funflair]

Well my Mum had Alzheimer's and my Aunt also, I can not see any factors listed here that relate to them so my conclusion is B----cks.

Martin

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[Rapido925M]

My 90y old Dad has dementia

His hearing is fine (albeit selective at times), he went to Oxford Uni when he was 30 and LSE aged 40, having left secondary education at 15, never smoked, went to the Working Mens Club several times a week for dancing rather than downing pints and has always been of slim build.

Unfortunately, Mum died of a brain tumour 20y ago and that resulted in him sitting in the house more and becoming depressed. 10y ago he got diabetes but didn't control it, believing that "a little of what you fancy can't do you any harm". Trying to persuade him that a box of Mr Kipling's finest every day was not "a little" fell on deaf ears (the start of hearing loss? ).

Eventually he was diagnosed with vascular dementia, resulting from the diabetes reducing the flow of blood to his brain. I was surprised to find it at the bottom of the list, as it seems a reasonable physical explanation for an awful condition. And Type2 has shown a remarkable increase over the last few years.

Gordon

PS They diagnosed me with diabetes 3y ago and I'm working quite hard to keep what may be inevitable at bay .

 

[hilldweller]

I'm sure there were 10.

#10 - Death.

 

[Robert Clark]

Well my Mum had Alzheimer's and my Aunt also, I can not see any factors listed here that relate to them so my conclusion is B----cks.

Martin

They're claim is that 35% of cases can be avoided by lifestyle changes, which means 65% could not.
Maybe your mum was in the 65%

Seems a strange coincidence though how dementia is on the increase - along with obesity, lack of exercise, diabetes, loneliness etc etc

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[Lenny HB]

Pleased to say only fell down on 2 of them, high blood pressure & education. My mum had dementia started in her 80's but didn't get bad until her late 80's.
I don't see what "Failing to complete secondary education - 8%" has to do with it looks like they are assuming anyone who left school early (I left at 15) doesn't exercise their brain enough, doesn't take account of people like me who went onto further education and still have active interests that stimulate the brain.

 

[The Wino]

If you are looking at the list of risk factors you are probably middle aged how can you then modify the fact that you might not have completed secondary education!!!. I recon they made it a lot more complicated than it is all the things you know are bad for you increase the risk its not rocket science dementia is an ageing condition if you do things that make you age more quickly the risk increases.

 

[Bailey58]

No 10 was reading @old-mo's jokes.

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[johnp10]

I'm sure there were 10.

Oh yeah..I'd forgotten that

I'm sure I read somewhere about 9 things that contribute to dementia

There are:

@ShiftZZ
@Chris
@GJH
@buttons
@Munchie
@hilldweller
@movan
@Tootles
@old-mo jokes.

#10 - Death.

Nature's way of telling you to slow down?

 

[Munchie]

Oh yeah..I'd forgotten that




There are:

@ShiftZZ
@Chris
@GJH
@buttons
@Munchie
@hilldweller
@movan
@Tootles
@old-mo jokes.




Nature's way of telling you to slow down?

Bitch!!!

 

[jessthedog]

No mention of alcohol!
So a brisk walk to the pub with me sudoku and ill can knock 35 per cent of the risk off.

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[Sandancers]

So the bit about hearing loss, actually does not say "hearing loss can lead to dementia", this is what it says;

Another major risk factor is hearing loss in middle age - the researchers say this can deny people a cognitively rich environment and lead to social isolation and depression, which are among other potentially modifiable risk factors for dementia.

Which is totally different. Maybe the researchers were not as sharp as they pretend to be.

 

[johnp10]

Bitch!!!

See what I mean?

 

[magicsurfbus]

I spent 37 years in secondary education if you include the time I spent teaching, and only finished 4 years ago - do I gain any points for that?

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[Tootles]

Oh yeah..I'd forgotten that




There are:

@ShiftZZ
@Chris
@GJH
@buttons
@Munchie
@hilldweller
@movan
@Tootles
@old-mo jokes.




Nature's way of telling you to slow down?

Thats not very nice, Eric............Er.............Cliff.

 

[Tootles]

I spent 37 years in secondary education

Does your blazer still fit?? I only ask, because I have spent 37 years in a secondary marriage, and the other day tried on a pair of my 'Y' fronts from the first year, but they only fitted on one leg. I have (quite rightly) put this down to inferior cotton from the time, and the fact that the jockey who modeled them is riding in the 2.30 in Heaven. The wife's wedding dress has fared no better. It will now only fit our Jack Russel.