Quick Facts ,Information..Warning Signs..Alzheimer's Disease / Check it out

....It is NOT a normal part of AGING

2...The symptoms of AD include a gradual onset and continual decline of memory,changes in judgement or reasoning,and an inability to perform familiar tasks

3..AD eventually effects al aspects of a persons life,including how he / she thinks,feels acts and reacts to their environment

4..Presently there is NO known CURE for this fatal disease

5..Medications are available to treat some of the symptoms

6..Currently there is no way to prevent AD but there is  growing evidence that there ARE things ppl can do that may help to lower their risks

7..There are 2 types of Alzheimer's Disease

 A) Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease is the MOST commom......makes up to 90 95 % of all cases

 B) Familial Alzheimer's Dominant ( FAD) AD is the rare inherited form and involves 5 to 10 % of cases .......

  ** I will be adding more facts as well as talking about Related Dementias such as

   A) Creutzfeldt - Jakob Disease

   B) Lewy Body Demetia

   C) Frontotemporal Demetia ( Pick's Disease)

   D) Vascular Demetia

  Also will be posting some warning signs and statistics........

THis DD is taking our loved ones daily .....it needs to have more research monies allotted to help and it desperately needs to find some hope and a possible slowing down of the amount of ppl we have with this

In America alone more than 5 million ppl have AD and it is raising alarmingly

In Canada more than 4 hundred thousand have this as well ......

PLease do what you can to make a difference

Voluteer at local Alzheimer (Chapter) Society 

Anything especailly visiting shut ins and those in homes that have no visitors is the greatest gift you will ever give..........

Take care and God Bless

LYN

Input appreciated

                             Ten Warning Signs

 1..Memory loss that affects day to day functioning

 2..Difficulty performing very familiar tasks even something like putting on shoes

 3.Problems with language...getting words mixed up or forgetting what words they want to say plus other difficulties with speaking.......

4..Disorientation of times and places....confusion

5..Poor or decreased judgement....( putting self in harms way ect...)

6..Problems with ABSTRACT thinking

7..Misplacing things and accusing others of either hiding or stealing things

8..Changes in moods and behaviours ( can go from sweet to really mean in no time) ( acting out in anger or frustration)

9 Changes in personality ( can become very introverted and shut in..not wanting to see ppl( also some have no cares about their grooming habits or eating habits )Medications forgotten or just NOT taken

10..Loss of Initiative( not wanting to do anything or be part of anything..again introverted) Medications issues again

These are the ten most common SX there are other ones as well

Please do add your input

Appreciate it for sure.........

LYN

Thanks Lyn,

My hubbies Grandmother had AD and it was so sad as she knew nobody for several years and did not even recognize her children. My MIL tried to keep her at home but she has crippling arthritis and could not continue.  Grandma went to Nursing home and my MIL went everyday to spend the afternoon from lunch time on with her.

We would go and see her too. She lived well into her 80's.
God Bless you Lyn for all you do with this forum

Hugs

Kitt

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Keep tabs on your cholesterol level and blood pressure readings to keep them in the normal ranges

. High levels of cholesterol and high blood pressure boost the risk of dementia.

 
Manage your body weight

. Obesity in middle age doubles the risk of dementia later.
Adopt a brain-healthy diet.

 Eat more vegetables and less fat. Pick dark-skinned fruits and vegetables, which have the highest levels of natural antioxidants -- for instance, kale, spinach, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, beets, red bell peppers, prunes, raisins, blueberries, blackberries and plums.

These are the main points to help keep mind active
Especially having a SOCIAL Life

Like recipes, genes provide instructions about how to make something, indicating what ingredients go in and in what order. But, the environment (things outside the body like food, the air we breathe, or chemicals we are exposed to) and processes inside the body determine which ingredients are available and in what forms and quantities.

Along with environmental influences, genes and processes inside the body combine to do more than just determine eye and hair color and other traits inherited from our parents. For example, genes ensure that we have two hands and can use them to do things, like play the piano. In almost every case, nature (genes) and nurture (including the physical and chemical environment) work together to shape all living things.

Genes alone are not all-powerful. Most genes can do little until spurred on by other substances. Although they are necessary in their own right, genes basically wait inside the cell's nucleus (control center) for other molecules to come along and read their messages.

Each of these messages is used to build a certain protein. Genes may build a protein correctly or incorrectly, depending on the content of the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) message. A gene can produce a faulty protein if it has one or more mutations (defects) in its DNA. Faulty proteins can lead to cell malfunction, disease, and death.

You can go to a Geneologist and have self screened to see what role your genes play in the AD.........

I have had mom and step dad pass from this DD and I am going to be screened for sure as I have fibro and the memory loss is scaring me at my age 54 ........