New research has been confirmed 17 overlapping factors This affects the risk of stroke, dementia and late depression, suggesting that changes in lifestyle can reduce the risks of all three at the same time.
Dr. Sanjula Singh, a major investigator of Brain Care Labs at Massachusetts General Hospital, said dementia, depression, or experiencing strokes often have different conditions for those who have one or both of the other conditions. Experts say that they can share fundamental damage to small blood vessels in the brain, experts say.
Some of the common risk factors for three brain diseases are High blood pressure and diabetesIt seems to cause this kind of damage. Research suggests at least it 60 % of the stroke40 % Dementia And 35 % Late life depression By controlling risk factors, you can prevent or slow down cases.
“This is an amazing number.”
Often the risk factors of these diseases are interconnected, for example, doing more exercise through everyday promenade with friends, which can help to solve other people, such as excessive weight and social isolation.
Dr. Singh said, “If you start working for one of them, you often improve multiple drains at the same time.” “It’s a good way to start.”
Factors that protect brain diseases
This study looking at the data of 59 meta analysis We have confirmed six factors that lower the risk of brain disease.
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Low or medium alcohol intake (eating 1-3 drinks a day was smaller than consuming a drink of drinks a day.)
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It means to regularly participate in mentally stimulating tasks, such as awareness, reading or puzzles.
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Diet with high vegetables, fruits, dairy products, fish and nuts
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Normal or high level of physical activity
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Life -life
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Big social network
Increasing risk factors
This study also increased the likelihood of dementia, stroke or late life depression, and confirmed 13 health characteristics and habits. (All protective and harmful factors add up to 19 factors because two of the diet and social connections can increase or reduce risks depending on the type and quality.)
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Hypertension
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High body mass index
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Hypergia
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High total cholesterol
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Depression
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Red meat, sugar sweet drink, sweets and sodium diet
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Hearing loss
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Kidney disease
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Pain, especially it forms it It interferes with activities
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Sleep disorders (eg insomnia or poor sleep quality) or sleeping period for more than 8 hours
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Smoking history
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Loneliness or isolation
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Incidents of general stress or stressful life (as reported by research subjects)
This study only looked at the risk factors related to two or more of the three conditions. This risk factor has not proved that it causes the disease directly. It only showed a connection.
Trying to solve all these behaviors about brain health can be overwhelming. But Dr. Singh suggested that he handles the list as an option menu. “Select the first risk factor and then take it step by step.
Where to start
The study also confirmed which certain risk factors and protection habits have a particularly notable effect on brain health. Doctors said that solving this is a good place to start.
Lowering your blood pressure may have a big advantage.
According to this study, hypertension was the largest individual risk factor for developing one of three diseases, because most of the risks of stroke are almost three times the risk.
Another new paper published in Nature Medicine provides additional evidence for that point. ~ Inside Random test for 34,000 patients In China, researchers found that patients with greatly reduced blood pressure were 15 % less likely to cause dementia than those who did not.
As a result, it suggests that regulating blood pressure can have a big impact on the health of the brain. To this end, the elderly of the University of California San Diego and the head of the elderly and relief treatment department, Alison Moore, said they could lower their salt intake or start by weight loss.
But this intervention is not enough, she said, especially as we have ages and blood vessels stiff. At that time, the drug can help.
Bend your physical and mental muscles. If you are with a friend, bonus points.
The medium -level physical activity has actually reduced the possibility of stroke and dementia, as if it had a big social network. The meta -analysis included is defined in a different way, but the guidelines for American Heart Association describe activities such as walking and horticulture as “intermediate” intensity exercises, and running and swimming are considered “active” or high strength.
Cognitive activity seemed to have the greatest protection and reduced the risk of dementia by about 40 %. The researchers, however, mentioned that this discovery could be at least partially the result of “reverse origin.” When people who are already dementia are less cognitive demand for symptoms.
Nevertheless, Dr. Collier said that the data reaffirmed advice to the patient so that the data was involved in a “slightly difficult mental task” such as reading, puzzle performance or new tool learning. Ideally, she said that the conversation would be cognitive stimulating and gained additional advantages of social interactions.
Start early if possible.
Dr. Collier said that the timely time to start lifestyle changes is, “In general, it is not old and middle age.” This can prevent even early illness.
But taking measures to reduce these risk factors can help to prevent or slowly slow the progression of disease in life later. It can also help patients with family history or genetic predisposition to this disease. But “We all can do something. We all can do it to take care of the brain better.”
