Fitness School

With an aging global population, it is not surprising the focus of attention has been placed squarely on the shoulders of Alzheimer’s disease. Currently affecting 10 percent of people over 65, Alzheimer’s is a disease that causes a steady decline in memory with diagnosis now approximately 87 – 94 percent accurate.

Although discovered just over a century ago by Alois Alzheimer a German Physician, it is only during the last 30 years that this disease has started to have more research carried out. According to studies, it is advancing age that is the greatest risk to developing Alzheimer’s disease. The problem of early diagnosis is often down to the sufferer, who refuses to admit that anything is wrong even when they start to experience some of the symptoms.

At the moment all forms of dementia treatment are pretty much the same and that includes Alzheimer’s disease. Unfortunately, because there is still so much that is unknown about the disease, there is no definite way to treat it although some symptoms can be improved or slowed down with drugs. Donepezil, Tacrine, and Rivastigmine are three drugs that have been approved for use in treating Alzheimer’s by the Food and Drug Administration.

This new drug is used on patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s already receiving Donepezil. Memantine is the first drug to show such positive results with sufferers who have moderate to severe symptoms.

Alzheimer’s disease has become a major issue as it is already the fourth largest killer in the United States. It is not just the human cost of Alzheimer’s that has to be taken into consideration, there is also the monetary costs. Over 300 different compounds are already at various stages of development for its treatment.

The only way to improve the risk of not developing dementia is to adjust the way you live and adopt a healthier lifestyle. Researchers believe that a person suffering with Alzheimer’s who maintains their health and happiness slows down the deteriorating effects. There have been incidents where a younger person has contracted the disease but it is hoped these will not start to increase.

What is your daily diet like these days, are you one of those individuals who’ve adopted a very strict eating regime, or are you one of the many who basically eat anything that’s there? Often these people do not care hold old the item is, they just don’t want to see it wasted. There is no getting away from it most of us enjoy food that is sweet and high in sugar. We all seem to seek this ‘instant gratification’ never considering how beneficial health supplements can be.

That may have been rather vivid but I would never encourage people to consume anything and everything. It must be obvious that food consumption of this type is going to be bad for your health in the long term so perhaps you need to start planning ahead and replace these bad habits with good ones like taking health supplements. Before you say no, just think about the benefits these supplements can bring to your long term health and happiness. I often get told by individuals that they just cannot stomach the stuff even though they have never taken them.

I have always been a believer of trying something before I say I don’t like it. You see many health supplements come in wonderful flavors such as vanilla and chocolate. For me there are two that I just must take and one of those is a multivitamin which I have been taking this for a very long time and highly recommend. I believe everyone no matter how healthily you eat would benefit from taking multivitamins and all you do is swallow one at a mealtime.

Another good health supplement I take is a shake called whey protein which I simply love. I suppose it’s the fact that you get so much protein and goodness from what is essentially a milk shake. They are also so easy and convenient to drink and some are good enough to replace a meal. You can down one of these whenever you please and take on about 30 extra grams of protein, which is great for muscles development.

You see, these days, supplements are designed to only provide you with the minerals and vitamins that are beneficial to a healthy body. The things you don’t want are cholesterol, sugar, saturated fat and salt, we all get enough of these things as it is. Well I suggest you go take a look on the internet and see just how beneficial these health supplements are for you.