What is Alzheimer’s disease?

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive condition that destroys memory and other important cognitive functions. Initially, a person with Alzheimer’s disease may experience mild confusion and problems with memory and recall. However, over time people with this disease may forget important loved ones and suffer extreme changes in personality.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most frequent cause of dementia, a group of brain disorders that cause the loss of intellectual and social skills. In Alzheimer’s disease, brain cells deteriorate and die, causing diminished capacity of memory and cognition.

The medications and control strategies that are used today to treat Alzheimer’s disease can temporarily improve symptoms. However, since Alzheimer’s disease is degenerative and has no cure, it is important to seek support services and get in touch with professionals as soon as possible.

Nutritional recommendations and general healthy habits for the maintenance of a good state of health

• Have a varied diet.
• Do not take foods that are too hot or too cold.
• Consume water in abundance.
• Avoid toxic environments and contaminated with smoke, tobacco …
• Stroll through natural areas, parks … where you can breathe purer air without polluting.
• Avoid meat products, especially red meat and derivatives such as sausages.
• In general, you can not take baked goods or pastries.
• You should also avoid the consumption of pre-cooked and dried fast-food type soup soups.
• Avoid or reduce salt consumption to a minimum. When you consume it, choose preferably unrefined salt. You can substitute the garnishes of the meals with spices, for example.
• To cook and dress your dishes, always use extra virgin olive oil, prioritizing its raw consumption.
• Our advice is to take fatty or semi-fatty fish (blue fish) 2 to 3 times a week. Varies the fish: salmon, red mullet, sardines, horse mackerel, bonito, tuna, mackerel, anchovy, etc.
• Increase the daily consumption of vegetables.
• Do not drink alcohol.
• Do not consume industrial processed products rich in sugars, salt, oils and additives that are harmful to health (cookies, toast, bread, industrial cereals …).
• It prioritizes the consumption of whole grains and avoids refined flours (white bread, pasta, biscuits …).
• The techniques of preparation of preference are: cooking, steaming or iron. Do not take fried, breaded, barbecued or barbecues.
• It is important to perform some activity that improves breathing or lung function, deep breathing exercises, outdoors, yoga ..
• Perform some relaxing activity such as meditation to regulate stress levels.
• Eat seated and relaxed. Rest before and after meals especially in chronic lung disease.

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