Outsmarting Alzheimer's Disease

More than 5 million people in the USA are suffering from
Alzheimer’s Disease, and that number is expected to triple by
2050. While there is no cure for this common form of dementia,
experts say there are things you can do to help reduce the risk
of suffering from Alzheimer’s later in life.


Neurologist Dr. Kenneth S. Kosik has been researching Alzheimer’s
Disease for 35 years. The Harriman Professor of
Neuroscience Research at UC Santa Barbara, and
co-director of the Neuroscience Research Institute, shares these
important tips to help ward off Alzheimer’s.


“Know your Numbers”


“Know your blood pressure, know your glucose or sugar level, know
your cholesterol or lipid levels,” said Dr. Kosik. If any of
these numbers are abnormal, a person is at greater risk of
Alzheimer’s.


If your numbers are off, talk to your doctor about what you can
do to get them back on track.  Keeping these numbers in
check can also reduce the risk of diabetes, stroke and heart
disease.


Small Changes can make a Big Difference


Adopting these five lifestyle habits can help fend off
Alzheimer’s Disease:


Get your exercise

Keep your brain active

Eat a healthy diet

Try to reduce stress

Maintain friendships



Dr. Kosik goes into detail on these tips, and offers other
valuable insights, in our conversation in
this Lisa.FM podcast (click below to
listen)


You’ll find more valuable information on this subject in Dr.
Kosik’s Reader’s Digest story, Preventing
Alzheimer’s Disease: 8 Daily Habits a Neurologist Swears
By.


Pick up Dr. Kosik’s book “Outsmarting Alzheimer’s:
What You can do to Reduce Your Risk” (Readers
Digest 2015).