Dementia prevention rules 3.3.3

There are more than 4.6 million dementia patients worldwide every year, and one in 10 people aged 65 or older in Korea also suffer from dementia. Dementia is no longer someone else's business. Currently, dementia treatment focuses on restoring recoverable functions, maintaining remaining functions, and supplementing lost functions. Because it is difficult to cure completely, it is actually closer to symptom relief and management.

This is why

dementia emphasizes that prevention is more important than anything else. In fact, specialists can reduce the risk factors that cause dementia in their daily lives and reduce the risk of developing dementia by 35% just by having the right lifestyle.  Rather than having vague fears about dementia Let’s follow the 3.3.3 dementia prevention rules in our daily lives that lower the risk of dementia from today.

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❶ Exercise: It is helpful to do high-intensity exercises that are breathtaking more than three times a week for about 20 minutes or medium-intensity exercises that make your heart beat faster than usual for about 30 minutes or more than five times a week. In particular, it is recommended to do aerobic exercise consistently to help improve brain blood flow.

Meal: Eating 'brain food', which is good for the brain, mainly fish and vegetables, helps cognitive health. Brain foods include walnuts rich in omega-3 fatty acids and minerals and vitamins, blueberries with antioxidant effects, spinach with beta-carotene and vitamin C, and curry made of turmeric rich in curcumin. Fatty meat or salty food increases the risk of dementia and should be avoided.

Reading: Reading and writing diligently and engaging in many of your favorite intellectual activities such as reading, cultural life, and hobbies can lower your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Brain activities that can continuously stimulate brain cells and activate the brain, such as word matching, writing letters, and studying foreign languages, can improve memory, attention, language skills, and space-time skills.

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❶ Abstraction: People who habitually drink too much alcohol after middle age of less than 3 cups are 2.6 times more likely to develop cognitive impairment in old age. Excessive drinking can also damage cognitive function and cause alcoholic dementia. If you have to drink, let's drink just the right amount so you don't get drunk.

❷ No Smoking: Smoking NO Smokers have a 1.59 times higher risk of developing dementia than non-smokers. Current smokers are three times more likely to develop Alzheimer's dementia in two years than non-smokers. If smokers practice quitting smoking for more than six years, the probability of cognitive impairment will decrease by 41%, so let's quit smoking right now.

❸ Prevention of brain damage: Protecting your head from sleep or wake-up The brain is often damaged by external shocks. Brain damage increases the probability of dementia, so if you hurt your head, you should get tested immediately. You must wear protective gear if you work in a place where extreme exercise or risk factors are exposed.

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❶검진 Health Checkup: Periodic Body Care Diabetes, High blood pressure, and obesity are the main causes of increased risk of dementia. You should check your blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels through regular medical checkups.

❷ Communication: It is important to actively engage in social activities and continue to meet and communicate with people once a day. Those who have lost social activity after retirement or in their old age are nearly twice as likely to have dementia as those who have not.

❸ Early detection: Early detection of dementia is important for early detection of dementia. If you actively treat and manage it in the early stages, you can maintain your health for a long time, so the burden of care is also reduced. People over the age of 60 can receive free dementia screening tests conducted at public health centers every year, so don't miss them.