The medical team at MHM Medical Group is always thinking about ways to improve the overall well-being of our patients, especially regarding illnesses that deeply affect them in significant ways. Alzheimer’s disease is one of those illnesses.
Alzheimer’s in particular is a degenerative neurological disease that causes the brain to shrink and cells to die out, highlighting a continuous decline in thinking, behavioral, and social skills that affect a person’s ability to function in a coherent way. This disease is the most common way of developing dementia, and it is a progressive illness that starts with memory loss before affecting the ability to hold conversations and interact with their environment.
Risk factors that can put a person at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease:
- Age
- Family history
- Genetics
- Down syndrome
- Mild cognitive impairment
- Head trauma
- Air pollution
- Substance abuse
- Poor sleeping patterns
- Lifestyle choices
While there is no effective or definitive cure for Alzheimer’s disease, it’s important to consider certain preventive measures you can take to reduce the risk of developing the illness.
Some of these measures include:
- Stopping smoking
- Maintaining a healthy diet and weight
- Staying physically active
- Performing medical exams regularly
- Increasing amount of reading per day
- Trying new activities or hobbies, especially those with social aspects
- Playing musical instruments or learning foreign languages
- Keeping your brain active and maintaining a healthy social life
Alzheimer’s disease can be a complicated illness to treat and manage, but staying on top of your health and lifestyle can change your outlook drastically. As always though, it’s important to seek the right treatment and medical team that can provide it.
The team at MHM Medical Group is here to help you with managing Alzheimer’s disease and navigating through complicated illnesses that can affect your health, as the safety and well-being of our patients is our top priority in any situation.
Call us at (321)-373-0505 or visit our website at www.mhmmedicalgroup.com to learn more about us and to schedule an appointment with our medical team.