In the article, we will consider what is the prevention of Parkinson's disease.
This pathology can affect people at any age. It is understood as trembling paralysis, which can turn a human life into a useless existence in a few years.
There are no obvious reasons for the development of the disease, but there are factors that can push it to occur. Both men and women suffer equally from this disease. A healthy lifestyle, as well as an attentive attitude to your health, will not allow it to grow to its full potential.
That is why prevention of Parkinson's disease in men and women is so important.
Causes of the disease
The causes of the disease are not exactly established. These primarily include heredity. The environmental situation is also of certain importance. It was found that some salts of heavy metals, pesticides and herbicides can aggravate the manifestations of the disease or provoke its occurrence.
In 80% of cases, Parkinson's disease develops without certain prerequisites, however, the remaining 20% are complications of other diseases, for example, brain tumors, encephalitis, traumatic brain injuries, and stroke. Parkinsonism sometimes also leads to poisoning by a number of toxic substances (ethanol, carbon monoxide), as well as the use of narcotic substances and medicines, for example, antipsychotics.
Parkinson's disease prevention
For preventive purposes, it is necessary to diagnose on time and treat vascular disorders that occur in the cerebral cortex. It is necessary to monitor the state of the body after injuries of the neck or head and infections. A moderate amount of coffee reduces the likelihood of encountering Parkinson's disease at any age (in the absence of contraindications). It is necessary to take antipsychotics correctly. Nutrition is only healthy. Products must contain anthocyanins and flavonoids. There are a lot of them in apples and citrus fruits. It is also advisable to eat meat, cereals, dairy products, fresh vegetables. It is strictly forbidden to be nervous, stress should be avoided. Stop smoking and drinking alcohol, sleep at least seven hours, control the load when doing sports. Avoid direct contact with manganese and carbon monoxide.
Prevention of Parkinson's disease before the onset of the disease and at the initial stage is necessary for those who have family ties with patients with Parkinsonism, as well as after suffering a head injury. If a person had Parkinsonism in his family, then it is important for him to protect his nerves and head. Movement activity for prevention should not be excessive, just playing sports or walking. More successfully used ballroom dancing.
It is advisable to put beer, fight, fast food, cigarettes, neglect of hormonal system malfunctions in the background, and avoid stresses. If adolescents have developmental disabilities or have a connection with sports (wrestling), parents should control them. At the slightest suspicion of an incorrect gait, movement, you should immediately consult a doctor.
Folk remedies
Folk remedies in the prevention of Parkinson's disease play an important role.
Be sure to adhere to the correct diet. Foods should not have much cholesterol.
Rehabilitation and exercise therapy can slow down the symptoms of postural instability.
Warm healing baths with herbs reduce muscle tone, relax, reduce tremor. The following fees are allowed to be added to the bath: linden, St. John's wort, chamomile, lavender and thyme.
Phytotherapy
In addition, herbal medicine is quite effective in the prevention of Parkinson's disease.
- Juice of celery root, nettle and plantain.
- Decoction of the root of goose cinquefoil and hemlock in equal proportions.
- Peony tincture - you can buy it in a pharmacy ready-made and drink according to the instructions.
- Infusion of thyme and lemon balm, as well as oregano, mistletoe, motherwort and mint. Pour herbs with boiling water, insist for an hour. Drink half a glass in the morning and evening.
- Herbal teas from motherwort, hypericum and chamomile.
- With a strong excitement of the nervous system, you can drink herbal infusions or teas that have sedative signs (valerian or hogweed).
- Nettle tincture helps eliminate tremors.
Alzheimer's disease
Prevention of Parkinson's disease in women and men is often combined with preventive measures for Alzheimer's pathology.
Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative pathology, one of the common forms of "senile dementia", dementia. It most often develops after fifty years, but there are earlier cases.
The reasons for the development of the disease have not yet been determined, and an effective remedy for its treatment has not been created. Symptomatic treatment for Alzheimer's disease can mitigate the manifestations, but it is impossible to stop the progress of an incurable pathology.
Drug treatment
Groups of drugs that reduce the activity of the formation of deposits that contribute to the destruction of brain cells, and drugs that improve the quality of life of patients are identified. These include:
Anticholinesterase: "Donepezil", "Galantamine", "Rivastimin" in different forms of release.
Symptoms: medications that improve blood circulation in the brain, reduce psychoemotional stress, mental disorders of later stages, amino acids.
Akatinol memantine with analogues that counteract the effects of glutamate on brain cells.
Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease prevention should be timely and comprehensive.
Alzheimer's disease: preventative methods
It is proved that the human brain is quite plastic, the departments and cells of the brain are able to partially replace the affected areas and perform additional functions.
In order for the brain to have the possibility of such self-compensation, there must be quite a lot of neural connections, which is typical for people engaged in intellectual hobbies, mental activities with different interests.
Studies show that such a pathology directly depends on the IQ level: the number of persistent neural connections depends on the height of intelligence.
There is a connection between the study of foreign languages and the development of the disease: the more knowledge, the lower the likelihood of its occurrence. Even at the initial stage, you can slow down the symptoms if you begin to actively train your memory, retell information, read books and solve crosswords.
The main preventive measures are a healthy lifestyle, a balanced diet, physical activity, refusal of alcoholic beverages. It is also necessary to avoid injuries, which become the cause of Alzheimer's disease, which violates the quality of life of both the patients themselves and their loved ones.
We looked at the prevention and treatment of Parkinson's disease.