Fight dementia with 4 simple tips

Nutrition plays a very important role in preventing dementia in each person. Therefore, in our daily diet, we need to pay attention to supplementing the following nutrients.

Fats

Nutrients that make up important brain chemicals such as Phosphatidyl choline and DMAE, phosphatidyl serine and pyroglutamate.

Food sources rich in brain nutrients include fish (especially herring) and eggs, followed by liver, soybeans, peanuts and other legumes.

Essential fats in some foods help build nerve cell membranes. Essential fats, especially Omega 3, are found in fatty fish (basa, herring, salmon, mackerel, tuna). In addition, eating 3 meals of fatty fish a week will reduce the risk of heart attack by half.

Regular physical activity will help develop muscle mass, reduce fat mass, strengthen bones, limit muscle loss, reduce fat accumulation, limit osteoporosis when getting older, and help maintain a youthful figure.

Exercise also helps the body increase circulation to organs, makes the skin rosy, and increases brain activity. Each person should apply forms of exercise appropriate to their health.

Vitamins and minerals

Plays a role in brain cell metabolism and anti-oxidation. Lack of vitamin B, especially folic acid and vitamin B12, causes anemia, leading to lack of oxygen supply to the brain.

Vitamins B1, B2, and B3 help the brain use oxygen to create energy in each cell. The three B vitamins associated with memory are B3, B5, and B12. B vitamins work together in a variety of ways to help the brain use neurotransmitters. Remember, B vitamins should be taken together, so if you want to supplement a B vitamin, you should also take it in the form of a B complex or multivitamin.

Zinc is also related to memory. When the body lacks zinc, it will lead to memory loss. Zinc is abundant in meat, fish, and seafood (especially oysters). Note that you should limit the consumption of strong alcohol because it is an agent that causes brain damage.

Exercise your brain regularly

Regularly exercising your brain by solving puzzles or thinking about new things is a way to positively impact your brain's memory capacity. Developing the habit of reading books from a young age will help strengthen your cognition for later years.

People who are physically and mentally inactive in middle age are three times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than those who are physically and mentally active. Therefore, increasing mental activity in adulthood may have a long-term protective effect on the brain.

According to Dan Viet - PC