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The 4 Best Ways To Protect

Your Child From Alzheimer's
Alen J Salerian MD
 February 16, 2015

Science says 98% of Alzheimer's are preventable

  What we know about Alzheimer's today that we did not know two decades ago?  Recent years have brought some surprising news: Alzheimer's is a chronic degenerative illness that is often a complication of many treatable conditions.   Alzheimer's is brain death. It's no different than how our hearts function and die. If you have high blood pressure kidney disease diabetes they may lead to heart attacks and death. The same is true for our brain. Below is my list for prevention.

1.     Avoid head injuries. Do not let your children participate in any sport that risks concussions or any kind of head trauma. Even one punch or a soccer ball striking a fragile brain is harmful. The more traumas the greater the risk. Let's learn from NFL players and boxers.

2.     Always maintain healthy blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol .

3.     Actively prevent and treat anxiety, excessive worry depression, psychosis sleep apnea ,chronic pain. They all cause slow brain degeneration.

4.     Physical fitness: Exercise alone is not enough. You must be fit. This generally means pulse rate 65 or below and body temperature 36 C or below (rectal c).

The above guidelines have been well-established by research and common sense. We don't need to do further research to conclude that head injuries may lead to Alzheimer's. We don't need more research to ban boxing or head shots in any sport .