Dementia Overview

Ginkgo Biloba Useful in Treating Dementia

According to a 1997 report published in the Journal of American Medical Association , Ginkgo biloba may be effective in the treatment of Dementia.

Acupuncture and Vascular Dementia

A no-control feasibility study done to assess the efficacy of acupuncture in treating dementia done under the funding of the Helen Bader Foundation, found that the improvements in feelings of anxiety were statistically significant. References:1.    http://www.healthcareinsights.net/alzheimers_studies/acupuncture.

Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Life Style are Related Terms

Give up that expensive video game to keep your mind active and do crosswords four times a week says Dr. Ballard ,the director of research at the Alzheimer's Society, quoting a 2003 New York study. He also quoted a Swedish study which confirms that regular exercise can keep Alzheimer’s at bay longer.

High Complexity Jobs Reduce Dementia Risk

Jobs which give you an opportunity to make complex interactions with people and things can save you from Dementia too, say researchers. Reuter’s health reports that the risk of dementia was reported as less by 34 percent in people in teaching jobs and 28 percent in farming jobs.

Natural Protection to Alzheimer’s Disease

A diet with high sugar, transfatty acids and a sedentary life style with no physical or mental exercise at all; all these can be a preparation to Alzheimer’s. Lots of spinach, broccoli, flax, leafy vegetables, blue berries, pomegranate etc in one’s diet can help so also yoga and mentally challenging activities says studies.

Mental Stimulation Can Arrest Dementia

It’s not just physical exercise, they say, but mental exercise too that makes us escape Alzheimer’s or Dementia; but perhaps more of a game of chess or playing the violin.

Speak Two Languages and Ward Off Dementia in Old Age

If you can manage more than one language easily after a certain age, when old age is said in, you are at considerably lower risk to dementia. Your brain probably works hard and keeps it agile while managing two languages rather than use one language.