Alzheimer Disease - A Thief of The Mind In this paper, I’m going to talk about one of the topics that are current in the medical world today, and that caught my attention, too. I want to talk about Dementia, including Alzheimer disease, about methods that can help at least to slow down its evolution and also, about a simple intervention that we can do to improve the life of those who suffer from Dementia. Dementia is an important syndrome in elderly people. It is a declining in mental ability, severe enough to interfere with daily living activities. Dementia is not a specific disease, it is a set of symptoms. The most common form of Dementia is Alzheimer Disease. Alzheimer 's disease is a progressive, degenerative disease that destroys gradually
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In this regard, the Healthy People Consortium (an association of national membership organizations and state health, mental health, substance abuse, and environmental agencies) implemented in December 2010 a project named “Healthy People 2020”. “Healthy People 2020 project, is looking to reduce morbidity and cost associated with, and maintain or enhance the quality of life for persons with Dementia” (Black, 2014, p.251). There are different interventions that can be done to achieve the goals of this program. First of all, one of the big steps that can be made is to understand the influence of lifestyle factors on a person’s risk cognitive decline and dementia. A very simple tool that everybody can use is a good diet. Linda Nazarko (2009) in her article “A healthy mind in a healthy body:reducing dementia risk”, suggests that the effect of diet, exercises and lifestyle choice have a big impact on the body, brain, and their future. According to her study, a healthy diet brings in our body enough calories and nutrients to maintain health, and at the same time a healthy diet reduces the risk of obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and other health problems that contribute to dementia. A healthy diet is considered a diet in which …show more content…
All these problems are harder to be controlled in a patient with Dementia. Kathryn & Ian (2013) recommended in their article “Improving nutrition and care for people with dementia”, to use all sources that we have available to improve these condition in patients with dementia. For example, speech therapists can be useful in assessing and diagnosing problems with swallowing, and they can recommend the right diet for the patient, in order to prevent choking and aspiration. Also, the nutritionist has an important role in helping these people, by improving their nutritional intake (p.
In this regard, the Healthy People Consortium (an association of national membership organizations and state health, mental health, substance abuse, and environmental agencies) implemented in December 2010 a project named “Healthy People 2020”. “Healthy People 2020 project, is looking to reduce morbidity and cost associated with, and maintain or enhance the quality of life for persons with Dementia” (Black, 2014, p.251). There are different interventions that can be done to achieve the goals of this program. First of all, one of the big steps that can be made is to understand the influence of lifestyle factors on a person’s risk cognitive decline and dementia. A very simple tool that everybody can use is a good diet. Linda Nazarko (2009) in her article “A healthy mind in a healthy body:reducing dementia risk”, suggests that the effect of diet, exercises and lifestyle choice have a big impact on the body, brain, and their future. According to her study, a healthy diet brings in our body enough calories and nutrients to maintain health, and at the same time a healthy diet reduces the risk of obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and other health problems that contribute to dementia. A healthy diet is considered a diet in which …show more content…
All these problems are harder to be controlled in a patient with Dementia. Kathryn & Ian (2013) recommended in their article “Improving nutrition and care for people with dementia”, to use all sources that we have available to improve these condition in patients with dementia. For example, speech therapists can be useful in assessing and diagnosing problems with swallowing, and they can recommend the right diet for the patient, in order to prevent choking and aspiration. Also, the nutritionist has an important role in helping these people, by improving their nutritional intake (p.