Alzheimer's Disease Linked to High Blood Pressure

By Christian Goodman

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, refers to a condition in which the blood circulates through the arteries with too much force. The American Heart Association estimates that high blood pressure affects 73 million Americans, or one in three adults. Hypertension also affects approximately two million children and teenagers in the United States. Several factors may contribute to high blood pressure, including genetics, high salt intake, and hardening of the arteries.

High blood pressure raises the risk of heart attack, stroke, and aneurysm. Furthermore, a new study established that hypertension may lead to Alzheimer's disease by reducing blood flow to the brain.

Co-author of the study Dr. Cyrus Raji of the University of Pittsburgh explained, "While hypertension is not a cause of Alzheimer's disease, our study shows that it is another hit on the brain that increases its vulnerability to the effects of the disease."

In the study, researchers used a form of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure blood flow to the brain. They found that hypertension considerably decreased blood flow to the brain for all patients in the study. Participants who suffered from hypertension as well as Alzheimer's disease had the lowest cerebral blood flow, or flow of blood to the brain.

"This study demonstrates that good vascular health is also good for the brain," co-author Dr. Oscar Lopez, also of the University of Pittsburgh. "Even in people with Alzheimer's disease, it is important to detect and aggressively treat hypertension and also focus on disease prevention."

Dr. Raji added, "These results suggest that by changing blood flow to the brain, hypertension - treated or untreated - may contribute to the pathology of Alzheimer's."

While high blood pressure may not necessarily cause Alzheimer's disease, it certainly makes the brain more vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease as well as mild cognitive impairment that may affect memory, language, attention, and reasoning.

All too often, individuals living in the comforts of modern society attribute diseases like Alzheimer's and hypertension to old age. In most cases, these diseases are influenced more by lifestyle and environment. By taking care of yourself, you can age gracefully and avoid those "diseases of old age."

Start with a healthy diet. Most Americans consume way too much fat and sodium. Attempt to eat less meat and more fresh fruits and vegetables. If you salt your food, use only a small amount. You may be amazed to learn that the saltshaker is not the main source of sodium. Processed food is the primary source of dietary sodium. Even some "health foods" and "low-sodium foods" have particularity high levels of sodium. Read the labels. To be safe, stay away from processed foods altogether. You may have to spend a little more time to prepare your own whole foods at home, but your health (and your family's health) is worth it.

Regular exercise is another key component in healthy, natural living. Your must regularly exercise your mind, body, and spirit to avoid atrophy. "Use it or lose it," as the saying goes. You don't have to join an expensive gym or spend hours a week doing grueling exercises. You just have to exercise wisely. To learn more about protecting your cardiovascular system and your brain so that you can enjoy a long, healthy life, see high blood pressure exercises and Alzheimer's prevention exercises.

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Watch Out for Signs of Alzheimer's Disease or Dementia

By Anna Ruth

Discovering that a family member has the first signs of dementia and Alzheimer's will be difficult, but there are lots of resources you can use to make caring for that family member more productive. Your family member will still desire to be alone, and you'll want to select a place that will give you what you need to help them thrive. Here are some vital facts about Alzheimer's that will let you know if you need to find additional treatment.

Alzheimer's and dementia are frequently linked together, since Alzheimer's is the encompassing problem of lost memory, along with other indicators including depression or lack of attention, and on the other hand dementia is the general deterioration of someone's mind. In the beginning of Alzheimer's, you will note that someone will start to forget people's names or frequently used words that are used during normal conversation. When this happens once or twice, you shouldn't worry. But, if you note that your loved one is creating a made-up word to take the place of a word that's slipped their mind, or if they're becoming more and more withdrawn in order to avoid 'messing up' during conversation, you may be witness to the first signs of Alzheimer's and dementia.

Less motivation to finish certain tasks or some changes in personality can be another sign of Alzheimer's and dementia. When a person is experiencing dementia, finishing normal things can be a challenge. This means tasks like making breakfast, tying shoes, and getting dressed in the morning get done less and less as the condition progresses. The brain slows down, and neurotransmitters do not do their job as often. If you notice that your parent or grandparent now puts things in strange places around the home, such as putting a flashlight in between sofa cushions, or find a comb in the dishwasher, this could be a sign that it's time to meet with the doctor.

As is progresses through the stages of Alzheimer's and dementia, you might notice that it's becoming impossible for your loved one to organize their feelings and thoughts, and it could be more difficult for him or her to recognize lifelong friends. Once you conference with your health care provider, you will be able to create a treatment plan to help to meet their needs. Typically that the majority of patients live around 10 years after the initial diagnosis, but some will live much longer.

To learn more about Alzheimer's and dementia proper care, visit www.alz.org. - 31803

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Alzheimer And Dementia

By Jason Myers

Alzheimer illness is fine for 70% of all kinds of dementia. Alzheimer disease or 'AD' is a sluggish deteriorating state of mind where an individual slowly looses the capability of different mental procedures. The main process that will lose purpose is the memory of recent incidents.

The individual will begin forgetting where he placed his keys or forget what he did the day before. The amnesia will gradually increase in severity until the individual will not recognize his own kin.

Amnesia is not the only sign that will show in somebody suffering from AD. An additional symptom that will hit in the premature beginning of the disease is loss of direction in time, place and person. The individual will start regularly inquiring about what the time of the day is and what day. He is not able to name the correct month or year of the date. Sooner or later he will not distinguish his own house and continuously threatening to leave to his own house. If a person looses orientation in person, he is not able to recognize his direct family anymore.

There are different kinds of dementia and Alzheimer's disease is the most vital one in this list. We can define dementia as a collection of symptoms. When the brain is deteriorating it can demonstrate various symptoms that subsist in dementia. A couple of symptoms are aphasia, apraxia, amnesia, agrafia and acalculie. After that an individual with dementia can show significant behavior problems and he will lose direction in time, place and space. Someone is identified with dementia if he has at least 2 of these symptoms.

Which kind of dementia an individual has depends on completely diverse things. More or less we can say that there are 4 kinds of dementia. The most significant one is Alzheimer disease as 70% of all the individuals who are demented are because of AD. The second most important one is dementia caused by several strokes in the blood vessels of the brain. Third is a type called Lewy Body dementia and last is the group we might name 'others'. - 31803

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Image Forward Welcomes Franchise Network Senior Care as Newest Client

By Elise Phillips

Image Forward of Tampa, Florida has been hired by the largest international home care company as their internet marketing group.

Image Forwards Business Internet Marketing Company has been chosen to provide internet marketing for a Senior Home Care franchise, a world-wide franchise which provides senior care and companionship for the elderly.

Headquartered in Tampa Bay, FL, Image Forward, an innovative internet marketing company features SEO consultants and SEM specialists who combine an internet business directory, website optimization and search engine promotion. This Senior Home Care franchise will be listed in its key premier directory.

The world's largest home care company, this Senior Home Care franchise provides home services in the clients home and is located in more than 800 cities around the globe. This includes the countries United States, Canada, Japan, Portugal, Australia, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Spain, New Zealand, Taiwan, Switzerland, Germany, South Korea, Finland, and Austria.

This Senior Home Care franchise services include respite care, Alzheimer's Care, escorting to appointments, assistance walking, helping with eating, bathing, incontinence, and cognitive impairment and many more.

"Our seniors deserve the best and this healthcare franchise brings unique, personalized attention to senior homecare. It is a privilege to help promote this kind of company." said Michael Huth, CEO of Image Forward, "I look forward to delivering high-quality internet support."

Image Forward, a privately held company based in Tampa, FL, has been in business since 2002 and specializes in Internet Marketing and Internet Advertising. Image Forward services focus upon nation-wide Advertising Campaigns and large, multiple location businesses.

Image Forward maintains BRAND CONSISTENCY to help increase a Brand Presence on the Internet and communicate the brand with the franchisor. Image Forward only works with 1 Franchisor per vertical industry. - 31803

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