Neurologist named ways to reduce the risk of dementia

Monitoring blood pressure, cholesterol, and sleep quality will help reduce the risk of developing dementia. About this neurologist "Polyclinic.<url>" Natalia Zharova told on Thursday, January 15.

"It is important to monitor blood pressure and take medications if you have hypertension. Hypertension affects the small vessels that nourish the substance of the brain, and the areas responsible for memorization and reproduction need a good blood supply. It is also necessary to control cholesterol, sugar, and homocysteine in the blood," the doctor recommended in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

Zharova noted that nutrition is also important in the prevention of dementia. According to her, it should be balanced and contain vegetables, fruits, animal protein, fats and carbohydrates, reports RT.

"You also need to get enough sleep, because at night the brain is cleared of the products of daily activities," the neurologist added.

The specialist also recommended adding moderate aerobic exercise, which has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system and mood. In addition, cognitive reserve is important — the more memory is trained, the more cognitive tasks a person solves in their life, which means dementia occurs later, she concluded.

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Earlier, on January 14, US President Donald Trump said at a press conference at the White House that he considers milk to be one of the factors helping him maintain mental clarity and good cognitive abilities, according to the website. kp.ru . He stated that he had passed many tests, and coped with each of them because he drinks milk. 360.ru .

In turn, hepatologist Pavel Bogomolov told NSN that milk is better than soda for the body, but so far there is no evidence of the American leader's claim that it affects cognitive abilities with age.

On January 12, it was reported that Singaporean scientists had identified a possible early marker of Alzheimer's disease associated with disruption of the glymphatic system, a network of microscopic channels responsible for removing toxins and metabolic products from the brain.

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