With dementia, the connections between nerve cells in the brain gradually disappear. The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer's. According to the latest research, irisin (exercise) hormone; It protects brain cells against injury and aging. Experts state that people who have had insufficient physical activity throughout their lives have low irisin levels, pointing out the importance of exercise on the irisin hormone.
Dementia destroys brain cells
With dementia, nerve cells in the brain and/or connections between nerve cells gradually decrease and , disappears.
Therefore, the brain can no longer function properly. Due to disorders in the brain, the person cannot take care of himself and gradually becomes completely dependent on others for care. In some people, the disease develops very quickly and in others slowly. While memory disorders usually come to the fore at the beginning of the disease, problems also occur in the person's thinking and speaking abilities. Additionally, there may be changes in the person's character and behavior. As the disease progresses, the person may lose control of his/her life and need the help of others for his/her own care due to difficulties in daily activities. In dementia, the patient dies from another disease or infection (lung inflammation) or from the inability to swallow.
The most common type of dementia: Alzheimer
Alzheimer's disease is a physical condition of the brain. It is a disease. During the course of this disease, plaques and tangles develop in the brain, causing the death of brain cells. At the same time, people with Alzheimer's disease are deficient in some important chemicals that transmit messages in the brain. Alzheimer's disease also progresses and symptoms become worse over time. It is thought that there are around 300 thousand Alzheimer's patients in Turkey. It is possible to say that this disease will be the most important health problem in Turkey after 30-40 years, as a country where the young population will gradually get older.
To protect from Alzheimer's: Eat healthy and move!
Say goodbye to smoking, eat organic foods, consume seasonal vegetables and fruits, try not to consume pure sugar. Eliminate irradiated foods from your life, cook meals at low temperatures, consume fermented foods rich in beneficial bacteria such as yoghurt-vinegar and pickles, eat low-calorie, keep your weight under control, do not neglect healthy sunbathing, go for regular health checks, get quality and adequate sleep. It should be included in your life, manage stress, pay attention to hygiene and make movement a lifestyle.
Regular exercise increases the irisin hormone
Irisin, its popular name The exercise/sports hormone begins to be released during exercise and cold. If you start exercising regularly, the irisin will also release regularly, making you exercise-friendly. Recent research shows that irisin is engaged in a war with fat on two fronts.
1) It activates the genes that transform bad white fat into good brown fat,
2) It enables undifferentiated stem cells to become bone-building cells instead of storing fat.
Not only that, it can also protect our brain cells against injury and aging.
When we sweat, the irisin hormone begins to be produced. Studies conducted on obese women show that a single session of moderate or high-intensity exercises in the afternoon, intense endurance and strengthening exercises significantly increases the irisin hormone level.
Inadequate exercise triggers Alzheimer's!
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Exercise, the irisin hormone, begins to decrease in Alzheimer's type diseases. The irisin is located in the hippocampus region of the brain of mice and humans. While decreased irisin did not change memory or behavior in normal mice, memory and behavior were negatively affected in mice with Alzheimer's. The absence of the iris also reduces the ability to form new nerve connections. Studies show that people who have low levels of physical activity throughout their lives have low irisin levels, which is one of the factors that cause the development of Alzheimer's disease. In other words, maintaining the irisin level with movement can help protect the person against Alzheimer's disease, just like a balanced diet and not consuming cigarettes and alcohol.
For the best exercise, physiotherapy. consult your therapist
The strengthening exercises you do using either your body weight or sandbags/exercise bands after a vigorous walk will make you sweat and allow this miraculous hormone to flow through your veins. To have this wonderful fat burner with no side effects, all you have to do is move enough to sweat. Consult your physiotherapist to find out which exercises are most appropriate and beneficial for you.
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