There May Be Precautions to Follow to Avoid Dementia

Dementia is a progressive decline of attention, memory, problem solving, language and other cognitive functions. In the UK alone there are 700,000 people with dementia. Researchers are not sure what causes the condition, and although they think it is a combination of genetic factors and personality traits, they've been able to determine whether certain personality characteristics cause the condition, or are an early sign of dementia. New research may have the answer.

studies in the UK, led by Dr. Hui-Xin Wang, of the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, shows evidence that socially active and quiet could reduce your risk of dementia. The study was conducted on 500 healthy subjects, aged 78 and older who filled out questionnaires about the nature of their social life and personality. After the questionnaire, respondents were watched for six years, during this time of 144 500 people developed dementia. The study was published in the journal Neurology.

The study showed that those who are calm and relaxed in nature is 50 percent lower chance of developing the disease. Those who were socially active, but still calm and relaxed, he also had 50 percent less likely to develop dementia. In addition, those who are outgoing, yet quiet and relaxed were 50 percent less likely. But those were easy to trouble, whether isolated, outgoing, active or inactive, were more likely to develop dementia. Again, scientists still do not know if the high stress causing dementia, or is simply an early warning sign.

Previous studies have shown that stress can affect parts of the brain that could lead to dementia, but researchers in this study were taking it even further and say that a calm and relaxed And also outgoing and social, may actually reduce the chances of dementia. They believe that this is due to chronic distress, and discharge of chemicals in the brain that can damage brain tissue and cause the cognitive functions of questions in dementia, but now it's just a theory.

If studies are correct, people who are isolated, inactive, and high stress should take all necessary measures to reduce their chances of developing dementia so it will become socially active and finding ways to relax and rejuvenate . Yoga, talk therapy, joining a hobby group, meditation, and a wide range of other activities can help reduce stress, increase quality of life, and reduce the chances of developing dementia.