Tips for Preventing Alzheimer’s
In honor of our Squeeze episode this week, we wanted to share some quick tips for Alzheimer's prevention. Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease that destroys the memory, yet leading a healthy lifestyle and some other things can help reduce your risk of this disease!
We hope you can find these tips helpful to your journey in prevention…
Maintain a healthy and balanced diet
Try to incorporate 5 servings of fruits and vegetables into your diet each day.
Lead a physically active lifestyle
It is recommended that adults get a minimum of 150 minutes of physical activity each week in addition to 2 days of strength activity.
Get enough sleep
It is recommended that adults get at least 7 hours of sleep each night.
Do not smoke
Avoiding smoking not only improves your quality of life, but it can also add as much as 10 years to your life.
Keep alcohol to a minimum
According to the CDC: “Guidelines for Americans recommends that adults of legal drinking age can choose not to drink, or to drink in moderation by limiting intake to 2 drinks or less in a day for men and 1 drink or less in a day for Women”
