How to prevent brain atrophy

To prevent cerebral atrophy, you need to pay attention to various details in your life. First of all, you should pay attention to preventing some cardiovascular diseases, especially high blood pressure, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and other problems. At the same time, you should pay attention to a reasonable diet and be sure to strengthen nutritional supplements.

1. Actively prevent and treat vascular diseases and prevent cerebral atrophy. We should actively prevent and treat certain systemic diseases, especially those that affect vascular health, such as hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis, etc., and achieve early detection, early diagnosis, and early treatment, so as to delay and control the progression of the disease. In mild cases, you can adjust your lifestyle, improve your nutritional structure, and correct bad habits; in severe cases, you can control the condition with medication. Of course, medication should be used gradually and persistently.

2. Increase social activities. If you don’t use it, you will lose it. Read books and newspapers, write and calculate regularly. Exercise your brain regularly to continuously promote the activity of brain nerves and sensory information, which is beneficial to improve blood circulation in the brain, delay the aging of brain cells, and slow down the process of brain atrophy. Actively participate in various social activities. "More social interaction means more physical and mental health." Director Du suggests that middle-aged and elderly people should go out into society, increase opportunities for outdoor activities, and stimulate the cerebral cortex to continuously generate new excitement points, thereby delaying aging and slowing down brain function decline.

3. Eat a light diet and keep bowel movements regular. Constipation is one of the most common causes of sudden cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. Cerebrovascular accidents cause the most direct and serious damage to brain tissue. Therefore, Director Du believes that it is very important for middle-aged and elderly people to keep bowel movements regular. You can eat more vegetables and fruits and have a light diet. Those with severe constipation can drink some intestinal cleansing tea, senna leaves, etc. In addition, Chinese herbal medicines such as Ginkgo and Salvia miltiorrhiza that promote blood circulation and strengthen the brain also have a certain effect on preventing cerebral atrophy. Finally, experts remind people who are or have entered middle-aged or elderly people that they should have regular check-ups to detect risk factors for brain atrophy as early as possible, intervene early, prevent early, and try to delay the occurrence and development of the disease.

4. Strengthen nutrition, improve nutritional status, maintain dietary balance and mental health; read more books and newspapers, participate in group activities regularly, and exercise moderately; enhance cognitive activities and strive to restore previous life experience and abilities;