“… a haƙiƙa akwai nau'ikan yanayin da za a iya magance su da yawa waɗanda zasu iya haifar da su matsalolin ƙwaƙwalwar ajiya. "

A wannan makon mun binciko wasu tattaunawa masu ban sha'awa waɗanda ke bayyana dalilai na kasancewa cikin motsa jiki da tunani da kuma hanyoyin da za a taimaka wa “ward,” da cutar Alzheimers da dementia. Canji mai ban sha'awa a cikin kiwon lafiya yana motsawa zuwa tsarin da ya shafi haƙuri, dole ne mu fahimci ikon kanmu don yin abin da ya kamata mu kasance cikin koshin lafiya kuma mu rayu tsawon lokaci. Duk da yake asarar ƙwaƙwalwar ajiya dabi'a ce ga kowane jiki, kamar "a ina na sa maɓallina," yana da mahimmanci a san lokacin da zai iya zama matsala wanda zai shafi rayuwar ku. Karanta a cikin wannan makwanni a kan shafin yanar gizon kamar yadda muka yi farin ciki tare da Dr. Leverenz da Dr. Ashford yayin da suke raba hikimar su tare da mu!

Mike McIntyre:

Dokta James Leverenz daga asibitin Cleveland zai kasance tare da mu.

Barkan mu da sake zuwa Sautin Ra'ayoyin, muna magana ne game da cutar Alzheimer a yau. Wataƙila kun ga daren jiya Julianne Moore ta lashe kyautar Oscar don nuna farkon farkon wanda ya kamu da cutar Alzheimer. Har yanzu Alice. Muna magana ne game da cutar a safiyar yau duka farkon farawa da kuma farkon farawa wanda galibi yana tare da tsofaffi kuma ra'ayin cewa ana sa ran adadin cutar Alzheimer ya karu sosai yayin da yawan jama'a ke tsufa.

Dr. J Wesson Ashford yana tare da mu kuma, Shugaban Hukumar Cibiyar Alzheimer ta Amurka Hukumar Shawarwari ta Nuna Ƙwaƙwalwa.

Bari mu sami tambaya ga likitoci da masana mu a nan kuma bari mu fara da Scott a Westpark, Scott barka da zuwa nunin.

Scott:

Na gode Mike Ina da tambaya, shin cutar Alzheimer ta fi yaduwa a Amurka fiye da yadda ake yi a duniya kuma idan haka ne me yasa? Sashi na biyu na wannan tambayar shine, shin akwai wata hanya da za ku iya kawar da wannan ta hanyar sanya kwakwalwar ku ta ƙara yin aiki a cikin tsufa? Zan dauke amsar ku a sama.

Mike McIntyre:

Na gode da tambayoyin: Dr. Leverenz, Amurka da sauran ƙasashe…

Dokta Leverenz:

To, kamar yadda za mu iya cewa wannan cuta ce daidai gwargwado, don haka a ce, kuma da alama tana shafar dukkan al'umma yayin da muke duban kabilu da kabilu daban-daban. Ina tsammanin akwai wasu adadin marasa lafiya har ma a cikin Amurka, ina tsammanin bayanan da ke kan Ba'amurke na ɗan iyakance ne amma kamar yadda mafi kyau za mu iya faɗi daidai da kamanceceniya a tsakanin al'ummomi da yawa dangane da mita.

Mike McIntyre:

Sashe na biyu na tambayarsa shine wanda mutane da yawa ke tambaya, shin za ku iya motsa jikin ku ko shan bitamin ko yin wani abu don kawar da cutar Alzheimer?

Dokta Leverenz:

Ina tsammanin wannan babbar tambaya ce kuma ina tsammanin bayanan suna da ƙarfi sosai a yanzu cewa ainihin aikin motsa jiki na iya zama mai taimako kuma yayin da ba zai iya hana kwata-kwata cewa za ku kamu da cutar ba tabbas yana taimakawa wajen kawar da shi. Akwai wasu shaidun da ke nuna cewa aikin ƙwaƙwalwa na iya taimakawa kuma don haka gabaɗaya ina ƙarfafa mutane su kasance masu motsa jiki da tunani musamman yayin da suke girma.

Mike McIntyre:

Wani da ya shigo kuma aka gano shi fa? Kamar yadda na fahimta ba za a iya warkewa ba kuma wallafe-wallafen da aka fitar sun ce ba za a iya ragewa da gaske ba amma akwai wasu bege cewa aiki bayan ganewar asali na iya taimakawa?

Dokta Leverenz:

Ina tsammanin akwai, ina ƙarfafa dukkan majiyyata da su kasance masu motsa jiki da tunani kuma akwai hanyoyi da yawa da za su iya taimakawa, akwai yiwuwar wasu tasirin kai tsaye ga kwakwalwa, mun san misali motsa jiki yana ƙara wasu abubuwan haɓakar kwakwalwa wanda ke haifar da ci gaban kwakwalwa. suna lafiya ga kwakwalwa. Amma kuma mun san cewa lokacin da mutane suka kamu da cuta kamar cutar Alzheimer kuma suka sami wata cuta, a ce wanda ke da alaƙa da rashin aiki kamar cututtukan zuciya ko bugun jini wanda ba sa yin kyau sosai da waɗanda ke kasancewa cikin koshin lafiya gabaɗaya. kiyaye Alzheimer's, kamar yadda za mu iya, a bakin teku.

Mike McIntyre:

Dr. Wes Ashford ta yaya zan san bambanci tsakanin zama mai mantuwa kawai da wanda ya kamata ya damu da irin wannan abu ko dattijo ko ɗana ɗan shekara 17 wanda da alama ba zai iya samun makullinsa ba. . Kuna iya zuwa inda kuka damu da wannan cuta kamar "Ya Ubangiji," wannan alama ce ta farko ta wani tun yana ƙarami ko ni kaina na manta abubuwa koyaushe ko ta yaya nuni ne cewa wata rana zan haɓaka. Alzheimer's kuma ina mamakin menene tunanin ku akan hakan kuma watakila sanya wasu tsoro don hutawa.

Dr. Ashford:

Ina ganin tsoro wani abu ne da za mu magance kai tsaye. Daya daga cikin abubuwan da aka fada a baya shine cewa akwai mutane miliyan 5 tare da su dementia A kasar nan ana danganta cutar Alzheimer kuma akwai wani lokaci kafin wannan, kuma wasu bincikenmu sun nuna cewa shekaru 10 kafin wannan ganewar asali na iya zama matsala ta ƙwaƙwalwa. Don haka ba kawai mutane miliyan 5 da ke da cutar Alzheimer da dementia ba akwai wasu mutane miliyan 5 da ke haɓaka cutar Alzheimer waɗanda ke da matsalolin ƙwaƙwalwar ajiya waɗanda kuke magana akai don haka mun yi imani da Alzheimer's Foundation na Amurka cewa yana da matukar muhimmanci a gane. cewa akwai wannan matsala don ku kasance masu himma. Fara shirin motsa jiki da wuri, fara haɓaka tunanin ku da wuri, akwai haɗin gwiwa tare da ƙarancin cutar Alzheimer da ƙarin ilimi don haka ko da kuna buƙatar komawa baya samun ilimin manya don tada kwakwalwar ku, kamar yadda Dr. Leverenz ya ce, ƙara yawan ku. aiki. Muna tunanin cewa daukar matakin kai tsaye ga wannan, samun zuwa Ranar Nuna Ƙwaƙwalwar Ƙwaƙwalwar Ƙasa, wanda muke gudu ta hanyar Alzheimer's Foundation of America muna da kyakkyawan gwajin ƙwaƙwalwar ajiya akan layi mai suna MemTrax a MemTrax.com. Kuna iya fara saka idanu akan ƙwaƙwalwar ajiyar ku kuma ganin idan da gaske kuna da matsalar ƙwaƙwalwar ajiya da wuri kuma da gaske fara yin irin abubuwan da Dr. Leverenz yayi magana game da yin mafi kyawun ku aƙalla rage wannan amma da farko kun fara rage wannan yana da kyau.

Mike McIntyre:

Ina ganin sau da yawa akan layi cewa akwai ƙananan gwaje-gwaje kamar minicog ko Montreal kima na fahimi akwai hanyoyi da yawa don duba ƙwaƙwalwar ajiyar ku. Ina mamakin shin wannan wayo ne don yin hakan kuma kawai bincika kanku ko kawai amfani da hakan lokacin da kuka sami matsalolin ƙwaƙwalwar ajiya waɗanda ke shafar rayuwar ku?

Dr. Ashford:

Aƙalla akwai irin waɗannan gwaje-gwajen guda ɗari kamar wannan, mun ƙirƙira wani abu mai suna The Brief Alzheimer's Screen, wanda muke amfani da shi tare da ƙaramin cog a ranar tantance ƙwaƙwalwar ajiya ta ƙasa. Abubuwa kamar kima na Montreal, da St. Louise kima, da kuma wani tsohon fashion wanda ake kira da Jarrabawar Matsayin Karami da gaske an fi yin su a ofishin likitoci ko kuma wanda aka horar da shi kuma zai iya yin magana da ku game da shi. Tunanin samun taƙaitaccen allo yana da ban sha'awa sosai amma, za ku iya yin haka a gida? Ya kasance mai yawan cece-kuce amma na yi imani da yadda muke tafiya tare da kula da lafiya dole ne mutane su kara himma wajen kula da al'amuransu da yin nasu tantancewa, shi ya sa muke da MemTrax, don kokarin gwadawa. taimaka wa mutane su bi nasu ƙwaƙwalwar ajiya da kuma ba kawai tambaya na , shin ƙwaƙwalwarku ba ta da kyau a yau, ko kuma yana da kyau a yau, tambayar ita ce menene yanayin da ake ciki na tsawon watanni 6 ko shekara, kuna ƙara lalacewa? Wannan shine abin da muke buƙatar gano a matsayin abu mai mahimmanci, cewa idan kuna da matsala fiye da yadda kuke buƙatar zuwa ga likitan ku saboda akwai wasu nau'o'in yanayin da za a iya magance su da yawa waɗanda zasu iya haifar da matsalolin ƙwaƙwalwar ajiya: rashi B12, rashi thyroid, bugun jini, da sauran abubuwa da dama da ya kamata a magance su.