Alzheimer’s disease is a tragic degeneration of the memory and thinking portions of the brain. Characterized by tangled fibers and protein clumps, which are only detectable after the patient passes on, Alzheimer’s disease generally attacks people aged 65 and older. To date, there isn’t a cure for this disease, no way of slowing its destructive path, nor is there any method of reversing the damage that it does. The question on everyone’s lips, however, is whether or not Alzheimer’s disease is preventable. Do you want to learn how to lessen the chances of getting Alzheimer’s disease? While the cause of Alzheimer’s disease is debatable, modern research has been working on finding out how to prevent this form of dementia.

There are many risk factors, which can be attributed to Alzheimer’s disease. Age, genetics and history of family are risk factors that cannot be helped, nor can be change. Some of the best information that has been uncovered in recent years, however, has been gathered from studying identical twins; those who have the same genes and are of the same age, but who have experienced life in different fashions. These twin studies have shown that, when one twin develops Alzheimer’s disease, the other will be at an increased risk of contracting the disease, but won’t necessarily develop it.

Other studies suggested that even in cases where both twins have Alzheimer’s, the age where symptoms begin to appear could vary drastically. This suggests that, even though there may be a strong genetic influence in Alzheimer’s disease, other factors also seem to play a major role. These other factors are aspects that we can alter and what we will focus on, while examining methods of lowering risk factors in Alzheimer’s disease.

Alzheimer’s is a neurodegenerative disease that attacks the nerve cells in the brain. Perhaps for this reason, there appears to be a strong link between Alzheimer’s patients and those who have suffered severe head trauma. Even without the risk of Alzheimer’s taken into consideration, it’s a good idea to protect the head from injury. For this reason, it’s important that you wear a helmet when bicycling, you should fall-proof your home and practice caution and always use your safety belt, when riding in a vehicle.

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