Alzheimer's and Dementia in Women

Women who don't take proper care of themselves are more likely to develop dementia (and more severe cases) (*How can and should everyone take better care of themselves? Here: https://icaro.med.br/SAUDE/)

Summary - Women, take better precautions, take better care of your health and start as soon as possible: above all, your brain, your mind will thank you and, consequently, your life, the lives of those around you, those who love you and those who depend on you.

(*How does every woman need to take better care of herself? Here: https://icaro.med.br/mulheres/)

Understand:

Data published in “Alzheimer's & Dementia” (Journal of the American Alzheimer's Association) show, among other things:

• More than 65% of Alzheimer's cases occur in women;

• The older you get, the more likely you are to develop dementia: women live longer than men;

• Women are twice as depressed as men and this increases the chances of dementia;

• Regular physical exercise helps prevent dementia, especially Alzheimer's, and women exercise less than men;

• Women are more likely to take on the role of “caregiver” for someone sick in the family, and “caregivers” have a higher risk of developing dementia;

• Having one copy of the apoE4 gene more than doubles the likelihood of a person developing Alzheimer's, but in women, the presence of this polymorphism tends to be worse in terms of impaired memory performance, brain atrophy and lower brain metabolism;

• Women who develop dementia tend to deteriorate their overall brain performance more quickly;

• The more pregnancies, the more protection against dementia a woman has - the more miscarriages, the greater the chances of developing dementia.

Basic source: https://www.newsmax.com/health/health-news/alzheimers-men-women-affects/2018/08/13/id/876760/

Don't wait for the first symptoms (or even illness) to take this seriously!