Prevent Nervous Disorders In Old Age With A Healthy Lifestyle

Illustration of dementia patients (Freepik)

JAKARTA - A healthy lifestyle from a young age can improve the quality of our lives. One of the benefits is to prevent neurological disorders in the old age.

At least this was said by a neurologist from Gatot Subroto Army Hospital, Lt. Col. CKM dr. Andrie Gunawan Sp.N F-NR.

"If you want to live a healthy life, then you have to adopt a good lifestyle. There are five main aspects that must be considered, namely diet, drinking patterns, sleep patterns, mindsets, and movement patterns that include sports. These five things must be maintained in order to remain balanced," Andrie said at the inauguration ceremony of dementia therapeutic tools as quoted by ANTARA.

He said the desire to live a healthy life must be balanced with the control of these five lifestyles. It is not enough just to have healthy intentions, but must be followed by concrete actions in maintaining a diet, drink, sleep, thought, and move.

Then when you look at the shifting trend of disease, which was previously more common in old age, it is now starting to occur a lot at a young age. Diseases such as stroke and dementia, which fall into the category of degenerate disease, are now also found in younger individuals.

According to him, memory disorders that can be the beginning of dementia and Alzheimer's can now be found in individuals in their 30s. This shows that age is no longer the only indicator in the development of degenerate diseases.

Brain cell damage caused by an unhealthy lifestyle can increase the risk of neurological disorders at a young age. One of the simple symptoms that are often experienced is often forgetting what activities to do or having difficulty remembering new and old events.

"If this degenerate condition continues to develop, there will be various symptoms that ultimately lead to dementia. As a result, a person will experience a decline in quality of life and need help from a caregiver," he explained.

He also highlighted the early stages before the vascular dementia, namely light memory disorders that young individuals often experience. One example is forgetting the activities that have just been planned.

As a precautionary measure, he invites the public to be more vigilant and start improving their lifestyle early on in order to avoid severe dementia in the future.

In addition, if you start experiencing signs such as memory disorders, behavior changes, or difficulty thinking, you should immediately do therapy to help improve brain cell health.