Preventing Alzheimer's Disease

Currently the prevention of the inception of Alzheimer's disease is not yet confirmed by opinion leaders in this field. Thus based on available data here are some methods that

• Being fit both physically and mentally: As you exercise and have a healthy diet you reduce the cardiovascular risk factors like hypertension, high cholesterol, obesity etc.. which may also help to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Being fit mentally may postpone the onset of the disease.
• Cholesterol lowering statins: Besides lowering LDL and increasing HDL levels, pharmaceutical drugs like Crestor, Lipitor, Zocor are also shown that they may be effective in reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Additional clinical data with large number of patients is needed to confirms this
• The clinical use of NSAIDs (Nonsteroid anti inflammatory drugs): Recent clinical studies indicate that naproxen sodium, ibuprofen could lower the indicidence of developing Alzheimer's disease. There is a clinical evidence that inflammation may be part of the disease mechanism. More clinical data is needed.
• The clinical use of SERMs ( Selective estrogen receptor modulators): As an effective osteoporosis drug; Evista (raloxifene) shown that it may be effective in reducing the risk of mild cognitive impairment which usually leads Alzheimer's disease.
• Ginkgo biloba: It has a wide clinical acceptance to improve cognitive abilities. There is still ongoing clinical trails to evaluate its efficacy on preventing the Alzheimer's disease.
• Vitamin E: Although the use of vitamin E for preventing Alzheimer's disease is a controversial issue, there is no risk for trying it