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NgoJuni yinyanga yokuQaphela i-Alzheimer kunye neBongo

Ndiyayazi into onokucinga ngayo, enye inyanga kunye nomnye umcimbi wezempilo onokucinga ngawo. Oku nangona kunjalo, ndiyakholelwa, kufanelekile ixesha lakho. Ingqondo yethu ayifumani ngqalelo kumalungu “athandwayo” ngakumbi (intliziyo, imiphunga, kwanezintso), ngoko ndinyamezele.

Uninzi lwethu lusenokuba luyayazi isifo sengqondo esiyingozi kumntu esimthandayo okanye kumhlobo. Sisenokude sikhathazeke nempilo yethu. Masiqale ngento esiyaziyo ngokugcina ingqondo yethu isempilweni kangangoko. Ezi ngcebiso zinokubonakala zisisiseko, kodwa ziboniswe ngophando ukuba zibalulekile!

  1. Ukuzivocavoca rhoqo.

Umthambo yeyona nto ikufutshane esinayo kumthombo wolutsha. Oku kusebenza kwingqondo ngakumbi. Abantu abadlamkileyo banokuwunciphisa umngcipheko we-Alzheimer's kwaye banokude bacothise ukwehla kokusebenza kwengqondo.

Kutheni inceda? Mhlawumbi kungenxa yokuhamba kwegazi okuphuculweyo ukuya engqondweni yakho ngexesha lokuzilolonga. Isenokude iguqule “ukwaluphala” okwenzeka ebuchotsheni bethu.

Zama ukwenza umthambo kangangemizuzu eli-150 ngeveki. Oku kunokwaphulwa nangayiphi na indlela ekusebenzelayo. Eyona ilula inokuba yimizuzu engama-30 izihlandlo ezihlanu ngeveki. Nantoni na eyonyusa izinga lentliziyo yakho igqibelele. Owona mthambo ubalaseleyo? Nantsi into oza kuyenza ngokuqhubekayo.

  1. Lala ngokwaneleyo.

Injongo yakho kufuneka ibe malunga nesixhenxe ukuya kwiiyure ezisibhozo zokulala ubusuku ngabunye, ungaphazanyiswa. Thetha nomboneleli wakho wezempilo oyintloko ukuba unenkathazo. Isizathu sonyango (esifana ne-apnea yokulala) sinokuphazamisana nokulala kwakho. Ingxaki isenokuba yile nto siyibiza ngokuba “kukucoceka ebuthongweni.” Le yimisebenzi ekhuthaza ukulala. Umzekelo: ukungabukeli umabonwakude ebhedini, ukuphepha nayiphi na imisebenzi yesikrini kangangemizuzu engama-30 ukuya kwiyure ngaphambi kokuba ulale, akukho mthambo unzima ngaphambi kokulala, kunye nokulala kwigumbi elipholileyo.

  1. Yitya ukutya okugxininisa ukutya okusekelwe kwizityalo, ukutya okuziinkozo, intlanzi, kunye namafutha anempilo.

Indlela otya ngayo inempembelelo enkulu kwimpilo yengqondo yakho. "Amafutha anempilo" aqukethe i-omega fatty acids. Imizekelo yamafutha anempilo ibandakanya ioli yeoli, i-avocados, i-walnuts, i-yolks yeqanda kunye ne-salmon. Banokunciphisa umngcipheko wesifo senhliziyo kunye nokuncipha kwengqondo njengoko ukhula.

  1. Zilolonge ingqondo yakho!

Ngaba wakha wazibona iintambo zemoto ezihamba kwindlela enye ngokuphindaphindiweyo? Ewe, ingqondo yakho iqhele ukusebenzisa iindlela. Sonke siyazi ukuba kukho ezinye izinto ubuchopho bethu ezenza lula ngenxa yokuphindaphinda okanye ukuqhelana. Ngoko ke, zama ukwenza into “eyolula” ingqondo yakho ngamaxesha athile. Oku kunokuba kukufunda umsebenzi omtsha, ukwenza iphazili, amagama ahlukeneyo, okanye ukufunda into engaphandle komdla wakho wesiqhelo. Cinga ngengqondo yakho njengesihlunu osigcina simile! Zama ukunciphisa ixesha obukele umabonakude. Kanye njengemizimba yethu, ubuchopho bethu bufuna umthambo.

  1. Hlala ubandakanyeka ekuhlaleni.

Uqhagamshelwano, sonke siyalufuna. Sizizidalwa zentlalo. Ukusebenzisana kusinceda sikuphephe ukuziva sisongamile, sicinezelekile, okanye sidakumbile. Ukudakumba, ngakumbi kubantu abadala, kunokufaka isandla kwiimpawu ze-dementia. Ukunxulumana nosapho okanye abanye abantu owabelana nabo ngezinto onomdla kuzo kunokomeleza impilo yengqondo yakho.

Kuthekani ngesifo sengqondo esiyingozi?

Ukuqala, ayisosifo.

Liqela leempawu ezinokubangelwa kukonakala kweeseli zengqondo. I-dementia idla ngokuvela kubantu abadala. Nangona kunjalo, ayihambelani nokuguga okuqhelekileyo. I-Alzheimer's lolunye uhlobo lwe-dementia kwaye luxhaphake kakhulu. Ezinye izizathu zesifo sengqondo esixhalabisayo zingabandakanya ukulimala kwentloko, i-stroke, okanye ezinye iingxaki zonyango.

Sonke sinamaxesha okuba silibale. Ingxaki yokukhumbula inzulu xa ichaphazela ubomi bakho bemihla ngemihla. Iingxaki zenkumbulo ezingeyonxalenye yokuguga okuqhelekileyo ziquka:

  • Ukulibala izinto rhoqo kunokuba ubuqhele ukwenza.
  • Ukulibala ukwenza izinto okhe wazenza amaxesha amaninzi ngaphambili.
  • Ingxaki yokufunda izinto ezintsha.
  • Ukuphindaphinda amabinzana okanye amabali kwincoko enye.
  • Ingxaki yokwenza ukhetho okanye ukuphatha imali.
  • Ukungakwazi ukugcina umkhondo wento eyenzekayo yonke imihla
  • Utshintsho kwiimbono ezibonakalayo

Abanye oonobangela besifo sengqondo esixhalabisayo banokunyangwa. Nangona kunjalo, xa iiseli zengqondo zitshatyalalisiwe, azinakutshintshwa. Unyango lunokucothisa okanye lumise ukonakaliswa kweeseli zengqondo. Xa unobangela wesifo sengqondo esixhalabisayo unganyangeki, ingqwalasela yokhathalelo isekuncedeni umntu ngemisebenzi yakhe yemihla ngemihla kunye nokunciphisa iimpawu. Amanye amayeza anokunceda ukucotha ukuqhubeka kwesifo sengqondo esiyingozi. Ugqirha wakho wosapho uya kuthetha nawe malunga nokhetho lonyango.

Eminye imiqondiso enokuthi yalathe kwi-dementia ziquka:

  • Ukulahleka kwindawo eqhelekileyo
  • Ukusebenzisa amagama angaqhelekanga ukubhekisa kwizinto eziqhelekileyo
  • Ukulibala igama lelungu losapho elisondeleyo okanye umhlobo
  • Ukulibala iinkumbulo zakudala
  • Ukungakwazi ukugqiba imisebenzi ngokuzimeleyo

Sifumana njani isifo sengqondo esixhalabisayo?

Umboneleli wezempilo unokwenza iimvavanyo kwingqwalasela, inkumbulo, ukuxazulula iingxaki kunye nezinye izakhono zokuqonda ukubona ukuba kukho isizathu sokukhathazeka. Uvavanyo lomzimba, iimvavanyo zegazi, kunye ne-brain scans njenge-CT okanye i-MRI inokunceda ukufumanisa unobangela osisiseko. Unyango lwesifo sengqondo esiyingozi sixhomekeke kunobangela osisiseko. I-Neurodegenerative dementias, njengesifo sika-Alzheimer, ayinanyango, nangona kukho amayeza anokunceda ukukhusela ingqondo okanye ukulawula iimpawu ezifana nokuxhalaba okanye utshintsho lokuziphatha. Uphando lokuphuhlisa iindlela ezininzi zonyango luyaqhubeka.

I-COVID ende

Ewe, kwaneposti yebhlog malunga nempilo yobuchopho kufuneka ikhankanye uqhagamshelo lwe-COVID-19. Kukho uqwalaselo olwandayo kwinto ebizwa ngokuba yi "COVID ende" okanye "post COVID" okanye "COVID long-haulers."

Ukuqala, inani lihlala litshintsha, kodwa kubonakala ngathi ngexesha ubhubhane wenziwe, umntu omnye kwabangama-200 kwihlabathi liphela uya kuba wosulelwe yi-COVID-19. Phakathi kwabaguli abangalaliswanga esibhedlele abane-COVID-19, i-90% ayinazimpawu kwiiveki ezintathu. Usulelo lwe-COVID-19 olungapheliyo luya kuba ngabo baneempawu ezingaphaya kweenyanga ezintathu.

Ubungqina bubonisa ukuba i-COVID ende sisifo esahlukileyo, mhlawumbi ngenxa yempendulo engasebenziyo yamajoni omzimba. Oku kunokuchaphazela abantu abangazange balaliswe esibhedlele kwaye kunokwenzeka nakwabo bangazange bavavanywe ukuba banayo i-COVID-19.

Oku kuthetha ukuba ngaphezulu kwe-10% yabantu abosulelwe yi-COVID-19 baba neempawu zasemva kwe-COVID. Ngenxa yezinga eliphezulu losulelo e-United States, bangaphezulu kwezigidi ezithathu abantu baseMelika abanokuba namava eempawu ezahlukeneyo ze-COVID, ukubathintela ukuba baphile ngokupheleleyo.

Ziziphi iimpawu ze-post-COVID? Ukukhohlela okungapheliyo okanye okuphindaphindiweyo, ukuphefumla, ukudinwa, umkhuhlane, umqala obuhlungu, iintlungu zesifuba ezingacaciswanga (ukutshisa kwemiphunga), ukuphazamiseka kwengqondo (inkungu yengqondo), ixhala, ukudakumba, irhashalala, okanye urhudo.

Ukuphazamiseka ekucingeni okanye ekucingeni kunokuba kuphela kophawu lwe-COVID-19. Oku kubizwa ngokuba yidelirium. Ikhona ngaphezulu kwe-80% yezigulana ze-COVID-19 ezifuna ukhathalelo kwiiyunithi zokhathalelo olumandla. Unobangela woku usaphononongwa. Intloko ebuhlungu, ukuphazamiseka kwencasa kunye nevumba kuhlala kwandulela iimpawu zokuphefumla kwi-COVID-19. Impembelelo kwingqondo inokuba ngenxa "yempembelelo yokuvuvukala" kwaye ibonwe kwezinye iintsholongwane zokuphefumula.

Kukwabonakala ngathi kulindeleke ukuba i-COVID-19-enxulumene nesifo sentliziyo kunye nesifo se-cerebrovascular nayo iya kuba negalelo kumngcipheko wexesha elide wokuhla kwengqondo kunye nesifo sengqondo esiyingozi kubantu abachachayo.

Uvandlakanyo lwezinye izizathu kuya kufuneka luthathelwe ingqalelo ngumboneleli wakho ukuba uneempawu eziqhubekayo. Ayiyiyo yonke into enokubekwa ityala emva kwe-COVID. Umzekelo, imbali yentlalontle inokutyhila imiba efanelekileyo, enjengokwahlulwa, ubunzima bezoqoqosho, uxinzelelo lokubuyela emsebenzini, ukufelwa, okanye ukulahlekelwa yinkqubo yobuqu (umz., ukuthenga, icawa), nto leyo enokuchaphazela impilo-ntle yezigulana.

ekugqibeleni

Ukuba uneempawu ezizingisayo, elona cebiso lilungileyo kukuqhagamshelana nomboneleli wakho ophambili. Iimpawu zokutshintsha kwengqondo okanye ezinye izinto ezixhalabisayo zinokuba nezizathu ezininzi. Umboneleli wakho unokukunceda ukulungisa oku. Uninzi luyivile impembelelo yempilo yengqondo kunye nempilo yethu jikelele yesi sifo. Unxibelelwano lwezentlalo, inkxaso yoluntu kunye noontanga ibalulekile kuthi sonke. Ukudluliselwa kwengqondo kunokuba kufanelekile kwezinye izigulane.

Resources

https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/5-tips-to-keep-your-brain-healthy

https://familydoctor.org/condition/dementia/

https://www.cdc.gov/aging/dementia/index.html

https://covid.joinzoe.com/post/covid-long-term

https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/prevention/crisis/ST-LongCOVID-050621.pdf

https://patientresearchcovid19.com/

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1215/p716.html

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