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UJuni yinyanga Yokuqwashisa Nge-Alzheimer's & Brain

Ngiyazi ukuthi yini ongayicabanga, enye inyanga nenye inkinga yezempilo okufanele ucabange ngayo. Lokhu ngikholelwa ukuthi kufanele isikhathi sakho. Ingqondo yethu ayitholi ukunakwa kwezinye izitho "ezithandwa kakhulu" (inhliziyo, amaphaphu, ngisho nezinso), ngakho-ke ngibekezelele.

Abaningi bethu kungenzeka ukuthi bayazi ukuwohloka komqondo kothandekayo noma kumngane. Singase sikhathazeke nangempilo yethu. Ake siqale ngalokho esikwaziyo ngokugcina ubuchopho bethu bunempilo ngangokunokwenzeka. Lezi zincomo zingabonakala njengezisisekelo, kepha zikhonjisiwe ngocwaningo ukuthi zibalulekile!

  1. Ukuzivocavoca njalo.

Ukuvivinya umzimba kuyinto esiseduzane esinayo emthonjeni wobusha. Lokhu kusebenza ebuchosheni nakakhulu. Abantu abasebenza ngokomzimba banganciphisa ubungozi be-Alzheimer's futhi banganciphisa nokwehla kokusebenza kwengqondo.

Kungani kusiza? Kungenzeka ukuthi kungenxa yokugeleza kwegazi okuthuthukile okuya ebuchosheni bakho ngesikhathi sokuzivocavoca umzimba. Kungaguqula okunye "kokuguga" okwenzeka ebuchosheni bethu.

Zama ukuthola ukuzivocavoca imizuzu engaba ngu-150 ngesonto. Lokhu kungahlukaniswa nganoma iyiphi indlela ekusebenzelayo. Elula kakhulu kungaba imizuzu engama-30 kahlanu ngesonto. Noma yini enyusa izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo yakho iphelele. Ukuzivocavoca okuhle kakhulu? Lowo ozokwenza ngokungaguquguquki.

  1. Lala kakhulu.

Umgomo wakho kufanele ube ukulala amahora ayisikhombisa kuya kwayisishiyagalombili ubusuku ngabunye, ungaphazanyiswa. Khuluma nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa oyinhloko uma unenkinga. Isizathu sezokwelapha (njenge-apnea yokulala) singaphazamisa ukulala kwakho. Inkinga kungaba yilokho esikubiza ngokuthi "ukuhlanzeka kokulala." Le yimisebenzi ekhuthaza ukulala. Isibonelo: ukungabuki i-TV embhedeni, ukugwema noma yimiphi imisebenzi yesikrini imizuzu engama-30 kuya ehoreni ngaphambi kokulala, ukungazivocavoci kanzima ngaphambi kokulala, nokulala egumbini elipholile.

  1. Yidla ukudla okugcizelela ukudla okususelwa ezitshalweni, okusanhlamvu okuphelele, inhlanzi, namafutha anempilo.

Indlela odla ngayo inomthelela omkhulu empilweni yakho yobuchopho. "Amafutha anempilo" aqukethe i-omega fatty acids. Izibonelo zamafutha enempilo zifaka uwoyela womnqumo, ukwatapheya, ama-walnuts, izikhupha zamaqanda, ne-salmon. Zingahle zinciphise ubungozi besifo senhliziyo nokuncipha kokuqonda njengoba ukhula.

  1. Vivinya ubuchopho bakho!

Wake wayibona imigwaqo esemgwaqweni isuka ezimotweni idlula ngendlela efanayo iphindelela? Yebo, ubuchopho bakho buvame ukusebenzisa izindlela. Sonke siyazi ukuthi kunezinto ezithile ezenziwa ubuchopho bethu kalula ngenxa yokuphindaphinda noma ukujwayela. Ngakho-ke, zama ukwenza okuthile "okunweba" ubuchopho bakho ngezikhathi ezithile. Lokhu kungahle kube ukufunda umsebenzi omusha, ukwenza iphazili, i-crossword, noma ukufunda okuthile okungaphandle kwentshisekelo yakho ejwayelekile. Cabanga ngengqondo yakho njengesihlunu osigcinayo sisesimweni! Zama ukunciphisa isikhathi obuka ngaso i-TV. Njengemizimba yethu, ubuchopho bethu budinga ukuzivocavoca futhi.

  1. Hlala uhilelekile emphakathini.

Uxhumano, sonke siyaludinga. Siyizidalwa zomphakathi. Ukusebenzisana kusisiza ukuthi sigweme ukuzizwa sikhungathekile, sicindezelekile noma sicindezelekile. Ukudana, ikakhulukazi kubantu abadala, kungasiza kwizimpawu zokuwohloka komqondo. Ukuxhumana nomndeni noma abanye abantu owabelana nabo ngezintshisakalo kungaqinisa impilo yengqondo yakho.

Kuthiwani ngokuwohloka komqondo?

Okokuqala, akusona isifo.

Yiqembu lezimpawu ezingabangelwa ukulimala kwamangqamuzana obuchopho. Ukuwohloka komqondo kuvame ukwenzeka kubantu asebekhulile. Noma kunjalo, ayihlobene nokuguga okuvamile. I-Alzheimer's luhlobo olulodwa lokuwohloka komqondo futhi luvame kakhulu. Ezinye izimbangela zokuwohloka komqondo zingabandakanya ukulimala ekhanda, isifo sohlangothi, noma ezinye izinkinga zezokwelapha.

Sonke sinezikhathi lapho sikhohlwa khona. Inkinga yememori ibucayi uma ithinta impilo yakho yansuku zonke. Izinkinga zememori ezingeyona ingxenye yokuguga okujwayelekile zifaka:

  • Ukukhohlwa izinto kaningi kunangaphambili.
  • Ukhohlwa ukuthi ungazenza kanjani izinto ozenze kaningi ngaphambilini.
  • Inkinga yokufunda izinto ezintsha.
  • Ukuphinda amabinzana noma izindaba engxoxweni efanayo.
  • Inkinga yokwenza ukukhetha noma ukuphatha imali.
  • Ukungakwazi ukulandela lokho okwenzekayo usuku ngalunye
  • Izinguquko ekuboneni okubukwayo

Kungalashwa ezinye izimbangela zokuwohloka komqondo. Kodwa-ke, uma amangqamuzana obuchopho esechithekile, awakwazi ukushintshwa. Ukwelashwa kunganciphisa noma kumise ukulimala okungaphezulu kwamaseli obuchopho. Lapho imbangela yokuwohloka komqondo ingeke yelashwe, ukunakekelwa kugxile ekusizeni umuntu ngemisebenzi yakhe yansuku zonke nasekunciphiseni izimpawu. Eminye imishanguzo ingasiza ukubambezela ukuqhubeka komqondo. Udokotela womndeni wakho uzokhuluma nawe ngezindlela zokwelashwa.

Ezinye izimpawu ezingakhomba ekuwohlokeni komqondo zifaka:

  • Ukulahleka endaweni oyijwayele
  • Kusetshenziswa amagama angajwayelekile ukubhekisa ezintweni ezijwayelekile
  • Ukukhohlwa igama lelungu lomndeni eliseduze noma umngani
  • Ukukhohlwa izinkumbulo zakudala
  • Ukungakwazi ukuqedela imisebenzi ngokuzimela

Kutholakala kanjani ukuwohloka komqondo?

Umhlinzeki wezokunakekelwa kwempilo angenza izivivinyo ngokunakwa, ukukhumbula, ukuxazulula izinkinga namanye amakhono okuqonda ukubona ukuthi kunesizathu sokukhathazeka. Ukuhlolwa ngokomzimba, ukuhlolwa kwegazi, nokuhlolwa kobuchopho njenge-CT noma i-MRI kungasiza ekutholeni imbangela eyisisekelo. Ukwelashwa kokuwohloka komqondo kuncike embangela ebangela lokho. Ama-dementia we-Neurodegenerative, njengesifo i-Alzheimer's, awanalo ikhambi, noma kunemithi engasiza ukuvikela ubuchopho noma ukuphatha izimpawu ezinjengokukhathazeka noma izinguquko zokuziphatha. Ucwaningo lokuthuthukisa ezinye izindlela zokwelashwa luyaqhubeka.

I-COVID ende

Yebo, ngisho nokuthunyelwe kwebhulogi mayelana nempilo yobuchopho kudinga ukusho ukuxhumana kwe-COVID-19. Kunakwa okwandayo kokuthile okubizwa nge- “COVID ende” noma “post COVID” noma “COVID long-haulers.”

Okokuqala, isibalo sihlala sishintsha, kepha kubonakala sengathi ngesikhathi kwenziwa ubhadane, umuntu oyedwa kwabangu-200 emhlabeni jikelele uzobe esengenwe yi-COVID-19. Phakathi kweziguli ezingalalisiwe ezibhedlela ezine-COVID-19, ama-90% awanazo izimpawu ngamasonto amathathu. Ukutheleleka okungapheli kwe-COVID-19 kungaba yilabo abanezimpawu ezingaphezu kwezinyanga ezintathu.

Ubufakazi bukhombisa ukuthi i-COVID ende yisifo esihlukile, mhlawumbe ngenxa yempendulo yokungasebenzi komzimba. Lokhu kungathinta abantu abangakaze balaliswe esibhedlela futhi kungenzeka nakulabo abangakaze bathole ukuhlolwa okuhle kwe-COVID-19.

Lokhu kusho ukuthi ngaphezu kuka-10% wabantu abangenwe yi-COVID-19 baba nezimpawu zangemva kwe-COVID. Ngenxa yezinga eliphezulu lokutheleleka e-United States, abantu baseMelika abangaphezu kwezigidi ezintathu kungenzeka ukuthi bahlangabezane nezimpawu ezahlukahlukene zeposi i-COVID, ebavimbela ukuthi bangalulami ngokuphelele.

Ziyini izimpawu ze-post-COVID? Ukukhwehlela okuqhubekayo noma okuphindaphindayo, ukuphelelwa umoya, ukukhathala, umkhuhlane, umphimbo obuhlungu, izinhlungu zesifuba ezingafani (ukushisa kwamaphaphu), ukuqina kwengqondo (inkungu yobuchopho), ukukhathazeka, ukudangala, ukuqubuka kwesikhumba, noma uhudo.

Ukuphazamiseka ekucabangeni noma ekuboneni kungaba uphawu kuphela lokuveza lwe-COVID-19. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi yi-delirium. Itholakala ngaphezu kweziguli ezingama-80% ze-COVID-19 ezidinga ukunakekelwa ezindaweni zokunakekela abagula kakhulu. Isacutshungulwa imbangela yalokhu. Ukuphathwa yikhanda, ukuphazamiseka kokunambitha nephunga kuvame ukwandulela izimpawu zokuphefumula ku-COVID-19. Umthelela ebuchosheni ungabangelwa "umphumela wokuvuvukala" futhi ubonwe kwamanye amagciwane okuphefumula.

Kubukeka sengathi kungenzeka futhi ukuthi silindele ukuthi isifo se-COVID-19 esihlobene nenhliziyo nesifo se-cerebrovascular sizofaka isandla engcupheni ephakeme yesikhathi eside yokwehla kwengqondo kanye nokuwohloka komqondo kubantu ababuyile.

Ukuhlolwa kwezinye izimbangela kuzodinga ukuthi kubhekwe ngumhlinzeki wakho uma unezimpawu eziqhubekayo. Akuyona yonke into engabekwa icala ku-post-COVID. Isibonelo, umlando wezenhlalo ungaveza izindaba ezifanele, njengokuhlukaniswa, ubunzima bezomnotho, ingcindezi yokubuyela emsebenzini, ukufelwa, noma ukulahlekelwa yimikhuba yomuntu siqu (isb., Ukuthenga, isonto), okungaba nomthelela enhlalakahleni yeziguli.

Ekugcineni

Uma unezimpawu eziphikelelayo, iseluleko esihle kakhulu ukuxhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekela oyinhloko. Izimpawu zokushintsha kwengqondo noma ezinye izinto ezikhathazayo zingaba nezimbangela eziningi. Umhlinzeki wakho angakusiza ukuthi uhlunge lokhu. Abaningi baye bezwa umthelela wezempilo yengqondo nasenhlalakahleni yethu jikelele yalolu bhubhane. Ukuxhumana nomphakathi, ukusekelwa komphakathi kanye nontanga kubalulekile kithi sonke. Ukudluliselwa kwengqondo kungafaneleka kwezinye iziguli.

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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