Dziwani momwe thanzi la mtima wanu limakhudzira kukumbukira kwanu (Dementia)

Timaganiza kuti ndi zachilendo kwa makolo athu, kapena ife eni, kuiwala zinthu zazing'ono tikamakalamba. Koma nthawi zina kuiwala kumeneku kumapitirira muyezo. Timataya kukumbukira kwathu mpaka kufika poti sitingathe kuchita ntchito za tsiku ndi tsiku ndipo sitingathe kuzindikira anzathu apamtima. Timangotcha vutoli kuti dementia. Ndiye n'chifukwa chiyani izi zimachitika? Anthu ambiri amaganiza kuti ili ndi vuto lokhudzana ndi ubongo. Koma kafukufuku watsopano akusonyeza kuti pali kugwirizana kwakukulu pakati pa thanzi lanu la mtima ndi matenda aakulu awa okumbukira kuposa momwe timaganizira.

Kodi zomwe zapezeka posachedwapazi ndi ziti?

Kafukufuku waposachedwa wa ofufuza ku University College London (UCL) ku United Kingdom wapeza chinthu chofunika kwambiri. Iwo anafufuza mapepala ofufuza 27 ndi deta yomwe yasonkhanitsidwa kwa zaka 70. Cholinga chawo chachikulu chinali kupeza zomwe zimayambitsa matenda a dementia komanso momwe zasinthira pakapita nthawi. Chidziwitso chodabwitsachi chinasindikizidwanso mu magazini yodziwika bwino ya zamankhwala padziko lonse ya ``The Lancet Public Health``.

Mwachidule, iwo amati: Zina mwa zinthu zomwe tinkaziona ngati zifukwa zazikulu za matenda a dementia tsopano sizikufunikanso kwenikweni. M'malo mwake, mavuto okhudzana ndi thanzi la mitima yathu ndi mitsempha yamagazi tsopano akukhala zinthu zazikulu zomwe zimayambitsa matenda a dementia. Izi zikutanthauza kuti kusunga mtima wanu wathanzi ndi chimodzi mwa zinthu zazikulu zomwe mungachite kuti ubongo wanu ukhale wathanzi.

Kodi zinthu zoopsa zasintha pakapita nthawi?

Inde, ndithudi. Kwa zaka zambiri, zinthu zazikulu zomwe zimayambitsa matenda a dementia zakhala zikudziwika kuti ndi kuthamanga kwa magazi, kunenepa kwambiri, matenda a shuga, kusuta fodya, komanso maphunziro ochepa.

Komabe, zotsatira za zinthuzi zasintha pakapita nthawi. Tangoganizani, ngakhale m'dziko lathu, pali mapulogalamu ambiri odziwitsa anthu za kusuta fodya tsopano kuposa kale. Komanso, ndi khama la boma lopereka maphunziro kwa aliyense, zotsatira za zinthu ziwirizi zachepa pang'ono.

Koma nthawi yomweyo, chifukwa cha kusintha kwa moyo wathu, chiwerengero cha anthu onenepa kwambiri komanso matenda a shuga chikuwonjezeka tsiku ndi tsiku. Chifukwa chake tsopano zinthu ziwirizi zimathandiza kwambiri pakukula kwa matenda a dementia kuposa kale.

Mutha kumvetsa kusiyana kumeneku mosavuta kuchokera pa tebulo ili m'munsimu.

Ndani amene akuchititsa vuto lalikulu? - Kuthamanga kwa magazi

Pakati pa zonsezi, chinthu chimodzi chomwe chimayambitsa vutoli chikupitirirabe kukhala choopsa monga kale lonse. Ndicho kuthamanga kwa magazi, kapena 'kupanikizika' monga momwe tonse tikudziwira . Madokotala, ngakhale kuti magulu azaumoyo akulankhula za izi komanso upangiri wowongolera kuthamanga kwa magazi, kafukufukuyu akuti kuthamanga kwa magazi ndi chinthu chimodzi chomwe chimayambitsa matenda a dementia.

Tangoganizirani, tikakhala ndi kuthamanga kwa magazi, sikuti zimangowononga mtima wathu, komanso mitsempha yamagazi yofewa yomwe imapereka magazi ku ubongo. Kuwonongeka kumeneku kukapitirira pakapita nthawi, maselo a muubongo amasowa mpweya ndi zakudya zomwe amafunikira. Ndicho chimene chimachititsa kuti munthu aiwale komanso asamakumbukire.

Kodi tingaletse izi?

Izi zitha kumveka zoopsa, koma nkhani yabwino ndi yakuti pali zinthu zambiri zomwe tingachite kuti tipewe izi. Malinga ndi ofufuzawa, ngati tingathe kuwongolera zinthu zomwe zingasinthe zomwe zingatibweretsere mavuto, tingathe kupewa 40% ya milandu ya dementia! Si chiwerengero chochepa, eti?

Ndiye tingatani?

• Konzani kuthamanga kwa magazi anu: Ngati muli ndi kuthamanga kwa magazi, imwani mankhwala omwe dokotala wanu wakupatsani pa nthawi yake ndipo muyeze kuthamanga kwa magazi anu nthawi zonse.
• Yesetsani kuchepetsa shuga m'magazi mwanu: Ngati muli ndi matenda a shuga, samalani. Ndikofunikira kutsatira malangizo a dokotala wanu, kuphatikizapo zakudya, masewera olimbitsa thupi, ndi masewera olimbitsa thupi.
• Yesetsani kulemera kwanu: Yesetsani kukhala ndi kulemera koyenera malinga ndi kutalika kwanu.
• Idyani zakudya zabwino: Idyani zakudya zokhala ndi mafuta ochepa, mchere, ndi shuga, komanso zipatso ndi ndiwo zamasamba zambiri.
• Maseŵero Olimbitsa Thupi: Chitani masewera olimbitsa thupi osachepera mphindi 30 patsiku. Chilichonse monga kuyenda, kuthamanga, kapena kukwera njinga ndi chabwino.
• Siyani kusuta fodya ndi kumwa mowa: Izi ndi zoipa kwambiri pa mtima ndi ubongo wanu.

Kuyamba zinthu izi lero ndi ndalama zazikulu zomwe mungapange mtsogolo mwanu. Kaya muli ndi zaka zingati, sikuchedwa kwambiri kuti mukhale ndi moyo wathanzi. Ngati mukufuna kudziwa zambiri za izi, kapena ngati muli ndi mafunso aliwonse, onetsetsani kuti mwalankhula ndi dokotala wa banja lanu . Iye adzakupatsani upangiri wabwino kwambiri.