Ngaba ii-genes ezinxulumene ne-cholesterol ephezulu kunye noxinzelelo lwegazi oluphezulu ziyandisa umngcipheko we-Alzheimer's?

Sonke sicinga ngabazali bethu kunye noomakhulu nootatomkhulu bethu njengoko sikhula, akunjalo? Ngamanye amaxesha xa belibala izinto ezincinci, sicinga, "Owu, yile ndlela esikhula ngayo." Kodwa ayikuko konke ukulibala okuqhelekileyo. Ngamanye amaxesha, kunokuba luphawu lokuqala lwesifo esibi njenge-Alzheimer's, esibangela ukulahleka kwenkumbulo kancinci kancinci. Ngoku, uphando olutsha lubonisa ukuba kukho unxibelelwano phakathi kwezakhi zofuzo zethu, i-cholesterol, kunye noxinzelelo lwegazi, kunye nesifo se-Alzheimer ngendlela ebesingayicingi. Makhe sithethe ngoku nzulu ngakumbi namhlanje.

Yintoni le nto yamva nje ifunyenweyo?

Iqela labaphandi eYurophu lidibene ukuze lenze uphando olukhulu kakhulu. Olu phando lubandakanya abantu abangaphezu kwama-39,000 abanesifo sika-Alzheimer kunye nabantu abangaphezu kwama-400,000 abangenaso esi sifo. Ngoko ke oko bakufumanisileyo koko kwamangalisa abantu abaninzi.

Ngamafutshane, bafumanise ukuba ngenxa yempembelelo yemfuza yethu, abanye abantu bathambekele ekubeni ne-cholesterol ephezulu kunye noxinzelelo lwegazi oluphezulu, kwaye abo bantu basengozini enkulu yokufumana isifo se-Alzheimer.

Ngoku usenokuba uzibuza, "Zithini ezi gene?" Iigene ziiseti ezincinci zemiyalelo esiyifumana kubazali bethu ezimisela phantse yonke into emizimbeni yethu. Ezi gene zichaphazela yonke into ukususela kumbala weenwele zethu kunye namehlo ethu ukuya kwizifo esinokuzifumana. Ngoko ke olu phononongo lubonisa ukuba iigene ezinxulumene noxinzelelo lwegazi kunye ne-cholesterol nazo zinefuthe kwisifo se-Alzheimer.

I-cholesterol kunye noxinzelelo zinxulumene njani noku?

Olu phononongo lugxininise iingongoma ezimbini ezicacileyo. Ukuze kube lula ukuyiqonda, masiyijonge ngale ndlela.

Ngoku usenokuba nombuzo omkhulu. Besisoloko sisiva ukuba i-cholesterol ye-HDL "yi-cholesterol elungileyo." Ngoko ke ukuyinyusa kuyandisa njani umngcipheko we-Alzheimer's? Eli lelona nqaku linomdla kolu phononongo kwaye lifuna uphando oluthe kratya. Ezinye iingcali zinika iingcaciso ezahlukeneyo ngale nto, kwaye siza kuthetha ngayo naleyo.

Yintoni kanye kanye isifo sika-Alzheimer?

Ngaphambi kokuba sithethe ngale nto, masiqonde kancinci ngesifo sika-Alzheimer. Ngamafutshane, isifo sika-Alzheimer sisifo apho iiseli zethu zengqondo ziyafa kancinci kancinci kwaye ingqondo iyancipha kancinci kancinci. Olu lolona hlobo luphambili noluqhelekileyo lwe-dementia, iqela lezifo zokulahlekelwa yinkumbulo.

Okwenzekayo kwesi sifo kukuba,

• Okokuqala, uqala ukulibala izinto ezenzeke kutshanje.
• Usenokulibala usuku, ixesha, nendawo.
• Ekuhambeni kwexesha, asikwazi ukubona kwanabo sibaqhelileyo, kwanamalungu osapho.
• Izinto ezifana nokuthetha nokwenza izigqibo ziba nzima.
• Ekugqibeleni, bafikelela kwinqanaba apho bangakwazi nokwenza umsebenzi wabo bodwa.

Le yimeko ebuhlungu kakhulu neyinzima kumguli nakwintsapho yakhe.

Zithini iingcali ngale nto?

Iingcali zesifo sika-Alzheimer kwihlabathi liphela ziye zasabela ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo kolu phononongo. Ugqirha odumileyo waseMelika owayengabandakanyekanga kolu phononongo uthethe oku ngalo:

Njengoko esitsho, "Nangona olu lwazi lubalulekile, asinakufikelela kwizigqibo ezinkulu koku kuphela. Le yinto ekufuneka iqinisekiswe ngakumbi."

Unika ingcaciso enye yokuba ukonyusa "i-cholesterol elungileyo" (i-HDL) kwandisa umngcipheko we-Alzheimer's. Cinga ngale ndlela. Umntu one-HDL ephezulu ukhuselekile kakhulu kwisifo sentliziyo. Ke ngoko, kusenokwenzeka ukuba aphile ubomi obusempilweni kunabanye. Njengoko ephila ixesha elide, umngcipheko wokufumana isifo esifana ne-Alzheimer's oza nokukhula uyanda ngokuzenzekelayo. Ngoko ke nokuba olu lulwalamano oluthe ngqo okanye olungathanga ngqo olufana nolu kufuneka luphandwe ngakumbi.

Kwakhona, ekubeni olu phononongo lwenziwe kusetyenziswa abantu baseYurophu, kusaza kubonakala kwixesha elizayo ukuba ezi ziphumo zisebenza kangakanani kuthi eAsia, ingakumbi eSri Lanka.

Ngoko ke simele senze ntoni?

Xa ufunda ngophando olufana nolu, usenokuba noloyiko. Usenokucinga, "Owu, ndinoxinzelelo lwegazi oluphezulu, i-cholesterol ephezulu, ngaba ndiza kuba ne-Alzheimer's?" Kodwa ungakhathazeki.

Oku kusesekwinqanaba lophando. Oku akuthethi ukuba wonke umntu one-cholesterol ephezulu okanye uxinzelelo lwegazi oluphezulu uza kuba ne-Alzheimer's. Kuthetha nje ukuba umngcipheko 'unganda kancinci' kwabo batyekele kwezo meko ngokwemfuza.

Eyona nto ingcono esinokuyenza kukulandela icebiso likagqirha wethu size silawule iimeko ezifana noxinzelelo lwegazi, amanqanaba e-cholesterol, nesifo seswekile. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuba siphile ubomi obusempilweni. Oko kuthetha ukuba,

• Ukutya ukutya okunesondlo esifanelekileyo.
• Ukuzilolonga rhoqo.
• Ukuphepha ukutshaya notywala.
• Ukunciphisa uxinzelelo.

Ukuba wena okanye umntu kusapho lwakho ucinga ukuba unengxaki yokukhumbula, musa ukoyika okanye ube neentloni ngayo, kodwa bonana nogqirha wakho ngoko nangoko uze uthethe ngayo. Uza kwenza uvavanyo olufunekayo aze akunike iingcebiso ezifanelekileyo.