Ingabe izakhi zofuzo ezihlotshaniswa ne-cholesterol ephezulu kanye nomfutho wegazi ophakeme ziyandisa ingozi ye-Alzheimer's?

Sonke sicabanga ngabazali bethu kanye nogogo nomkhulu njengoba sikhula, akunjalo? Ngezinye izikhathi lapho bekhohlwa izinto ezincane, sicabanga ukuthi, "O, yile ndlela esikhula ngayo." Kodwa akuwona wonke amaphutha avamile. Ngezinye izikhathi, kungaba uphawu lokuqala lwesifo esibi njenge-Alzheimer's, esibangela kancane kancane ukulahlekelwa yinkumbulo. Manje, ucwaningo olusha luphakamisa ukuthi kukhona ukuxhumana phakathi kwezakhi zofuzo zethu, i-cholesterol, nomfutho wegazi, kanye nesifo se-Alzheimer's ngendlela esingayicabanganga. Ake sixoxe ngalokhu ngokujulile namuhla.

Kuyini lokhu okutholwe muva nje?

Iqembu labacwaningi eYurophu lihlangene ukuze lenze ucwaningo olukhulu kakhulu. Lokhu kuhilele abantu abangaphezu kuka-39,000 abanesifo i-Alzheimer's kanye nabantu abangaphezu kuka-400,000 abangenaso lesi sifo. Ngakho-ke lokho abakutholile yikho okwamangaza abantu abaningi ngempela.

Kalula nje, bathole ukuthi ngenxa yethonya lethu lezakhi zofuzo, abanye abantu bathambekele ekubeni ne-cholesterol ephezulu kanye nomfutho wegazi ophakeme, futhi labo bantu basengozini enkulu yokuthola isifo i-Alzheimer's.

Manje ungase uzibuze, "Yiziphi lezi zakhi zofuzo?" Izakhi zofuzo ziyisethi encane yemiyalelo esiyizuza kubazali bethu enquma cishe konke emizimbeni yethu. Lezi zakhi zofuzo zithinta konke kusukela embala wezinwele zethu namehlo kuya ezifweni esingase sizithole. Ngakho-ke lolu cwaningo lusikisela ukuthi izakhi zofuzo ezihlobene nomfutho wegazi kanye ne-cholesterol nazo zithonya isifo i-Alzheimer's.

I-cholesterol kanye nengcindezi kuhlobene kanjani nalokhu?

Lolu cwaningo luqokomise amaphuzu amabili acacile kakhulu. Ukuze kube lula ukuqonda, ake sikubheke ngale ndlela.

Manje ungase ube nombuzo omkhulu. Besilokhu sizwa ukuthi i-cholesterol ye-HDL "iyi-cholesterol enhle." Ngakho-ke ukuyikhulisa kuyandisa kanjani ingozi ye-Alzheimer's? Leli yiphuzu elithakazelisa kakhulu kulolu cwaningo futhi elidinga ucwaningo oluningi olwengeziwe. Abanye ochwepheshe banikeza izincazelo ezahlukene ngalokhu, futhi sizoxoxa nangalokho futhi.

Iyini ngempela isifo sika-Alzheimer?

Ngaphambi kokuba sikhulume ngalokhu, ake siqonde kancane ngesifo i-Alzheimer's. Kalula nje, isifo i-Alzheimer's yisifo lapho amangqamuzana ethu obuchopho efa kancane kancane futhi ubuchopho buncipha kancane kancane. Lolu uhlobo oluyinhloko noluvame kakhulu lwe-dementia, iqembu lezifo zokulahlekelwa yinkumbulo.

Okwenzekayo kulesi sifo,

• Okokuqala, uqala ukukhohlwa izinto ezenzeke muva nje.
• Ungase ukhohlwe usuku, isikhathi, nendawo.
• Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, asisakwazi ukubona ngisho nalabo esibazi kahle, ngisho namalungu omndeni.
• Izinto ezifana nokukhuluma nokwenza izinqumo ziba nzima.
• Ekugcineni, bafinyelela eqophelweni lapho bengakwazi ngisho nokwenza umsebenzi wabo bodwa.

Lesi yisimo esibuhlungu kakhulu nesiyinselele kokubili isiguli nomndeni waso.

Ochwepheshe bathini ngalokhu?

Ochwepheshe besifo i-Alzheimer emhlabeni wonke baye baba nezimpendulo ezixubile kulolu cwaningo. Udokotela ovelele waseMelika owayengahilelekile kulolu cwaningo wathi ngalokhu:

Njengoba esho, "Nakuba lokhu kuwulwazi olubalulekile, asikwazi ukuthola iziphetho ezinkulu kulokhu kuphela. Lokhu kuyinto edinga ukuqinisekiswa kabanzi."

Unikeza incazelo eyodwa yokuthi ukwandisa "i-cholesterol enhle" (i-HDL) kwandisa ingozi ye-Alzheimer's. Cabanga ngakho ngale ndlela. Umuntu onezinga eliphezulu le-HDL uvikelekile kakhulu ezifweni zenhliziyo. Ngakho-ke, kungenzeka ukuthi aphile impilo enempilo kunabanye. Njengoba ephila isikhathi eside, ingozi yokuthola isifo esifana ne-Alzheimer's ehambisana nokuguga iyanda ngokuzenzakalelayo. Ngakho-ke ukuthi lobu ubuhlobo obuqondile noma obungaqondile njengalobu budinga ukuphenywa kabanzi.

Futhi, njengoba lolu cwaningo lwenziwe kusetshenziswa abantu baseYurophu, kusazobonakala esikhathini esizayo ukuthi le miphumela isebenza kangakanani kithi e-Asia, ikakhulukazi eSri Lanka.

Ngakho-ke kufanele senzeni?

Uma ufunda ngocwaningo olufana nalolu, ungase wesabe. Ungase ucabange, "O, ngine-high blood pressure, i-cholesterol ephezulu, ngizoba ne-Alzheimer's?" Kodwa ungakhathazeki.

Lokhu kusesesigabeni socwaningo. Lokhu akusho ukuthi wonke umuntu one-cholesterol ephezulu noma umfutho wegazi ophezulu uzoba nesifo i-Alzheimer's. Kusho ukuthi ingozi ingase 'ikhuphuke kancane' kulabo abathambekele kulezo zimo ngokwezakhi zofuzo.

Into engcono kakhulu esingayenza ukulandela iseluleko sikadokotela wethu nokugcina izimo ezifana nomfutho wegazi, amazinga e-cholesterol, nesifo sikashukela zilawulwa. Kubaluleke kakhulu futhi ukwamukela indlela yokuphila enempilo. Lokho kusho ukuthi,

• Ukudla ukudla okunempilo okunempilo.
• Ukuzivocavoca njalo.
• Ukugwema ukubhema notshwala.
• Ukunciphisa ukucindezeleka.

Uma wena noma othile emndenini wakho ecabanga ukuthi unenkinga yokukhumbula, ungesabi noma ungabi namahloni ngayo, kodwa xhumana nodokotela womndeni wakho ngokushesha nixoxe ngayo. Uzokwenza izivivinyo ezidingekayo futhi akunike iseluleko esifanele.