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Explanation of how the brain and life skills degrade with age, especially as seen in Alzheimer's patients - Strategies for Staying Healthy. Also refer to children, grown, birth, death, senior, elderly, medications, exercise, activity, Ron Kurtus, School for Champions. Copyright © Restrictions Degradation of the Brain with Ageby Ron Kurtus (7 July 2002) Just as a child learns various life skills as their brain develops, elderly people face a degradation of those skills due to the brain not functioning as well as before. This can be seen most distinctly in patients with Alzheimer's disease. They are essentially living life in reverse. Many people in their senior years can delay the mental degradation process by remaining active. Questions you may have include:
This lesson will answer those questions. There is a mini-quiz near the end of the lesson. Health Disclaimer Comparing life skillsThe following chart compares how the life skills of a child increase with age, while the same skills decrease in an Alzheimer's patient. These skills also decrease in the same manner as a person ages, although usually the person would die of some other disease before reaching the moderately severe stage of an Alzheimer's patient.
Source: Barry Reisberg, Silberstein Aging & Dementia Research Center, NYU Alzheimer solutionsThere really isn't much that can be done about the degradation of the brain and associated skills that come with old age if the person is inflicted with a disease such as Alzheimer's. Medical science is working on drugs and therapies that can delay this process. Activity can delay processOther people who are in their senior years can delay this process through maintaining their health and staying as physically and mentally active as possible. The brain is like a muscle, and exercising it will help to maintain knowledge and skills. Physical activity allows a person to be able to perform the various tasks, as well as providing amble blood supply to the brain. SummaryElderly people face a degradation of various life skills due to the brain not functioning as well as before. This is especially true for Alzheimer's disease patients. They are essentially living life in reverse. Many people can delay the mental degradation process by remaining active. Exercise and stay young ResourcesThe following are resources on this subject. WebsitesBarry Reisberg, Silberstein Aging & Dementia Research Center, NYU Books
Top-rated books on General Health MiscellaneousMini-quiz to check your understanding1. Why isn't the process of skill degradation as extreme in most elderly people? 2. What is the similarity between a child and an Alzheimer's patient? 3. What can solving word puzzles do for the elderly? If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a Champion in being Healthy. If you had problems, you had better look over the material again. What do you think?Do you have any questions, comments, or opinions on this subject? If so, send an email with your feedback. We will try to get back to you as soon as possible. Share linkFeel free to establish a link from your website to pages in this site. 
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