Saw this article on the Nutrition Data web site and they cite a study published in the British Medical Journal that possibly links these conditions or problems to dementia: Type 2 diabetes, of low vegetable consumption, depression and low education levels.
So, if this article is to be believed we may avoid dementia by avoiding or controlling type 2 diabetes, eating lots of veggies, looking on the bright-side and reading books or get at least getting a night school diploma.
The what and why and how of the links are never discussed in this little article and this is what bothers me about so much of the information on health we get from popular places. It so lacks in authentication and even just basic evidence, which may explain the last link above. It cites a correlation only they go no further than that. Watch, a few years will go by and any perceived link will have faded away as untrue or unprovable and we will have moved on to the next possible calamity.
Alzheimer's is a type of dementia and it is near epidemic levels now. My mother has it. Trust me, you don't want to get it. All through out her life she was not a diabetic of any sort, ate lots of vegetables, was a happy and outgoing woman, and read a lot about the things that interested her. For good measure she exercised routinely. I remember her exercising along with Jack LaLanne and local Detroit guy named Ed Allen.
For the record, however, I am going to control the type 2 diabetes, eat lots of veggies, look on the bright-side and read a lot. For Christmas, I am going to ask Santa for one of these to keep up on the reading.
Numbers for today:
- Blood Glucose: 125 mg/dl. Been better, been worse.
- Weight: 187 lbs. I have scales.
- Exercise: 45 minutes riding the bike.
- Mood: 7.0
- Breakfast: Banana, oatmeal with craisins and strawberries.
- Lunch: Hummus, pita bread and lots of raw veggies (see above)
- Dinner: Chinese takeout of chicken and vegetables (see above)
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