The former Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Josephine Anenih has called for proactive measures to check increasing cases of Alzheimer diseases in the country. Mrs Anenih who is the Chairman, Alzheimer Disease Foundation, called for sustained efforts to reduce the effects of the disease. She reiterated that Alzheimer’s disease has no current cure, but treatment for symptoms are available, noting that dementia mostly affects people above sixty years of age. She noted that one’s lifestyle may lead to dementia; lifestyles like intake of alcoholic drinks, drugs and others, and advised people to always interact with others, be spiritually alert, reduce sugar intake, alcoholic drinks and drugs intake. She recommended regular exercise and maintenance of a happy mood as some ways to combat the escalation of the disease in the country.

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 19, 2019 16:02 UTC