[光合] 健康生活型態增進失智症患者記憶力，

文／江婕瑋　職能治療師

原文出處：
https://www.facebook.com/groups/177364675760031/permalink/389725567857273/

　　
　　最近UCLA的研究指出，阿茲海默氏症患者可透過調整生活型態增進記憶力，換言之，可能也代表OT協助個案建立Daily Routine的重要性哦！
　　
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　　在六個月內，十位阿茲海默氏症患者避免吃簡單的碳水化合物（如：糖份）、麩質和加工食品，增加魚的食用、瑜珈和冥想，按照指示服用褪黑激素、適當睡眠、攝取維生素 B-12、維生素D-3和魚油。期後九位明顯增進記憶力，僅有一位末期患者沒有進展。

UCLA STUDY: NON-DRUG TREATMENT MAY REVERSE ALZHEIMER'S:
http://abc7news.com/health/non-drug-treatment-may-reverse-alzheimers/336963/

By Denise Dador
Saturday, October 04, 2014

LOS ANGELES -- Alzheimer's disease was officially recognized a hundred years ago, but there's still no effective treatment for it. Now researchers at UCLA say they've developed a program that shows for the first time memory loss being reversed.

It's not a drug; it's not a procedure; it is a novel, comprehensive and personal approach to treating memory loss associated with Alzheimer's. UCLA researchers spell out exactly what can be done to reverse what the disease does to the brain.

In the report provided by UCLA, Dr. Dale E. Bredesen explains how Alzheimer's is a complex disease affected by sleep, diet, even exercise.

"These all -- and other things -- all contribute to this critical balance in plasticity," said Bredesen.

Ten memory-loss patients, some with brain-scan-confirmed patterns of Alzheimer's, participated in a small UCLA trial called MEND (Metabolic Enhancement for NeuroDegeneration).

In the UCLA protocol, patients made dramatic lifestyle changes. They avoided simple carbs, gluten and processed foods. They increased their fish intake, took yoga and meditated. They were instructed to take melatonin, get adequate sleep, incorporate vitamin B-12, vitamin D-3 and fish oil.

Within six months, nine patients saw a noticeable improvement in memory. One patient, who was in the late stages of Alzheimer's, did not show improvement.

UCLA researchers say the findings suggest at least early on, changing a person's metabolic processes can bring back memory and cognitive function.

Six of the patients of the patients in the study who had to discontinue working were all able to return to their jobs. Study authors say some patients were followed up to two and a half years and the memory improvements remained.

Plans are underway to do larger studies on this therapeutic program.