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Nature’s Derivative(s) as Alternative Anti-Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments
Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the ‘Plague of Twenty-First Century,’ is a crippling neurodegenerative disease that affects a majority of the older population globally. By 2050, the incidence of AD is expected to rise to 135 million, while no treatment(s) that can reverse or control the progression of AD...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6918879/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31867567 http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ADR-190137 |
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description | Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the ‘Plague of Twenty-First Century,’ is a crippling neurodegenerative disease that affects a majority of the older population globally. By 2050, the incidence of AD is expected to rise to 135 million, while no treatment(s) that can reverse or control the progression of AD are currently available. The treatment(s) in use are limited in their ability to manage the symptoms or slow the progression of the disease and can lead to some severe side effects. The overall care is economically burdensome for the affected individuals as well as the caretakers or family members. Thus, there is a pressing need to identify and develop much safer alternative therapies that can better manage AD. This review discusses a multitude of such treatments borrowed from Ayurveda, traditional Chinese practices, meditation, and exercising for AD treatment. These therapies are in practice since ancient times and reported to be beneficial as anti-AD therapies. Ayurvedic drugs like turmeric, Brahmi, Ashwagandha, etc., management of stress by meditation, regular exercising, and acupuncture have been reported to be efficient in their anti-AD usage. Besides, a combination of vitamins and natural dietary intakes is likely to play a significant role in combating AD. We conclude that the use of such alternative strategies will be a stepping-stone in preventing, treating, curing, or managing the disease. |
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spelling | pubmed-69188792019-12-20 Nature’s Derivative(s) as Alternative Anti-Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments Sharma, Anuja Kumar, Yatender J Alzheimers Dis Rep Review Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the ‘Plague of Twenty-First Century,’ is a crippling neurodegenerative disease that affects a majority of the older population globally. By 2050, the incidence of AD is expected to rise to 135 million, while no treatment(s) that can reverse or control the progression of AD are currently available. The treatment(s) in use are limited in their ability to manage the symptoms or slow the progression of the disease and can lead to some severe side effects. The overall care is economically burdensome for the affected individuals as well as the caretakers or family members. Thus, there is a pressing need to identify and develop much safer alternative therapies that can better manage AD. This review discusses a multitude of such treatments borrowed from Ayurveda, traditional Chinese practices, meditation, and exercising for AD treatment. These therapies are in practice since ancient times and reported to be beneficial as anti-AD therapies. Ayurvedic drugs like turmeric, Brahmi, Ashwagandha, etc., management of stress by meditation, regular exercising, and acupuncture have been reported to be efficient in their anti-AD usage. Besides, a combination of vitamins and natural dietary intakes is likely to play a significant role in combating AD. We conclude that the use of such alternative strategies will be a stepping-stone in preventing, treating, curing, or managing the disease. IOS Press 2019-11-21 /pmc/articles/PMC6918879/ /pubmed/31867567 http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ADR-190137 Text en © 2019 – IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Sharma, Anuja Kumar, Yatender Nature’s Derivative(s) as Alternative Anti-Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments |
title | Nature’s Derivative(s) as Alternative Anti-Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments |
title_full | Nature’s Derivative(s) as Alternative Anti-Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments |
title_fullStr | Nature’s Derivative(s) as Alternative Anti-Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments |
title_full_unstemmed | Nature’s Derivative(s) as Alternative Anti-Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments |
title_short | Nature’s Derivative(s) as Alternative Anti-Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments |
title_sort | nature’s derivative(s) as alternative anti-alzheimer’s disease treatments |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6918879/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31867567 http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ADR-190137 |
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