Although it is true that Parkinson’s disease is progressive, it is also essential to note that it has five stages of development, starting with the least life-intrusive. The symptoms emerge slowly and unless treated, the illness will progress with immense speed, soon making moving an impossible task. Parkinson’s disease can also be accompanied by other mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, memory issues, and increased levels of fatigue (Raza et al., 2019).
Both men and women can have Parkinson’s disease, although it is more likely to occur in men (Raza et al., 2019). The disease is caused by the death of the nerve cells, which control the body movement. In normal circumstances, these cells produce hormone of happiness called dopamine, and when these cells die, they produce less dopamine (Raza et al., 2019). Therefore, it causes the issues with movement in people. However, there is no exact reason due to which circumstances these cells die.
Preventive measures for Parkinson’s disease are similar to the preventive measures for the majority of mental disorders, since they are connected to the lack of dopamine levels in one’s body. First, one needs to maintain a healthy lifestyle, which can aid in retaining one’s brain cells that produce dopamine. This includes eating fresh raw vegetables in large quantities, incorporating omega-3 in one’s diet, consuming vitamin D3, and green tea (Marras et al., 2019).
Moreover, sport-exercises can also be a preventative measure not only for Parkinson’s disease, but additionally for anxiety, and the spectrum of depressive disorders, since sport activities stimulates one’s brain to produce more happiness hormones (Marras et al., 2019). Furthermore, one must reduce their stress levels and try to immerse in the activities one likes the most. The activities one likes such as reading, listening to music, watching movies, and dancing, increase the dopamine levels making the person less likely to develop a disease similar to Parkinson’s disease.
A stroke is a medical condition when blood flows to cells poorly, causing the death of these cells. Stroke prevents the brain from properly functioning, and one of the symptoms is inability to feel and move a certain side of body. In some cases, stroke can prevent a person from moving an arm, a leg, talking or comprehend. However, in other cases, stroke can be almost unnoticeable, leaving a person with minor immobility issues. It is true that stroke can lead to problems with maintaining the normal level of life; however, when treated as soon as possible, stroke can lead to less damage (Pandian et al., 2018). The person, who experienced stroke, would also experience a change in behavior. Those, who have an extremely difficult case, can develop anger issues and depression, since they would need to rely on other people to continue functioning as a human being.
The prevention methods of stroke are similar to any other disease: maintain a healthy diet, do exercise, stop smoking and abusing any other substances, since they are the main cause of strokes, as well as control stress levels. Although the necessary changes sound hard, or almost impossible for some people, the pain and numbness, that people feel after the initial stroke is worse. Moreover, one could understand the charm of exercises when one would rely on the family members or friends to move (Khouri et al., 2017). Therefore, it is essential that one prevents any health issues from occurring instead of living as they desire and be dependent on their family later in life. Stroke affects not only the person, who faces it, but also the people around them, since it would become their responsibility to create the necessary conditions for that person to live.
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