Scary news…
There is an epidemic on the horizon, and no one is talking about it. If you ask any random person about what they may know about Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease, you are almost guaranteed that you will hear something regarding these diseases being “Old people diseases”. And though this may be true for the most part, there is something that most people are not aware of regarding these devastating diseases… they are no longer a disease of the aged.
Just as type 3 diabetes, which on its own is shocking, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s are now diseases of the young. This news should shake you to your core. No longer is this only being diagnosed in people in the sunset of their lives, they are being recognized in 39- and 40-year-old adults. 39 and 40! That is unbelievable. No longer can we call them diseases of the aged. That is very scary. That revelation should cause you to ask a couple questions: why are we seeing this, and what can we do about it, so it doesn’t happen to me?
Why we are seeing these diseases show up in such a younger population is simple. Both Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease are movement disorders. What I mean by that is though there are a lot of factors involved in the development of these devastating conditions; they are both associated with lack of movement. People are just not moving as much as they used to. Think of how much you move on a day-to-day basis. We get up, do our morning thing, we get dressed, sit in a car, get to work, sit at a desk, drive home, sit on the couch and then go to bed so we can do it all over again. For those who are motivated, they may add a trip to the gym to get some exercise. We are just not moving enough.
Research has shown that as humans, we are designed to walk 40 km each day. So, no matter how many steps you take, even if you do reach the magical 10,000…we are woefully shy of what we were designed to do. Now I am not suggesting you give up on you walk count. I still think it is good motivation to move; we just need to add more. But not just physical movement, but most importantly, movement of the spine. In other words, you should get adjusted by a chiropractor. You have more proprioceptors in your spine than anywhere else in the body. If you are subluxated, meaning there are areas of your spine that are not moving properly, no matter how much you move, you will not be stimulating your brain as efficiently. You also need to start getting adjusted at a younger age. Why? The degenerative process associated with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease start 25 years before the disease shows up. So that means, when you get the diagnosis, it actually started 25 years prior. So, for that 40-year-old, it started in their teens. If you are already an adult, the clock is now ticking for you to get checked by a chiropractor. This should also motivate you to get your kids and teens checked by a chiropractor as soon as possible.
Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease are both terrible diseases. They effect so many lives and are very difficult to treat. There are so many factors associated with them, but knowing now the truth of what you can do to help potentially prevent it can help make these now not so sunset diseases stay far away from you and your loved ones.
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