Do finger exercises to prevent Alzheimer’s disease

　　As the elderly population gradually increases, elderly healthy It has received more and more attention from society, and in recent years Alzheimer's disease has become the "fourth largest killer" threatening the health of the elderly. According to WHO data, there are 5 million Alzheimer's patients in China, accounting for 1/4 of the world's total cases. How to prevent Alzheimer's disease has become a matter of great concern to middle-aged and elderly people.

　　To prevent Alzheimer's disease, in addition to early intervention, you can usually do more finger exercises according to the following methods.

　　Specific methods:

　　1. Spread your fingers apart and bring them together

　　Spread the fingers of both hands two fingers apart, and then bring the two fingers together, twice a day, 100 times each time.

　　2. Stimulate the midpoint of the palm

　　That is, draw a line from the root of the middle finger to the center of the wrist crease, and stimulate its midpoint several times.

　　3. Rub your fingertips

　　Swap the tips of your middle fingers.

　　4. Finger movement

　　Frequently perform finger movements, such as playing ball, playing erhu, playing the organ, painting, writing calligraphy, playing fitness balls, etc.

　　5. Finger flexion and extension

　　Grasp the fist with ten fingers and then stretch, do 8 to 16 times. Then, after making a fist with both hands, first extend the thumb and little finger at the same time, then extend the index finger and ring finger at the same time, keeping the middle finger still; then the index finger, ring finger and middle finger join together, and finally the thumb, little finger and the other three fingers join together to form a fist. In this way, one flexion and one extension of the palm can be done 8 to 16 times.

　　6. Finger rhythm exercises

　　First press the remaining four fingers with your right thumb in sequence, that is, press the index finger twice, the middle finger once, the ring finger 3 times, and the little finger 4 times, and then in turn press the ring finger 3 times, the middle finger once, and the index finger 2 times. That is, the order of 2, 1, 3, 4, 3, 1, 2 is used, and a total of 16 presses are used. Then switch to your left hand.

　　7. Hold fingers crossed

　　Cross the fingers of both hands and hold them together, and then pull them apart with force to give the necessary stimulation to the finger muscles. Do this more than 10 times.