So with only 3 weeks' use of the OCP when I was 20, NO coffee, reasonable activity level, plenty of fruits & vegetables, I shouldn't have too high a risk of dementia. Plus none of my family members had anything more than a little forgetfulness in their late 70s/early 80s.
Never had OCP, no coffee, former marathon runner, skier and backpacker, fruits and veggies a plenty, and 72. I have been misplacing my keys for the last 45 years, so nothing new there. I'll see how I go, too, eh?
In regards to the coffee study, can it be that as people begin experiencing memory loss, they turn to drinking more coffee as a response because it helps them feel more alert, or they hope it will? I feel this study has bean concocted:-)
My late husband died from dementia at 64 years old. He was a reformed smoker, drank lots of coffee and had reversed his type 2 diabetes. I believe the trigger for the onset was an overuse of antibiotics for bronchitis followed by lack of sleep and then food poisoning from undercooked chicken.
I'm so sorry you lost him at such a young age. The antibiotics and food poisoning would have disrupted his gut microbiome, and sleep is vital for clearance of the toxic proteins whose build-up in the brain is associated with dementia.
I wonder whether is any correlation with the hardship/deprivation/hunger that someone might have experienced say during WW2 and the incidence of Alzheimers. Only test subject is my mum whose cognition was clear as a bell until her late illness but lived through the war as a child
Chronic stress is definitely a risk factor. But there is a disproportionate number of centenarians among Holocaust survivors, which is quite paradoxical.
If you were a regular reader, you would know that I'm a careful and thorough researcher. One thing that definitely doesn't meet my standards of proof is personal anecdote.
So with only 3 weeks' use of the OCP when I was 20, NO coffee, reasonable activity level, plenty of fruits & vegetables, I shouldn't have too high a risk of dementia. Plus none of my family members had anything more than a little forgetfulness in their late 70s/early 80s.
Guess I'll see how I go, eh?! ;-)
You seem pretty sharp to me!
Never had OCP, no coffee, former marathon runner, skier and backpacker, fruits and veggies a plenty, and 72. I have been misplacing my keys for the last 45 years, so nothing new there. I'll see how I go, too, eh?
My husband keeps misplacing his mobile phone, but I suspect that's because he secretly wants to be rid of it 😂.
I know people who misplace their keys when they are stressed! They've been doing it their whole lives! :-D
I think there's always more to things than what we think.
Anyway, you sound like you're doing fine to me :-)
In regards to the coffee study, can it be that as people begin experiencing memory loss, they turn to drinking more coffee as a response because it helps them feel more alert, or they hope it will? I feel this study has bean concocted:-)
Boom boom! Cognitive function was normal at baseline in these people, so it's very unlikely they were leaning on coffee to increase alertness.
My late husband died from dementia at 64 years old. He was a reformed smoker, drank lots of coffee and had reversed his type 2 diabetes. I believe the trigger for the onset was an overuse of antibiotics for bronchitis followed by lack of sleep and then food poisoning from undercooked chicken.
I'm so sorry you lost him at such a young age. The antibiotics and food poisoning would have disrupted his gut microbiome, and sleep is vital for clearance of the toxic proteins whose build-up in the brain is associated with dementia.
I only have have two cups a day, albeit very large cups :)
Hmmm, that sounds like a confession 🤣.
I wonder whether is any correlation with the hardship/deprivation/hunger that someone might have experienced say during WW2 and the incidence of Alzheimers. Only test subject is my mum whose cognition was clear as a bell until her late illness but lived through the war as a child
Chronic stress is definitely a risk factor. But there is a disproportionate number of centenarians among Holocaust survivors, which is quite paradoxical.
I don't find German New Medicine's explanation for illness plausible or consistent with biology.
I've researched it quite extensively and none of its core premises withstand scrutiny.
If you were a regular reader, you would know that I'm a careful and thorough researcher. One thing that definitely doesn't meet my standards of proof is personal anecdote.