Hi. My name is Paul, and I recently learned (23&me) that I have one ApoE4 gene. Not a surprise, since I have considerable family history of Alzheimers on my mother's side. Also, I'm 73, and have had enough instances of minor memory struggles (not recalling the name of a city I've visited, or a ...

I also learned that more than 100 mg of caffeine a day will restrict blood flow. A Venti from Starbucks has 300 mg of caffeine. I don't drink caffeinated coffee or tea, so that won't make a difference to me, but just in case anyone is wondering about coffee. I've been thinking about caffeine lately...

Following up on this older thread: I just purchased gingko today after having listened to Dr. Daniel Amen about what enhances and restricts blood flow to the brain. My favorite quote from this really interesting interview : The prettiest brains I've ever seen take gingko I want a pretty brain :D so ...

Untreated vision loss and high LDL have been added as risk factors for dementia in a report issued by the Lancet. https://www.statnews.com/2024/07/31/dementia-risk-factors-prevention-treat-high-cholesterol-cataracts-lancet-study/ https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)012...

Taking care of your health through nutrition, exercise, sleep, and socializing are the top preventative factors. I am glad that you will find ways to prioritize them moving forward. The more you exercise, the healthier you'll want to eat. It's a beneficial cycle. I wish you good luck!

You're welcome. It's confusing because there are two studies with slightly different messages: In 2022, Brown University (the Taiwan study) found that people over 65 with hypothyroidism were 80% more likely to develop dementia than those without thyroid issues. Furthermore, those who required thyroi...

Thank you. I like TLS's recommendation to check my iodine levels. Plumster, Bredesen's recommendation to take thyroid medicine (I've read The End of Alzheimer's) predates his more recent posting on X about the new research regarding that medicine being linked to dementia. If one is subclinical and ...

Thanks, Kitkat. For anyone interested, here is another link that Bredesen provided on X, to an article about the study: https://scitechdaily.com/thyroid-problems-linked-to-increased-risk-of-developing-dementia/ Bredesen on X: ReCODE Protocol participants know that hormones impact cognitive health. N...

Thank you. I like TLS's recommendation to check my iodine levels. Plumster, Bredesen's recommendation to take thyroid medicine (I've read The End of Alzheimer's) predates his more recent posting on X about the new research regarding that medicine being linked to dementia. If one is subclinical and ...

But I believe that some studies link thyroid medication to increased risk of dementia. Do we know, for apoe4 folks, if the medication is helpful or harmful? On X (on May 20, 2023), Dr. Dale Bredesen wrote, “Those with a history of hypothyroidism were associated with an 81% increased risk of having ...