another newbie
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 2:55 pm
Hi Everyone
Gonna be honest, I'm very overwhelmed and feel like I'm drowning in an overload of data and terms that I have no idea what they mean. The following are a few items to describe me & my lifestyle: (But before I do that, I'm so grateful to have found this website and very thankful for everyone sharing their wealth of information as well as the emotional and mental support you provide.)
My name is Cindy, age 63, APOE3/4. Alzheimers runs in the family in a big way. My maternal grandmother as well as her sister had it, my Mom was diagnosed with early onset in her late 50's, 2 of her siblings had late onset Alzheimers. My oldest brother was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimers about 10 years ago (he would have been in his late 50's). (Side note, we found out within the past year that pancreatic cancer also runs in the family (we believe it is on the maternal side as well) with the ATM gene variant -- 2 other brothers have just recently passed away from pancreatic cancer. It's been a lot to deal with in a heartbreaking way. Since I wanted to find out about the ATM variant (I do not have it), I decided to check on the APOE status as well. Another side note -- it appears that my oldest brother with early onset is not APOE 4 -- I do not know whether or not he has any other Alzheimer's genes -- my sister in law is going to see what she can find out from the doctor who diagnosed him.) Anyway, I stumbled upon and have read Dr. Bredesen's books and have enrolled in Apollo Health in precode status (my cognitive tests were ok and I have already received my precode blood results), my first appointment with a certified doctor isn't until April. I have always tried to eat healthy although I realize I've got a ways to go with my diet to get it in line with the Keto-flex diet (and I'm struggling with this a lot--not the fasting part but the carbohydrate/fiber intake and getting my caloric intake up--BMI is 19). I'm very active, golf a lot but also exercise regularly, minimal alcohol (now) at least 99% of the time. I've had chronic sinus infections just about my entire life.
I guess that's it. Since my appointment isn't until April I've been trying to get my diet more in line with Keto-Flex but am confused about what my next steps really should be between now and then. With my current sinus issues, instead of getting another antibiotic (just had one last month) -- I've just started to use grapefruit seed extract nasal spray -- which has helped enormously, but I can't help but think that there is probably an underlying condition that I'm unaware of that is causing the infections. Also, I failed the visual acuity test -- which also has me thinking that there is an underlying issue that needs to be addressed.
Thank you again -- to all the administrators on this website and the feedback that everyone provides -- it truly does help -- you give me hope.
Gonna be honest, I'm very overwhelmed and feel like I'm drowning in an overload of data and terms that I have no idea what they mean. The following are a few items to describe me & my lifestyle: (But before I do that, I'm so grateful to have found this website and very thankful for everyone sharing their wealth of information as well as the emotional and mental support you provide.)
My name is Cindy, age 63, APOE3/4. Alzheimers runs in the family in a big way. My maternal grandmother as well as her sister had it, my Mom was diagnosed with early onset in her late 50's, 2 of her siblings had late onset Alzheimers. My oldest brother was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimers about 10 years ago (he would have been in his late 50's). (Side note, we found out within the past year that pancreatic cancer also runs in the family (we believe it is on the maternal side as well) with the ATM gene variant -- 2 other brothers have just recently passed away from pancreatic cancer. It's been a lot to deal with in a heartbreaking way. Since I wanted to find out about the ATM variant (I do not have it), I decided to check on the APOE status as well. Another side note -- it appears that my oldest brother with early onset is not APOE 4 -- I do not know whether or not he has any other Alzheimer's genes -- my sister in law is going to see what she can find out from the doctor who diagnosed him.) Anyway, I stumbled upon and have read Dr. Bredesen's books and have enrolled in Apollo Health in precode status (my cognitive tests were ok and I have already received my precode blood results), my first appointment with a certified doctor isn't until April. I have always tried to eat healthy although I realize I've got a ways to go with my diet to get it in line with the Keto-flex diet (and I'm struggling with this a lot--not the fasting part but the carbohydrate/fiber intake and getting my caloric intake up--BMI is 19). I'm very active, golf a lot but also exercise regularly, minimal alcohol (now) at least 99% of the time. I've had chronic sinus infections just about my entire life.
I guess that's it. Since my appointment isn't until April I've been trying to get my diet more in line with Keto-Flex but am confused about what my next steps really should be between now and then. With my current sinus issues, instead of getting another antibiotic (just had one last month) -- I've just started to use grapefruit seed extract nasal spray -- which has helped enormously, but I can't help but think that there is probably an underlying condition that I'm unaware of that is causing the infections. Also, I failed the visual acuity test -- which also has me thinking that there is an underlying issue that needs to be addressed.
Thank you again -- to all the administrators on this website and the feedback that everyone provides -- it truly does help -- you give me hope.