re: Alzheimer's - Get good sleep Baws and Bawsettes!

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sleep apnea is like smoking. One of those things that seems to negatively affect EVERYTHING.

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Being that apnea is basically poor sleep, I guess OP tracks with sleep being very important.



My aunt has had alzheimers for a decade now. Started about 70 for her. She was an above average healthy eater and was never fat. But she frequently mentioned she was a very poor sleeper and I noticed it myself when I'd stay at her home. Makes me wonder if years of getting 5 hours of sleep exacerbated her condition.

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Poor sleep increases the risk of developing Alzheimer's.

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Welp I'm forked.

Have you ever had a sleep study?

I have had 2. Eye opening (pun intended)! Sleep apnea was structural root cause. Have found the supporting cast I listed above to be true difference makers.

Perhaps a study can reveal any structural issues? In my 1st study, my money was on not having apnea. Wrong!

2nd study was to fine tune solution. Game changer.

Retiring recently helped! My God did it help…right amt and hours (no work stress).

My wife uses magnesium to help improve sleep quality, and it works for her.

Hope you get to bottom of it. I know the house of cards when you don’t over period of time. Good luck!

PS, Before sleep study, I was prescribed ambien. Ravenous nights later, got of that devil drug.

I assume you've tried different magnesium supplements.

ZMA works for me. My brother takes a different type of magnesium and it works for him.

Also tape your mouth closed.

I can see my sleep scores change for the better with those two "hacks"

Cancer is certainly more brutal physically, but Alzheimer's/dementia is hands down the worst thing possible for a family to have to deal with. Nothing else comes close imo.

I do kind of laugh when the today show or good morning America always brings an expert on to report new research to prevent a certain disease

It’s always

Try to sleep more and better
Cut out processed foods
Don’t smoke and limit drinking
Try to exercise 30 minutes a day

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sleep is by far and away THE #1 thing in life for good health.. like, twice as important as diet and exercise combined.

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Point to the research that validates this statement. I agree that sleep is a cornerstone to health and I practice most everything that research points to, along with tracking my sleep with a wearable.

But twice as important as diet and exercise combined? I have never seen any studies that show this.

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Point to the research that validates this statement

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Ah, the old ‘point to the research’ post.. guess i assumed that anyone who speaks English as their first language could easily ascertain that i was agreeing with the poster’s point that McIlroy prioritizes his sleep and takes it very seriously .. and *also* that i put sleep far, far above diet or exercise in terms of robust physical health and how it makes me personally feel on a vitality level.. others may feel better from running a marathon or eating a clean diet .. apologies for not attaching a white paper or a Pubmed article for your perusal .

100% true. The amount of sleep you get is important but the really critical thing is sleep QUALITY. Not just being in bed, but being in a deep, restorative sleep.

Best thing I did personally is cut back on caffeine. I used to run on it. Drank coffee and energy drinks all day and - of course - it negatively affected my sleep. Cut down to one cup of coffee in the morning and it has made a HUGE difference in my sleep QUALITY.

The “I’ll sleep when I’m dead” mentality that many Americans including me have had needs to go into the trash can. That saying is way more true than anyone would like to admit - you’ll sleep when you’re dead all right because by not prioritizing high quality sleep will kill you and destroy you and your family’s quality of life with dementia in your last years of life. Sleep deprivation IS A KILLER!