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by Nords
Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:04 am
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Statins when you’re homozygous APOE4
Replies: 8
Views: 340

Re: Statins when you’re homozygous APOE4

Tincup wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:18 am
Here is Dayspring's X post on the topic.
Thanks, Tincup.
by Nords
Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:35 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Statins when you’re homozygous APOE4
Replies: 8
Views: 340

Re: Statins when you’re homozygous APOE4

Maybe the answer depends upon the specific chemistry of each individual. I read Lipitor, Thief of Memory long ago. Also with a half-dozen different types of statins (and a couple newer options for lowering apoB) I think the studies are going to need another decade or two before there's a clear trend.
by Nords
Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Statins when you’re homozygous APOE4
Replies: 8
Views: 340

Re: Statins when you’re homozygous APOE4

Thanks, @Tincup, I think I'm on the right track with the food recommendations. It's interesting looking up the APOE and statins keywords in Outlive. Attia specifically mentions a bunch of lifestyle standards for APOE4s (exercise, diet) and never mentions statins. He specifically mentions a bunch of ...
by Nords
Thu Mar 21, 2024 2:27 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Statins when you’re homozygous APOE4
Replies: 8
Views: 340

Statins when you’re homozygous APOE4

Long post alert: 900 words. I've read through the last couple years of statins posts, and it's probably better to start a new thread with these questions. I write to make sense of my life, and sharing it here helps me write. This time it’s age-related humblewhining about Dr. Attia’s “Outlive” chapte...
by Nords
Sat Nov 04, 2023 5:58 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Did you tell your family?
Replies: 7
Views: 4792

Re: Did you tell your family?

My concerns are: 1) I would be revealing information about my mom that she doesn't want to know, which means she probably wouldn't want other people to know. 2) I have no way of knowing whether my half-siblings would want to know, and they may not. So there's the chance that I'll be doing them harm...
by Nords
Sat Jul 22, 2023 3:25 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: has anyone experienced e4/e4 issues with life insurance or long term care insurance ?
Replies: 8
Views: 2261

Re: has anyone experienced e4/e4 issues with life insurance or long term care insurance ?

...and presumably make me ineligible for long term or life insurance. @Kurt.2, before you decide on sharing your genome with your doctor, you might want to consider whether you want long-term care insurance in the first place. In America I'm cautiously encouraged by today's permanent (largely whole...
by Nords
Sat Sep 24, 2022 10:58 am
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Will he hide it?
Replies: 4
Views: 590

Re: Will he hide it?

Should I just MYOB? How should I be handling this? Should we just be living our best lives and cross whatever bridges there are when we get to them? I'm 4/4 and I'll turn 62 years old next month. On our family history, father passed away from Alzheimer's and his father dealt with dementia. My other...
by Nords
Sun Sep 11, 2022 9:18 am
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Past vs going forward (alcohol in particular)
Replies: 4
Views: 807

Re: Past vs going forward (alcohol in particular)

Determined to not be consumed by the news I also possibly ignored a major contributor to AD's development: alcohol. I've been a very social/business drinker since I turned 18 - almost 40 years ago. Why set yourself up? My father was a classic 1950s social drinker, and when he developed early-stage ...
by Nords
Fri Jul 08, 2022 7:55 pm
Forum: Science and Research
Topic: Until there’s a cure, maybe there’s avoidance by lifestyle & behavior.
Replies: 1
Views: 907

Until there’s a cure, maybe there’s avoidance by lifestyle & behavior.

Paula Span has a new aging article: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/03/health/dementia-treatment-behavior-eye-care.html (Behind the NYT paywall.) I’ve followed Ms. Span’s writing for years, including her book “When The Time Comes” on long-term care. She’s written for the NYT for decades— she’s in he...
by Nords
Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:19 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: I Can Hardly” Believe It Viagra Reduces Alz Risk
Replies: 25
Views: 6001

Re: I Can Hardly” Believe It Viagra Reduces Alz Risk

alzforum is reporting that the proposed dose for the upcoming trial with Viagra will be 50 mg per day!!! That is somewhat difficult to imagine. Do typical users really dose daily with Viagra? "For most patients, the recommended dose is 50 mg taken, as needed, approximately 1 hour before sexual...