My main interest is in meeting our members, so wherever we eat or wherever we meet is not so important for me for our first meeting. My goal for the first meeting would be to get the maximum number of our group able to attend by making the location convenient and a date when they could attend. We co...

Please count me in for NORCAL get together.
Starfish77

Hello Berri, we are almost a match in years, I just turned 82. I've been on the site for about five years and am an e4/e4. When I found out I was an e4/e4 I went for free cognative testing that is sponsored by a major university, the Alzheimer's association and a military hospital. The testing was f...

Thank you Tincup and Circular for the info about resistant starch. I am not keen on cooking and usually make big batches of whatever I cook creating a week's worth of steelcut oats with blueberries and vegetable stews (including my favorite, potatoes) so I don't have to do major cooking too often. I...

Circular, does the glycemic effect of potatoes that are cooked and cooled (left in the refrigerator over night) retain the resistant starch if you reheat them or must they be eaten cold?
Starfish

Resilience Genetic varients:
I looked up my results on 23and me. I'm rs242924 G/T rs110402 A/A what does the (v4) (v5) stand for? I assume it is version but I don't know what it refers to or where to look it up.
Thanks,
Starfish

Hello Matilda, I'm an asymptomatic 4/4 and will be 82 this month. All the things we do to prevent AZ will help us prevent other health problems and stay in good general health as well. The fact you are following a pretty healthy lifestyle, practice yoga and keep yourself intellectually challenged is...

You can certainly enjoy desert now. Just choose a healthful one. How great that you were able to retire from your stressful job and do work that you enjoy. I retired at 60 and will be 82 next month. I'm so glad I had all those years to do what I enjoy doing. Being in good spirits and enjoying your l...

Thank you for sharing your wonderful success.

Welcome Arleeda. It is great having another person sharing being eighty one with me. I have two copies of APOE4. I also share your love of ice cream and Irish potatoes. I've done better giving up the ice cream than I have the potatoes. It sounds as if you have had and are continuing to have a very i...