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by Searcher
Mon Mar 12, 2018 4:45 am
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Finally accepting my 4/4 news
Replies: 12
Views: 5073

Re: Finally accepting my 4/4 news

Nannies23, Congratulations! You're already on your way to more peace of mind and an improved quality of life. This is a great start, and you can keep adding brain-friendly practices. Everyone gets better at this as they grow in knowledge and understanding. Of all the alcohols to love, you've chosen ...
by Searcher
Sun Mar 11, 2018 5:56 am
Forum: Announcements and Events
Topic: Gathering Recipes—I need your help!
Replies: 108
Views: 60595

Re: Gathering Recipes—I need your help!

nc, For an overview of threats to health and life, you might want to go here and choose your age group, sex and country, and choose DALYs. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare/ Carriers of e4 can multiply the Alzheimer's area by a factor of 2 to 5. That still leaves a whole world of other unple...
by Searcher
Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:22 am
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Best diets for 4/4’s
Replies: 10
Views: 4189

Re: Best diets for 4/4’s

JI don’t know one person in my life that has/had this disease Nannies23, If you don't have any close family members who developed Alzheimer's, then you might well have a lower lifetime risk than others who carry 4/4. Experts recently estimated that only 7% of the risk of dementia is attributable to...
by Searcher
Sat Mar 10, 2018 7:20 am
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: A New Month in Cronometer Land
Replies: 5
Views: 2265

Re: A New Month in Cronometer Land

drae wrote: I don't get hungry until a little past time to eat
Drae,

What's not to like?

The calorie target is a maximum rather than a minimum (except in those showing signs or symptoms of eating disorders).
by Searcher
Sat Mar 10, 2018 3:48 am
Forum: Science and Research
Topic: Gut bacteria and treatable auto-immunity?
Replies: 0
Views: 999

Gut bacteria and treatable auto-immunity?

Could some proportion of auto-immune disorders and inflammation be treated by antimicrobials or vaccines? Is infectious disease more prevalent than generally suspected? from http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6380/1156 "Despite multiple associations between the microbiota and immune dise...
by Searcher
Fri Mar 09, 2018 5:56 am
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Question about an odd symptom.
Replies: 4
Views: 1846

Re: Question about an odd symptom.

Olymargie, Good to have you here. First aid for cognition is almost always a generous pinch of salt in water. Low sodium can seriously impair cognition. If it falls low enough it leads to cerebral edema and can be life-threatening. This has nothing to do with carrying the E4 allele, everyone is at r...
by Searcher
Thu Mar 08, 2018 2:39 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: New here -- and some questions
Replies: 18
Views: 6694

Re: New here -- and some questions

A few days ago I started mixing in a bouillon cube or two with hot water. Bouillon cubes are processed. They tend to include monosodium glutamate, a neurotoxin that increases amyloid-beta in the hippocampus (at least in animal studies). I would still give plain salt and water a try. In general, pro...
by Searcher
Thu Mar 08, 2018 1:54 pm
Forum: Science and Research
Topic: How much protein to eat?
Replies: 31
Views: 15006

Re: How much protein to eat?

Tincup, In the context of remedying sarcopenia in the over-65s, insulin is helpful (within limits, of course). Some carbs along with protein & fat intake following vigorous exercise should work better, than a very low-carb meal, against sarcopenia. Especially if the fat is rich in omega-3. In th...
by Searcher
Thu Mar 08, 2018 12:51 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: New here -- and some questions
Replies: 18
Views: 6694

Re: New here -- and some questions

the problem I'm having is that, even after a couple of months, I'm horribly tired and weak. I am having a hard time functioning and it's even made it difficult to exercise. Seth, Try this experiment. Take a pinch of salt (thumb and 2 fingers), dissolve it in a cup of water, drink. If you feel much ...
by Searcher
Thu Mar 08, 2018 3:56 am
Forum: Science and Research
Topic: How much protein to eat?
Replies: 31
Views: 15006

Re: How much protein to eat?

Measuring strength (eg., maximum number of squats with body weight or with a load) is probably as good an indicator of adequate metabolism as any, in people over 65. Excessive loss of muscle protein owing to dietary or metabolic factors shows up first in declining strength, then in declining muscle ...