Of course you'll know that exercise is up there at the top, but I don't hear much about how chewing itself is linked to hippocampus size, so recipes that encourage chewing should be on the daily menu. If you think about the SAD, it's a pretty soft diet overall, whereas it can take me a fortnight to...

Hello Foxy and may I extended a Warm Welcome to the Forum, The Primer is an excellent place to get started learning more about APOe4 and it may help to answer some of your questions. It was written by a physician member of the community and it talks about science, prevention and lifestyle modificati...

Hello Rockalbert and Welcome to the Forum! This is a diverse community where you can ask questions, post information and use as a great resource for information and emotional support. If you haven't found it already, may I direct you to our Primer written by a physician member as a starting point. Y...

Thank you for sharing deborahk! I love this too! This part resonated with me: Fifteen years ago, Smith became a caregiver for her husband, who passed away in 2013. “All the time he was ill, I was still doing things for me,” she recalls. “You cannot drop everything and expect to be able to pick it up...

I don't get the sniffles much (thanks to a daily dose of homemade kraut juice) but went ahead and ordered my kit to have on hand. This was easy to do and I'm looking forward to participating. Thank you for posting.

Hello Citizen 80918 and Welcome to the community. I am not an expert on the statistics that determine our chances of developing AD but I CAN tell you that having the APO gene may increase our chances of developing the disease but our diet and lifestyle have a much larger effect on whether the genes ...

Welcome to the community sehalpern! I'm sorry to hear of your mother's diagnosis. My mother was also diagnosed in her 60's and I have the APOe4 genetics too. This is a great community that is so full of knowledge, information and hope so please feel free to ask questions as they come up. If you have...

Thank you for sharing Julie G. I will definitely listen to these and subscribe to future podcasts!

Welcome Cindi! You've joined a very supportive and caring community with an amazing depth of combined knowledge where you can continue to post questions as they come up. You can also research topics by clicking on the 3 vertical dots to the right of your name (top right corner) to find existing thre...

Hello Jennifer! I do not have answers to your questions but wanted to welcome you to the community. There is such a diverse depth of knowledge among members so keep posting questions as they come to you. Regarding "blood work" you can search for previous discussions by clicking on the 3 li...