New e4/e4
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2019 9:21 am
I want to introduce myself to the community.
I found that I am e4/e4 a year ago when I did 23andMe genetic test at age 58. My both parents died at age 70 and 73 from colon cancer and my first husband died of intestine cancer at age 35. I decided to get genetic data for my children and was shocked to know about e4/e4 status for myself. The children are e3/e4. I do not know anyone having Alzheimer's in my family. However, nobody l know lived over 73. Now, when I start recollecting, I think my dad had memory problems in his 60s, we all attributed it to his head trauma. He was still actively working as a lecturer, lead researcher, wrote books till the end.
I struggle with insomnia as long as I remember and it is getting worse. I have high cholesterol (LDL around 160). I also suffer from arthritis which I owe to an unsuccessful knee surgery after a ski accident. I am optimal weight (21 BMI) and active, currently training for a bike racing season. Unfortunately after years of trying other approaches to insomnia, I still can't get good sleep without Unisom.
After learning about my APOE status I quit my highly stressful job to put my health first and address the issues. Thanks to this community I got a guidance on diet, exercises, sleep, biochemistry, etc. I check wonderful apoe4.info daily for a year as well as pubmed articles related to our genotype.
Thank you everyone for being here!
I found that I am e4/e4 a year ago when I did 23andMe genetic test at age 58. My both parents died at age 70 and 73 from colon cancer and my first husband died of intestine cancer at age 35. I decided to get genetic data for my children and was shocked to know about e4/e4 status for myself. The children are e3/e4. I do not know anyone having Alzheimer's in my family. However, nobody l know lived over 73. Now, when I start recollecting, I think my dad had memory problems in his 60s, we all attributed it to his head trauma. He was still actively working as a lecturer, lead researcher, wrote books till the end.
I struggle with insomnia as long as I remember and it is getting worse. I have high cholesterol (LDL around 160). I also suffer from arthritis which I owe to an unsuccessful knee surgery after a ski accident. I am optimal weight (21 BMI) and active, currently training for a bike racing season. Unfortunately after years of trying other approaches to insomnia, I still can't get good sleep without Unisom.
After learning about my APOE status I quit my highly stressful job to put my health first and address the issues. Thanks to this community I got a guidance on diet, exercises, sleep, biochemistry, etc. I check wonderful apoe4.info daily for a year as well as pubmed articles related to our genotype.
Thank you everyone for being here!