Same, except we also have digestive issues. I'm really hoping a paleo diet and good probiotics will save me. It's already helped me a lot. I'll let you know in 40 years if it prevents me from getting Alzheimer's.
[x] Sleep apnea
[x] Digestive issues
[x] Former psychonaut
[x] Highly stressed pretty much always due to work
I can only hope that whatever brand of dementia I end up with is something akin to Mr Toad's Wild Ride, or whatever. I'd be happy just to go out either laughing or well-rested.
You know the plot of that ride, right?
Reasons to be wary of this research, including:
-The rodent-to-human study element
-causation v correlation
-sample size
Reasons to take this research seriously:
-Probiotic supplements are relatively new and long term effects aren’t understood.
-The “health as a business” realities that are very much at work here.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277257232...
https://news.gsu.edu/2018/10/18/adding-refined-fiber-to-proc...
Culturelle contains inulin. That's the brand that takes up most of the space at my local CVS and Walgreens. Also the CVS-brand knockoff contains inulin.
From the case study in the GP
>The only noted lifestyle change between colonoscopies was the initiation of 4 grams of agave inulin powder daily in his morning beverage for the last 2 years of that seven-year period.