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ki4jgt··on Antifa Cell Members Convicted in Prairieland ICE Detention Center Shooting
And it's only being posted now?
ki4jgt··on Companies help parents try to pick their babies' traits. Experts are wary
You should be.

Evolution requires variation for any species to continue. Even diseases like diabetes, dementia, sickle cell, and cystic fibrosis have evolutionary advantages which have helped our species survive in the past.

These aren't defects. They're solutions evolution has baked into our genes to overcome selective pressures. There's no telling what will happen when we demand that those advantages be removed.

ki4jgt··on Why has there been so little progress on Alzheimer's disease?
And the pattern holds in people who suffer excessive bullying, societal excommunication or exile, domestic violence, or social stigma.

Marginalized people have a high death rate in their 50s and 60s, because of societal bullshit -- no other factors needed.

ki4jgt··on Why has there been so little progress on Alzheimer's disease?
All I know is that people with higher ACE scores have higher dementia rates. And that higher ACE scores are linked with heart failure, lung failure, and kidney failure.

Stress ages the body. Homeless people can age several years, being on the streets for just a few months.

I've also seen numerous people in these upbringings die in their 50s and 60s from kidney failure. My stepdad was one of them. My father too.

My father had a normal childhood, except he had a traumatic experience of shooting his twin brother while they were playing cowboys and indians. Spent his entire life blaming himself. Went through all the normal development phases. Not on any meds.

His body just started shutting down prematurely. It's common in people with those experiences. First, his breathing got bad. Then his kidneys. Then he started having heart problems.

And that's the pattern. Heart, lungs, kidneys. Which are all linked to the brain. And eventually lead to dementia-like symptoms. At least that's what the research on ACEs seems to point out.

ki4jgt··on Why has there been so little progress on Alzheimer's disease?
True dat. But most of Europe calls it type-3 diabetes, because of the reasons given.
ki4jgt··on Why has there been so little progress on Alzheimer's disease?
Type-3 diabetes? It's degraded endocrine and cardiovascular functionality. Basically, your enzymes stop producing -- things like testosterone and insulin. Your lungs stop working as efficiently, and your brain just gives out.

If you're looking to beat type-3 diabetes, you need to have a daily routine of exercise while you're young to keep these systems in shape when you're old.

You also don't need to belong to any marginalized groups, as ACEs tend to wear your body out over time -- breathing, kidneys, and heart in particular. People with traumatic childhoods (bullying, abusive parents, etc) have a huge risk of dying of dementia -- if their kidneys don't give out first.