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severe_thunderstorm t1_ixy2hmx wrote

I’m not discrediting the study.

My mom, who had taken care of her mom with Alzheimer’s, specifically did everything imaginable to prevent Alzheimer’s: eating healthy, avoiding aluminum, staying social, brain puzzles, didn’t drink or smoke ever.

My mom could no longer work at 62 due to dementia symptoms, she’s now 70 and I’ve been her 24/7/362 caregiver for 5 years.

Life is about quality, not quantity. LIVE!

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Fuzzycolombo t1_ixyjpu2 wrote

Given how contentious nutrition is, it very well may have been that what your mother thought was eating healthy really wasn’t.

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severe_thunderstorm t1_ixzfr35 wrote

In that case, we don’t ever really know if anything is healthy.

So go live your life! Have fun!

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Just_Natural_9027 t1_ixzpa12 wrote

Agree but it seems like a lot of things your mother did increased her quality of life:

>eating healthy, avoiding aluminum, staying social, brain puzzles, didn’t drink or smoke ever.

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severe_thunderstorm t1_ixzsppd wrote

My grandmother did the opposite of my mom (ate horribly, lots of pastries, drank and smoked all her life), but was never overweight. She received her diagnosis at 62. My mom gave up a lot hoping to avoid dementia and it didn’t work out for her.

I’ve taken it to the extreme. I grow my own food (which I really enjoy). I know what’s being used for fertilizer and pest control, no hormones in my meat, etc. I use stevia (which I grow) instead of sugar, etc.

Edit to add: we may never know if my way of life prevents dementia. It is a lot of physical work (which I thinking very good for you), but I plan to live pretty dangerously after 60. I don’t really plan to see 62.

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Fuzzycolombo t1_ixzpid1 wrote

Even if people disagree on what to eat, we can all agree that eating TOO much is bad (beyond what your metabolism can use as energy and thus must store as fat). Science is objective tho so time will reveal the truth.

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severe_thunderstorm t1_ixzt10h wrote

I think more than overeating, it’s being physically active that helps the most. Get that blood pumping. Additionally, I’ve found that dormant viruses which cross the blood brain barrier are a much bigger concern for dementia.

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Fuzzycolombo t1_ixzupj2 wrote

Certainly important.

Do you believe that physical activity could defeat the brain viruses?

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severe_thunderstorm t1_ixzvlvb wrote

I don’t know. I do believe it helps, but then again the research about dormant viruses found in Alzheimer’s brains may negate any and all efforts. Nobody really knows at this point with so much conflicting research and trials.

I am really happy they’ve started expanding research beyond just amyloid plaque, which everyone has to an extent, and they focused on extensively for 30 years now.

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eddie3737 t1_iy0x6em wrote

But this doesn’t mean people shouldn’t take risk factors into account and avoid them

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