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Why is dementia the disease of this contemporary time
193 sats \ 23 comments \ @cryotosensei 23h AskSN
and do you think you will be susceptible to it?
Every now and then, I get concerned that I might just develop dementia. Here’s a similar posting from me
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29 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner 22h
What makes you say that? Are there any facts or data behind it?
It kinda makes sense that dementia is one of the big illnesses of our time. People are living longer, and diagnoses are getting better, so of course the numbers are going up. We also have to remember that a few years back, it was a pretty overlooked condition, so there weren’t many records to compare with. Maybe there are some genetic reasons behind it too, but I’ve heard that keeping your brain active with reading and games can really help reduce the effects of the disease.
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24 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 1h
I’m afraid I don’t have hard evidence
Just anecdotally. Many of my friends’ parents are afflicted with dementia.
Ya I heard that doing Sukoku puzzles will help keep our brain active
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48 sats \ 1 reply \ @Enemy_of_the_state 16h
low cholesterol > bad for the brain, neurons cannot manufacture enough cholesterol, so the liver produces excess and transports it using lipoproteins to tissues that need extra.
widespread statin usage in the general population is causing dimentia
https://drmalcolmkendrick.org/statin-nation-the-documentary/
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 1h
I love learning the scientific principles behind seemingly mysterious phenomena. Thanks for sharing
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120 sats \ 2 replies \ @guerratotal 22h
The truth is, I've wondered that a few times too... It seems like dementia has become almost a silent epidemic of our time. I think there are several reasons behind this: the aging of the population, yes, but also our way of living and eating.
Today we live in a hyper-industrialized world: we eat a lot of processed foods, fill our bodies with sugars, ultra-processed vegetable fats, products with additives, and on top of that, we add chronic stress, little sun, screens all day long, and a completely artificial pace of life. It's as if we're disconnected from what our grandparents did naturally and what was part of their daily lives. We've made a lot of progress as a society, but on the other hand, we've fallen behind.
At home, we're trying to change that. Here are some things we learned and that we're gradually applying:
  • Eat more good fats: butter, eggs, coconut oil, real meats, avocado... The brain is largely made of fat; it needs that to function properly.
  • Avoid excessive dairy products (especially industrially pasteurized dairy). I've read studies that link excessive milk consumption with neuroinflammation in some people.
  • Avoid sugar and refined flours: they increase insulin, which also affects the brain in the long term.
  • Get some sun every day (when you can): vitamin D is key for brain health.
  • Get moving. Walking, biking, playing with your kids—moving every day is free medicine. If you can walk somewhere, do it. If you can take the stairs, it's better than taking the elevator.
  • Read, talk, and have real human relationships: loneliness kills neurons faster than we think.
  • Avoid aluminum (yes, that too): many pots, deodorants, and processed foods contain it, and it's neurotoxic.
Are we guaranteed that it will never affect us? No. But at least we can do what's in our hands to take care of this organ that is everything.
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23 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 1h
Thank you for sharing all your best practices. I love lists. It makes me feel that if I do many of them intentionally, I will become a better version of myself
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @guerratotal 10m
I'm really starting to apply that little by little and it's been less than two months, I've been studying the subject at home with my wife.....!!
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48 sats \ 1 reply \ @dayOldDonuts 20h
Check out Dr. Sara Pugh's podcast number 18 "Do you have iron overload or copper deficiency, Part 2" where she and Morley Robbins discuss the effects of copper deficiency and iron overload on the brain, causing problems such as Parkinson and Alzheimer diseases. https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7150080?episode=40135021438
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 1h
Thank you, mate! I never knew that too much iron could be detrimental to our health. Will check it out
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24 sats \ 4 replies \ @bitcoingraffiti 22h
Because people like to forget.
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 1h
lol. Won’t work if I use this as an excuse for my wife though
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72 sats \ 2 replies \ @bitcoingraffiti 1h
I mean honestly this is my true thesis.
I experienced my grandmother going through it and her repressed memories started coming out, paradoxically.
The repression's strain eventually materializes in the dementia. Scientists will disagree with me, but in a hundred years they'll reevaluate and will reclassify neurodegenerative diseases resulting from a sick spirit.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 1h
Sorry! I thought you said this in jest.
I’m sorry this happened to your granny. Was she aware of these suppressed memories? Did they torment her further?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcoingraffiti 1h
It was truth packed into a joke.
I'm just interested in challenging the scientific view on most psychological diseases, as reductionist thinking denies the spirit, a lot of diseases are misunderstood imo. Alzheimer is one of them. I don't think the scientific approach is helpful in these cases. Along with the whole DSM-V classification and medication scheme.
They're all about repressing symptoms (objectivity) and avoiding root causes (subjectivity).
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24 sats \ 2 replies \ @RideandSmile 20h
why ? may be , because we did not learn how to grow physically, mentally (listen tooo much our mental/ego), because we drink alcool, take drugs...
Everybody is susceptible...
i would prefer not to ask why , but what can be done to bypass.... May be meditation, yoga, sport, activity , nature could help to avoid ...
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 1h
I guess leading a healthier lifestyle is what we can do to protect ourselves
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @RideandSmile 41m
The tricky part is ego/mental...that could lead us to ILLNESS :( and the body also where we must take care...
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24 sats \ 1 reply \ @Signal312 21h
Here's my 2 sats - Alzheimers (the most common of the dementias) is actually a relatively new disease. It was named after Alois Alzheimer, who described the first case he found.
And when was that first case? In 1906! In other words, a NEW DISEASE.
Based on a lot of what I've read, it's a result of increasing consumption of sugar. Nowadays, they're starting to call it Diabetes, type 3.
Take a look at my recent post: Alzheimers is a NEW disease - here's how to avoid it
Avoid sugar like the plague. With that, you'll probably avoid Alzheimers as well.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 7h
Thanks for diving deeper into this and sharing your research
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24 sats \ 1 reply \ @jbschirtzinger 21h
People might have known the reason, but forgot!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 1h
I applaud your wit with some sats
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45 sats \ 1 reply \ @398ja 22h
I suspect "dementia" is probably just the symptom. Knowing what causes it may assuage your worries...?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 1h
I think so.
And thanks to the helpful responses, I know how to take care of myself better
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