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How was their sleep? I have sleep difficulty (including a non-24 hour circadian rhythm) and significant early memory issues. I also have a family history of d
by joveian 3y ago
How was their sleep? I have sleep difficulty (including a non-24 hour circadian rhythm) and significant early memory issues. I also have a family history of dementia (I only know anything about the sleep of one family member with dementia, who did have significant sleep issues). I did a quick search and found there are some signs of a potential connection and this seems to be under more intense research at this point.
Also, manual labor isn't the same as cardiovasular exercise and it is possible (and likely much easier these days with all of the powered machinery and transport) to not get much cardiovascular exercise despite a physically intensive job. Although I'm guessing even today a logger would.
- bluSCALE4 3y agoI'm convinced sleep has something to do with it. If sleep is an issue, then stress is likely also a factor so I imagine a racing mind with no rest is was does it.
- joveian 3y agoSleep issues can be stress related but aren't always (and aren't in my case, at least at this point). Stress does seem to make everything worse though and I could see it playing a role in my family members developing dementia. I could potentially see sleep issues and stress triggering a process. I was thinking more along the lines of circadian issues since the immune system works differently at night so I could imagine that confusion over if it should be in night mode or day mode could potentially cause serious trouble.