Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Deep Sleep May Be the Best Defense Against Alzheimer’s - WSJ
Shakespeare described sleep as “the main course in life’s feast, and the most nourishing.” New research suggests it may also be a key nutrient in warding off Alzheimer’s disease.
Poor sleep has long been linked to Alzheimer’s, but the relationship is akin to the chicken-and-egg conundrum. It isn’t clear which came first. During deep sleep, the brain produces slow electrical waves and flushes out neurotoxins including amyloid and tau, two hallmarks of the disease.
via www.wsj.com
One of my goals for the future is to get more good sleep. I'm a pretty terrible sleeper and have been since I graduated from college. But it's never too late to take to your bed.
https://rightcoast.typepad.com/rightcoast/2023/05/deep-sleep-may-be-the-best-defense-against-alzheimers-wsj.html
I'm jolly good at sleeping. If I knew the secret I'd tell you.
I suppose I could claim that it's all to do with moral merit - a clear conscience and so on. But it may be just one of those things that varies from one human to another for reasons that are largely unknown.
Posted by: dearieme | May 23, 2023 11:58:09 AM