Half a boob, half a brain!!!
Well, after having an MRI to explore why I am having frequent headaches, GP told me yesterday that I have several ischemic lesions (non cancerous, for which i am grateful) in white matter of brain! He...
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I attended a lecture this week on 70 being the new 65 from a senior psychi- geriatrician from St vincents hospital.
The lrcture was giving stats on dementia and it was astonishing how much higher it appeared in women.
I asked why that was. I was informed they believe it was related to the estrogen drop after menopause. Of course I asked if higher in women taking AI but was informed no actual studies on that.
So...that scared the crap out of me, especially as my grandmother had alzeihmers, my Aunt and my mother was developing it when she passed.
What he did say is what can reduce risk...what can help.
Exercise...of course.
Using your brain...study, companionship, puzzles.
Vitamins. ..E and B
Ghinko biloba
And Omega 3 fatty acids.
So i had started all those things but ghinko and slightly higher dose of E thats not in my mulitivit...but will be looking into trialling it. It can't hurt.
The lrcture was giving stats on dementia and it was astonishing how much higher it appeared in women.
I asked why that was. I was informed they believe it was related to the estrogen drop after menopause. Of course I asked if higher in women taking AI but was informed no actual studies on that.
So...that scared the crap out of me, especially as my grandmother had alzeihmers, my Aunt and my mother was developing it when she passed.
What he did say is what can reduce risk...what can help.
Exercise...of course.
Using your brain...study, companionship, puzzles.
Vitamins. ..E and B
Ghinko biloba
And Omega 3 fatty acids.
So i had started all those things but ghinko and slightly higher dose of E thats not in my mulitivit...but will be looking into trialling it. It can't hurt.