Sleep and Demensia15 Apr 2025 08:00
From chatGPT:
Brain “clean-up” time: During deep sleep, especially in non-REM stages, your brain activates a system called the glymphatic system, which clears out waste products—including beta-amyloid, a protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease.
Memory consolidation: Sleep strengthens neural connections that help with learning and memory—key processes that dementia gradually disrupts.
Poor sleep = inflammation & stress: Chronic sleep deprivation raises inflammation and stress hormones, both of which can damage brain cells over time.
For middle-aged and older adults, getting 7–9 hours per night is associated with better cognitive health.
One study found that people who regularly got less than 6 hours of sleep in their 50s and 60s had a higher risk of developing dementia later on.
Does Zenakine help you sleep? If so it probably helps delay and stop demensia