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Alzheimer, insomnia, coffee
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 10:12 am
by duszek
I read somewhere that scientists in Sweden discoverd that coffee prevents Alzheimer.
But if you drink lots of coffee you suffer from insomnia and lack of sleep promotes Alzheimer.
Re: Alzheimer, insomnia, coffee
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 5:03 pm
by Walker
Isn't lack of sleep an effect and not a cause of the A-word.
Re: Alzheimer, insomnia, coffee
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 2:18 pm
by duszek
Insomnia is supposed to be a cause because while we sleep the body does a clean-up removing all kinds of waste.
Plaques accumulate in the brains of Alzheimer patients, they are a kind of waste that has got stuck there.
Re: Alzheimer, insomnia, coffee
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 4:42 pm
by thedoc
So by this reasoning people who drink lots of coffee and don't have any trouble sleeping will not get Alzheimer's, at least from this cause.
Re: Alzheimer, insomnia, coffee
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 4:51 pm
by duszek
Yes, not from this cause.
Insomnia can also be caused by alcohol, especially if you quit drinking.
Re: Alzheimer, insomnia, coffee
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 4:54 pm
by Impenitent
if somnia were smaller, being insomnia would be difficult...
-Imp