DrBeen#48 Alzheimer's, Sleep Disturbance, and Brain Health

IMA (Formerly FLCCC Alliance) · Jul 4, 2023 · 23m

DrBeen#48 Alzheimer's, Sleep Disturbance, and Brain Health

Studies present an association between APOE4 and sleep disturbance. Additionally APOE4 is linked to sleep disturbance before the onset of Alzheimer's symptoms. In ‘The Sleeping Brain’ article (see below) the authors suggest that sleep disturbance causes reduced removal of the waste products from the brain, leading to the accumulation of beta amyloids - which in turn is observed in Alzheimer's disease. Additionally, it is thought that APOE directly leads to beta amyloid metabolism disturbance. And, finally, it is thought that…