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Re:Deep Sleep May Be the Best Defense Against Alzheimer’s by jasondigitized on Sunday May 21, 2023 @10:31PM (#36026789)
Even if I determine my sleep quality…then what? If it’s bad, and I am eating healthy, workout and don’t have apnea what am I supposed to do with this information?
Re:Deep Sleep May Be the Best Defense Against Alzheimer’s by coldtea on Sunday May 21, 2023 @10:45PM (#36026868)
There are a lot more things to check/do besides "eating healthy, workout and not having apnea".

For example, the times when you eat matter (even if you eat healthy to begin with). The light levels matter - is your bedroom pitch dark? Noise levels matter. Temperatures matter a lot. Things like sleep position could play a role. Pets sleeping with you waking you up at night. And several other things besides.

Or you might have a condition that prevents you from sleeping well, even if it's not apnea. Might be stress. Or something that needs medical treatment, or a vitamin deficiency. You might also need supplements such as melatonin.

Re:Deep Sleep May Be the Best Defense Against Alzheimer’s by bonniemuffin on Sunday May 21, 2023 @11:08PM (#36027013)
You could try different combinations of beds, pillows, blankets, white noise, blackout curtains-- there are lots of different ways to adjust your sleep environment to do a bit of trial-and-error to find out what helps.

I found that I sleep best with blackout, loud white noise, a very soft pillow under my head, and a firm pillow beside my legs so I can sleep on my back with one leg bent and resting on the leg pillow. The bent leg thing is not something I've ever heard of anyone else doing. I just had to figure it out by trying a ton of different ways of arranging my limbs in bed-- previously I had really struggled with hip pain during the night no matter how I slept.

Re:Deep Sleep May Be the Best Defense Against Alzheimer’s by deadmutex on Monday May 22, 2023 @12:14AM (#36027390)
also ambient temperature, etc.
Re:Deep Sleep May Be the Best Defense Against Alzheimer’s by spoonfeeder006 on Monday May 22, 2023 @12:22AM (#36027430)
and sunlight during the day, darkness during the night (or filtering out blue light with glasses / apps)
Re:Deep Sleep May Be the Best Defense Against Alzheimer’s by deadmutex on Monday May 22, 2023 @12:15AM (#36027398)
There are professionals (medical staff) that specialize in this stuff.