Deep Sleep May Be the Best Defense Against Alzheimer’s

Re:Deep Sleep May Be the Best Defense Against Alzheimer’s by hitsurume on Monday May 22, 2023 @01:02AM (#36027655)

Thanks for pointing this out! This definitely makes. me wonder if there's a way for us to tell whether we had adequete deep sleep without using an app or some external machine. My points about REM/Dreaming was that I could notice these things naturally without aid.

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Re:Deep Sleep May Be the Best Defense Against Alzheimer’s by hackernewds on Monday May 22, 2023 @01:40AM (#36027831)

get a minimal activity monitor, without any "smart" functions. you can get ones that charge for 15m every 5 days now. (trying not to promote a particular product)

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Re:Deep Sleep May Be the Best Defense Against Alzheimer’s by spoonfeeder006 on Monday May 22, 2023 @01:50PM (#36034453)

It might be possible to get that indirectly through cognitive tests taken throughout a person's life and see how they progress

Sleep quality deteriorates rapidly after age 45, at least from what I was told by the Dreem2 tech support a while ago. My understanding is this involves the amplitude of brain waves during primarily the N3 stage, while physical exercise has been shown to enhance that amplitude, e.g. walking 3 miles a day

The Dreem2 headband does have the ability to enhance the amplitude and duration of N3 brain waves also, by using timed pulses of pink noise in a feedback loop

Though I don't think that feature was available to consumers inside the USA cuz of FDA regulation BS

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