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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]62 year old Female

sleep is key
hydration is key
low to no sugar is key
lower carb is better, eat unprocessed foods[/quote]

I'm sure that hormones played a part in my case, but dementia is considered insulin resistance of the brain. I followed the Dale Bresden protocol for dementia, personally. My livelihood depends on my cognitive function. Reduce inflammation - trying the Whole 30 to find out what is inflammatory for you may work, but I eliminated corn and dairy - those don't work for me. I am low carb - I do not eat grains, beans, but I do eat a lot of vegetables. I used to be vegan to vegetarian, but I couldn't get everything I needed and be low-carb for that, so I am definitely eating meat, but try to keep many days fish, eggs, chicken, etc. I eat almost no processed foods, no sugar, and I intermittent fast. This brought my cognitive function to better than before - it made me realize I had some cognitive decline starting in my 40s, and only noticed it near 50. Bonus for me was that I lost most of that perimenopausal weight.  This is now lifestyle for me.[/quote]

FYI on the Bresden protocol:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7377549/#:~:text=The%20Bredesen%20protocol%20makes%20strong,evidence%20that%20guides%20the%20protocol.
But, as this paper notes, there is good evidence on certain diet (e.g., Mediterraneum diet and lots of leafy greens) being protective of health.  Avoiding processed foods is always a good idea.  If anyone ever saw Supersize Me, it was sort of amazing how a month of McDonalds made him observedly stupider in just one month.  The bad fats are basically clogging your brain so that the good healthy fats can't get in there.
But I eat a pretty decent diet and still forget words all the time! I'm sure it would be worse if I was the McD diet.[/quote]

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