Mild Cognitive Impairment, Brain Atrophy and Alzheimer’s Disease
We have known for many years that the brains of elderly people
show atrophy. More recently, we have realized that atrophy
occurs even in cognitively healthy subjects, but is much more
accelerated in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Studies show
the following: - An intermediate rate of atrophy is found in
people with mild MCI. - People over 60 years of age without MCI
normally have brain shrinkage of approximately 0.5 percent per
year. - Individuals showing MCI normally have a brain atrophy
rate twice as high, approximately 1 percent per year. -
Alzheimer’s patients can lose as much as 2.5 percent of brain
volume per year. Drugs Versus Supplements for Sleep Disorders
With the recent finding that prescription sleep medications are
linked to an increased risk of cancer, heart disease, premature
death and other health conditions, I have argued that taking
melatonin in a supplement that also includes 5-HTP, GABA and
Bacopa monnieri is a much safer