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Scientists may have found mechanism behind cognitive decline in aging

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Re: Scientists may have found mechanism behind cognitive decline in aging

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Post by wernercd »

bluepod4 wrote: post #148
wernercd wrote: post #141

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Raw or cooked... the only way kale tastes good is when it's the garnish on a steak that gets thrown away at the end of a meal.

You should try it southern or soul food style similar to how collard greens are cooked. It’s cooked along with meat and a bunch of seasonings. Definitely a different flavor. But also less healthful.

Just as a personal opinion: I hate the way kale tastes. I also hate coffee. I love broccoli and tons of other greens. I love tea.

The only way I enjoy kale is having it as garnish that gets tossed away.

my better half loves steamed kale. no amount of salts and seasonings has changed my mind. cheese and salt/pepper took me from a broccoli hater into a broccoli lover lol.

but I digress.

Re: Scientists may have found mechanism behind cognitive decline in aging

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Post by bcoughlan »

swalsh wrote: post #36
nottorp wrote: post #27

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Exercise tends to help.

My kids have started taking swim lessons at the Y, so i've been sneaking up stairs to run a mile during their lesson. I've thought about strength training etc, but I have no idea what i'm doing on those machines. Can't say I feel any different, but it is enjoyable.

Strength training is so good for desk jobbers! I recommend joining some small group circuit training or CrossFit groups, where the trainers will show you how to lift correctly and safely.

Re: Scientists may have found mechanism behind cognitive decline in aging

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Post by xkbarkar »

swalsh wrote: post #16

I've noticed a cognitive decline in myself the past couple years. I'm in my mid 30's though so I assume it's more related to long covid. One of the biggest side effects of long covid for me was horrible insomnia, which was killer. The insomnia is mostly gone, but I'm still not my previous cognitive self. It's terrifying to be honest.

How did this go to the top vote? Brings nothing about the article just dubious personal long covid claims.

HN please stop upvoting this nonsense. Already the second and third answers are HN quality.

This is r/covid commentary. Does not belong here.

Re: Scientists may have found mechanism behind cognitive decline in aging

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Post by dillydogg »

Tycho wrote: post #124

I’m not sure what the proper name is for this idea, but I consider ageing to be a trade-off between cell-regeneration, which maintains youthfulness, and mutation-limitation, which reduces the chances of cancer. That is to say, if you “aged less”, you would get cancer more/sooner. Everything else, like the balance of chemicals in the body, I assume would be downstream of that.

I don't think we can say that's true. There is some evidence that there is no association between body mass and age on cancer development in mammals.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04224-5

Re: Scientists may have found mechanism behind cognitive decline in aging

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Post by smallerdemon »

Fingers crossed that it can actually be replicated in future studies and research. We definitely don't want another nearly 20 years of false path ass busting research based on falsified documentation like we ended up with on Alzheimer studies.

Re: Scientists may have found mechanism behind cognitive decline in aging

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Post by phkahler »

swalsh wrote: post #16

I've noticed a cognitive decline in myself the past couple years. I'm in my mid 30's though so I assume it's more related to long covid. One of the biggest side effects of long covid for me was horrible insomnia, which was killer. The insomnia is mostly gone, but I'm still not my previous cognitive self. It's terrifying to be honest.

I've found that going to the gym and lifting weights will clear my head. That wasn't necessary pre-covid though.

Re: Scientists may have found mechanism behind cognitive decline in aging

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Post by Aerroon »

amelius wrote: post #28
rapsey wrote: post #24

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Are you taking vitamin d? If not you absolutely should. Magnesium at the same time as D3 and then glycine and another dose of magnesium before bed. This is the magic formula for me.

If you take a lot of vitamin d, make sure you also take vitamin k. Just a random source here because I'm too lazy: https://www.balancedwellbeinghealthcare.com/are-you-taking-v... > Because vitamin D is so good at improving calcium levels, by taking it alone you could be working to increase the calcification of your arteries instead of strengthening your bones so make sure to include K2 in your vitamin D supplement re…

Make sure it's vitamin K2 and not K1.

Vitamin K2 is what essentially takes calcium out of your blood and puts it in your bones (and teeth). It's something that's rather lacking in western diets and could be a big reason why people in western countries suffer so many bones injuries in old age (and why our teeth suck).

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Post by CyberDildonics »

LoganDark wrote: post #57
astrange wrote: post #34

Isn't the mechanism behind anything in aging "entropy"?

Honestly, this is basically it. The organisms that supposedly don't suffer from aging, are probably just better at accounting for entropy.

What does that mean?

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Post by simonjgreen »

xkbarkar wrote: post #153
swalsh wrote: post #16

I've noticed a cognitive decline in myself the past couple years. I'm in my mid 30's though so I assume it's more related to long covid. One of the biggest side effects of long covid for me was horrible insomnia, which was killer. The insomnia is mostly gone, but I'm still not my previous cognitive self. It's terrifying to be honest.

How did this go to the top vote? Brings nothing about the article just dubious personal long covid claims. HN please stop upvoting this nonsense. Already the second and third answers are HN quality. This is r/covid commentary. Does not belong here.

And yet the volume of replies, advice, and questions, against this suggests it's brought enjoyable conversation. On-topic is shades of grey.

Re: Scientists may have found mechanism behind cognitive decline in aging

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Post by MagicMoonlight »

Eventually we will reach a point where humans are immortal. They’ll still die if they’re shot or clog their arteries etc but they won’t die purely based on running down a clock.

There’s no inherent reason we have to die. It’s an evolved strategy to allow newer models to replace us. Turn that off and you’d stay around until physical damage and irreparable decay takes you out.

It will be interesting from a societal standpoint. You’ll have the real scum people wanting free immortality and people arguing they should get it even though they’re horrible. You’ll have the rich people who want to keep it to themselves because the poor don’t deserve it. Things like prison sentences and the general value of time would all be messed up.

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