Experts suggest getting more of one type of sleep—here’s how to develop better habits.
Why might deep sleep help protect against Alzheimer’s disease?
But…why? The theory is that deep sleep helps the brain clear waste products that increase the risk for Alzheimer’s disease, Dr. Winter says. Everyone makes beta amyloid protein in the brain during the day but, when you sleep, your brain and related connectionsand flush away beta amyloid and other substances that build up during the day, Dr. Winter explains. The theory is that, if you don’t get good sleep, your brain can’t function well enough to flush away those substances and they build up.
But it’s important to note that the study didn’t prove that getting good sleep will prevent you from getting Alzheimer’s disease, and the connection between sleep and dementia is still being explored.Poor sleep leads to difficulty with alertness and awareness,” says Amit Sachdev, M.D., M.S., medical director in the Department of Neurology at Michigan State University. “Patients with Alzheimer’s and poor sleep might be less able to maintain good memory.
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