Maybe you know you snore like a bear, but you don’t feel much urgency to look into it. Or maybe you have been told to wear a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine for sleep apnea, but it is just so cumbersome.
A new study shows that it is important to take obstructive sleep apnea seriously now –– it could impact your risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease later.
Moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea is associated with a greater risk for new microbleeds in the brain, according to the study.
The majority of sleep apnea comes from fat being where it shouldn’t be, ectopic fat in the airway. Ectopic fat is driven by metabolic disease, basically eating a bad diet. Eating a diet high in carbohydrates and sugar causes fat to build up where it shouldn’t be. I.e. Airway. Ectopic fat can be resolved rather quickly by not eating carbohydrates and sugar.
Cpaps are great, and if you need one, absolutely use it. There is a dietary intervention also available, low carb, or keto, will resolve sleep apnea as well.