Which can show you your menopausal symptoms for your risk of dementia

While menopause is a very natural stage that every woman passes, she makes some discomfort like night sweats, hot ignitions and mood swings.

But a new study published in the journal PLOS One suggests that these symptoms can be more than just unpleasant – they can signal how likely you are to develop dementia.

The researchers evaluated the data of 896 participants with an average age of 64, who usually spent menopause around 49.

After adding the number of symptoms – including night sweats, sleep problems, mood changes, hot ignitions, weight gain and “brain fog” – they found that women who reported most of these symptoms had greater cognitive damage, which is considered a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia.

This led the authors to conclude that more menopausal symptoms may be associated with the worst cognitive and behavioral experience in later life. Both are risk factors for dementia.

“Estrogen -based hormone therapy can contribute to alleviating clinical symptoms, especially behavioral symptoms,” they said.

This confirms with previous research, such as a 2022 study that found menopausal women before the age of 40 are 35% more likely to develop dementia than those who experience it later in life.

About twice as many women have Alzheimer’s disease than men.

Experts believe that while some of this may be because women simply live on average, the decline in estrogen levels that occurs during menopause can also play a role, given that estrogen is essential for cognitive function.

But lifestyle factors are also important, and the authors of this new study believe that knowing that there is a link between menopause and Alzheimer’s disease “can allow time for more preventive interference.”

“These interventions not only include addressing hormonal status, but also contain managing vascular risk factors, reducing inflammation from the Western diet and environmental toxins, optimizing intestinal health and intestinal diversity and supporting social interactions,” they said.

Studies have shown six lifestyle habits – exercises, not drinking or smoking, taking enough sleep, accompanying and having hobbies – can reduce your risk of developing dementia.

Recent research also suggests that anti-depressants can actually speed up the rate of cognitive fall.

Meanwhile, people in Ikaria – an island of low -level shocking rates of dementia – swear by tea, coffee and a slight twist in the Mediterranean diet as their secret to staying sharp in old age.