Alzheimer’s disease and the hormonal (im)balance

So, do you know what the hormones are? Probably you have some idea, but i will tell you anyway. The hormones are specific molecules produced by our endocrine system (glands) with the main mission to send messages and directions to different parts and organs of our body. The are present in the whole body, but can offect only specific target cells (hormone and hormone receptor — key and lock, so they are hormone receptors answering only to specific hormones. There are many hormones with the mission to optimize your cognitive function. They can support, maintain and create synapses.

First on our list, the thyroid gland, as a decrease in thyroid activity is quite common in AD (Alzheimer’s disease). The thyroid is mainly taking care of the metabolism speed, so when the activity decreases, the slower the cells will work. The reflexes will also slow significantly when the cellular metabolic speed is low. Your heart rate, your mental focus, your sleep quality and many other factors are affected by the thyroid function. As a side note, people suffering from dementia, mild cognitive impairment, subjective cognitive impariment and AD, all of them have low thyroid function level.

There are four main tests for thyroid function:

1. TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) — This is usually the only test used by most doctors, and it is not very accurate, as you can have suboptimal levels of thyroid activity with normal levels of TSH. TSH is produced by the pituitary gland, in direct relation with…