Just ANOTHER reason to treat your sleep apnea (IGF1)

[bieberhole69]

The effect of CPAP therapy on insulin-like growth factor and cognitive functions in obstructive sleep apnea patients - Kanbay - 2015 - The Clinical Respiratory Journal - Wiley Online Library

Pertinent info (OSAS = obstructive sleep apnea syndrome):

In the OSAS group, the baseline MMSE score was 23.5 ± 3.6, and serum IGF-1 level was 79.1 ± 36.1 ng/mL. Both values were significantly lower compared with the control group (mean MMSE score = 28.1 ± 1.4, P = 0.0001; mean serum IGF-1 level = 147.1 ± 49.1 ng/mL, P < 0.0001). Three months after CPAP treatment, OSAS patients showed a significant improvement in MMSE scores (26.5 ± 2.8, P = 0.0001) and serum IGF-1 level (129.1 ± 58.2, P = 0.0001).

Granted it's one study...but I know some out there wouldn't consider doing anything unless it will potentially lead to gains, so there you are!

Other reasons:

Prevent cardiac remodeling and arrhythmia
Prevent atrial fibrillation
Lower fasted and postprandial (after a meal) glucose
Improve memory and cognition
Possibly decrease cancer risk

Most bodybuilders probably have some degree of sleep apnea--I sure did. Most of us try and optimize our health through all sorts of supplements--but MANY seem in denial about apnea and have an unwillingness to seek treatment. Hopefully that changes.

 

[thethinker48]

Death will impact gainzz too guys...

 

[buck]

There really is no up side to the cells of your brain and body getting less oxygen then they need. It has to impact most everything.

 

[nothuman]

That's interesting. I wonder how much natural IGF-1 levels is an indicator of sleep apnea

 

[bieberhole69]

That's interesting. I wonder how much natural IGF-1 levels is an indicator of sleep apnea

Not sure...what really struck me is the mean age of the participants was ~47 having that high of IGF1 levels. Granted it means potentially less translation to differences in IGF1 of most of the users of this forum...but still. Wish I had pre-apnea bloodwork done to see the changes in myself, but I'm not going through putting myself in a state of living hell again just for the sake of science (at this point in my life I can't afford to).

 

[asteelz]

Good find brother thanks for posting this.