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ALZHEIMERS
DISEASE: SOME ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES
Supplemental choline has
already shown promise in treating Alzheimer's Disease. In Geriatrics, July 1979, lecithin was
employed as a therapy to combat memory loss. Studies at MIT show increases in
both choline and the vital neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the brains of
animals after just ONE lecithin meal. (Today's
Living, February, 1982) http://www.doctoryourself.com/nerves.html It is important to use
enough lecithin to have a reasonable hope of success. You can personally try
taking a few tablespoons of lecithin granules (I take between 4 and 8 twice a
week, for I want to remember all my great-grandchildren’s middle names
and sweater sizes someday). Notice anything? You can feel the almost a
caffeine-like increase in your awareness. That is probably the effect
of an acetylcholine boost. Think what this might do for an Alzheimer’s
patient. Lecithin is a very safe substance: it is difficult to hurt yourself
with essential fatty acids and choline. Try lecithin granules in yogurt, in a
fruit smoothie (write for free recipes) or, if you are really new to all
this, on ice cream. "(Research)
suggests to me that if everyone started on a good nutritional program
supplemented with optimum doses of vitamins and minerals before age fifty,
and remained on it, the incidence of Alzheimer's disease would drop
precipitously." ( Hoffer A: A case of
Alzheimer's treated with nutrients. J Orthomolecular
Medicine 8:43-44, 1993. Hoffer, A: Alzheimer's -
An Anecdote (letter) Townsend Letter
for Doctors and Patients, No.179, 107-109, 1998 Vitamin B-12 Carper, Jean (1995) Your
food pharmacy (Syndicated column). November 1. Dommisse, John (1990)
Organic mania induced by phenytoin. Can
J Psychiatry. 35:5, June. Dommisse, John (1991)
Subtle vitamin B-12 deficiency and psychiatry: a largely unnoticed but
devastating relationship? Med
Hypotheses. 34:131-140
Even marginal B-12
deficiency over a long time period produces an increased risk of Alzheimer’s
disease. Garrison, Jr Robert H. and Somer, Many popular dieting
plans are B-12 deficient, including the Pritikin, Injection or intra-nasal
administration of B-12 is recommended because oral absorption is poor. There
is no known toxicity for vitamin B-12. A minimum daily therapeutic dose is
probably 100 micrograms, and closer to 1,000 mcg daily may be more effective.
1,000 mcg sounds like a lot, but it is actually the same as one milligram,
which is about one thousandth of a quarter-teaspoon. Fisher and Lachance (1985) Nutrition evaluation of published weight
reducing diets. J Amer
Dietetic Assn, 85(4) 450-54. Goldberg, Donald (1985) Newsletter. 33, September. Antioxidant vitamins, such as vitamin E and carotene,
may slow down or prevent AD. Alzheimer’s patients have abnormally low
measurable levels of these nutrients in their bodies. This could simply be
because they don’t eat well, or because the disease increases their
nutrient need, or both. Vitamin C, folic acid and
niacin, as well as other nutrients, may also play a major role in combating
AD. Balch, J. F. and Balch,
P. A. (1990) Prescription for
Nutritional Healing. Kushnir, S. L.; Ratner,
J. T. and Gregoire, P.A. (1987) Multiple nutrients
in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Amer Geriatrics Soc J, 35(5):476-477, May. Choline A large quantity of
choline (from lecithin) is necessary for clinical results. Lecithin is
non-toxic. Alzheimer’s Disease
and neurotransmitters, Lets Live,
May 1983, p18.
Vitamin C and Tyrosine Aluminum Toxicity A single aluminum
coffee-pot was shown to have invisibly added over 1600 mcg aluminum per liter
of water. This is 3,200% over the World Health Organizations set goal of 50
mcg per liter. Aluminum is known to build up in the bodily tissues of persons
with Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis. Aluminum is a known neurotoxin. Aluminum is also a
component of so- called silver amalgam dental fillings. Composite (white)
fillings do not contain aluminum (or mercury, for that matter.) Most
baking powder contains aluminum. Rumford brand baking powder does not,
however. Neither does baking soda, which is a different substance
entirely. Jackson, J. A.; Riordan,
H. D. and Poling, C. M. (1989) Aluminum from a coffee pot. Lancet, I (8641) 781-782, April 8. Artificial kidney
dialysis has been known to produce dialysis dementia, a state of confusion
and disorientation caused by excess aluminum in the blood stream. Animals
injected with aluminum compounds will also show develop nervous system
disorders. Conversely, Alzheimer’s disease can be treated with metal
bonding (chelating) agents, such as desferrioxamine, which remove aluminum
from the bloodstream. In appropriately high doses, vitamin C is also an
effective chelating agent. There have been many
studies on the relationship of aluminum toxicity to Alzheimer’s
disease. A Medline search will promptly uncover a large number of
references on the subject. Some examples include: Martyn, C. N.; Barker, D.
J.; Osmond, C.; Harris, E. C.; Edwardson, J.A. and Lacey, R. F. (1989)
Geographical relation between Alzheimer’s disease and aluminum in
drinking water. Lancet, I
(8629): 59-62, Jan 14. McLachlan, D. R.; Kruck,
T.P. and Lukiw, W. J. (1991) Would decreased aluminum ingestion reduce the
incidence of Alzheimer’s disease? Can
Med Assn J, Oct 1. Calcium and Magnesium significantly slow down aluminum
absorption, and that’s good. Supplementation with 800 mg of calcium and
400 mg of magnesium every day may be therapeutic for AD patients. Here are
two good presentations on the subject: Garrison, Jr Robert H.
and Somer, Weiner, Michael A. (1990)
Aluminum and dietary factors in Alzheimer’s disease. J Orthomolecular Med, 5(2):74-78 Lead Toxicity Scientists from Case
Western Reserve University and University Hospitals presented evidence at the
April 2000 annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology that people
who have held jobs with high levels of lead exposure have a 3.4 times greater
likelihood of developing Alzheimer disease. People can be exposed to
lead on the job either by breathing in lead dust or through direct skin
contact. Lead has adverse affects
on brain development and function, even at very low levels of exposure.
Lead, unfortunately, is permeates out environment because of decades of
adding it to gasoline. The good news is that very high dosage of vitamin C is
known to help the body rapidly excrete lead. I believe that aggressive
use of therapeutic nutrition could substantially reduce the incidence and
severity of Alzheimer’s disease. FACT: More than
half of nursing home beds are occupied by AD patients. FACT: Alzheimer’s
disease is the Number 4 Killer of Americans, causing over 100,000 deaths each
year in the Copyright 2007 and previous
years by Andrew W. Saul. Andrew Saul is the author of the
books FIRE YOUR DOCTOR! How to be Independently
Healthy (reader reviews at http://www.doctoryourself.com/review.html
) and DOCTOR YOURSELF: Natural Healing
that Works. (reviewed at http://www.doctoryourself.com/saulbooks.html
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