Comments on: Alzheimer’s Disease and Nutrition http://www.healthyfellow.com/188/alzheimers-disease-and-nutrition/ Your Natural Health Critic Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:34:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Alex http://www.healthyfellow.com/188/alzheimers-disease-and-nutrition/comment-page-1/#comment-6038 Alex Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:32:55 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=188#comment-6038 this website is great for wat i needed this website is great for wat i needed

]]> By: JP http://www.healthyfellow.com/188/alzheimers-disease-and-nutrition/comment-page-1/#comment-2798 JP Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:30:31 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=188#comment-2798 Thanks, Iggy. Interesting info! Be well! JP Thanks, Iggy. Interesting info!

Be well!

JP

]]> By: Iggy Dalrymple http://www.healthyfellow.com/188/alzheimers-disease-and-nutrition/comment-page-1/#comment-2797 Iggy Dalrymple Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:43:47 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=188#comment-2797 "For years we thought that A-beta was just metabolic garbage produced as a byproduct of other processes within the brain, but these data suggest it is a normal component of the brain's innate immune system." says Rudolph Tanzi, PhD, director of the Genetics and Aging Unit in the MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease (MGH-MIND), co-senior author of the PLoS One report. "It looks like factors that trigger hyperactivity of the innate immune system - not only infection but also traumatic brain injury and stroke, which are already known to increase the risk for Alzheimer's - could cause excessive deposition of A-beta." http://www.physorg.com/news186816587.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Is there any connection between toxins in the environment and Alzheimer's? Schiffer says no. The old aluminum theory originated by Linus Pauling over 30 years ago is history. Turns out that yes, there is increased aluminum in some of the plaques and tangles of the Alzheimer's brain--but now we know that aluminum just "goes into areas of injury". It isn't the cause of the injury. It also appears in the brains of stroke patients, and in brain tumors. Schiffer also doesn't think it's likely that BPA from plastics is a player in Alzheimer's. I have heard Alzheimer's expert Dr. Peter Whitehouse propose the theory of lead as a cause of Alzheimer's, and the research is compelling. Click here to read more. What about the "plaques and tangles" theory of Alzheimer's? Isn't that the cause of dementia? Yes, plaques and tangles were the oldest objective evidence that Alzheimer's was a neurological disease, and they've seen for years. But, even though they are a partial marker of "risk" for Alzheimer's--here's the problem with the "plaque-and-tangle" theory. Many people will die and have a brain full of plaques and tangles, and still have normal cognition. Some people will have full-blown Alzheimer's and have very few plaques and tangles. According to Schiffer, the relationship between those traditional Alzheimer neuro-pathologies and the clinical disease is not very strong." <a href="http://www.happyhealthylonglife.com/happy_healthy_long_life/2010/03/brain-health.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fhappyhealthylonglife%2Fhappy_healthy_long_life+%28Happy+Healthy+Long+Life%29" rel="nofollow">Concerned About Brain Health, Alzheimer's or Dementia?</a> “For years we thought that A-beta was just metabolic garbage produced as a byproduct of other processes within the brain, but these data suggest it is a normal component of the brain’s innate immune system.” says Rudolph Tanzi, PhD, director of the Genetics and Aging Unit in the MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease (MGH-MIND), co-senior author of the PLoS One report. “It looks like factors that trigger hyperactivity of the innate immune system – not only infection but also traumatic brain injury and stroke, which are already known to increase the risk for Alzheimer’s – could cause excessive deposition of A-beta.” http://www.physorg.com/news186816587.html
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“Is there any connection between toxins in the environment and Alzheimer’s?

Schiffer says no. The old aluminum theory originated by Linus Pauling over 30 years ago is history. Turns out that yes, there is increased aluminum in some of the plaques and tangles of the Alzheimer’s brain–but now we know that aluminum just “goes into areas of injury”. It isn’t the cause of the injury. It also appears in the brains of stroke patients, and in brain tumors.

Schiffer also doesn’t think it’s likely that BPA from plastics is a player in Alzheimer’s. I have heard Alzheimer’s expert Dr. Peter Whitehouse propose the theory of lead as a cause of Alzheimer’s, and the research is compelling. Click here to read more.

What about the “plaques and tangles” theory of Alzheimer’s? Isn’t that the cause of dementia?

Yes, plaques and tangles were the oldest objective evidence that Alzheimer’s was a neurological disease, and they’ve seen for years. But, even though they are a partial marker of “risk” for Alzheimer’s–here’s the problem with the “plaque-and-tangle” theory. Many people will die and have a brain full of plaques and tangles, and still have normal cognition. Some people will have full-blown Alzheimer’s and have very few plaques and tangles. According to Schiffer, the relationship between those traditional Alzheimer neuro-pathologies and the clinical disease is not very strong.”

Concerned About Brain Health, Alzheimer’s or Dementia?

]]> By: JP http://www.healthyfellow.com/188/alzheimers-disease-and-nutrition/comment-page-1/#comment-1002 JP Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:40:55 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=188#comment-1002 They *may* have chemically modified the curcuminoids in order to enhance their activity. The concern with this class of phytochemicals is their relatively poor absorption. Perhaps the synthetic form aims to address that. Be well! JP They *may* have chemically modified the curcuminoids in order to enhance their activity. The concern with this class of phytochemicals is their relatively poor absorption. Perhaps the synthetic form aims to address that.

Be well!

JP

]]> By: Iggy Dalrymple http://www.healthyfellow.com/188/alzheimers-disease-and-nutrition/comment-page-1/#comment-999 Iggy Dalrymple Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:18:17 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=188#comment-999 This article shows that Alzheimer's improves with supplementation of vitamin D and turmeric. The author describes the turmeric supplement as synthetic curcuminoids. What is that? http://tinyurl.com/VitD-Turmeric-Alzheimers This article shows that Alzheimer’s improves with supplementation of vitamin D and turmeric. The author describes the turmeric supplement as synthetic curcuminoids. What is that?
http://tinyurl.com/VitD-Turmeric-Alzheimers

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