Preventing Alzheimer's is easier than you think.
Dr Georgia Ede wrote a simply explained article in Psychology Today how to avoid memory impairment. Infographic is super clear what to do, what to eat , or not eat, to help prevent. Her website http://www.diagnosisdiet.com/about-dr-ede/. has a talk to physicians about same topic, Mood and Memory, https://youtu.be/O8eR0R3sMHw. with more medical studies and detailed science.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blo...asier-you-think |
Wonderful article! Thank you!
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Thanks, Janet. I feel as though Dr. Perlmutter's book should be required reading for every medical professional who makes dietary recommendations--especially those in the psych areas.
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8 minute radio interview with Dr Ede. https://audioboom.com/boos/5044713-...ulin-resistance
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Marika Sboros article about this and interview:
http://foodmed.net/2016/09/25/alzhe...e-insulin-lchf/ |
Very timely for me, thank you!
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Book coming out in May 2017, The End of Alzheimer's, The first program to prevent Alzheimer's by Dr Dale Bredesen, a respected neuroscientist. Great interview with Dr Hyman on the Fat Summit, another 24 hours left to see it. Documentary is also planned when book will be published.
His "new" treatment program is a 'mild ketogenic' diet with at least 12 hours fasting, high good quality fats, quite low carb. Get fasting insulin level below 5, optimize Vitamin D levels, also check Crp and other health markers. Exercise, get good sleep, meditation and other integrative medical techniques. http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/m...-for-first-time And don't take statins! http://www.thebuck.org/bredesenLab http://www.mpi-cognition.com https://www.amazon.com/End-Alzheime...e/dp/0735216207 Edit: Fat Summit Encore was extended another 24 hours. |
Alzheimer’s disease found to be a diabetic disorder of the brain
http://scienmag.com/alzheimers-dise...r-of-the-brain/ |
The "Integrative Medicine" article, found at http://www.mpi-cognition.com/wp-con...01/IMCJ2015.pdf, (thanks, Janet!) provides a very good explanation of Bredesen's protocol and results thus far. Very impressive, and this should not be a surprise to many who have constructed and followed their own LCHF "programs" as the realization must occur that consistency must be adhered to if success is to be the result. Interesting responses by Bredesen regarding the difficulty in following the program. I wonder if the most difficult aspects of this program are the dietary adjustments. Similar to those starting LCHF, the first several months are spent grappling with what to eat, how to eat, and developing a program for consistency, the comments on his patients' results sound very familiar. Here are a couple of relevant quotes from the article:
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It's striking how many of these comments about adapting to and sticking with the program are familiar to the LCHF experiences of many expressed on this forum. The main takeaway for me is that following a sound nutritional program reverses many Metabolic Syndrome conditions including the prevention or avoidance of many that have yet to manifest themselves such as Alzheimer's. I'm hopeful that this protocol is the tip of the iceberg of new medical approaches to many diseases. Developing a holistic program to address root cause by including dietary and nutritional strategies is paramount, and unfortunately, not the current strategy of most doctors today. This extremely important information must be studied further and actively shared. |
I think they are wise to refer to this treatment as a 'therapeutic program' instead of what it really is... diet and lifestyle changes. Call it a diet and the naysayers will pounce. Funny, though; that therapeutic program looks an awful lot like what I'm doing. It took care of many health related issues for me. Maybe I'm good to go for Alzheimer's, too. :thup:
My dad had Alzheimer's. On a visit 10 years ago I noticed that there was something not quite right. It progressed quickly after that. He was gone within 5 years (in body). In mind he was gone long before that. When I last saw him in 2010 he did not know who I was. My dad's sister has Alzheimer's, too. So this affliction has been of concern to me. I'm glad that I made this LC lifestyle change when I did. I hope I will spare my family the pain of Alzheimer's. I just wish this had all happened 10 years ago. I'd love to have tried this "therapeutic program" with my dad. |
Is Alzheimer’s Disease Preventable?
Long but well written, readable article on Ketopia: http://ketopia.com/is-alzheimers-disease-preventable/ Action points included. If you don't know the Ottobonis, their author page: https://www.amazon.com/M.-Alice-Ottoboni/e/B001HOJPHC. THey have written other good articles on the Ketopia website. For additional reading on AD, they recommend Amy Berger's new book. I have it in its previous eBook edition, and suggested my library purchase it...waiting for the print copy now. Quote:
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Working my way through the article on Ketopia. Thanks, as always Janet, for recommending another excellent resource. Just ordered the book by Amy Berger. I'm looking forward to its arrival at the end of this month.
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Amy Berger's book, The Alzheimer's Antidote, is excellent. There is more on the diet, how to eat, how to add CO/MCTs, etc. than I remember ...an add from the first edition or I skipped that part before? A concise list of additional resources too. She refers to Dale Bredesen's diet and advice often so both books are in sync.
Today was this article in the NYT Well blog : https://nyti.ms/2qbW3e0 Diabetes tied to Brain Abnormalities Diabetes may be bad for the brain, especially if you are overweight. Researchers studied 50 overweight and 50 normal weight people in the early stages of Type 2 diabetes. All had been given a diagnosis within the previous five years. They compared both groups with 50 healthy control subjects. The scientists performed M.R.I. examinations of their brains and psychological tests of memory, reaction time and planning. Those with diabetes scored worse than the healthy controls on tests of memory and reaction times. M.R.I. scans revealed significant differences in brain areas related to memory, planning and the visual processing of information. Compared with the controls, those with Type 2 diabetes had more severe thinning of the cortex and more white matter abnormalities. Overweight people with diabetes had more brain deterioration than diabetic people of normal weight. Are these changes reversible? Probably not, according to a co-author, Dr. Donald C. Simonson of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. “When structural changes are seen on an M.R.I. scan, the processes leading up to them have probably been going on for years,” he said. “On the positive side, patients who maintain good control of their diabetes do seem to have a slower rate of deterioration.” The findings were published in Diabetologia. |
Amy has been on the interview/podcast circuit since the book was published. Dr. David Perlmutter, who wrote the foreward, has posted a new interview with her. He adds his own information on the topic..agood interview.
http://www.drperlmutter.com/the-emp...-and-amy-berger |
Amy Berger will be writing for the KetoDietApp.
Her first article is on Alzheimer's. Good summary. Is Alzheimer's a Metabolic Disease? https://ketodietapp.com/Blog/post/2...tabolic-disease |
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