How to Avoid the Coming Alzheimer's Epidemic

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How to Avoid the Coming Alzheimer's Epidemic

 

 

I would like to add that you will need a healthy diet of real food, not

industrial processed " foods " made out of food parts (many times waste

products of some other industry) and chemicals.

 

Those refined foods may look like food and smell like food, but read the

labels. If you don't know what an ingredient really is, you can safely

assume it isn't a real food so it is probably either a food part or a

chemical. Don't eat refined foods, your body will thank you with health.

 

Which vitamins should I take? Almost all of them, but learn which is needed

in what quatities by you individually. Everyone is biologically unique with

your own needs.

 

Vitamins work in concert together to maintain health. Kinda like a symphony

concert. In harmony together.

 

This information is for most disease, not just Alzheimers.

 

Frank.

 

 

http://www.mercola.com/2003/sep/3/alzheimers_epidemic.htm

 

 

How to Avoid the Coming Alzheimer's Epidemic

 

 

 

By Dr. Joseph Mercola

with Rachael Droege

 

As the population continues to age, the number of people with Alzheimer's

disease is expected to increase some 70 percent, as the greatest known risk

factor of Alzheimer's is age. About 4.5 million people are affected today

and it is estimated that this number will increase to 7.7 million by 2030.

 

Experts are calling this great increase in Alzheimer's cases a " looming

public health disaster " that could potentially turn into an unmanageable

health care crisis. Aside from the great emotional and physical toll the

disease can take, an Alzheimer's epidemic will have devastating consequences

for the health care economy. Already, U.S. businesses spend $61 billion on

Alzheimer's each year for medical expenses and loss of productivity, and

economic studies estimate that Medicare spending on Alzheimer's will rise 54

percent to $49.3 billion, and Medicaid costs will rise 80 percent to $33

billion by 2010.

 

What's important to understand, though, is that Alzheimer's disease is not a

normal part of aging, and there are ways to reduce your chances of getting

the disease.

 

Eat a Nutritious Diet

 

While family history and genetics are thought to play a role in Alzheimer's,

factors that can be controlled by diet, including high cholesterol and high

blood pressure, have also been found to increase the risk for developing

Alzheimer's.

 

One of the best things you can do to prevent dementia--and a variety of

other chronic disease--is to follow the diet described in my book, The

No-Grain Diet. The premise is to increase the amount of fresh vegetables,

which are high in folate, in your diet and restrict grains and sugars. More

likely than not, this will resolve cholesterol and blood pressure issues. It

will also strengthen your body, allowing it to fight off a host of diseases,

not to mention give you increased amounts of energy. You can check out my

nutrition plan to get started.

 

Exercise

 

We all know that exercise is good for our cardiovascular system, but studies

have found that exercise can also protect the brain, thereby warding off

Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.

 

According to one study, the odds of developing Alzheimer's were nearly

quadrupled in people who were less active during their leisure time, between

the ages of 20 and 60, compared with their peers.

 

Similar to a healthy diet, regular physical activity is one of those things

that can significantly improve many aspects of your physical and emotional

health. For the elderly, simple activities such as walking and light weight

training would likely provide benefits. For those who are younger, more

strenuous exercise may heighten the benefits.

 

Avoid and Remove Mercury From Your Body

 

Even trace amounts of mercury can cause the type of damage to nerves that is

characteristic of the damage found in Alzheimer's disease. Dental amalgam

fillings are one of the major sources of mercury, however you should be

healthy prior to having them removed. Once you have adjusted to following

The No-Grain Diet, you can follow the mercury detox protocol and then find a

biological dentist to possibly have your amalgams removed.

 

Other sources of mercury include seafood, thimerosal-containing vaccinations

and flu shots, which contain both mercury and aluminum.

 

Avoid Aluminum

 

Aluminum has been widely associated with Alzheimer's disease. Your main

sources of exposure are likely through drinking water and antiperspirants.

 

Aluminum cookware may also be a source of exposure. Although aluminum pots

are probably less problematic than the sources mentioned above, I personally

would not use aluminum cookware.

 

Challenge Your Mind

 

Mental stimulation, such as traveling, learning to play an instrument or

doing crossword puzzles, is associated with a decreased risk of Alzheimer's.

Researchers suspect that mental challenge helps to build up the brain,

making it less susceptible to the lesions associated with Alzheimer's

disease.

 

 

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