Alzheimer's Disease

Diet and Nutrition: (references)

• Drink 2 litres of filtered water a day
• Avoid cooking in aluminium pots
• Avoid drinking juice, tea or soft drinks from aluminium containers
• Avoid citrate containing fluids in aluminium containers - this increases the availability of aluminium
• Avoid all products containing aluminium, including antiperspirants, baking powder, antacids, vaginal douches, etc.
• Small to moderate amounts of red wine every day have been found to be protective
• Eat more fish (non-farmed, cold water)
• Eat lots of garlic

Vitamins and Minerals: (references)

• High-Potency Multiple Vitamin/Mineral Supplement
• Vitamin B1: 1 - 3 gms.
• Vitamin B12: 1,000 mcg. BID
• Vitamin C: 50-1,000 mg. TID
• Vitamin E: 40-800 I.U.
• Folate: 2 - 4 mg.
• Choline: 250 mg.
• Magnesium (Aspartate form): 400 - 800 mg.

Supplements: (references)

• EFA: 1-5 gm. TID
• Phosphatidylserine: 100 mg. TID
• L-Acetyl-Carnitine: 500 mg. TID
• DHEA (for women): 20-45 mg.
• Lipoic Acid: 150 mg. TID
• NADH: 5 mg. QID
• Melatonin: 3-6 mg. at 9 PM
• Coenzyme Q10: 60 - 150 mg. in small divided doses every 3 hours

Botanicals: (references)

• Ginkgo biloba extract (24% ginkgo flavonglycosides): 80 mg. TID
• Curcuma longa: 450 mg. (standardized to contain 95% curcuminoids) daily with food

• Individual botanicals to be considered for this condtion:
  Astragalus membranaceus (Astragalus, Milk vetch)
  Curcuma longa (Tumeric)
  Ginkgo biloba (Ginkgo)
  Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha)

Homeopathic Remedies: (references)

• Alzheimer's general:
  
  alum, agn, anac, ant-c, arg-m, arg-n, ars., aur, aur-i, aza, bapt, bar-ac, bar-c, bar-m, bell, bry, calc-p, cann-i, con, crot-h, fl-ac, HYOS, ign, iod, lach, lil-t, lyc, kali-br, kali-p, nat-i, nat-m, nux-m, nux-v, ov, phos, pic-ac, sec, sep, staph, sulph, thiosin, zinc

(For an overview of Homeopathy, click here.)

Other Therapies: (references)

• Nicotine patches: 16 hrs.
• Remove mercury-amalgam fillings
• Avoid prolonged exposure to electromagnetic fields
• Avoid excess iron ingestion and chelate iron if concentrations are too high
• Chelate aluminum with desferrioxamine if warranted
• Estrogen replacement therapy
• Moderate exercise is beneficial as part of a treatment regimen
• Engage in new kinds of cognitive and intellectually stimulating behaviors on a regular basis.

Recommended Labs:

• Check for Alzheimer's Disease: LYMPro, PET Scan
• Rule out hypothyroidism: Thyroid Panel with TSH

*  The recommended use of this supplement or therapy is based on a physiological mechanism or empirical data and is not necessarily supported by peer-reviewed research studies.

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