Good post. Here’s what Dr. Weil has to say about it:
Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention
Courtesy of Dr. Weil on Healthy Aging, Your Online Guide to the Anti-Inflammatory Diet.
To help prevent the form of dementia known as Alzheimer’s Disease, do the following:
Get regular physical activity, 30 minutes of aerobic activity most days of the week. It increases the flow of blood to the brain and can lower the likelihood of Alzheimer’s by 30 to 50 percent.
Eat omega-3s. Oily fish (like wild Alaskan salmon, sardines and herring), walnuts, fortified eggs and freshly ground flaxseeds all provide omega-3 fatty acids, which are linked with reducing inflammation.
Take supplements and vitamins. Vitamins E and C are good choices, and B vitamins can help lower blood levels of homocysteine, a toxic amino acid linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s.
Stay mentally active. Read newspapers and books, dance, do crossword puzzles, play musical instruments, participate in ongoing education, learn a new language.
I would add: avoid sugar, metabolic syndrome, and processed foods.
Some in the medical community are calling Alzheimer’s “Type 3 Diabetes”, in other words the toxic protein plaques are made worse by sugar and starches which cause wild blood sugar and insulin swings. It contributes to the inflammation pathways.
OK, I'm golden!
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I've got these things lying around me like autumn leaves.
And avoid margarine like the plague.
The staying mentally active thing is BULL.
I mean, of course everyone should stay mentally active. But both my parents were off the charts mentally active and had very enriched lives. It didn’t help.
Current research disputes the earlier research relating to omega-3s.
Several scientists have tried to replicate the original studies unsuccessfully. I was surprised when this was presented earlier this year at a major medical conference on the neuroscience research on the brain.
Somewhat true but mostly BS. If you eat a “heart smart” diet and protocol there are benefits - “some” but for many there are still no benefits for arresting the disease.
There has been research on support supplements like CoQ10 and Omega-3. Also, raising blood ketones via diet and MCT oil intake.