The End of Alzheimer's

Not much in the way of science behind it:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7377549/

https://order.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/caring-for-a-Person-with-alzheimers-disease.pdf

There are lots of Alzheimer's cookbooks.

Please be wary of false hope: https://alzheimer.ca/bc/en/whats-happening/news/bredesen-protocol-offers-false-hope-reversing-alzheimers-disease#:~:text=Bredesen's%20claims%20simply%20aren't,if%20his%20claims%20are%20valid.

my husband was diagnosed a few months ago but seems to have suffered for years and hid the symptoms as per the doctor. I am very sad And I plan to try to keep him home with help. Does anyone do that?

Dr. Bredesen is correct on some important general points if not always on the specifics. He is correct to note that there are many causes for Alzheimer's disease. Some of which he identifies may not be causes and he may not identify others that are causes. Genetics, environmental toxins, pyschological stress, genetic mutations and variants, an unhealthy diet (high in sugar and other carbohydrates, sodium, saturated fat, high fructose corn syrup, processed meat, etc.), lifestyle (heavy smoking and heavy drinking, for example), chronic bacterial, viral, and fungal infections, and brain injuires are just some of the many factors that can lead to Alzheimer's disease. It may be expensive and not necessarily fruitful to try to identify specific causes as there are often multiple factors that trigger the disease.

Many but not all the treatments, Dr. Bredesen identifies are antioxidants. But not all antioxidants are equally effective due to lack absorption into the brain or weak activity among others. I think two of the most effective treatments for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease are panax ginseng and aromatherapy. The first contains multiple antioxidants, including saponins (ginsenosides), polysaccharides, and polyphenols. These compounds help reverse at least some of the damage done to the brain by oxidation and nitration and can potentially help stabilize mild alzheimer's disease for two years.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10310864/#:~:text=Panax%20ginseng%20has%20been%20used,in%20treating%20AD%20and%20VaD.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3659550/

Aromatherapy with essential oils high in antioxidants such as eugenol can almost directly enter the hippocampus ( a region of the brain heavily damaged in Alzheimer's disease). Directly inhaling stimulating essential oils such as rosemary and bay laurel for a few seconds each day under each nostril can lead to improvement in certain forms of memory and behavior (object recognition, better sense of time and place, fewer delusions, greater alertness and awareness). Direct inhalation of relaxing essential oils (such as lavender, sweet orange, and lemon balm) at night can improve sleep.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1479-8301.2009.00299.x

https://assets.researchsquare.com/files/rs-1392290/v1/f79b84f0-ba44-49fd-ace1-57fbb9eac13d.pdf?c=1652156064

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I have been trying to find researchers to undertake a clinical trial using panax ginseng and aromatherapy to treat Alzheimer's disease for quite a while now. Rarely, I find researchers who have an interest in such a trial, but have not been able to move forward. I still believe based on the limited studies so far that this combination represents one of the best opportunities to largely stop early stage Alzheimer's disease in its tracks.

how are you doing? Do you have help come in? What do you do for emotional support if you don’t post often?