Why You Probably Won't Get Alzheimer's

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WHY YOU PROBABLY WON'T GET ALZHEIMER'S

 

Chris Gupta

 

.... " Specialists are beginning to realize that Alzheimer's is being

overdiagnosed by at least 40 per cent. It's a convenient catch-all

definition, much like ADHD in difficult children, and one that the

victim, and his or her relatives almost expect to hear. But if it

isn't Alzheimer's, it's probably senile dementia, which is highly

treatable, and reversible. Alzheimer's drugs become an essential

part of a self-fulfilling prophecy the moment the " A " word is

uttered. It is the reaction to the drugs, and not the disease

itself, that family and friends observe.

 

Senile dementia is, in the main, an environmental disease that, in

up to 20 per cent of cases, can be treated with good nutrition,

provided the sufferer can absorb the nutrients properly. " ...

 

Most people who live long enough stand a good chance of developing

Alzheimer's, or so it seems. You might start losing your memory,

forgetting where you left things, or perhaps can't recall faces and

names quite so readily.

 

The statistics back up the observation. Alzheimer's apparently

affects over 50 per cent of the elderly, and these figures are

markedly higher among the over 80s.

 

No one can deny that the sufferer is suffering some kind of memory

loss, but how can we be sure it's Alzheimer's?

 

Alzheimer's was a condition unheard of until 1907 when Alois

Alzheimer discovered it during a post mortem examination. He found

abnormal formations of plaque on nerve endings in the hippocampus,

the part of the brain that affects memory and intellectual function.

This was a condition quite different from standard senile dementia,

sufferers of which displayed none of the plaque buildup of an

Alzheimer's victim.

 

So Alzheimer's is a highly specific brain condition, and it's

untreatable. There's a range of powerful drugs that can slow its

progress, but their side effects can be horrible. Indeed, they can

mimic every reaction of an Alzheimer's victim, such as restlessness,

shaking, and the like.

 

However, some specialists are beginning to realize that Alzheimer's

is being overdiagnosed by at least 40 per cent. It's a convenient

catch-all definition, much like ADHD in difficult children, and one

that the victim, and his or her relatives almost expect to hear. But

if it isn't Alzheimer's, it's probably senile dementia, which is

highly treatable, and reversible. Alzheimer's drugs become an

essential part of a self-fulfilling prophecy the moment the " A " word

is uttered. It is the reaction to the drugs, and not the disease

itself, that family and friends observe.

 

Senile dementia is, in the main, an environmental disease that, in

up to 20 per cent of cases, can be treated with good nutrition,

provided the sufferer can absorb the nutrients properly.

 

For a full report on dementia and Alzheimer's, see the August issue

of Proof! <http://www.wddty.co.uk>http://www.wddty.co.uk

 

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