Natural Treatment of Alzheimer's

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http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/articles/alzheimer.htm

 

Natural Treatment of Alzheimer's

 

by Gayle Eversole, CRNP, PhD, AHG, DHo

www.leaflady.org

 

 

Antioxidants

Ginkgo biloba, 120 mg in the morning or 60 mg three times daily

Vitamin E, 2000 mg per day

Vitamin C, 1,000 mg per day

Acetyl-L-carnitine, 500 mg twice a day

N-Acetyl cysteine, 500 mg twice a day

 

Anti-inflammatory

Essential fatty acids (including omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, DHA, EPA and

GLA). Dosage depends on the form.

Curcumin (Turmeric), 900 mg, twice a day

 

Homocysteine

Vitamin B12, 1000 mcg or more a day

Vitamin B6, 500 mg a day. (Note: This level may be too high for some

individuals, causing tingling in extremities or trouble walking)

Folic acid, 800 mcg a day

SAMe, 400-1600 mg a day, particularly if there are signs of depression

 

Nervous system support

Methylcobalamin, the neurologically active form of vitamin B12; 5-40 mg daily

for brain aging

Phosphatidylserine, 100 mg three times a day

 

Inhibit AGEs (Note: Glycation is a process central to aging. Advanced

glycatioin end products (AGEs) are formed when glucose binds tightly to protein

forming abnormal (glycated) complexes that progressively damage tissue

elasticity. This process causes and increased stiffness in the cardiovascular

system leading to high blood pressure. Researchers are proposing that AGEs may

be part of Alzheimer's disease).

 

Carnosine, 1000 mg per day (minimum) should be considered

 

Se-methylselenocysteine

Animal studies also indicate that this form of selenium is as much as 10 times

less toxic, than any other known form of selenium. It has been shown to:

· Produce a 33% better reduction of cancerous lesions than selenite.

· Induce apoptosis in cancer cells.

· Inhibit cancer cell proliferation.

· Reduce intratumoral microvessel density and angiogenesis.

· Down-regulate vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF, which is essential for

angiogenesis).

 

Rosemary essential oil in a nebulizer helps the mental function of people

with memory impairment, plus it is beneficial to the heart and it protects

from viral and bacterial infection.

 

The following is from http://www.lef.org/protocols/prtcl-006c.shtml, which has

other useful tips for Alzheimer's:

 

MUSIC THERAPY ( Alzheimer's study)

 

A novel study assessed the effects of music therapy on the concentations of

melatonin, norephinephrine, epinephrine, serotonin, and prolactin in the blood

of 20 male patients with Alzheimer's disease at the Miami Veterans

Administration Medical Center, Miami, Florida. Patients listened to 30 to 40

minute morning sessions of music therapy 5 times per week for 4 weeks.

 

Melatonin concentration in serum increased significantly after music

therapy and was found to increase further at 6 weeks follow-up.

Norepinephrine and epinephrine levels increased significantly after 4 weeks

of music therapy, but returned to pretherapy levels at 6 weeks follow-up.

The authors concluded that increased levels of melatonin following music

therapy may have contributed to patients' relaxed and calm mood. (Kumar,

Tims et al. 1999)

 

 

 

 

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