Are there any proven ways to avoid Alzheimer's?

[raccoon]

Several relatives on one side of the family have developed it. :scared:

[no_hypocrisy]

1. This is why I bookmark . . . .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=222&topic_id=10762

[elocs]

2. The article says "may". There are a lot of "mays" around preventing Alzheimer's.

Not too many "provens".

[Duer 157099]

11. There are ZERO proven n/t

[Webster Green]

3. Roll a doobie?

Evidence that pot can help...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4286435.stm

[Burma Jones]

4. Die Young........

[tsuki]

5. Mother developed what they called Alzheimer's, but I have to wonder

why in a large, long lived family, she was the only one. At UAB, I heard of increased cases of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, mad cow in humans.

Why I stopped eating commercially processed meats.

[State the Obvious]

6. "Search by state" at Alzheimer's Association website.....

There is quite a bit of information here:

http://www.alz.org/index.asp

Alzheimer research is ongoing.....but you will get many preventive suggestions in this book:

The Anti-Alzheimer's Prescription (The Science-proven Plan to Start at Any Age) by Vincent Fortanasce M.D

Dr. Fortanasce is a clinical professor of neurology at the University of Southern California and named one of the top 100 physicians in Los Angeles County (also appeared on GMA, Dateline, and 60 Minutes.)

He has developed a four-step plan (taken from back flap):

Step One: the Anti-Alzheimer's Diet, including recipes and a 28-day menu

Step Two: daily physical exercises for the body ad the mind

Step Three: daily neurobics to build a bigger brain reserve

Step Four: the importance of stress reduction and quality of sleep


I also have had relatives with Alzheimers.....and purchased this book for pro-active suggestions. I'm glad I did.

[tblue]

7. Saw this on public television:

I saw "Change Your Brain, Change Your Life with Dr. Amen" and thought it had some really, really good info. It doesn't look like it's scheduled to rebroadcast anytime soon. But it's a book, too, and there's a website: http://www.amenclinics.com .

Also, there's another related program coming up this month you might wanna watch:

"Change Your Brain, Change Your Body with Dr. Amen"
http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/index.jsp?pgmid=18797

[Zoeisright]

8. Ibuprofen might help. Also eat well, keep exercising, and exercise your brain.

Puzzles are good for you. Also keep socializing too. After that, there's not much you can do about it.

[MUAD_DIB]

9. Eat plenty of fatty foods, drink like a fish and die happy.

[Duer 157099]

10. Very first thing I would do is start taking vitamin D supplements (plus Ca/Mg/Zn)

And fish oil and antioxidants. Anything that will reduce the oxidation of lipids like cholesterol.

Also, anything that reduces inflammation, because it's looking like chronic low-level inflammation has long-term consequences.

So, first and foremost, a uber healthy diet and healthy lifestyle. Even so, if one has the genetic predisposition, it will probably come anyway, but might be delayed or attenuated.

Good luck. I'm in the same boat.

[RagAss]

12. Cigarettes.

[tiptoe]

13. VItamin D Research articles related to Alzheimers -- (Check Vitamin D levels)

http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/science/research/vitamin-d-and-alzheimers-disease.shtml

"Prevalence of vitamin d insufficiency in patients with Parkinson disease and Alzheimer disease."

"Higher serum vitamin D3 levels are associated with better cognitive test performance in patients with Alzheimer's disease."

"Association between vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism and Alzheimer's disease."

"Vitamin D deficiency is associated with low mood and worse cognitive performance in older adults."

"Expression of a familial Alzheimer's disease-linked presenilin-1 variant enhances perforant pathway lesion-induced neuronal loss in the entorhinal cortex."