Attacking Alzheimer's with Red Wine and Marijuana (pot helps form new brain cells?)

[The Straight Story]

Attacking Alzheimer's with Red Wine and Marijuana
By Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com

Two new studies suggest that substances usually associated with dulling the mind -- marijuana and red wine -- may help ward off Alzheimer's disease and other forms of age-related memory loss. Their addition comes as another study dethrones folk remedy ginkgo biloba as proof against the disease.
At a November meeting of the Society of Neuroscience in Washington, D.C., researchers from Ohio State University reported that THC, the main psychoactive substance in the cannabis plant, may reduce inflammation in the brain and even stimulate the formation of new brain cells.

Meanwhile, in the Nov. 21 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, neurologist David Teplow of the University of California, Los Angeles reported that polyphenols -- naturally occurring components of red wine -- block the formation of proteins that build the toxic plaques thought to destroy brain cells. In addition, these substances can reduce the toxicity of existing plaques, thus reducing cognitive deterioration.

Together, the studies suggest scientists are gaining a clearer understanding of the mechanics of memory deterioration and discovering some promising approaches to prevention.

Previous research has suggested that polyphenols -- which are found in high concentrations in tea, nuts and berries, as well as cabernets and merlots -- may inhibit or prevent the buildup of toxic fibers in the brain. These fibers, which are primarily composed of two specific proteins, form the plaques that have long been associated with Alzheimer's disease.

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[Catshrink]

1. Where can I sign up?

:evilgrin:

[htuttle]

2. I'm working on it!

[Emillereid]

3. The link provided doesn't go to the story. Could you provide the correct link?

[The Straight Story]

5. fixed it, thanks! (nt)

[navarth]

4. Read about this last month. May it be so!!!

Nothing else to add

[izquierdista]

6. Every pothead I ever knew

Burnt up his brain cells. :shrug:

[madmom]

7. Everybody must get stoned! : )

[PSPS]

8. Sounds great, but what about the leg cramps I get after drinking red wine?

After I drink a lot of red wine, I almost always get awakened in the middle of the night with terrible leg cramps.

[Idylle Moon Dancer]

9. dehydration?

[mmonk]

10. My golden years are going to be great.

Think I'll get a head start.

[Ichingcarpenter]

11. Its Against DU Rules to Call out Another DUer

LOL!!! Quit talking about what I'm doing right now.


:) :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :smoke: :toast:

[williesgirl]

12. Won't matter with the Feds still arresting medical weed providers. The right wing will never let

this happen, nor will the pharma criminal cabal. It'll put them out of business fast. Sure wish that weren't the case though. My Mom died of Alzheimers about 4 years ago. It was a very hard, heartbreaking 5 or 6 years once dementia was evident and diagnosed. I must admit, while only 63, I take Aricept and Namenda (both Alzheimer drugs) daily since her death. Anything that might forestall it, but pot and wine would certainly be much better and probably safer. rec'd

[JimGinPA]

13. And Yet I Can't Remember Where I Put My Keys

:hippie:

[mmonk]

14. Maybe it's near wherever I put my wallet.

[NV Whino]

15. Put them next to the pot and wine

and you'll be fine.

[MrSlayer]

16. Marijuana is a friendly plant.

Pot does not destroy your brain or make you "burnt". All the burnouts I know were idiots before they started smoking pot, they just blame their idiocy on it. Pot also destroys cancer cells. The only reason it's illegal is that it would put a lot of big pharma out of business. Not mention the alcohol and chemical industries.

[wordpix]

17. burnouts: big difference between smoking a few tokes vs. a few joints

Same as big difference between having a glass of wine with dinner and drinking with abandon, not knowing when to stop

[a kennedy]

18. stimulate the formation of new brain cells

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEALLY!!!! I want some now!!! :woohoo: :applause: and it should make up for all the brain cells I've lost with my drinking eh?? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Beausoleil]

19. Cabernet? Merlot?

I prefer a nice Pinot Noir or Shiraz with my pot.