ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
affect 47 million people worldwide and the situation can only get worse...if we
fail to act to prevent the disease first rather than to cure it.
Dementia is essentially the slow and progressive dying of brain
cells, usually resulting from a neurodegenerative disease like Alzheimer’s. The
main causes of dementia is the buildup of toxins, chemicals, drugs that block acetylcholine, and heavy metals in the brain, along
with nutritional deficiencies. The
statistics for potential increases in Alzheimer's do not consider the wholesale
poisoning of the environment with aluminum via chemtrails. Combating the ogre of Alzheimer's is
likely to restructure human society more towards the essentials of healthy
living. Alzheimer's disease is on the rise, with Alzheimer's disease becoming
the third leading cause of death in the United States behind cardiovascular disease
and cancer. By 2050, it's estimated that 160 million people globally will have
the disease, including 13 million Americans, leading to potential bankruptcy of
the Medicare system.
Integral Cognitive Repair: A study, by the
Buck Institute for Research on Aging and the UCLA Easton Laboratories for
Neurodegenerative Disease Research, is the first to objectively show that
memory loss in Alzheimer's patients can be reversed, and improvement sustained,
using a complex 36-point therapeutic program that involves comprehensive
personalized changes in diet, brain stimulation, exercise, optimization of
sleep, specific pharmaceuticals and vitamins, and multiple additional steps
that affect brain chemistry. After several months on the protocol there was a
clear improvement in patient’s recall, reading, math, navigating, vocabulary,
mental clarity and facial recognition. Proving that an extensive broad-spectrum
lifestyle change approach to cognitive decline is highly effective for
reversing Alzheimer's symptoms.
Synapse elimination, or “synaptic
pruning,” is a normal process that occurs during brain development. However in
Alzheimer’s the mechanisms involved in such pruning might be aberrantly turned
back on or hijacked, so to speak, contributing to synapse loss. In the pruning
process, microglia eat away at synapses to assist the immune system. Heparan
sulfate, is a linear polysaccharide produced by mast cells, found on the
surface of cells (including neurons), where they interact with a plethora of
ligands. Heparan sulfate essentially “traps” amyloid peptides, causing them to
aggregate and form deposits that will eventually lead to amyloid beta plaques
and tangles in the brain that trigger inflammation and result in the loss of
brain connections called synapses, the effect most strongly associated with
cognitive decline, neurodegeneration and dementia.
The early vulnerability of ageing to the Locus coeruleus (LC), the major noradrenergic nucleus
of the brain and to neurodegenerative disease like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
diseases is of considerable significance. Noxious stress and anxiety-provoking
extremes cause heightened arousal and activation of the sympathetic nervous
system, which overworks the dopamine and noradrenaline circuits thereby aging
the protective neuromelanin pigmentation and causing nerve cell
death.
Dr. Richard Deth found autism and other
attention disorders like ADHD, schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease can be
attributed to impaired function of the D4 subtype of dopamine receptor
due to high oxidative stress and a reduction in folate-dependent methylation
reactions, including their regulation by dopamine and growth factors, as well
as their inhibition by neurodevelopmental toxins. Molliver et al. (1989)
remarked on the similarity between serotonergic axons damaged by the drug
Ecstasy and those seen in Alzheimer's disease.
Regulating Blood Sugar
High sugar/carb diet feeds low-grade infections such as Candida yeast and bacterial overgrowth in the gut; a low-grade infection slowly drains the body’s energy by repeatedly tapping into your immune-inflammatory and stress response system. You can control and eliminate infections in the body by eating fermented foods and drinking probiotic beverages. See The Body Ecology Diet, for a diet that is sugar-free, gluten-free, casein-free, and probiotic-rich.
Excess sugar in your system, glom onto
fats and proteins in a process known as glycation forming Advanced Glycation
End products (AGEs), which cause protein fibers to become stiff and malformed.
Increased insulin resistance and the accompanying higher blood sugar is
associated with higher Carbonic Anhydrase levels, and the glycation of
proteins…thus deforming their functional properties. This glycation of
proteins, enzymes and metabolic dysfunction is a causal factor in entire
spectrum of MetaboliX Syndrome diseases and cognitive/social dysfunction
besides. Metabolic dysfunction lowers the functioning, integration and depth of
human consciousness and the human experience. The connective-tissue damage and
chronic inflammation resulting from diabetic high blood sugar can lead to
debilitating conditions, such as cataracts, Alzheimer's, vascular tightening,
and diseases of the pancreas and liver. Following a low glycemic index
diet—that means one with less refined sugars, carbohydrates, and
sugar-containing foods reduces the production of AGEs. Taking supplemental carnosine,
an amino acid that has shown to protect against AGE buildup.
Insulin and insulin receptors located in
the brain are also essential for memory and cognitive functions, and these have
been found to be significantly lower in Alzheimer’s patients. The
Alzheimer’s brain is “insulin resistant” so cinnamon helps with that and it
also helps stop the disintegration and dysfunction of the tau protein. By
keeping this protein strong, scientists believe neurofibrillary tangles can be
prevented and even reversed. Sage and Lemon balm have been found to have some
effect on the enzyme thought to play a part in the development of Alzheimer's.
Turmeric, Ginger, Cinnamon, Black pepper, Chilli’s (Cayenne
pepper), Coriander and Garlic, Reishi and Cordyceps mushrooms, Rosemary,
Ginkgo, Ginseng, Ashwaganda, Chinese Club Moss, Licorice, Cat’s Claw.
Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibition
It is now widely accepted that mitochondrial dysfunction triggers the progression of the neuronal and vascular death seen in Alzheimer's. Mitochondrial dysfunction is caused by a buildup of amyloid beta proteins, which, in turn leads to amyloid plaque accumulation in the brain. Scientists have discovered that larger amounts of a protein called carbonic anhydrase within the mitochondria powerhouses of the cells in neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
Carbonic Anhydrase is an enzyme
present in red blood cells that aids in the conversion of carbon dioxide to
carbonic acid and bicarbonate ions (HCO3), helping red blood cells expel carbon
dioxide from the body. CO2 continually formed by body and carried in blood to
alveoli, where it is expelled. Carbon dioxide is “chemically” carried in
the blood in physical solution as it is 20X more soluble than oxygen and so
carbon dioxide is transported as bicarbonate in the blood. While much more oxygen is normally
transported combined within hemoglobin than is physically dissolved in the
blood.
All metabolism, whether
oxidative or fermentative, ends in the production of acids (CO2 or lactic) and,
hence, cells, organs and systems have evolved complex and redundant pathways to
maintain pH within strict limits. The
acidic pH values present in tumors are well outside of normal limits and
carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX) is fundamental to tumor pH regulation. CAIX is
commonly expressed in cancer, but lowly expressed in normal tissues. Thus reducing the acidic
and free radical byproducts of metabolism through using natural Carbonic
Anhydrase inhibitors may be a preventative measure and treatment for
Alzheimer’s, cancer, edema, glaucoma, obesity, osteoporosis and arthritis.
Numerous studies have shown that chronic
activation of the brain’s immune system is closely connected to Alzheimer's.
Many of these studies also have shown that the greatest risk is among those
with impaired immunity. We know that as we age, the immune system becomes
impaired, primarily because of poor nutrition. The immune system in the brain
is composed of microglia cells that “turn on” and release
inflammatory messages when your blood sugar is dysregulated, such as diabetes
or insulin resistance; there is head trauma or poor blood circulation to the
brain; when there is inflammation outside the brain, such as an inflamed gut or
systemic yeast infection; and when we have allergies and sensitivity to
environmental pollutants, perfumes, and chemicals.
Elimination of amyloid-beta deposits was
associated with increased "efficiency" of the microglia cells, which
uptake and digest amyloid beta. The accumulation of lysosomal and
mitochondrial-derived reactive oxygen species (ROS) are the most important
causative factors for “microglia-aging.” Autophagic lysosomal ROS dysfunction
and the consequent mitochondrial DNA damage in the central nervous system (CNS)
are prominently found in microglia. Thus the prevention lysosomal autophagic
dysfunction and mitochondrial DNA damage in microglia may therefore be a
potentially effective new pharmaceutical intervention against brain aging and
Alzheimer's. Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (CAIs) help prevention mitochondrial
dysfunction, as well as activate cerebral blood flow thereby improving the
clearance of amyloid beta proteins from the brain.
Polyphenols like resveratrol, catechin, silymarin and
pycnogenol inhibit Carbonic Anhydrase by competing with the CO2 for enzymatic
action. Natural foods that contain such Carbonic Anhydrase inhibiting
polyphenols include: cat’s claw, cacao, green tea, milk thistle, pine bark,
grape seed, pomegranate, turmeric,
capsaicin, bilberry, magnolia
bark, Quercus ilex (evergreen oak) and Salvia miltiorrhiza (red sage). An
anti-inflammatory brain herb blend includes cat’s claw in combo with Bacopa monniera, Ginkgo biloba, Gotu kola, and
Rosemary.
REMOVING THE BRAIN BURDEN OF ALUMINUM:
Aluminum is thought to play a major role in
most of the neurodegenerative diseases and has been a suspect in Alzheimer’s,
dementia, Parkinson’s, Lou Gehrig’s disease, multiple sclerosis and other
degenerative diseases. Removing aluminum via
chelation can reverse the pathological changes characteristic of
Alzheimer’s dementia. Chemicals that remove toxic metals such as aluminum from the tissues and organs of the
body, do so by a process called chelation, hence they are called chelators.
Microwaving
through the use of HAARP and wifi technology increases the leakiness of the
blood brain barrier...allowing more of the aluminum, barium and other toxic
ingredients of the chemtrail cocktail into the brain.
Fluoride, when combined
with aluminum, produces dramatic
destruction of the same brain cells that are destroyed in Alzheimer’s disease.
Beware of fluoridated water can increase aluminum absorption by up to 600%. The excitotoxic amino
acid glutamate, as found in monosodium glutamate (MSG), also increases aluminum absorption and deposition in the brain.
Lemon juice is high in citric acid, as are most citrus fruits, so don’t add
lemon to tea, because this increases aluminum absorption from the tea (which
contains very high aluminum levels) over sevenfold. Excitotoxins generate large numbers
of free radicals in brain cells and brain cell connections (synapses). Vitamin
E, C, the carotenoids and special antioxidants from plants called flavonoids
all act together to protect the brain from free radicals and, hence,
excitotoxicity.
Silicon is a transporter for other
minerals, thus silicon rich mineral water may combat aluminum toxicity by
promoting its excretion through the urine.
Other silicon sources are horsetail, cornsilk, nettle, bamboo sap, organic
cucumbers and the stalks of vegetables. Soluble Oligomeric but not monomeric
silica prevents aluminum absorption in humans.
Calcium—The intestines have
built-in safeguards against absorbing much of the aluminum that’s naturally
present in foods. These safeguards operate well unless calcium intake drops too
low. When your calcium intake is too low, your body makes more parathyroid
hormone (PTH), which significantly increases intestinal aluminum
absorption.Thus to prevent aluminum absorption make sure your dietary calcium
intake is adequate. A calcium-magnesium supplement with 1,000 milligrams or
more of calcium and plenty of raw greens will ensure adequate blood calcium
levels.
Magnesum citramate (citrate and
malate) Magnesium reduces brain levels of mercury and the citramate, eliminates
of aluminum from the body. Magnesium citramate
combined with Ascorbate (as magnesium or calcium ascorbate) further increased
the removal of aluminum. Magnesium Ascorbate is a very
effective chelator of aluminum,
especially when the aluminum was bound to brain cell DNA.
The malic acid in magnesium malate binds to aluminum. Malic acid is also known to cross the blood-brain barrier and bind to aluminum, helping to draw the aluminum away from a particular enzyme so magnesium can plug into the receptor sites instead. The aluminum can now be flushed out of the brain and the body.
Pyruvate (as calcium pyruvate) has been
shown to effectively prevent aluminum absorption. Flavonoids, such as
quercetin and hesperidin, also prevent aluminum absorption.
Magnesium, such as
magnesium malate/citrate, may also be helpful as supplements to reduce aluminum
levels in the brain, as well as to protect against excitotoxicity.
Reducing Iron—Aluminum in the brain can increase the toxicity of iron in the
brain, magnesium supplementation may be helpful. Flavonoids
including quercetin, rutin, hesperidin, catechins from green tea, or grape seed
extract, which may also help with binding iron. Ricebran removes excess iron from the
blood. Both Vitamin E, Alpha Lipoic acid and glutathione may provide some protection against
"iron-induced lipid peroxidation.
Caffeic acid comes naturally in foods such as cabbage, cauliflower, bok
choy, kale, and apples. An Indian study also found that Caffeic acid can
help protect blood lymphocytes against ionizing radiation.
Sulfur may also help for the elimination
of toxic aluminum. Organic sulfur is found in MSM and foods like Garlic, Onions, Leeks, Shallots, and Chives. And asparagus
is great for its glutathione, selenium, and zinc. Artichokes are recommended
not only for its high levels of antioxidants, but also for its glutathione-boosting
silymarin.
Chrysin— (Passiflora coerulea). Chrysin is an aromatase inhibiting bioflavonoid
used to treat hormone sensitive cancers, by inhibiting estrogen production.
Aromatase inhibitors reduce levels of unbalanced estrogen in the body. Chrysin is said to enhance testosterone levels and
male virility by reducing estrogen dominance. Chrysin is found in
Passiflora incarnate, commonly called passion flower. Other plants containing
chrysin are yerba santa, Australian fever tree, eastern white pine, balm of
Gilead, black poplar, Baikal skullcap, common skullcap, and genet (Spartium
junceum L.). Chrysin and other flavonoids from flowers are found in
significant amounts in bee propolis and bee pollen. Honeycomb also
contains small amounts. Piperine is an alkaloid from black pepper has been
found to significantly boost the bioavailability of chrysin. Maintaining
adequate zinc levels also helps inhibit production of aromatase.
Apigenin—Plant flavonoids and pigments like
apigenin reduce inflammation in the brain leading to improvements in memory and
learning deficits, reduction in depression and anxiety and lowering of
cortisol. Flavonoids may increase neurogenesis by increasing blood flow to the
brain and/or increasing levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) not only preserves existing brain
cells, it also activates brain stem cells to convert into new neurons and
effectively makes your brain grow larger. Apigenin
promotes neurogenesis from stem cells and neurons make more sophisticated
connections among themselves, improving the way they communicate within the
brain. Apigenin binds to estrogen
receptors, which affect the development, maturation, function, and plasticity
of the nervous system. Apigenin may even be one reason why drinking chamomile
tea has been found to reduce
thyroid cancer risk by up to 80 percent. Eat a lot of fresh vegetables
containing Apigenin, a yellow plant pigment found in: parsley, celery, thyme,
onions, oranges, tea, chamomile, wheat sprouts, feverfew and marigold extracts.
Apigenin has anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic, and antioxidant properties
that help combat the development of cancer.
NUTRIENTS
FOR
ALZHEIMER’S:
Building up the body’s immune system and
keeping the microglial cells healthy is absolutely vital for the prevention and
reversal of dementia. Several studies have shown that increasing these
antioxidants in the diet slows the course of Alzheimer’s disease and
Parkinson’s disease and may prevent the disease in some cells we see destroyed
in Alzheimer’s disease. In fact, several studies have shown that aged-related
immune problems can be corrected with nutrients such as selenium, vitamins E
and C, and the carotenoids. Most individuals with Alzheimer’s disease have low
levels of vitamin C, beta-carotene, B1, B6, folate and vitamin B12. The latter three
are particularly important, since they regulate a special series of metabolic
steps in brain cells necessary for forming neurotransmitter chemicals and
repairing DNA.
Of even greater importance is the finding that vitamin D3 plays a major role in preventing overreaction of the immune system, as seen in these diseases.
While part of the immune system is impaired, another part is overactive. This imbalance causes the problem. Nutrition can re-establish the proper immune balance. Vitamin D deficiency has been repeatedly linked to brain problems such as poor memory and recall attainability. Vitamin D could quite possibly be the most important and crucial nutrient for all dementia sufferers. Researchers believe that vitamin D protects brain cells and may even be able to help damaged neurons regenerate. The Vitamin D binding GcMAF is a universal cure for cancer. It's also believed to be capable of treating and reversing autism, HIV, liver/kidney disease, diabetes, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease and rheumatoid arthritis, as well as reduce cancerous breast, prostate and kidney tumors.
Panax ginseng (Ginsenosides)
not only protect the brain by reducing inflammation, but also providing the
potent ability to promote neurogenesis and thereby regenerate parts of the
neuronal network in damaged brains by stimulating the production of a protein,
brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which plays a key role in creating
new neurons.
Astaxanthin crosses the
blood-brain barrier, allowing it to protect and feed brain tissue and
counteracts the oxidative impact of abnormal proteins in both Alzheimer’s and
Parkinson’s diseases. Take in association with a teaspoon of Lecithin in your
smoothie, or other phospholipid rich food like sunflower seeds for better
intestinal absorption of supplemental carotenoids. Supplements containing
flavonoids, such as quercetin (leafy greens) and hesperidin (oranges), rutin
(buckwheat bran, apple peel), anthoxanthins
(blueberries/raspberries/strawberries) actually help prevent aluminum absorption. These supplements are in
addition to the antioxidant vitamins you normally take.
Turmeric—Curcumin may help inhibit the
accumulation of destructive beta-amyloids in the brain of Alzheimer's patients,
as well as break up existing plaques. Turmeric,
is not only a potent antioxidant and anti-cancer food, but may also aid in DNA
repair and in binding iron, Curcumin, is an anti-inflammatory molecule in the
turmeric root, a relative of ginger. Turmeric has been called the Asian Aspirin
due to its anti-inflammatory properties. Some
people attribute the low incidence of Alzheimer's to a high intake of turmeric
in Asia. Curcumin (diferulomethane) was isolated as the
major yellow pigment in turmeric and is a polyphenol similar to other plant pigments
(eg. extracted from grapes in wine (resveratrol), or in green tea (catechins)
or in certain fruit juices (blueberries, strawberries, pomegranates etc.). For MCI and Alzheimer's etc… the effective neuroprotection and neuro
anti-inflammatory dose is 4-8 capsules of Turmeric (125 mg of curcumin) per day. Black pepper increases the
bioavailability of curcumin as does oil or fat.
Celery may be particularly beneficial, as
in addition to containing apigenin, it's also a rich source of luteolin, a
plant compound that may calm inflammation in the brain. Inflammation is a
primary cause of neurodegeneration!
Ashwagandha works against Alzheimer's by boosting a protein in the
liver, which enters the bloodstream and helps clear amyloid from the brain.
For Vitamin E the best source is
without a doubt unprocessed red palm oil, which is incredibly high in all eight
different forms of molecules categorized as vitamin E (including
alpha-tocopherol), it’s also high in the healthy ketone fats. One tablespoon of
Wheat germ oil
holds 100% of your daily Vitamin E requirements. Pumpkin, spinach, sunflower, avocado,
hazelnuts, almonds, asparagus and broccoli are also good sources of Vitamin E.
B group vitamins, in particular, vitamin
B6, B12 and folic acid, can help slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
Good intestinal bacteria health is necessary for B vitamins.
The best Omega-3 to use is
omega-3’s Krill Oil because it contains a neuron protective substance
called Astaxanthin. Chlorella is a powerful detoxifier, with a unique ability
to pull heavy metals out of the body but leave the good minerals (essential
minerals) alone. Chlorella helps remove mercury and lead and may remove aluminum. I suspect that keto-diet
energy metabolism is the way to establish both immune system reconstitution,
higher cognition and creativity rebooting, neurogenesis, DNA repair and
longevity.
False Flax Oil (Camelina Sativa) —Camelina oil
has a 4:1 ratio of oleic:erucic acid that halts the breakdown of the myelin
sheath and mimics the myelin sheath. It is 93% Gamma E Tocopherol. and a 2:1
ratio of Omega 3:6. Camelina oil amplifies the healing effects of CBDs by
acting as a carrier oil to pass through the blood/brain barrier.
Coconut Oil—Use raw coconut
oil and lemon juice to make salad dressings as coconut increases thyroid function, supports
anti-aging steroid hormones and is anticandida. 100% organic, virgin coconut
oil contains fuel substances called ketones, also helps to rebuild the lining
of the nerves to enhance brain communication and healthy nerve function. Lauric
acid, a saturated fat in coconut oil, destroys 93% of colon cancer cells over a
48-hour period thus coconut oil is an ideal fuel source for the ketogenic diet
to eliminate cancer. Supplemental coconut oil or MCT oil will keep ketone
levels elevated. Also make up some coconut milk and coconut kefir or yogurt to
use instead of using cow’s milk.
Melatonin is an important free radical scavenger with
neuroprotective effects on the brain. It is also and is important for cancer
prevention. Some foods, like oats or cherries, may also provide a natural
source of melatonin; and make sure your bedroom is completely dark at night.
Steven Fowkes “Nutrients for Better Mental
Performance,” Alzheimer's Reversal series on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz2WJ0KBEoc
Dr. Christopher Exley has dedicated his life to the study of aluminum, and is a world-recognized expert. Aluminum and Alzheimer's Disease: The Science that Describes the Link, by Christopher Exley, Jul 1, 2001