The Shriver Report: 'We Are In The Midst Of A National Emergency'

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The Shriver report looked at Alzheimer's as a women's disease from the point of view of the patient, the family and the caregivers. Below is an excerpt of a letter introducing "The Shriver Report."

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[mzrecycle]

06:18 AM on 04/27/2011

Recently on a Dr. Oz show, I learned that Alzheimer's is Diabetes of the Brain. Dr. Susan DeLaMonte, Alpert Medical School, Brown U. a Neuorpathologist at Rhode Island Hospital was studying another disease of the brain. She disabled the insulin receptors in the brain to see if that disease resulted. Instead, she got Alzheimer's. Further study confirmed the finding.

This has been the most helpful medical discovery concerning Alz. yet, for the individual. Eating a natural diet, avoiding processed sugars and processed carbohydrates (white sugar, white flour) is something that we can actually do to keep ourselves free of this disease. Replace the junk with modest amounts of natural sweeteners and whole grains along with generous amounts of vegetables.
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[purenergy]

11:17 AM on 04/27/2011

Fascinating article, thanks.

[Lane Simonian]

10:02 PM on 04/29/2011

Alzheimer's disease is not diabetes of the brain. High blood sugar does contribute to the disease and does eventually result in insulin resistance, but many people who are not diabetic also get the disease. Many other factors contribute to the pathway that leads to Alzheimer's disease including high blood pressure, aluminium fluoride, mercury exposure, late estrogen replacement therapy, and bisphosphonate osteoporosis drugs (such Fosamax and Boniva). Phenolic compounds in various vegetables, fruits, spices, and essential oils can delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease by inhibiting this pathway. Moreover, essential oils high in phenolic compounds can also be used to treat the disease (especially through the use of aromatherapy). With a little help from the scientific community, the course of Alzheimer's disease can be dramatically changed.