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Alzheimer Disease

Dietary Intake of Antioxidants and Risk of Alzheimer Disease – (07-08-02)

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Dietary Intake of Antioxidants and Risk of Alzheimer Disease

Gosh…what more can I add here? The concept that antioxidants can impact chronic disease is far, far from new. Here we see that intakes of Vitamins C and E lower risk of AD. I would strongly add that anyone at risk or concerned about AD evaluate the potential for gluten insensitivity. Transglutaminase is probably one of the better lad values used to check for this. Patients with gluten insensitivity have shown higher likelihood of plaguing on the brain as well as increased risk for AD. As a quick story, I had a patient in several weeks ago that was put on dapsone (an antibacterial drug commonly used in leprosy) a decade ago for dermatitis herpetiformis (a skin condition associated with gluten insensitivity). He was told that wheat-free diets were too difficult and that this drug was a lifetime therapy. HUH??? At what point did common sense leave the medical profession?? This poor patient was clearly allergic to gluten and was likely doing additional damage to other organ systems, but never mind that–just take the drug. After a brief conversation he was off to buy books on wheat-free living.

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HRT and Incidence of Alzheimer Disease in Older Women – (11-07-02)

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HRT and Incidence of Alzheimer Disease in Older Women

The sideline view of this whole debacle is very entertaining. We are now seeing a scramble to find a use for this multi-billion dollar gold mine. Lets see…lower your risk of Alzheimer’s only to die from breast or endometrial cancer or heart disease. If Alzheimer’s is a concern, how about boosting antioxidant intake (the ApoE4 genotype leads to increased risk unless balanced out with increased antioxidants), lowering aluminum exposure and balancing with increased zinc, ginko biloba use and checking for wheat allergy that can increase risk as well.

Hormone Replacement Therapy and Incidence of Alzheimer Disease in Older Women: The Cache County Study

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H. PYLORI INCREASES RISK OF AD – (05-29-06)

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Relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection and Alzheimer disease

While I don’t think the relationship is causal, I thought I’d put this out there anyway. Long term readers of Updates will know that I view H. pylori infection as opportunistic rather than pathogenic.

Because of this, it is likely that those lifestyle factors that make an ideal environment for growth of H. pylori will also increase risk of AD.

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RISK OF DEVELOPING ALZHEIMER DISEASE – (04-28-08)

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Relation of cognitive activity to risk of developing Alzheimer disease

Wow..”use it or lose it?” Where have we heard that before? It is likely that using your brain increases blood flow to the brain. Increased blood flow equals increased nutrients and better energy generation w/ less oxidative stress. So, the bottom line is that you should continue to read Research Updates if you want to avoid Alzheimers.

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