Memory (see also ADD, Alzheimer’s)

June 23, 2010

Brain function can be greatly improved with the right nutrients, so don’t give up on yourself!

Suggested Remedies to Improve Brain Function:

B12 Complete (Liquid), Brain-Protex, Clove Bud, DHA, Dulse, Evening Primrose Oil, Eleuthero, Eucalyptus, Flax Seed Oil, Focus Attention, GABA Plus, Ginkgo Biloba, Ginkgo & Hawthorn, Ginkgo/Gotu Kola, Glyco Essentials, Grapefruit (Pink) -mental clarity, Jasmine -alertness, Nature’s Chi, Nervous Fatigue Formula (Chinese) -confusion, forgetfulness, L-Glutamine, Lecithin, Myrrh -improve intellect, Niacin, Nutri-Calm, Parsley -enhance, Peppermint, Pine -mental stimulant, Pregnenolone, Rosemary -mental fatigue, Stress Pack, Super Omega 3, Valerian -mental overactivity, VitaWave

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Alzheimer’s Disease (see also Brain Function)

June 22, 2010

What is Alzheimer’s?

Alzheimer’s is a central nervous system degenerative disease … a pre-senile dementia characterized by mental deterioration, including: confusion, loss of memory, speech problems, hallucinosis, and the inability to perform and follow through with purposeful movements. This is the result of free radical destruction to the neurons in the brain that produce the neurotransmitter called acetylcholine.

What Causes Alzheimer’s?

Studies done on Alzheimer patients have found high levels of aluminum in the brain, so aluminum poisoning could be a factor in the cause of the disease (yet we’re encouraged every year to get flu shots which contain aluminum). It’s also been found that Alzheimer’s nearly doubles in patients with high homocysteine levels.

What We Can Do to Protect Our Brains?

Avoid cooking in aluminum cookware (especially with acidic foods like tomatoes)
Avoid antiperspirant deodorants containing aluminum compounds
Eat food high in antioxidants and take antioxidant supplements (Thai-Go is an excellent source of antioxidants)
Improve circulation to the brain (Ginkgo/Gotu Kola with Bacopa helps improve many symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s)
Chelate toxic heavy metals from the brain (Mega-Chel program, or Heavy Metal Detox are both helpful here)

Although most of the remedies listed here are more for preventative purposes, they can slow the progress of Alzheimer’s, but may not completely halt or reverse its progress.

7-Keto, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Antioxidants with Grapine Chewable (don’t let the “kid” label fool you), B12 Complete (Liquid), B-Complex, Brain-Protex, Clary Sage, Co-Q10, DHA, DHEA-F, DHEA-M, Focus Attention, Ginkgo Biloba, Ginkgo & Hawthorn, Ginkgo/Gotu Kola, Green Tea Extract, Heavy Metal Detox, Lecithin, Lemon Oil, Mega-Chel, MSM, N-Acetyl Cysteine, Super Algae, Super Antioxidant, Thai-Go, VitaWave