Anyone tried Coconut Oil to treat dementia?

Dear GladImHere,
The coconut oil has been shown to reverse Alzheimers, not to just slow it down. The Doctor who gave it to her husband brought him back from a memory care facility where he couldn't even read, to home, going out to dinner, having conversation and working in his wood-working shop. He was not able to resume his career, but what a comeback! It's Dr. Newport Here's a link to the story

Coconut oil has helped my Dad tremendously. If he doesn't have it 2-3 times a day, we notice it. He's not as good without it. You do have to work up the dosage slowly, because it can cause stomach issues if you have whole ton of it right away. My mom used to put it in my Dad's oatmeal in the morning, and we'd give him two tablespoons in one of those tablespoon measuring cups (looks like a shot glass) in the afternoon and at night. He was getting 2 tablespoons 3x a day. My mom found out about coconut oil while researching alternative therapies online. There is an MD Mary Newport who has done lots of research on coconut oil and Alzheimers patients. Her husband has Alzheimers. Here is her website. http://www.coconutketones.com. She has a book, too, called "Alzheimers: What if there was a cure?". We give my Dad Garden of Life Living Foods Extra Virgin Coconut oil. I'm not sure if the quality of the coconut oil makes a difference, so I figured I would let you know what brand worked for us. Hopefully it will work for your loved one. Also, I know this question is about coconut oil, but I'm going to throw this out there as well. We also give my Dad a nutraceutical supplement called Perceptiv. www.thinkperceptiv.com/. It has ingredients that help with memory and MOOD. The coconut oil combined with the nutraceutical supplement have helped my Dad a lot. I hope this info helps you and your loved one.

from all the posts, coconut oil for dementia doesn't work very well.

I love coconut oil. I never held much hope for my husband but encourage its use with my children because it is a very beneficial healthy oil. I use it for everything (except olive oil) A good information source is the book Healthy Brain by Dr Perlmutter. Also, my brother with very high cholesterol starting putting it in his smoothie and he is now off all cholesterol medicine and my sister is also in normal limits.

i think they were thinking that the omega three's are good for cleaning the brain, like cholesterol, because it goes every where, but I do not know if it does anything else. I have one jar for her skin and the other jar to put in her oatmeal. She thinks she is eating some newfangled macaroon...ah no sugar, I win again...

I blend one teaspoon into a smoothie with banana, blueberries, yoghurt and almond milk. There's two kinds - refined and unrefined. You want the unrefined. As with any oil you do not want to overheat it so that it smokes. Every oil has what's called a smoke point. Not only does burnt oil stink up the whole house but also it's terrible for you because of the aldehydes, ketones, alcohols, dienes, and acids that result from overheating oil.

I have heard that drinking "coconut water" is good for you. Does anyone know anything about this? I tried lemonade coconut water and did not like the taste at all but that doesn't mean they all have unpleasant tastes.

Bloujeanbaby.....I saw that article too, that's why we tried it. I wondered if it was a fluke, maybe something else helped her husband, or maybe he did not have alzheimers. I always wondered what happened to him, after. But as I said, try anything, you never know what might work.

For whatever it's worth, I have been "oil pulling" every day with canola oil with coconut oil added (melt it first) and my dentist was amazed at a couple of teeth that had been "mobile" that are now very solid. I also add it to nut butters to make them smoother (I can't eat peanuts); better than the ones with hydrogenated oils.

Tried it for for a year with elderly mom with dementia. Zero results. I had been so hopeful. Things getting worse... Just such a sad disease:(

It could be that it has some sort of anti- plaque effect when warmed to body temperature. I know that fat cells in general bind to proteins. Coconut oil is supposed to have a cleansing effect. Like the "pulling" of toxins from the mouth using the oil for 20 minutes is supposed to have. On the skin, it is supposed to help by being almost as an antiseptic, as it has the ability to kill bacteria & fungi. I have not seen the proof of any of these claims. However, I am willing to try anything to see what happens. That, study I read was about that Dr. that gave coconut oil to her husband & he improved remarkably. But, didn't his dementia come back again anyway? I remember her story not having the happy ending we'd hoped it would. Good luck to all! blou

I bought Virgin Coconut Oil in a softgel pill form on Amazon. It's probably a placebo effect but I feel like I think more clear when I'm working (I do not have dementia.) Also mentioned above was how Coconut oil is not a high-temp oil. I would like to mention that olive oil when heated high actually turns toxic but many of us do this. The point is to understand the oil you are cooking with.

I have friends who like coconut oil. They use it for cooking, or stir into their hot coffee, one uses it on her face (?)! They are healthy people.
I bought it for my husband after he was first diagnosed with Alzheimers. He liked it by the teaspoonful...it was room temp and like syrup. But it did not help him at all. We went thru 3 jars of it. Nothing. BUT you never know. I would say go ahead and try it. It is not expensive. Try ANYTHING.

My husband stirs it into his yogurt and his dementia seems a little better -- at least it is no worse

Have you tried using it in cooking? I now use it almost exclusively for sautéing, frying eggs, fish, etc. it has spectacular flavor! And smells heavenly when you cook with it. Replace any shortening with it, it's so much better for you than hydronated oils. Use in cookies, muffins, in oatmeal, on steamed veggies. Doesn't really taste like coconut, per se, but does add a slight sweetness and richer taste. If you really need the butter flavor, you can use half butter and half coconut oil. And yes, it's also good for skin and hair!

To date there is no reason that coconut oil prevents dementia. However, it is a good source of Omega 3s and it can do no harm in moderation. Know it has a lower point at which it boils, so if you cook with it, it will burn quickly at medium heat. There solid coconut oil for your hair (use lightly), and I use a hair masque made with coconut oil.

I bought some coconut oil to use on myself. It is more like hard shortening. I wouldn't use it on toast, because it taste like shortening, kind of. There are all kinds of warnings about cooking with it -- don't let it get too hot or it will burst into flames. Without some flavor, I can't see it replacing butter in anything. Really, I don't know what to do with it. I guess maybe it will because something to put on my skin.

I have also heard good reports on using coconut oil. One sib spreads it on toast. Negative side effect with my Mom is severe intestinal disturbance. Check YouTube to check usage and amounts. I imagine you could add coconut oil to most anything. My Mom's brain is too deteriorated at this point. Even if we could find something to slow the progression of the disease, why would we do that? Damage done cannot be repaired.

I have heard good things too
but no proof
Kevin