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Good quality sea salt is a big step better, but it can still be a problem for many.
Himalayan pink salt, though seems to be different: it does not usually raise blood pressure up at all--it seems instead to better regulate BP. Of course, that must include other healthy choices and habits.
We require the right things to help enzyme processes break down and transport nutrients to where they should be.
For instance, one can take plenty of D3 to get the levels up, and that does some good, BUT...to get that D3 to help move minerals to the bones, instead of making plaque arteries, or moving plaques out of the arteries, it requires consuming plenty of K2 complex, and/or Natto. Most people who are deficient in D, it's related to the hormone interrupting chemicals in our environments blocking ability to use it--vit. D is a hormone, more than a nutrient---hoards of chemicals we live with are hormone interruptors...of ALL our hormones from doing their jobs---insulin and thyroid included.
Natto [Nattokinase is the capsule] does a nice job of clearing plaqued arteries, but does even better in conjunction with D3, and better yet, if you eat enough actual vegetables it comes from.
Digestive enzymes become increasingly deficient with age, which leads to more ills, since foods cannot be properly digested. Taking antacids calms symptoms for a bit, but impairs digestion more, and impairs nutrient absorption.. Taking digestive enzymes actually helps digest the food and helps access the nutrients in the foods, so we then stop craving too many calories, and our bodies can lose excess fat more easily, as well as accomplish loads of other body chemistries better.
Sugar, and foods that quickly turn into sugar [like flour and potatoes], are inflammatory. Inflammation feeds Alzheimer's plaque-building, as well as every other disease-process.
Cutting out sugars, and cutting out grains if you have to, means the body can relax some, and process things better, because it has less garbage to deal with, and is not then making certain chemicals to cope with the inflammation response triggered by sugars.
Amazing healing and relief can be had, just by removing sugars and grains. Then, adding pertinent nutrients and/or digestive enzymes, can be of great help. Digestive enzymes, for some, are a great 1-step help. Probiotics bigger variety and counts, are another singular great help for most, if one can only afford to do one thing.
But at some point, if Alz. has already done the damages, not much we know how to do, can help more. More time is needed, more approaches needed, and they don't always have that.
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Top 7 Alzheimer’s Myths:
1. Alzheimer’s and dementia are the same thing Dementia is the overarching term used to describe conditions that cause cognitive difficulties. Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia.
2. Memory loss is a normal part of aging occasional slips may become more common with age, but the severe memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s is not normal.
3. Alzheimer’s is preventable with diet and exercise healthy lifestyle habits are important for successful aging, but nothing has been shown to successfully prevent Alzheimer’s.
4. Alzheimer’s only affects old people approximately five million Americans have Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease (EOAD), which can occur in people in their 30s, 40s and 50s.
5. There’s an “Alzheimer’s gene” The APOE4 gene may increase EOAD risk, but it doesn’t guarantee a person will develop the disease.
6. Coconut oil can cure Alzheimer’s individual reports of the benefits of coconut oil for people with Alzheimer’s exist, however, there is currently no cure for the disease.
7. Brain puzzles can slow down Alzheimer’s puzzles may help keep a person’s mind active, but they can’t effectively prevent or slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s.
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When I got there, I changed her diet to lean meats, fish, vegetables. There is a website DaVita that is helpful with regard to kidney, heart, diabetic diets. I used this as a guide she had thirty percent kidney function (which I found out was normal in the elderly) along with Type II Diabetes and heart problems. Her A1C levels when from around 10 to 7, her kidney function improved a few percentage points, and her blood pressure went down significantly.
So, along with the meds, the diet helped. I'd make things like cauliflower mashed potatoes (i.e., no potatoes, just frozen cauliflower mashed and it was actually not bad)....stuff like that. Squash soup, etc. Her potassium had to be limited, so I would leach out anything with potassium. That website will give you some helpful hints as to what to do. Chicken with vegetables, oatmeal with a small amount of different fruits, etc. The creamer I used was basically colored water. She was allowed 'sugar-free' jello with cool whip, stuff like that, but on a limited basis , as a treat. Also, juice in the morning was Trop 50 mixed with water and sugar free cranberry drink. For afternoon lunches, the drink would be that flavor additive mixed with soda water to give the affect of soda. She liked it.
She had coffee (one or two per day) and that didn't seem to affect her. It was only when she ate at Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc., that I would notice the dementia would get worse. Once those holidays were over, it took about a week to get her back to 'normal'.
At some point, nothing will help. I, too, moved her from MA to FL. That didn't seem to bother her. She was here for seven months with seemingly no trouble. I have to add she was aged 89-91 when this happened. Her diet was not the best as people this age tended to eat lots of fat throughout their lives.
Do some homework to see what foods have what in them, etc., etc. She was on D3 through the doctor, along with heart medications, insulin, etc.