What about coconut oil and pine bark extract, can it help with dementia?

My Dad has been using Coconut oil for over 2 years now. I never believed it would cure Alz. But I really believe it has made his behaviors more tolerable. He doesn't seem to wander as much and he is in the early severe stage of the disease. He does fidget and he whistles and taps but I usually can redirect him. He is also on 2000 mg a day of Niacinamide ( pharmaceutical grade ) which I crush in applesauce. I notice though if he is constipated or really tired that his symptoms are more pronounced. Sometimes I give him relaxing herb tea. Hope this helps. You are a good person for caring so much about your loved one.

Actually, coconut oil has been shown to increase your HDL "good cholesterol", not your LDL "bad cholesterol". So it may help some and definitely cannot hurt!

It seems to help some dementia patients, in different ways. I gave coconut oil to my husband... went thru 3 large jars. Nothing. Tried curcumin/turmeric .....again, went thru 2 bottles. Nothing, no change.
YOU try anything. You never know what will work for someone or won't work. But you try. Good luck.

I am not a doctor Just someone that is showing early signs of dementia, look up Noopept (believe its spelled) I take it everyday to soon to know out come,I am younge 40's and take care of dementia patients(I Love My Work) so I am very afriad of where i maybe headed

We noticed a difference with my mom's memory after she start taking coconut oil. We put a big spoonful in her coffee every morning and she didn't even know she was drinking it, but she had lost her sense of taste long before.

Many very ethical reserchers and physicians have been "stripped" of their credentials by their boards, because if they are right, the main stream - living in the dark ages - physicians, boards and their "peers" are threatened by being proven wrong. EVERY disease is curable, we just may not yet know the cure. Too bad that the main stream medical establishment has more invested in suppressing the cure and keeping the big pharmaceutical companies in power than in helping people.

There is considerable info on the internet about coconut oil helping dementia. Dr Newport's experience with her husband is one of better presentations. One Link below. (There are others)

Based mostly on her explanation, I have just started trying it (one week) with my wife. There does seem to be some small improvement in her balance, awareness, and speech already. Improvement enough so I am encouraged to continue.

According to Dr. Newport, Coconut oil is just a food, so there is no downside to trying it. Others claim there is a negative effect on cholesterol.

I am confused by MauiSkye1 in the one post you made it sound like this "Dean" person was good and then you went on for a large amount of article on him being bad. Personally I didn't know the person, read the book or whatever, but it seems like we are praising and bashing in one article. My only thought is that this disease of Dementia is terrible, we should all do the best we can when dealing with our loved one, treasure what time we have and pray that when the time comes, our loved one is not in pain but will become one in Heaven with wings of painfree love.

You have to remember there are only TWO sources of food the brain can take: Oxygen and carbohydrates. That's it.

I believe my father had 3 more years until he fell using the mangosteen supplement