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Stop Alzheimer's Now: How to Prevent and Reverse Dementia, Parkinsons, ALS, Multiple Sclerosis, and Other Neurodegenerative Disorders
Dementia and other forms of neurodegeneration are not a part of the normal aging process. You should not expect to develop dementia as you grow older. The brain is fully capable of functioning normally for a lifetime, regardless of how long a person lives. While aging is a risk factor for neurodegeneration, it is not the cause! Dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders are disease processes that can be prevented and successfully treated. This book outlines a program that is backed by decades of medical and clinical research that has proven successful in restoring mental function and improving both brain and overall health. You will learn how to prevent and even reverse symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis (MS), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Huntington's disease, epilepsy, diabetes, stroke, and various forms of dementia. The information in this book is useful not only for those who are suffering from neurodegenerative disease, but for anyone who wants to be spared from encountering these devastating afflictions. These diseases don t just happen overnight. They take years, often decades, to develop. In the case of Alzheimer's disease, approximately 70 percent the brain cells responsible for memory are destroyed before symptoms become noticeable. Once symptoms surface, the brain is already in an advanced stage of degeneration. You do not want to wait until most of your brain has died before you start to do something about it. You can stop Alzheimer's and Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases before they take over your life, but you must start now.
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First published February 1, 2011
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September 5, 2012
This is a wonderful, life-saving book! Apart from the two books by Natasha Campbell-McBride (“Put your heart in your mouth” and “Gut and Psychology Syndrome”) which I have recently reviewed, this is the most inspiring health book I have read for years, and absolutely one of the all-time best.
The book is filled with detailed, documented information about the brain, neurogeneration, how drugs, toxins, infections affect the brain, fats, cholesterol (the true story) etc etc.
The essence of the book deals with ketone therapy, or the ketogenic diet, that was previously used with dramatic curative effect with patients suffering from severe epilepsy. It is the only known treatment that can actually cure epilepsy. It has also amazing results in the treatment of ALS, Parkinson’s disease, MS, Huntington’s disease and so on and so forth,
Normally, the brain uses glucose for energy, but if this is not available, it can use ketones. These are produced in the blood by our restricting consumption of carbohydrates. The healing ketogenic diet consists of “eating a high proportion of fat, adequate protein, just a little carbohydrate, and absolutely no sugar.”
The medium chain triglycerides contained in coconut oil provide the best means of producing ketones, Consumption of a couple of tablespoons of coconut oil can rapidly produce dramatic improvement in Alzheimer’s sufferers and also, as far as I understand, those suffering from other forms of dementia, and from the diseases mentioned above.
What is disturbing is that this simple method of treatment is not already generally known or applied. We should all be eating coconut oil and giving it to our loved ones, particularly those suffering from dementia or other brain problems.
We are all urged to start eating coconut oil, working up to five tablespoons a day. (I have personally been consuming ½ litre of coconut water every day with great positive effect on my digestive system, but this is the first time I’ve heard that coconut oil heals the brain.)
Over and above consuming large amounts of coconut oil, we are advised to begin a course of low-carb therapy. The amount of carbs we are allowed to consume depends on our blood sugar level. Those with a fasting blood glucose of 126 mg/dl (7 mmol/l) or greater should limit their carbs to a maximum of 25 g per day. Those with a fasting blood glucose of 101-125 mg/dl (5.6-6.9 mmol/l) are allowed up to 50 g per day. Those with a fasting blood glucose of 91-100 mg/dl (5.0-5.5 mmol/l) are allowed up to 100 g per day.
Following the appropriate low carb diet will quickly regulate your blood sugar and also normalize blood pressure, amounts of triglycerides, etc. You can change from the original diet to one permitting a greater amount of carbs once blood sugar improvement has occurred. The low-carb 25 g diet can even be used for seizure control. This latter diet is slightly more restricted than Dr. Bernstein’s diabetes control diet presented in his book “Dr. Bernstein’s Diabetes Solution”, which allows us 30 g carbs per day, and with the added information of the wonderful benefits of coconut oil is even/much more beneficial.
Apparently ketosis test strips are available from pharmacies, so you can test your blood ketone level.
An appendix provides a net carbohydrate counter, so we can easily measure the amount of carbs in our meals and there is also a chapter with recipes, though this chapter had limited value for me since most of the recipes contain meat, which I don’t eat.
It may at first present a problem for many to ingest such a large quantity of coconut oil every day, but we are given the tip that we can prepare and freeze small quantities of soup, to which we can add one or two tablespoons of the oil, according to what is needed. The soup is not intended as a meal but only as something to make the ingestion of coconut oil more palatable.
(When I first began taking it, I also added butter, peanut butter and other fats to my diet, and my digestion then ground to a halt - I have previously had considerable digestion problems resulting in at times a complete lack of stomach acid. However, I was fortunate quickly to discover that a small drink of sauerkraut juice would immediately stimulate my production of stomach acid, and now I can accept greater and greater amounts of fat, including coconut oil.)
The book also includes a mental status test and Parkinson’s Disease rating scale.
Actually, I found this great book to provide a total diet solution - it is also immensely readable, comprising inspiring case histories, and at the same time absolutely erudite.
I would strongly advise you to read this book. Doing so and implementing its advice will save/heal your brain.
The book is filled with detailed, documented information about the brain, neurogeneration, how drugs, toxins, infections affect the brain, fats, cholesterol (the true story) etc etc.
The essence of the book deals with ketone therapy, or the ketogenic diet, that was previously used with dramatic curative effect with patients suffering from severe epilepsy. It is the only known treatment that can actually cure epilepsy. It has also amazing results in the treatment of ALS, Parkinson’s disease, MS, Huntington’s disease and so on and so forth,
Normally, the brain uses glucose for energy, but if this is not available, it can use ketones. These are produced in the blood by our restricting consumption of carbohydrates. The healing ketogenic diet consists of “eating a high proportion of fat, adequate protein, just a little carbohydrate, and absolutely no sugar.”
The medium chain triglycerides contained in coconut oil provide the best means of producing ketones, Consumption of a couple of tablespoons of coconut oil can rapidly produce dramatic improvement in Alzheimer’s sufferers and also, as far as I understand, those suffering from other forms of dementia, and from the diseases mentioned above.
What is disturbing is that this simple method of treatment is not already generally known or applied. We should all be eating coconut oil and giving it to our loved ones, particularly those suffering from dementia or other brain problems.
We are all urged to start eating coconut oil, working up to five tablespoons a day. (I have personally been consuming ½ litre of coconut water every day with great positive effect on my digestive system, but this is the first time I’ve heard that coconut oil heals the brain.)
Over and above consuming large amounts of coconut oil, we are advised to begin a course of low-carb therapy. The amount of carbs we are allowed to consume depends on our blood sugar level. Those with a fasting blood glucose of 126 mg/dl (7 mmol/l) or greater should limit their carbs to a maximum of 25 g per day. Those with a fasting blood glucose of 101-125 mg/dl (5.6-6.9 mmol/l) are allowed up to 50 g per day. Those with a fasting blood glucose of 91-100 mg/dl (5.0-5.5 mmol/l) are allowed up to 100 g per day.
Following the appropriate low carb diet will quickly regulate your blood sugar and also normalize blood pressure, amounts of triglycerides, etc. You can change from the original diet to one permitting a greater amount of carbs once blood sugar improvement has occurred. The low-carb 25 g diet can even be used for seizure control. This latter diet is slightly more restricted than Dr. Bernstein’s diabetes control diet presented in his book “Dr. Bernstein’s Diabetes Solution”, which allows us 30 g carbs per day, and with the added information of the wonderful benefits of coconut oil is even/much more beneficial.
Apparently ketosis test strips are available from pharmacies, so you can test your blood ketone level.
An appendix provides a net carbohydrate counter, so we can easily measure the amount of carbs in our meals and there is also a chapter with recipes, though this chapter had limited value for me since most of the recipes contain meat, which I don’t eat.
It may at first present a problem for many to ingest such a large quantity of coconut oil every day, but we are given the tip that we can prepare and freeze small quantities of soup, to which we can add one or two tablespoons of the oil, according to what is needed. The soup is not intended as a meal but only as something to make the ingestion of coconut oil more palatable.
(When I first began taking it, I also added butter, peanut butter and other fats to my diet, and my digestion then ground to a halt - I have previously had considerable digestion problems resulting in at times a complete lack of stomach acid. However, I was fortunate quickly to discover that a small drink of sauerkraut juice would immediately stimulate my production of stomach acid, and now I can accept greater and greater amounts of fat, including coconut oil.)
The book also includes a mental status test and Parkinson’s Disease rating scale.
Actually, I found this great book to provide a total diet solution - it is also immensely readable, comprising inspiring case histories, and at the same time absolutely erudite.
I would strongly advise you to read this book. Doing so and implementing its advice will save/heal your brain.
July 30, 2012
This book now only explains well how to prevent these horrible diseases but explains KETOSIS in an easy to understand and follow format.
June 4, 2022
Mycket intressant bok om hjärnforskning och hur vi genom kosten kan hålla våra hjärnor friska på lång sikt.
Alzheimers sjukdom kallas också diabetes typ 3 och är kopplat till insulinresistens i hjärnan. Något jag tyckte var fascinerande med boken var att förstå hur ketoner tar sig in i hjärncellerna med energi på ett sätt som glukos inte gör vid insulinresistens. Ketogen kost (strikt LCHF) kan därmed ge hopp och förbättring till personer med neurodegenerativa sjukdomar till skillnad från medicinska behandlingar som bara kan göra så att sjukdomsförloppet går långsammare.
Boken handlar också mycket om vad kokosolja kan göra för hjärnan då den ökar mängden ketoner i cellerna även för den som inte äter ketogen kost i övrigt.
En till sak som överraskade mig var att 37år är genomsnittsåldern för diagnostisering av diabetes typ 2 i USA. Dags för förnyade kostråd kanske? Dags för hårdare regler mot livsmedelsindustrin kanske?
Citat ur boken:
"Om du vill behålla din mentala hälsa ska du hålla dig borta från sjukhus". "...studien visade att äldre personer löper stor risk att drabbas av betydande nedsättning av den kognitiva förmågan och att utveckla demens efter en sjukhusvistelse".
"Att tvinga ner kolesterolnivån med hjälp av mediciner och/eller en drastisk kostomläggning kan rubba kolesterolbalansen, vilket kan få allvarliga konsekvenser, särskilt med avseende på hjärnans funktioner."
"Statinerna är de mest lönsamma läkemedlen någonsin och inbringar många miljarder dollar i vinst till läkemedels industrin". "Även om alla statiner riskerar att ge neurologiska problem, verkar den allra vanligaste statinen, Lipitor, vara den mest bekymmersamma. Minnesproblem kan uppstå inom fem dagar efter att man börjat ta medlet men visar sig ibland inte förrän man ätit det i flera år."
#bojkottapfizer
Alzheimers sjukdom kallas också diabetes typ 3 och är kopplat till insulinresistens i hjärnan. Något jag tyckte var fascinerande med boken var att förstå hur ketoner tar sig in i hjärncellerna med energi på ett sätt som glukos inte gör vid insulinresistens. Ketogen kost (strikt LCHF) kan därmed ge hopp och förbättring till personer med neurodegenerativa sjukdomar till skillnad från medicinska behandlingar som bara kan göra så att sjukdomsförloppet går långsammare.
Boken handlar också mycket om vad kokosolja kan göra för hjärnan då den ökar mängden ketoner i cellerna även för den som inte äter ketogen kost i övrigt.
En till sak som överraskade mig var att 37år är genomsnittsåldern för diagnostisering av diabetes typ 2 i USA. Dags för förnyade kostråd kanske? Dags för hårdare regler mot livsmedelsindustrin kanske?
Citat ur boken:
"Om du vill behålla din mentala hälsa ska du hålla dig borta från sjukhus". "...studien visade att äldre personer löper stor risk att drabbas av betydande nedsättning av den kognitiva förmågan och att utveckla demens efter en sjukhusvistelse".
"Att tvinga ner kolesterolnivån med hjälp av mediciner och/eller en drastisk kostomläggning kan rubba kolesterolbalansen, vilket kan få allvarliga konsekvenser, särskilt med avseende på hjärnans funktioner."
"Statinerna är de mest lönsamma läkemedlen någonsin och inbringar många miljarder dollar i vinst till läkemedels industrin". "Även om alla statiner riskerar att ge neurologiska problem, verkar den allra vanligaste statinen, Lipitor, vara den mest bekymmersamma. Minnesproblem kan uppstå inom fem dagar efter att man börjat ta medlet men visar sig ibland inte förrän man ätit det i flera år."
#bojkottapfizer
June 21, 2025
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Visit their www.naturepathherbalclinic.com
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February 14, 2018
Not Just for Alzheimer’s
If you want to be healthy for the rest of your life, no matter what your age, read and internalize this book. Change or modify your lifestyle for greater quality of life. It may or may not extend your life (you can fall off a cliff or get in a fatal car crash anytime) but it will definitely make the life you have better and happier.
If you want to be healthy for the rest of your life, no matter what your age, read and internalize this book. Change or modify your lifestyle for greater quality of life. It may or may not extend your life (you can fall off a cliff or get in a fatal car crash anytime) but it will definitely make the life you have better and happier.
June 5, 2025
not just a program for Alzheimer’s.
Dementia and other maladies of the brain are not solved by medication. The underlying causes need to be addressed. This book can provide the answers. Many are looking for a quick fix, but if don’t address the underlying problems you’re conditions will continue or get worse!
Dementia and other maladies of the brain are not solved by medication. The underlying causes need to be addressed. This book can provide the answers. Many are looking for a quick fix, but if don’t address the underlying problems you’re conditions will continue or get worse!
May 5, 2019
Very informative
Everyone needs this information, well researched and not much that I would change. I am very critical because I believe that our body can heal if given everything it needs
Everyone needs this information, well researched and not much that I would change. I am very critical because I believe that our body can heal if given everything it needs
April 19, 2012
Dementia is a huge problem for a rapidly growing number of people all over the world. This book shows how to prevent its onset, and even reverse the symptoms, without drugs.
Dementia, which includes Alzheimer's, ALS, Parkinson's and other such diseases, can come about in a surprisingly large number of ways. Did you know that Alzheimer's is also known as Type III Diabetes? The connection between them is that strong. The toxins can come from an improperly cleaned out tooth that is getting a root canal (it is very difficult to properly clean out such a tooth). For some people, the cause can be getting the wrong anesthesia during a routine operation. Be very careful when taking a statin drug, or any drug that alters brain chemistry (the book contains a list of drugs that seniors should avoid). Other things to be reduced, or avoided altogether, are aluminum, like in frying pans, and excitotoxins like aspartame. The author does not mean to say that being diabetic, or taking an over-the-counter medicine, or living on diet soda will automatically lead to Alzheimer's or ALS, but that such people are more susceptible than the average person.
Now, on to the important part: how to stop dementia, or at least greatly slow it down? Raise your body's ketone levels by consuming at least 5 tablespoons of coconut oil (available at your local health food store) every day. It can be used in food preparation, or taken separately like a supplement. Go on a low-carb diet; how low depends on your fasting blood glucose level. If you don't already do so, get in the habit of reading nutrition labels. Get your teeth checked, and correct any existing infections. Take dietary supplements, including an iron-free multivitamin, Q10, Magnesium and Vitamin C. Get some Vitamin D in your body, either through taking a supplement or being outside. Have at least 1 serving of fish per week. Last, but not least, get some moderate physical and mental exercise.
Stopping dementia does not get much easier than this, especially if your family has a history of it, or the symptoms have already started to show themselves. For those who are Alzheimer's caregivers, consider trying some of the things mentioned in this book (you have little or nothing to lose). This book is extremely highly recommended, for everyone.
Dementia, which includes Alzheimer's, ALS, Parkinson's and other such diseases, can come about in a surprisingly large number of ways. Did you know that Alzheimer's is also known as Type III Diabetes? The connection between them is that strong. The toxins can come from an improperly cleaned out tooth that is getting a root canal (it is very difficult to properly clean out such a tooth). For some people, the cause can be getting the wrong anesthesia during a routine operation. Be very careful when taking a statin drug, or any drug that alters brain chemistry (the book contains a list of drugs that seniors should avoid). Other things to be reduced, or avoided altogether, are aluminum, like in frying pans, and excitotoxins like aspartame. The author does not mean to say that being diabetic, or taking an over-the-counter medicine, or living on diet soda will automatically lead to Alzheimer's or ALS, but that such people are more susceptible than the average person.
Now, on to the important part: how to stop dementia, or at least greatly slow it down? Raise your body's ketone levels by consuming at least 5 tablespoons of coconut oil (available at your local health food store) every day. It can be used in food preparation, or taken separately like a supplement. Go on a low-carb diet; how low depends on your fasting blood glucose level. If you don't already do so, get in the habit of reading nutrition labels. Get your teeth checked, and correct any existing infections. Take dietary supplements, including an iron-free multivitamin, Q10, Magnesium and Vitamin C. Get some Vitamin D in your body, either through taking a supplement or being outside. Have at least 1 serving of fish per week. Last, but not least, get some moderate physical and mental exercise.
Stopping dementia does not get much easier than this, especially if your family has a history of it, or the symptoms have already started to show themselves. For those who are Alzheimer's caregivers, consider trying some of the things mentioned in this book (you have little or nothing to lose). This book is extremely highly recommended, for everyone.
January 3, 2017
Good book with a lot of helpful information. It reads a little like a school science book at times which is ok since I like science. I just ordered a copy to be sent to a family member. I also added coconut oil to my diet and have been a little more careful about the foods I eat. It's also a good book to keep on hand as a reference.
April 16, 2015
Easy to read & practical applications for use of coconut oil given. The author suggests that coconut oil can help with a variety of inflammatory conditions.
I was already a fan of raw organic coconut oil as it helped me with hypothyroidism (low thyroid).
I was already a fan of raw organic coconut oil as it helped me with hypothyroidism (low thyroid).
September 7, 2015
Excellent read. I will be keeping this book for its great insights. =)
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