Alzheimer's and fatty acids

Absolutely right. It comes down to power and greed!

The epidemic of dementia, especially in the under 70s is directly related to the rise in Western diseases. We did not evolve needing drugs, they are a direct result of the life styles we lead.

However it is not in the interests of a Western doctor or drug company to have a healthy population. The only guaranteed growth in the West comes from the "healthcare" industry.

We have to take responsibility for our health and reject "medical solutions"

Lizzie, I prefer postings that are not blatantly false. Like I say, you buy your own credibility.

Here is an 1897 text on mental illnesses when senility was regarded as just another fact of old age: "http://books.google.com/books?id=AThNAAAAMAAJ"

Here is another speaking of senility as recorded by 5th Century BC writings:"http://books.google.com/books?id=-HWBBp4beTMC&pg=PA201&lpg=PA201&dq=...

Dementia, senile dementia was, twenty years ago sufficiently rare to warrant a brain biopsy

Nowadays 50% of 85 year olds have dementia. It has not been around since ancient history - very few modern diseases were seen prior to the twentieth century

The first heart attack was recorded in 1906

Do you think that Marshmallows are herbs or sweets?? are you just trying to be clever / patronising, or do you just enjoy eating processed junk food?

Personally I would rather people ignored postings than were gratuitously offensive

Lizzie:
"Dementia was unheard of twenty years ago"

That statement is 100% wrong. Senile dementia is the 'old' name for alzheimers. It has been around since recorded history.

If you say things like that, the effect is that every other statement in your postings is ignored (or worse, make people doubt everything you say).

And BTW, Marshmallow is not a tree it is a herb, and according to wikipedia: "Early Romans and Greeks ate the flowers of the marsh mallow plant originally as preventative medicine"

Do your research, check your facts, and edit your thoughts: it is a good use of your brain, and you may sway people with your words.

The researchers have found that feeding rats too many omega 6 fatty acids - the ones in biscuits and processed fat based food causes dementia
The important omega fatty acids are omega 3 fatty acids
this is part of the food industry's attempt to discredit healthy products - by confusion and misinformation

TRUTH
Dementia was unheard of twenty years ago, the incidence of dementia is rising exponentially, not because we are living longer but because we are less healthy

Good research shows that a healthy diet, a healthy mind, exercise and social networks protect against dementia

However with dementia drugs costing £1,000 or more a year, who apart from the individuals concerned wants thta information to get out.

Dementia is just another thing to scare people with, scared people comfort eat, comfort eating leads to a range of modern diseases, including dementia

If it wasn't around 10,000 years ago, you probably shouldn't be eating it! have you seen a marshmallow tree??

Eat natural, run around lots, make friends and use your brain!!

Lx

There are so many components to Alzheimer's that it may be a while before we know how to treat it effectively. Its even referred to as "possible Alzheimer's" because the only way to actually diagnose it is to examine the brain, postmortem. The more we learn about it, the more we can hopefully find out about the mechanisms, and hopefully that will lead to a treatment, since disease projections are showing that it can affect up to 8 million people by 2030.

i should add: at least they are trying. Maybe this will be the thing that works.

I've seen over 45 different articles on ways to help with Alzheimer's, so when are they going to find something that works because it seems they're just going in circles with these studies...

i get the impression that these people have no idea what they are doing. There have been posts saying the probelem lies in anything ranging from Mad cow infection to vitamin D difficiency. All i want to hear is when they actually help a person with one of these treatments, not probable false hope.

ahhha.......I was about to post this news item and I saw this just now....thats fine, its a very interesting and useful information for everyone who is in need of it..