Reversing Alzheimer’s
According to research Alzheimer’s is now to be looked upon as a form of Diabetes of the brain. They are now beginning to classify it as Type III Diabetes.
- Type I diabetes is a condition in which the insulin producing cells of the pancreas are damaged and do not produce enough or any insulin whatsoever(usually people are born this way and so it is by default called Juvenile Diabetes).
- Type II diabetes is the condition where the pancreas produces sufficient insulin but the cells of the body have become insensitive to it and do not respond. This condition is usually caused by excessive sugar/starch in the diet of the victims.
- Type III diabetes/alzheimers then is the condition of insulin insensitivity of the brain. That is, the insulin receptor sites on neurons are not functioning correctly and cannot adsorb glucose properly and so Alzheimer’s is a disease of the energy depletion of the brain that will ultimately result in brain death unless aggressive intervention is pursued!
Neurons, unlike every other cell, lack the ability to store energy and so any interruption in energy supply quickly results in damage. A neuron at best has on hand merely a two or three minute supply of glucose. Neurons cannot be regenerated after about the age of two, so any brain cell death is tragically not reversible.
It is widely known that the only sugar a neuron is capable of using for energy is glucose, but what is not widely known is that there are two other fuel sources that neurons can utilize without depending upon the insulin response. They are the amino acid glutamate(glutamic acid) and ketones.
Most recommendations are for about 4 tablespoons a day for a maintenance level, and up to fourteen if you have issues to resolve.
An excellent source of dietary ketones is coconut oil, and in fact there appear to be many claims of reversing Alzheimer’s Disease using coconut oil. A Doctor, Mary Newport, from Florida, is among these claimants and is currently writing a book about how this food helped her husband.
Glutamate is an amino acid that the brain can also use for fuel and is readily available in capsule and bulk form supplements. It is brain fuel and also enhances brain function by removing ammonia(ever had foggy thinking?), and is the precursor to two key neurotransmitters. It is also the only way that ammonia can be removed from the brain.
Although neither is a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease(how do you restore damaged insulin receptor sites is still a mystery, if indeed it is even possible) they should both be able to reverse the symptoms if incorporated into the diet by supplying brain energy through another metabolic pathway. Simply maintaining a high protein diet will increase the amount of glutamate in the body.
In theory, if you were to provide the victim with adequate calories( replacing 2,000 calories of glucose) using ketones and glutamate, Alzheimer’s would halt and restoration of brain function would be fully complete to the exclusion of permanent damage already done to it. And so an early response will limit damage, the earlier the better, best yet to stop eating sugars,rice, potatoes, grain products, and eat only healthy foods before you develop Alzheimer’s?
Avoiding a diet high in both complex and simple carbohydrates will prevent type II and III diabetes.
But there are also two natural substances that the consumption of which improves insulin sensitivity once the damage has already been achieved.
- Vinegar
Incorporating vinegar into your diet, especially with your salad, and it’s delicious!
- R-lipoid acid
Both of these substances are claimed to enhance insulin sensitivity, each by 30%.
With these weapons in your arsenal you should be able to greatly mediate, reverse, or avoid deterioration.
Coconut oil to supply ketones as an alternate fuel for the brain. Supplement with glutamate also as another non- insulin dependant energy source. Consume some vinegar daily(or consume a serving of alcohol if the liver is functioning well), and start supplementation of R-lipoic acid to enhance the brains insulin response, and increase the adsorption of glucose.
It is interesting that it is suggested that the insulin insensitivity of the brain in Alzheimer’s is the result of brain inflammation. If this is true, and it makes complete sense, then the receptor sites are inhibited(the shape has been altered as to be non-functional) as a result of the chemical environment of inflammation, then if you remove the inflammation the function( shape/functionality) of the receptors may be restored, and the disease may be cured? Glutamine absolutely reduces brain inflammation by neutralizing ammonia,
And it does appear that there is a strong correlation between elevated ammonia levels in the victims of Alzheimer’s. One theory is suggesting that a bacteria migrated to the brain is the cause for this. In any event, the strong anti microbial action of coconut oil, combined with the ammonia neutralizing effect of glutamate seems a very promising and possible total solution.
It is clear that the cycle of elevated glucose levels creates inflammation, and that when this cycle is repeated over and over again that diabetes results. In Alzheimer’s the brain is energy starved. By eliminating the carbs much of the inflammation will dissipate.
By utilizing coconut oil, the microbial component of the disease, if it is there will be eliminated. By using glutamine/glutamate, the brain will eliminate ammonia which is clearly a nuro-toxin, and also supply fuel to the starving brain.
Mostly Alzheimer’s is a disease of the elderly, and the elderly do not consume enough protein and have poor digestion and so do not utilize the protein they do get from diet. And this makes the glutamine/glutamate supplementation all the more critical.
The Zero Carb Ketogenic Diet, as well as The Atkins Diet, are the two dietary models that will be the most useful starting point. It is also likely that a reduced carb diet of 25% may be a an advisable transition before going full out.
velis et remis
Robert
Nutra Bio Glutamate(glutamic acid)
“Actually, only a small percentage of people are truly sensitive to the small doses of MSG used as a seasoning. Billions of Asians consume it daily. The Japanese also consume seaweed, the richest natural source of monosodium glutamate. This chronic long-term consumption does not seem to cause any problems. In regard to Alzheimer’s disease in particular, the Asian rates (including Japan) are a fraction of what they are in the West. It is also of interest that infusions of MSG are used in mainstream clinical practice to reduce high ammonia levels in the blood (hyper-ammonemia) by stimulating the conversion of glutamate to glutamine. Thus, both glutamate (as MSG) and glutamine are used by conventional medicine for treating several serious conditions.” Glutamate/Glutamine info and cautions
L-Glutamic acid and glutamine: Exciting molecules of clinical interest
“In the brain, glutamine is a substrate for the production of both excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters (glutamate and GABA). Glutamine is also an important source of energy for the nervous system. If the brain is not receiving enough glucose, it compensates by increasing glutamine metabolism for energy, thus the popular perception of glutamine as “brain food” and its use as a pick-me-up. Glutamine users often report more energy, less fatigue and better mood”…
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sound info. I’ve read the book Dr. Mary Newport wrote….awesome …would definitely recommend it to anyone needing info on Alzheimer’s.
Thanks Sheila!
I will need to read this when I have more time. You have my full attention. Great Blog BTW.
Robert, I would like to follow your blog but can’t see the place to do so. I am very impressed with what I have read so far. My late husband suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and I would like to see a whole lot of research done because we are seeing more and more of it in today’s world.
Sincerely,
Jill
What a beautifully insightful blog. Thank you.
I’m loving your blog. Thanks for liking mine so could find you in the first place! I’ve reblogged this on one of my other blogs too. I love sharing good info when I fidn it. Your stuff is golden!
Hi Robert!
Thanks for stopping by my Evolution Made Easier blog and liking several of my posts. Much appreciated!
And I’m glad you mentioned coconut oil and vinegar in this post of yours. They are two of my favorite all purpose health items and I love that they are inexpensive, simple to use, and have numerous internal and external benefits and uses. In fact, my website http://www.allonetogether.com and blog both have lots of information about them, if you’re interested.
Thanks again for stopping by and best wishes and congratulations on your blog!
Thanks Zirah,
Nice looking site, will have to explore it some more this weekend when I have more time.
Nice to hear from someone like minded!
Thanks for sharing this information! My mother passed away due to complications with Alzheimer’s so it is a big interest of mine. This is a huge subject nowadays. I believe a lot has to do with the issue of the fats the brain requires. Industrial food system has the wrong fats for humans.
Also anti-cholesterol drugs are worrisome to me because the brain has tons it (cholesterol) for normal functioning. I have heard of the different pathway using Coconut oil so thanks for explaining that. Vinegar has been used for eons as a potent promoter of vitality so it doesn’t surprise me what you say here regarding the brain.
Jeff,
I wrote an article on vinegar last year, it is at the bottom of the list of posts by now.
Sorry to hear about your mother.
The acetyl molecule from vinegar is required to form acetyl coA, which is the starting point of the Krebs Cycle. Before this occurs glucose is cleaved in halve in the cytoplasm of the neuron in a process called glycolysis. This results in two molecules of pyruvate. In a properly functioning neuron pyruvate is quickly converted into acetylCoA in an enzyme catalysed reaction, but if the acetyl molecule from vinegar is in short supply pyruvate will build up to unhealthy levels, and pyruvate is a neurotoxin.
It is likely that the Alzheimer’s associated over expression of the deacetylating enzyme for acetyl choline is the demonstration of the neuron attempting to rob acetyl molecules from the neurotransmitter on order to keep the neuron alive itself.
Just a thought,
Velis et Remis
Robert
Thanks for liking my post Robert. I’ve just read this and found it most enlightening. My mother-in-law has Alzheimers and it is encouraging to think there may be something we can do to fight back. I’ll definitely check out your other posts. Hilary
Hilary,
Good luck with your mother in law. You might want to consider getting her off of carbohydrates by working her up to a 2000 calorie diet with glutamine and coconut oil.
The liver will convert some other the amino acids from protein into glucose and provide a steady supply of glucose without the associated blood sugar spikes of eating starchy foods. Improving the insulin response seems what you need to do as well.
Let us know how the battle progresses!
velis et remis
Robert
I’m going to kick your tail, Robert. Sleep tight….
That’s harsh Kells!
Unfortunately, I just found out about this and by the time this comment is approved and posts, it might be too late for people to take advantage of, but I just found out that there’s going to be a presentation today on Brain Health and Coconut Oil by Dr Bruce Fife and he’s going to be talking about using the oil to prevent Alzheimer’s, strokes, etc. The page says it will be available from 11am thru 7pm. You can check it out here: http://www.naturalhealth365.com/talkhourshow.html
Thanks Zirah
Listening to the show now. Interesting that he blames the brain inflammation as the cause of the insulin insensitivity related to Alzheimer’s. If this it true then if you attack the inflammation first then maybe the insulin response can be restored, and Alzheimer’s can be cured?
Velis et Remis
Robert
Glutamine definitely reduces brain inflammation by neutralizing ammonia, perhaps coconut oil combined with glutamine can cure Alzheimer’s? It does make some sense.
Robert,
Glad you were able to catch the presentation. For some reason I kept getting a “program is off-line” message each time I tried, even though I was within the timeframe it was supposed to be available and had signed up and used the link I was sent. Maybe you could do a blog post recapping any pertinent information and insights gleaned?
Zirah
Thanks for the heads up about the cast. Yes maybe I should do a post on Coconut Oil at some point, there seems a great deal to be said about it. It’s a simple substance and the benefits seems profound!
Velis et Remis
This is really interesting for me as my mom is just entering end stage Alzheimer’s. I think it is too late for her. Her dementia is too far gone and she is just waiting for death now.
I know that my chances of getting the disease are 20-40% higher (depending on what you read). Reading your post made me think of the food that my mother used to make when I was a child – full of processed junk. My mom put Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup in everything. My husband’s family calls it “manga cake” food. Lots of bleached white stuff. I long ago stopped shopping in the centre of the grocery store where all the processed junk is. Now I just shop the edges. It makes for a better diet but I think I will be adding coconut oil and vinegar to my diet too!
Diane,
Sorry to here about your mother, but trying this stuff will do no harm.
The nutritional value of foods has plummeted since the advent of modern commercial agriculture, some estimates are of about 30% of what it was sixty years ago. Combine this with the artificially flavoured and coloured, bleached and refined depletions, food has become a modern nutritional disaster.
There are three cornerstones of good nutrition, protein, vitamins and minerals. Together when adsorbed into the body the DNA Transcriptive products can be build and function as they were intended to do. Missing any one in adequate quantities, and then your cells are missing parts, and your health will be compromised.
Velis et Remis
Robert
Thanks Robert. This is a great blog! I’m glad you came by mine so that it lead me to yours!
Thank you, Robert. You have become a favorite blog of mine. We will not be able to solve the problems of mankind when our bodies are operating at less than optimal efficiency. I think you have some invaluable info here put forth in an enjoyable manner. Appreciated.
Thank you ever so much! I do try to make a difference, and it’s not easy!
I’ll be sharing this with my family–we just lost our grandma to Alzheimer’s in November. This is fascinating. Thank you for trying to make a difference, as someone who’s been directly impacted by this disease and see the deterioration, I cannot thank you enough.
So Sorry Below the radar,
Life is not about disease, it’s about life, your grandma would understand, and so do you.
This is very interesting as my mum has Alzheimers and it is so sad to watch her slowly fading away.. she is becoming a different person… very very sad
Helen,
I wish that I could show you the way, but I don’t know for sure. Coconut Oil, Glutamine, Vinegar, and R-Lipoic Acid are not expensive, the arguments for them are strong, and they will do no harm!
Good Luck Hun!
Velis et Remis
Robert
Thank you worth a try… as you say can do no harm
Also, as far as the inflammation factor is concerned, the last thing your mother should be consuming is anything, especially vegetable oils, all are high in omega 6 fatty acids(so no vegetable oils). Also keep her off of any kind of grain(bread, rice, wheat) product, since these are sugars and inflammatory. Get her on a higher protein diet, beef is best and you can improve the digestibility by simmering it in the oven at 150 degrees for as long as possible, since this temp enhances the action of the natural digestive enzymes, and does not destroy them. Finish off at 400 to on both sides to kill microbes for 5 minutes a side. You, by doing this have improved the protein quality of this food, and any older person needs protein more than ever to maintain functionality. Pacific pink and chum salmon are the cheapest and also the healthiest and lest contaminated foods you can buy. The contain a large percentage of omega 3 fatty acids, and dame which is converted into acetyl choline, a neuro-transmitter deficient in alzheimer’s victims!
Feed her steaks, and salmon, and dark green leafy salads using vinegar and coconut oil as as a dressing. Get her onto a Himalayan sea salt, or better yet invest her in a regimen of Quinton Plasma!
That’s the best advice I can give you Hun
Good luck
Robert
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Sure Awakening,
The information is sound and should be of benefit to anyone who needs it!
I see that you are the Canadian version of B. Uh-huh!
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This post is the most encouraging news I’ve heard with regard to something we can do for ourselves in the fight against dementia. Thank you for this info!
LifeonMyLane
Your welcome, good luck, and let us know how it works out for you.
Robert
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Thought this article makes sense. I do NOT have any Alzheimer’s, but I am also looking for healthy things to do to keep it away from me!
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Really intersting information thanks very much!
Thanks Jill,
Sorry to hear about your husband.
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On a related note, untreated sleep apnea worsens memory impairment. Grear post.
Thank you for stopping by and liking my blog. This article you wrote on Alzheimer’s is interesting. I had not heard this point of view before.
Great article
Excellent! Very interesting and educational. Thanks for the info.
Lots of good information there. I’m type II diabetic and I had read a lot of the same stuff. So good of you to get the information out there.
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Wow great info!I recently attended a health seminar on diabetes but did not hear of the Alzheimer’s type.I drink vinegar for skin purposes but now i know i’m also helping my insulin sensitivity.Thanks
Hotensia,
You might want to check out http://newhealthparadigms.wordpress.com/2011/11/13/vinegar-the-mysteries-of/ , I wrote it last year and it contains a lot of info about vinegar that you won’t easily find elsewhere.
Robert
Hi there Robert! I don’t know how or from whom you stumbled onto my blog, “The Contemplative Thinker” but I’m sure glad you did. Therefore, I want to thank you for visiting; moreover, I would entertain coming over to see your writing and how things are going with you. Btw, I am J. Paul Schilling and I look forward to our communiqués.
Hey Paul, thanks, I hope we can throw around some ideas!
Robert
My mother just was diagnosed with a variant of Alzheimers last week. This is timely. I will definitely try these ideas with her. I already have her on high dose fish oil (DHA/EPA) to help with inflammation. Thanks for visiting my blog also!
Hun,
You might consider(as per previous posts), that the omega 3 to omega 6 ratio is important. Alaskan pink and chum salmon have the ideal ratio of 10 to 1 and are extremely low in PCB’s, mercury, and other toxins(plus these are the least expensive salmon). All fish is not equal for health, so I would restrict her to these two types of salmon.
Omega 3 are anti-inflammatory(alzheimer’s is a disease of brain inflammation) which causes the insulin insensitivity(omega 6 is pro-inflammatory).
Also salmon in general contains a lot of DMAE, so it is an excellent choice, because DMAE is good for the brain and skin and is converted into Acetyl Choline which is deficient in Alzheimer’s Victims. Grass fed beef is also another excellent choice you can make to incorporate into her diet for many of the same reasons among others, but if you cannot afford grass fed beef, simply trim off the fat around the outside, since this is where the omega 6 is, and the the omega 3 in beef is mixed into the meat.
And for god’s sake she should be avoiding any kind of vegetable oil(except coconut) since the omega 6 content is just way too high!
Alos consider, if you cannot afford Quinton Plasma to restore mineral balance that you should seriously consider a table spoon or two per day of Himalayan sea salt Sole, in order to restore her mineral deficiencies.
Hi Robert
I really enjoyed reading your post and wanted to thank you for liking my post. I absolutely love vinegar on my salad and will definitely give the coconut oil a try. Thank you for sharing and I look forward to reading more of your posts.
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It is a more and more informative site for health. Another health related site garymbolton is informative too. I like this site.
Thanks! Will pass on!
Robert, Thank you for taking the time to read and like my blog. Our paths appear to be similar in that we inform and discuss natural, non-invasive approaches to helpining our wonderful bodies to help itself. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Chipster, looking forward to exchanging some ideas with you!
Robert, thank you. Let’s talk. Email me at chipmeglennc@gmail.com
I almost always am open to collaboration.
Clarke
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Robert, First off thanks for stopping by my blog Julia5150. Then thanks for writing this piece on AD treatment. To me it’s both sad and happy. Sad because it seems like such easy treatment to have come up with: my mother is about 2/3 through AD hence the sadness overall but also because we miss her so terribly much, and also she could have done this and still be with us today. I speak of her life as if she’s already passed away because it’s as if she has. Then the happiness that perhaps this “easy” treatment will prevent my development of AD. I’m going out to buy coconut oil today. I’ve heard about the insulin resistance. Why hasn’t it been talked about more, with more research to support it? So, thanks again.
Julia,
I think the medical and research culture is to blame, but also the apparent deference of people to the so called experts. There are serious problems when you combine these factors together which is confounding, rather than providing intuitive solutions.
Sorry to hear about your Mother
Robert
Interesting post. I have a daughter with Type I, so I’m all for reversing anything. I believe the body can do it.
Very interesting. Had never heard this approach or explanation concerning Alz. It’s in my family strongly. My Father is 62 and was diagnosed with early onset Alz at 59. His only sibling, his sister is 65 and was diagnosed late last year with dementia. Both have Diabetes 2 (which despite relatively healthy lifestyles, still runs in family). 2 of my Maternal Grandmother’s Sisters had it as well so it’s certainly something that concerns me greatly.
I’m 37 and learning that it’s hitting people at younger and younger ages so for that reason and to try to help my Mom deal with my Dad’s decline, I’m devouring info. So much of it talks about medicines with side effects worse than the treatment or it talks about serious surgeries that may not even help or may not be available until it’s too late. To learn of any option that’s immediately doable is of interest. If nothing else, it won’t hurt him so I’ll definitely be looking into this. Thanks!
ToniCooper,
Also consider that fat and or diabetic families are also likely to have fat and or diabetic pets! Obviously there is no genetic grounds for this, so have to place the blame squarely on lifestyle and diet…ok?
ToniCooper,
The north american indians have been plagued with type II diabetes since we converted them to a diet high in both simple and complex carbohydrates. The research is replete with this info.
The native diet before contact was much like the Atkins or Paleo Diet, no carbs!
It’s not hard to figure out!
Sorry about your family history.
Robert
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A little insight into one of the potential uses of L-glutamine in the body by Robert
Thank you, that information is so valuable to me…. now if only I can sneak it pass the nurse….question…..How do you get someone who thinks they know everything, to learn something?
pretty interesting…..never knew coconut oil could make so much of a difference
Thanks Robert. I’m glad you found my blog so I could find yours. I have just ordered Dr. Mary Newport’s book.
Hi Robert,
I just finished reading this article and thought you might be interested in it, if you haven’t seen it already:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/03/31/diet-may-slow-alzheimers.aspx?e_cid=20130331_SNL_Art_1&utm_source=snl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20130331
It talks about several things you mention in your post, including coconut oil and insulin sensitivity, and other things, as well. Would be interested to hear your take on the information.
p.s. Thanks for taking the time to like so many of my posts. I really appreciate the feedback and support! BTW, I will be featuring a link to this Reversing Alzheimer’s post of yours as one of my upcoming tips.
Thanks for the link Zirah,
I think the most likely cause of Alzheimer’s is the theory of a bacterial infection of the brain causing the inflammation leading to the insulin insensitivity. This seems to make the most sense on the surface because if the disease was caused by excessive carbohydrates in the diet, then it should not be restricted to the brain, but the whole body should have the Type II. The finding also that high levels of ammonia in the bodies of Alzheimer’s is a clear indication of bacteria!
The great thing about l-glutamine is that it is converted into glutamic acid as it neutralizes ammonia. This will help mop up and control the brain inflammation, and possibly restore insulin receptors. Glutamic Acid is also a non-insulin dependant brain fuel, so it is a win, win!
Coconut oil produces ketones, but it also contains three types of acids that have powerful anti-microbial properties, again this is a win, win, since it may be able to eliminate or at least greatly reduce the infection at the root of Alzheimer’s.
Together they may indeed be a one, two punch knockout combination!
And, you have interesting posts Zirah, so thanks!
Thanks. Great input/feedback. It’s exciting to see these new insights/understanding and protocols using natural substances coming forth. It’s also interesting to consider the bacterial connection. My body was diagnosed w/ chronic Lyme’s Disease (which is supposedly an unrecognized epidemic these days) years ago and from my understanding there is the possibility of the bacteria involved affecting/infecting the brain, so I’m wondering if this could be a mitigating circumstance in some cases of Alzheimer’s. Just a thought.
Have you read my Eat Like a Lion posts?
The single greatest harmful component of the world’s diet is the reliance upon grains, potatoes, and rice(complex carbs). They not only cause Type II Diabetes, but enhance the proliferation of morbid microbials, and throws off the bodies PH Balance. They are not healthy food choices.You won’t even get cavities or tooth decay if you simply restrict consumption of these food items, let alone diabetes, or anything else. They create the environment within the body to distort PH, and enhance the bodies decomposition with malicious microbes.
Just finished reading both parts. Thanks.
Zirah,
I should probably rewrite those posts sometime, they need to be updated.
I also recently watched a documentary on iTunes called “The Perfect Human Diet”, and it largely reached the same conclusions that I draw. It was interesting, and it’s nice to see some truth come to light in spite of the conflicting and confounding information and opinions assaulting us about dietary issues.
Also, you might want to enable a follow widget on the sidebar of your site?
I’m glad you brought up the point about conflicting and confounding information and opinions. After years of being involved in researching things related to health and healing, I have come to the conclusion that two of the most important things anyone could ever do are often not even mentioned. The first is learning to really love yourself….something most people probably think they do, but really don’t. You can eat “the best” diet, exercise regularly, take supplements, etc., but if you don’t have true inner health (a good dose of self-love and appreciation), then there’s likely going to be stress, imbalances, deficiencies and disease as a result.
The second thing I think is key,…. and I feel so strongly about this I’m going to write a blog post about it, …is to learn a method of self-testing through some form of kinesiology. Everybody and every body is different and there is no one size fits all when it comes to diet, excercise or health protocols. Fortunately I was forced to learn a system of self-testing for doing the remote energy work I do, and I found that even though I was eating certain things, taking certain supplements, and doing certain things that are considered highly beneficial and health-promoting, some of them my body didn’t want or need. So I was actually throwing money down the drain and didn’t know it.
A perfect example of this is when I went to read your Eat Like a Lion post and I also stumbled upon the one about Quinton’s Plasma. I got all excited and was all ready to order some, but remembered to ask/test my body if it was something it would like. I got a “yes,” but it seemed rather weak, so I asked a couple more questions. As it turned out, my body “likes” the Quinton’s, but is much stronger when asked if it would rather stay w/ the Oceans Alive I have been taking. For someone else the result might be exactly the opposite, or the body not want or need either product.
Anyway, I didn’t me to be so long-winded, but I can’t over-emphasize how important I think going directly to the source (the body) for designing your life style, diet, exercise program, etc. is. To me you aren’t really taking responsibility for your health and healing if you don’t give the body its say, instead of relying on the mental body, which loves to control everything and is more than happy to jump in and run the show. The body is a magnificent system and knows exactly what it needs to be healthy, and yet we usually listen to our mental and/or emotional bodies, or outside authorities, when it comes to things directly related to the body. I say it should be the other way around. Do the research, get input, feedback and opinions from others, but let the body have the final say. But then that’s just my particular point of view.
Zirah,
I agree.
But there is a point I’d like to make. The balance of nutrients is critical. Minerals, for example work in concert in the body, and imbalances cause disease, relative proportions are critical for proper functioning.
Normal table salt for example, was mined, but all the contaminants like clay have to be removed. The final result is pure sodium chloride, which if not ingested in balance with the other 80 minerals found in salt water simply causes heart disease. Salt in it’s natural form is balanced and promotes health, but pure NaCl will kill you if consumed in excess.
I started making a Himalayan Sea Salt Sole in my vinegar bottle(with pickling vinegar-lower PH). This provides the acidity to help make the minerals bio-available to the body(as you age you produce less HCl in the stomach), and it contains all 80 minerals in proportion. It is a cheap way of imitating Quinton Plasma. And it is delicious on salads and fish!
I am a big fan of Himalayan salt and even have a lot of information about it on my website. Again, it’s one of those all-natural health aids, like coconut oil and ACV, that is simple to use, inexpensive and has multiple benefits and uses, both internally and externally. Yea, let’s hear it for Mother Nature.
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I have read elsewhere that the sequence of Diabetes, Alzheimers’s, and Cancer are a natural progression the “Western Diet”
William,
I think you are correct. Consider cancer for a bit now. It is in fact a disease of metabolic dysfunction resulting from tissue being energy deprived and having to rely upon anaerobic metabolism which produces a local environment to the tissue which is extremely high in lactic acid(lactic acid actually permeates and encapsulates the cancer blocking oxygen from getting to the cells) and as a result is oxygen deprived also. This cancer, then is a self-perpetuating condition. The environment of cancer as a result has 10% of the oxygen that it should contain, and so anaerobic metabolism becomes the only possibility(anaerobic metabolism is both toxic and dirty and not meant to be sustained for long periods without causing dysfunction). The establishment of and spread of cancer is then a result of this metabolic dysfunction, and diet is at the root of it.
Velis et Remis
Robert
The Prime Cause of Cancer
“In order to understand the dramatic effect of increased oxygenation on cancer (and all anaerobic diseases) it is important to explain the conditions (and the only conditions) which allow cancer cells to not only survive but multiply and flourish. In order to do this an explanation of the metabolism of healthy and unhealthy cells must be explained- or in this case non-cancerous and cancerous cells.
A normal healthy cell burns oxygen and glucose (blood sugar) for energy and releases carbon dioxide and. This healthy cell is functioning aerobically- in the presence of sufficient oxygen. No anaerobic (cancer, Epstein Barr, herpes, mono, genital warts, etc.) can flourish, replicate or even survive in this oxygen rich environment.
An unhealthy or diseased cell is lacking sufficient oxygen but will still produce energy by burning mainly. This is very inefficient and a severe drain on the body. This energy burning process (sugar fermentation) releases mainly lactic acid and carbon monoxide instead of carbon dioxide. This cell is functioning anaerobically- with no oxygen present. Cancer, viral diseases, etc. flourish in this environment-little or no oxygen (and low PH).
Anaerobic cells must work harder than aerobic cells to produce energy from the glucose they metabolize.
Therefore, anaerobic cells burn much more glucose to produce the same amount of energy as aerobic. Cancer cells exhibit this anaerobic mode of metabolism- lack of oxygen, high glucose consumption, carbon monoxide and high lactic acid production. Cancer cells thrive in this high sugar-low oxygen environment but cannot exist in the opposite condition of high oxygen-low sugar mode of healthy cells.
Dr. Otto Warburg, whose name has been bandied about so often that his significance has been unjustifiably minimized, was a biochemist in cancer research. He won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for proving that a cancer cell cannot exist in an oxidizing, healthy cell. Dr. Waburgh was the director of the Max Planck Institute for Cell Physiology in Germany. In “The Prime Cause and Prevention of Cancer” 1967,”
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Great article. Thanks I’m grabbing a tablespoon of coconut oil now…
Your blog is fascinating! Thanks for all the great info, and for visiting mine.
Thank Hun, just trying to pick the harmonies out of the noise, and show where they all are so we can all enjoy them.
This is all getting too complicated for me. My brains gonna explode. Ammonia in the brain maybe contributing to Alzheimer’s Disease. Ammonia is a byproduct of nitrogen. Both L-glutamine and nitrogen come from protein. It’s some kind of cycle. Also you mentioned the inflammation in the brain maybe linked with Alzheimer’s Disease. I’m going to postulate that that inflammation is due to the excess amounts of aluminum and mercury found in the autopsies of Alzheimer’s Disease patients brains. Rich
The theory is that the inflammation which causes the insulin insensitivity is caused by a bacterial infection of the brain. Bacteria produce ammonia when they break down proteins. This makes sense in a number of ways, but most importantly to note is that type II diabetes is usually a whole body malady, but in the case of Alzheimer’s it is restricted to brain tissue, like a bacteria infection might be limited and not affect the whole body.
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Paul Stamets recommends Lion’s Mane Mushroom to eat the plaque in your brain.
I think studies have confirmed that the brain plaque has nothing to do with Alzheimer’s.
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Very informative. Ultimately, our bodies can only work with what we give them.
I really appreciate information like this – thanks for sharing!
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Attacking the inflammation of the brain…
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A fascinating article, very near to my heart, Thanks for liking my blog and leading me here.
This was a very interesting post! I especially appreciate it because getting Alzheimer’s is one of my greatest fears. Thanks:)
Solid information from which we may all benefit. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, and many “likes” on my blog, too!
Very interesting. Can you help with something I’ve been thinking about? As excesive sugar intake clearly contributes to type II diabetes, I wonder if fasting might shock the pancreas into producing insulin?
If you have type II, then the pancreas produces insulin just fine. The problem is the insulin receptors are damaged and insulin does not interface with them so they do not function well. The only thing that to my mind may help is to reduce overall body inflammation, since inflammation also causes type II like symptoms. It may in fact be the primary cause of type II.
There are many things that can be done to reduce inflammation, economically and affordably.
Also noteworthy is the fact that exercise can cure type II diabetes. This is the likely result of increased oxygen utilization(VO2 Max)resulting in decreased inflammation. Corydceps, a fungus used for thousands of years by the Chinese is proven to increase oxygen utilization by 40%.
In terms of reducing inflammation, I guess we’re not talking about aspirin or NSAIDs here?
Nope, you cannot take them for long, they are harmful, and they do not address the principle cause of the problem. I’ll write something about type II and inflammation tomorrow and post it for you!
You’re a star, I look forward to reading it, thanks!
My father had Alzheimer’s. He did not die from it but from a stroke. He had 3 of them till the last one took his life. Unfortunately they called it dementia but his doctor said that is the first stage of Alzheimers I really don’t know but I liked your blog on it. I also read you blog on type 2D. I have type 1 and my daughter also has type 1. She was diagnosed when she was 22 months old she is now 19. It is good to raise awareness for type 2 but I find that most people do not understand that type 1 and 2 are very different. Thank you or your attention to illnesses. It helps us to have knowledge.
Hun,
I wish I knew how you can restore the insulin producing cells of the pancreas. I will look into it, but not everything is possible.
You have a transplant if the isolet cells that make insulin. It is available now but only through cadaver donor. I am up on all the research my niece also has type 1 she is a supporter of research and keeps me up in all the latest. Thank you for your comment!
Hun,
Stem cells, they are undifferentiated cells that contain all the DNA but are not specialized yet as in the white cells of the pancreas that produce insulin.
I recall that electric current, according to Robert O Becker’s work fifty years ago will convert differentiate cells into system cells.
it seems to me that regular pancreatic cells may be converted simply with electric current, and then allowed to differentiate into insulin producing cells?
I will look into it, let me know if you get any good clues!
Velis et RemiS
Robert
Oh wow ok. Wouldn’t that be something if there was a cure. My daughters doc told us that there would be a cure in her lifetime. Thank you for you researching mind.
I think Becker was talking voltages of under one to make the conversion to stem cells, very safe voltage.
remember cells communicate with each other with spatial information that determines differentiation.
it is entirely possible that type I diabetes can be cured at home with a low voltage battery, if applied correctly.
Robert, I have been following this conversation between you and MichelleMarie and love that you’re such a wealth of information and are so generous in sharing it. It’s obvious that you really care about your readers and the various situations they
are dealing with.
I would never patent the sun Zirah, and neither would you…glad you understand!
If you can de-differentiate some of the cells on the surface of the pancreas with a low applied voltage, once done, the cells by sharing spatial information could likely convert some of these cells into insulin producers.
the body heals itself, it is smart if you help it out, it does the rest!
A friend of mine has some issues with Alzheimer, he’s getting a little bit worse every day. I think I could recommend the advises you provide. Thanks for the info. I’m looking forward this blog.
What is clear, even in my post on curing type II diabetes is that glucose causes inflammation. It may not be the primary cause of the inflammation of alzheimers but eliminating it from the diet with a zero carb ketogenic diet should greatly reduce the inflammation, therefore the type III diabetes.
Also do not forget the coconut oil for both the ketones and the anti microbial acids.And the glutamine, in fact I believe the glutamine should be supplemented in a 5:1 ratio with glutamic acid…but the explanation is lengthy.
Also i dont think that you should not exceed 100mg/kg/day of glutamic acid. Your blood plasma levels remain steady until this dosage is exceeded. Then there is no issues of neuro-excitotoxicity for portions of the brain not protected by the blood brain barrier.
http://empowerednutrition.com/supplement-database/glutamic-acid/
Thanks Robert for your time researching and spreading knowledge.
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If this were really possible it would really good news
Very interesting read – might have to get on to the coconut oil!
Addosh, I highly recommend adding coconut oil to your diet and health routine, even if Alzheimer’s is not a concern of yours. It has soooo many benefits and uses, both internally and externally, and it’s yummy, to boot.
It’s one of my all time favorite natural health aids and have featured information about it on my To Your Health page at All One Together and blog Evolution Made Easier, if you’re interested in knowing more about it.
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Glad you liked my post. Thank you for yours. We all need to work together to illuminate the paths to healthy living. I have just been reading about coconut oil and molasses and have given both to my parents who are cancer survivors and both very anemic at this time.
Thanks for stopping by on my blog!
Extremely interesting, this article! In fact, it seems to be related to the overall fact that we eat too much inflammation-producing foods (some people prefer acidic foods, as opposed to alkaline foods). Instead of taking coconut oil, it might be interesting also to investigate eating more alkaline foods..
Anyway, I love the fact that it’s not necessarily expensive fancy engineered molecules but just simple and well-chosen foods that can cure you!
Give up the carbs!
Carbs make you diabetic, they are the principle cause of inflammation, they destroy the body PH, they promote morbid microbials, they make you fat, they make you stupid, they make a person ugly and eventually they are fatal one way or another!
This should be shared widely.
Excellent information and presentation!! Re-blogging!!
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Excellent presentation and information. My Mom was bedridden for 10years due to AD. Sad to watch …..