MENDing The Alzheimer's Brain

Alzheimer's Disease is a degenerative disease of the brain that is currently thought to affect nearly 44 million people in the world. In the United States alone, over 5 million people suffer the illness. It is estimated that, at current rates, that number will grow to more than 17 million by 2050. It is an expensive illness. The Alzheimer's Association predicts that the disease will cost our country 236 billion dollars in 2016. However, the human cost of the illness is incalculable. Despite the efforts of many, there has been no cure for the disease. At present, no one medication works to either prevent it or substantially alter its course. Many authors, including myself, have concluded that Alzheimer's Disease is not a certainty in aging individuals. Indeed, even in those having family members with Alzheimer's Disease, that is, parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts, the dreaded illness is not inevitable. We have advised that steps can be taken to help most individuals avoid Alzheimer's Disease. In the September 27, 2014 issue of the journal, Aging, Dr. Dale Bredesen described the MEND method to treat and even reverse symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease. The acronym, MEND, stands for Metabolic Enhancement for Neurodegeneration, and the treatment method was been show to substantially improve cognitive function within 3 to 6 months in individuals with mild cognitive impairment or the more severe Alzheimer's Disease. The MEND protocol involves personally tai...
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