Hopeless Conditions: Alzheimer's

Our current lecture series is on hopeless conditions. Modern medicine has very little to offer for dementia and arthritic disorders. The Alzheimer's Association says, "A genuinely new Alzheimer's drug has not been approved since 2003, and the currently approved Alzheimer's medications are ineffective in stopping or slowing the course of the disease." The prevailing view is that Alzheimer's is incurable and largely untreatable. Most believe there is no way to prevent it. Alzheimer's is the only one of the nation's top ten leading causes of death for which there is no effective treatment. Many doctors would rather give a diagnosis of cancer rather than Alzheimer's. There is promise for Alzheimer's, however. Nutrients have been shown to slow the progression, prevent or even reverse the tau and amyloid markers for the disease. Polyphenols in pomegranate juice have reduced amyloid beta and vitamin B3 in the form of niacinamide has reversed the destruction of tau. These and many other remarkable discoveries will be discussed in our next seminar. Article on pomegranate and amyloid beta. Article on vitamin B3 and tau protein.