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These ten signs in my opinion can exist during a very difficult period in one's life. Stress being the reason for this most rapid onset for me at age 44 years.
I am no expert in the field and this will become clear. However, there are some easy to understand life style factors that cannot hurt, and like in Jeff Bowels what we practice on our selves and not on the general public may be of some use to someone somewhere. In fact sometimes it is our collective individual anecdotal voices that can give science clues for their research.
I hear that early detection for Alzheimers is quite difficult because of the nature of the condition. This is a problem. Some specialists in detection are saying they cannot detect actual physical damage until there has been some 80% destruction of the myelin sheath.
However, there is hope, according to the Alzheimers association based in Chicago Illinoi USA
This site goes on to site some good resourses and suggestions on getting an early evaluation. Similarly Jennifer Wegerer in June 25, 2018 posted on
Also states there are ten early signs to look out for with Alzheimers.
These early signs include: inablility to remember what just happened; inability to plan or problem solve; losing track of seasons, time; misplacing things; mood changes; poor decision making; trouble with conversations; trouble completing familiar tasks; vision problems; withdrawal from social or work gatherings.
There are no circumstances under which proper professional care should not be sort. I personally would get in touch with any professional or public organisation or medical organisation that may help. But I have been learning about health for more than 9 years. And I have suffered some of the things on this list. However, I feel that I have been able to reverse some of symptoms on that list. However, I was young only 44 years old when I first become aware of my failing health and memory.
In my case the reason I had a lot of signs to look out for on this list was because of a combination of environmental and genetic factors. Some of these are facts and are in my medical record others are self inflicted and self diagnosed, which is anecdotal, but may be of some use.
If one begins to show signs of memory problems, it does not ofcourse mean that one has Alzheimers or any serious condition. However, in my opinion it might be better to assume a (just in case attitude) especially if one was looking for a reason to change their life style anyway. However, if ones' life style is pretty good already than it is probably better to stay positive and monitor ones' progress over time and check oneself out with a professional in the field sooner rather than later. In the mean time, not trying to give any false hope here, there are a bunch of things one can do, to potentially help. These things may have some impact in the long term. With these life style suggestions there is no proof. No science can cater for such complex approaches to such complex problems. Well not yet anyway. Hopefully one does not need an acute responce, just nudging in the right direction. If the situation were dire than dire solutions maybe required, however, as yet none exist. There are probably some professionals out there that have some good ideas. But I would not be surprised if they would reserve these thoughts for their immediate family.
The first thing to do is remember the story about coconut fat. Here is a link to the Daily Mail
This article raises some points that need addressing. First it mentions drugs that may provide the benefits of coconut fat without the triglycerides. Well this article I'm about to cite goes some way to suggest that triglycerides are not necessarily down to the fat one eats but the glucose! This backs up what I said and that is that it's carbs, sugars and processed foods that are the real problem. Because these three sources of starches that of potato, rice and wheat that do a lot of the damage, which ultimately raise blood pressure, triglycerides, promote diabetes and aid the onset of Alzhimers.
The next thing the article mentions is that ketones might be more important than the coconut fat itself. Again I disagree, I've produced as many as 4.0 mmols of ketones a day with an average of 2.0 over a period of a week and found that my brain function was not as good as when I was eating the fat from coconut. So although ketones are a really healthy long term option, what needs to happen right now is full fat coconut fat. Next the article mentions MCT oil, which is liquid coconut fat, distilled slightly to produce more medium chain triglycerides (MCT), but in my experience it is a skin irritant, which if it affects the skin on the outside it will definitely affect the skin on the inside as it goes through your intestine. I know that evolution has given us a trap door in the intestine allowing pure MCTs to pass straight into the bloodstream thus accelerating absorption, and avoiding digestion in the stomach, but this is for only a small amount so a teaspoon at a time is enough, and the energy rush does not last long. When they recommend no more than 2 teaspoons I agree no more than two teaspoons a day. The next thing the article mentions is if coconut fat is hydrogenated or not. Well coconut fat does not need to be hydrogenated. It can be bought partially hydrogenated, but this is to extend shelf life only, and we don't want that. It turns out that any hydrogenated fats, this is ones that have a fat content now containing trans fats is now just one molecule away from plastic! And has a half life of one year! Not good for us. So I'd recommend you choose extra virgin and cold pressed coconut fat, which for sure means no hydrogenation and therefore not trans fats. I hear there is no thing as real organic coconut fat, but if it says it on the container, then I'd go for that rather than not. So doing all this will reduce hunger because the hormone for hunger is leptin which is satiated with fat, so all that fat will allow you to not eat. This will simultaneously reduce your carb intake, all good so
far.
The next thing I mentioned was to push the advantage afforded to you while sleeping, you already started cutting carbs and eating fat during the day and this advantage is to extend the forced fast of sleep. When you wake, try and extend your non-eating window by putting off breakfast for as long as possible. This is the most important bit, because it is with extending the forced fast of sleep that real healing of the brain can take place. In the seminal research done by
on autophagy he explains that not eating will lead to an auto cleansing of the bodies systems including the brain. It turns out when humans don’t eat for a while a mechanism that evolution has given us kicks in to help us survive. We get smarter! That’s right our brains grow new connections in the brain, and even the rate of new brain stem cell production goes up too. We already knew that our brains produced some 400 neurons a day in the hippocampus under normal circumstances, but for this to increase during a period of fasting is a bonus. It seems that when hungry our brains sharpen and our eyes get better and our senses improve, this of course is so that we may succeed at detecting and catching our next meal. The other way of looking at this is simply to reduce the eating window. So if you decide to only eat from 2 to 8pm then that is an eating window of 6 hours. Not bad. Similarly if you start to eat at 4pm and finish at 7pm that is an eating window of 3 hours. Getting this eating window down to 1 hour is your choice, but a six hour eating window is enough to begin benefitting from all the possitive effects of these dainly intermitent fasts over time. The smaller the eating window the faster the results. And with your fasting day filled with the occassional teaspoon of coconut fat and olive oil, this might end up being perfectly doable.
The next thing I mentioned was to take some supplements and get some exercise. The reason for this is that the
and
and we should not forget what Dr Boz said in her brilliant book
that “two years of producing ketones in your bloodstream will arrest heart disease”. Thus reducing the furring up of arteries. So to find a fast way to help reduce vascular dementia we need to get some exercise in the first hour of every morning. Along with these supplements Syberian Ginseng, Ginkgo Biloba and Omega 3 oil we are onto a winner. The exercise I do is advocated by Wim Hoff (the iceman) 20 world records. He proposes hyperventilating for 35 breaths or more, (until you begin to feel light headed), and then breathe out all your air and start doing press ups, (or something of your choosing), either full press ups or on your knees press ups. Then take one long breath and continue with the press ups. This will reach a total being both amounts of press ups being added together. Wim Hoff said he can do 100. I hit 100 once. It’s really hard. However repeat the process 3 times. This is good exercise and will reduce any risk of vascular dementia and COPD which is now the number 1 reason for early death in developed countries. There is another advantage of doing the Wim Hoff method and that is that it activates our
This has some real advantages. And can keep you in tip top viral shape. We are yet to see the benefits through this pandemic.
The other thing I mentioned was to use a memory palace. This is not new, but is becoming more popular. I’m only on my second book, so I’m new to this. However you may remember the example I gave. Whenever you meet someone, place them somewhere in the house. The thing I didn’t have time to mention was to have a premade route in your head of your house. The way this works is imagine walking though your house and list a whole bunch of things that you see along the way on your route. Do this many times until the route is always the same. So if you manage to find 20 items in your mind's eye, then it will always be the same 20 items next time you review your route. Next make the person you meet stand at the first item along your route. To start with it maybe the front door, which if I remember correctly is me! And then take their first name and think of a sound that reminds you of the name and conjure up an image of something like an animal or non real thing that reminds you of the sound of the name. Do the same with the surname and place them next to the person in some way or make the person you are trying to remember do something with these objects in your mind's eye. With practice you’ll get really fast. For more help on getting it fast enough to be of any use get the excellent book or audio book of
here you’ll learn a whole bunch and not just on speed.
Mark C. Barry BSc. and his materials are not intended to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent any disease. All materials written by Mark C. Barry BSc. is provided for educational purposes only. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified healthcare provider for any questions you have regarding a medical condition, and before undertaking any diet, exercise or other health related program.
This artical is copyrighted material of Mark Barry BSc. 2024. I was in full time education doing an Access course to science and I am very much looking forward to studying nutrition and dietetics, which will give me the opportunity to help people by diagnosing and prescribing a treatment program that might be the fastest path towards a natural remedy. If this article has been of any value or interest to you and you feel it may also be of interest to someone else please feel free to pass it on. I would be grateful for any hints or tips you feel may help also.
Kind regards Mark C. Barry B.Sc. (hons)
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