KETOGENIC DIET RESOURCE - ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE CARE

Studies on neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimers Disease have demonstrated that the ketogenic diet may not only provide some relief of symptoms, but could also reverse some of the brain cell death processes associated with these diseases.

Researchers at Brown University in Rhode Island have coined the term "Type 3 Diabetes" in relation to the structural changes found in the brains of Alzheimers patients.

Several studies have demonstrated that the "neurofibrillary tangles" of proteins found in the brains of Alzheimers patients are in part caused by a lack of insulin sensitivity in the brain, and just as in Type 2 Diabetic patients, the disease begins as a sort of insulin resistance.

The difference is that instead of the insulin resistance being in the liver, the resistance is in the brain cells.

This insulin resistance results in a reduced ability to metabolize glucose in the brain, which sets up a scenario where brain cells begin to malfunction due to lack of cellular fuel.

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BRAIN SHRINKAGE? TRANS FATS LINK TO ALZHEIMER'S

For years, doctors have been advising Americans not to consume trans fats. But do you really stay away from them?

What if trans fats cause the onset of Alzheimer's disease? That question led to an investigation at Portland's Oregon Health and Science University, led by Dr. Gene Bowman. 

"We're interested in things that might have a role in the prevention of Alzheimer's disease," he said. "But we're also looking for things that actually might be causing the disease." 

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COCONUT OIL FOR ALZHEIMER'S - LOW CARB DOWN UNDER

Another article, including a video, about a man who started suffering from memory loss and depression, who completely turned it around and recovered by using coconut oil.

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IS COCONUT OIL GOOD FOR ALZHEIMER'S?

Coconut oil is Alzheimer's most popular and most controversial non-drug treatment. See how it works. Learn about a new study on its effectiveness by Florida's Byrd Alzheimer's Institute.  Click here to learn more.

KETOGENIC DIET AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE - LIVESTRONG

Ketogenic Diet and Beta-Amyloid Plaque

Amyloids are protein fragments produced by the body. Beta-amyloids, which are found throughout the brains of Alzheimer's patients, are snippets of the amyloid protein. Animal research published in the October 2005 issue of "Nutrition and Metabolism" found that the ketogenic diet reduced the buildup of this plaque in mouse brains.

Human Studies on the Ketogenic Diet

Researchers have tried to mimic the effects of a ketogenic diet by giving a drug that produces ketones in the body to 152 elderly patients who were presumed to have Alzheimer's disease. The results of the study, which were published in the October 2009 issue of "Nutrition and Metabolism," showed that these patients showed significant improvements on tests of cognitive functioning. Results were especially good for patients who carried the APO E4 gene, which predisposes carriers to develop Alzheimer's disease.

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/464905-ketogenic-diet-and-alzheimers/#ixzz25NOwc5Ak

ALZHEIMER'S AND COCONUT OIL: IAN BLAIR HAMILTON AND CASSIE BOND

ALZHEIMER'S IS REALLY JUST 'TYPE-3' DIABETES, NEW RESEARCH SHOWS

(NaturalNews) Emerging research on the widespread degenerative brain disease known as Alzheimer's suggests that this prevalent form of dementia is actually a type of diabetes. Published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, a recent study out of Rhode Island Hospital (RIH) confirms that Alzheimer's is marked by brain insulin resistance and corresponding inflammation, a condition that some researchers are now referring to as type-3 diabetes.

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