coconut oil may help her husband Steve, who suffers from early onset Alzheimer's

[Serpo]

Visit http://www.OrganicCoconutOil.info for more on the use of coconut oil....Dr Newport learns that the medium chain triglycerides in coconut oil may help her husband Steve, who suffers from early onset Alzheimer's.


PDF.

http://www.coconutketones.com/whatifcure.pdf


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iScs0uzQZFk&feature=related


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[TheNocturnalEgyptian]

He could do oil pulling WITH coconut oil (chelation rids the body of heavy metals, and aluminum toxicity is one of the causes of early onset alzheimers) and if his alz is brought on by aluminum, it would be a double whammy!

[Large Sarge]

High Dose Niacin

book below by Abram Hoffer, he pioneered high dose niacin treatments

Smart Nutrients: Prevent and Treat Alzheimer's, Enhance Brain Function
by Abram Hoffer


http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Nutrients-Prevent-Alzheimers-Function/dp/189061226X

he has a bunch of youtube videos online

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=abram+hoffer&aq=f

[Serpo]

Niacin has the property of causing the small blood vessels to increase in size. These are the capillaries. Now, capillaries are often so small that the blood cells pass through them in single file. It is the capillaries that take care of the vast majority of all the cells in the body. You have large arteries near the heart, and they get smaller and smaller as they extend from the heart. But, at the end of every well-sized artery is a very large network of capillaries. They all start from the heart -- but at the end of the line they are tiny, tiny capillaries.
Just take an arbitrary number for the number of living cells in your body -- perhaps one billion. The exact number is not critical for this purpose. Now, the question is: "How many of those billion cells are within a fraction of an inch away from one of the large arteries so that they can get rid of toxins directly into that artery, and to get nutrients from that artery?" I don't know, but I'll guess that it is less than 20% of all those cells.
Now, there are many miles of the small capillaries in your body -- a vast network which gets within a small fraction of an inch of EVERY cell in the body. It is the capillaries which nourish the cells and which carry away the toxins.
Now, add into this equation the fact that most of the toxins in the body are stored in fat cells. These fat cells can hold on to toxins for years, never letting it go until some "event" (like sweating or exercise). Then, the fat cells give up their toxins and they start leaking out into the surrounding tissues. You can have a slow-leak batch of fat cells that are poisoning you constantly. Much of the disease that plagues mankind certainly comes from the constant slow leak of toxins from these fat cells.
These fat cells, like the millions of others, are all within a fraction of an inch of some capillary, but IF that capillary is clogged (as most often they are), and if the blood cells move through them only one cell at a time (single file), then you can see that there is not much chance for those toxins to be cleaned up by the flow of blood.
If you could find something that would increase the size of these capillaries, and not cause any harmful or adverse reaction, you can see how beneficial this would be.
In fact, niacin does this -- it causes these miles of tiny capillaries to increase in size.
It is the INCREASE in size, partly, which causes your skin to get red.
While there are miles of these capillaries all through your body, it is near the surface of your body where the arteries are NOT! So, as all the large surface of your body, your skin, is nourished by these small capillaries, and as the capillaries get larger, you can naturally see how the skin would show that increase in blood by getting red!
But, there is something else going on. I don't know of very many researchers who have told this story in terms that the average person can understand.
There is another substance to learn a bit about -- it is a hormone called "histamine." You know of this substance when you buy "anti-histamine" medicines. Without getting into a long story on that, the "anti-histamine" substances are meant to reduce the action of histamine -- this is usually not good!

What does histamine do in the body?

Well, first it can be produced by EVERY cell in the body. And, it is nature's warning signal.
Whenever a cell is in danger (as, for instance, from a mosquito bite!), the cells that are in danger emit histamine. That wonderful hormone has the ability to send a message to those places in the body which change the blood flow -- to send more blood (water) to that area to provide the nutrients needed to heal the problem, and to carry away the toxins.
So, when a mosquito bites you, the area around the bite itches and swells. That is the action of histamine coming to the rescue -- bringing extra blood to supply nutrients to the cells that have been poisoned by the mosquito bite, and to carry away the poison.
When a cell is completely overwhelmed (as when it is loaded with toxins) it is in such apathy that it can't even release histamine -- in other words, it is so sick that it can't even call for help.
Now, take a look at those cells near the capillaries. They are often loaded with toxins and there is never enough blood flowing near them to take the toxins away.
Now, put some niacin in your body!
The capillaries increase in size. How much? I don't know exactly, but often at least double in size. Now, you have two blood cells going through the capillary, side-by-side.
The chances that this increased blood flow can take away some of those toxins is at least double what it had been.
As those poor cells start coming back to life -- getting rid of toxins, they rise UP to the level where they can send out calls for help.
They send out small quantities of the hormone, histamine.
Histamine causes an itchy feeling anywhere it goes. It also causes the body to send more water (blood) to that area, but what YOU experience is the red skin and the itchy reaction from histamine.
If you take niacin and DON'T have a flush, it could be that your capillaries are too far gone to be helped, or more likely, you don't have a lot of toxins ready to be removed just then.
So, you should seek the niacin flush. It does a great deal of good for your body -- increasing blood flow, taking nutrients to areas that are starved, and taking AWAY some of those toxins that cause illness, tiredness and disease.

Niacin and cholesterol:

It is well known that niacin is the safest way of reducing cholesterol counts -- without any other medication. It's also very inexpensive. However, you should know that high cholesterol readings are NOT a risk factor for heart disease. A great majority of doctors will tell you this, but it is not true. If you want to lower it anyway? Niacin will do that very safely.

The Flush

When you get that "flush" that means that the small blood vessels in your body are being expanded in size because of the niacin. Many of your small blood vessels, called "capillaries" are so small that blood cells can go through them only in single file.
Sometimes, in fact, that small passageway is clogged and blood doesn't get through at all.
While the large organs of the body all have blood supplied from large arteries, a great deal of your body, particularly the parts near the surface (skin and surface areas) get their ONLY supply of blood (therefore also of oxygen and food!) from these small capillaries. So, if those capillaries are not carrying the blood, then those parts of the body are not getting nourishment and oxygen.
The niacin causes these small capillaries to get larger -- so they might be able to carry two or three blood cells at the same time. This is a tremendous increase in blood flow.
You experience this as a reddening of the skin -- simply because there is more blood close to the surface of the body. As this blood flows in these areas the cells of the small capillaries will also be getting rid of their waste products, and often they produce "histamine" as part of that process. That histamine is another natural substance produced by every cell in the body -- when the cell is under attack, or is getting rid of toxins.
Histamine causes an "itchy" feeling.
"Niacin can be very effective and safe in lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride levels and also in increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. In combination with other lipid-lowering drugs (eg, bile acid sequestrants), it has reduced the incidence of cardiovascular events and stopped the progression of coronary artery lesions. It may be the most cost-effective lipid-lowering agent currently available.

You get the flush action from niacin, but NOT from niacinamide. Niacinamide was deliberately created to eliminate those factors in this B3 vitamin which cause the flush. While there are certain benefits from niacinamide, the real winner here is B3, the niacin.

Some tips:

* Do NOT take niacin with hot beverages, alcohol or spicy food.
* If any problems arise, other than skin flushing or itching, which goes away in 30-60 minutes, consult your health practitioner.
* Niacin is inexpensive and available at any health food store. I suggest you begin at 100 mg./day. If you are pregnant it is best to wait until you deliver to begin niacin. Please check your cholesterol and, after taking niacin for 30 days, check it again.


http://www.shanti.com.au/cleanses/niacin_flush.htm#Niacin_and_the_capillaries

[drafter]

I know I've read it somewhere, but I guess smokers have a lower incident of alzheimers. Something in tobacco I guess. Of course it has it's own set of health issues, but I guess I'd rather die smoking my pipe than forgetting who my loved ones are.

I found one article on it.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-201899/Tobacco-cure-Alzheimers.html

[Large Sarge]

I know I've read it somewhere, but I guess smokers have a lower incident of alzheimers. Something in tobacco I guess. Of course it has it's own set of health issues, but I guess I'd rather die smoking my pipe than forgetting who my loved ones are.

I found one article on it.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-201899/Tobacco-cure-Alzheimers.html


niacin also called "nicotinic acid"

http://scienceblogs.com/moleculeoftheday/2008/04/niacin_nicotine_vitamins.php

[JDRock]

...he's obviously a quack! How can someone claim to make progress against a disease using pure, God designed ingredients, without the help of the trillion dollar pharma industry?? :sarc:

i cant help but wonder if the fda will "find" something wrong with coconut oil now....... :oo-->

[Serpo]

...he's obviously a quack! How can someone claim to make progress against a disease using pure, God designed ingredients, without the help of the trillion dollar pharma industry?? :sarc:

i cant help but wonder if the fda will "find" something wrong with coconut oil now....... :oo-->


Too much time and energy has been spent in the Philippines studying this subject and what they have found is that coconut oil is outstanding.

Coconut oil at the moment is classed as a saturated fat that people should stay away from so you could say they are already doing this.
This is about to change in the not too distant future,I believe.