There are many degenerative disorders. Type II diabletes, osteo arthritis, arterioscletosis, neurodegernerative (ie "old timers" disease)...

Not to be too simplistic, many problems, one cause.

a junk lifestyle will result in some kind of problem, genetics may decide what hits you first.

There are lots of specific solutions for specific problems. As people live longer, something is going to get you for sure, however...

one healthy lifestyle will prevent most of the problems that are now taken for granted.

There is an old Naturopathic bumper sticker philosophy...S.A.D. (Standard American Diet) for short life, long death; Natural Lifestyle for Long Life, Short Death

There is not a city dump in the US that it is legal to discard old amalgam fillings.The dentist would go to jail if caught.

We are what we eat.  Rudy Tanzi received a Noble Prize for discovering that Alzheimer's is a build up of amyloid plaque at the blood brain barrier.  He examined the histo pathological slides of people with all forms of dementia.  Dr Alzheimer described 50 year old women who were lost in their own minds in 1906.  These were German women and we can only assume that their diet was fed with chemical fertilizers first made from coal tar in 1860.

These crackled forms of fertilizers had the sulfur of the coal tar vaporized just as todays crude oil based fertilizers are also devoid of sulfur.  Following Pauling's reference to mineral deficiency could  this lack of sulfur in our diets could be responsible for the build up of amyloid plaque at the blood brain barrier?  Our research of sulfur has demonstrated the cessation of oral meds for type II diabetes.  Could sulfur be necessary for insulin production?  What we feel important in the discussion of dementia whether vascular or the buildup of amyloid plaque at the blood brain barrier is the the time line of what we have done to our food supply esp. regarding the minerals available in the soils they are grown.  We only have had only one Study member who has regained her memory after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's for 11 years.  She is the only person in our Study who had been diagnosed with this form of dementia.  Is sulfur a compliment of all of Dr Mercola's suggestions?

Our suggestion would be to add organic sulfur to ones diet and see whether the symptoms are addressed.

We would encourage anyone interested to contact the our Study at organicsulfur@sisna.com  The time line

for the increase in Alzheimer's and the "we are what eat" factor deserves to be investigated.

I've read much on the role inflammation has in all of the conditions mentioned in this thread. According to many immunologists, our immune systems are under a constant assault much greater than they were designed to handle. The number of toxins in our enviroment overwhelm our immune systems to the point of temporary or sometimes permanent collapse. All of the chemical and some organic compounds we're exposed to can be pathogenic to our bodies. The constant barrage against our immune systems make it impossible sometimes for it to fight so many battles at once, allowing degenerative conditions to gain a foothold. Immune support and health are paramount in keeping these conditions at bay. Once again, it goes back to lifestyle.

It was interesting to read about the toxin ADDL in the brain of Alzheimer's patients. One area not addressed is the flow of cerebrospinal fluid around the brain which brings nutrients in and toxins out.

There are two sets of pumps, one in the brain and the other in the sacrum area which moves the fluid around.  In the elderly, these pumps do not work to full capacity, thereby not removing toxins completely, leading to the situation mentioned. There are therapies which can address this situation, one of which is Spinal Touch. Also, there is a procedure in which a stent is introduced into the brain, thereby increasing the flow.  I feel that this should be researched more.

Cell phones, cordless phones, wi-fi, and cell phone towers are contributing to this syndrom.  And, I just read about the suspicion that mad cow disease may be related to increase in Alzheimer’s cases.  Here's the link:  organicconsumers.org/madcow.cfm.  And, then there's chemtrails.  When will it end?

A 3 May article in the NY Times entitled, "Exercise Your Brain, or Else You’ll ... Uh ..." seems to address these increasing cases of Alzheimer’s.  Upon further reading, this article is specifically addressed to "baby boomers" (I've never understood that term) as being generally absent-minded due to "distractability."

Does this mean "baby boomers" are easily subject to discursive thinking, therefore, lack focus?

In a small paragraph, this article article mentions supplements coenzyme Q10, ginseng like they are a passing brain health fad (no mention of antioxidants in general); it also mentions how marketers are cashing in on the brain fog bandwagon with their "neural software," so it more or less meets two requirements as described by Dr. M.

There are two points in this article that deserve dishonorable mention:

1)Dr. Gene Cohen, director of the Center for Aging, Health and Humanities at George Washington University says that although he understands the fear of Alzheimer’s, many people are unduly anxious about it.

“The bottom line question to ask is, Is your forgetfulness fundamentally interfering with how you function?” said Dr. Cohen. “If it doesn’t fundamentally mess up your work or social life, it’s among the normal variants.”

Does this mean that Dr. Cohen considers impaired insulin response a "normal variant?" Is this why certain people are so hard-headed about their forgetfulness?  Because mainstream press says it's "normal?"

2) "By 2050, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, 11 million to 16 million Americans will have the disease."

That sounds more like a threat than a prediction.  Are they smiling and happy when they say this?  Will the next administration also predict an increase in death metal and satanism?

I think this is relative

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I have a question for any healthcare professional Vital Voters. I had the glucose tolerance test over 25 years ago, as diabetes runs in my family. Upon drinking the nasty concoction, I immediately went into some kind of seizure/spasm of all my muscles that lasted about two hours. I was completely incapacited during that time and was put on a stretcher in a corner, all balled up in the fetal position.

My doctor was not concerned and after he reviewed the results, would only tell me that everything was normal and that the sugar seemed to stay in my bloodstream a little longer than usual rather than being filtered out by my kidneys.

I have never felt reassured by this diagnosis, but given the body's response to the sugar (which I could have predicted, as I have always been overstimulated by both sugar and caffeine) I am unwilling to have that test run again.

Does anyone have any thoughts about this?