[steve86]

Yeah, synapses and axons and dendrites just don’t work as well as they used to, and blood flow is diminished. Got to tell you though, we have had some remarkable results with curcumin, which happens to be an old Indian treatment for dementia. I found this out from an Indian neurologist. Turmeric in standardized capsules happens to have a rebate as Costco right now.

[PA Engineer]

Yeah, synapses and axons and dendrites just don’t work as well as they used to, and blood flow is diminished. Got to tell you though, we have had some remarkable results with curcumin, which happens to be an old Indian treatment for dementia. I found this out from an Indian neurologist. Turmeric in standardized capsules happens to have a rebate as Costco right now.

Curcumin comes from many manufacturers, however they have different modalities (efficiencies) across the blood brain barrier. The Longvida variety was specifically formulated to cross the blood brain barrier. This variety was developed with the assistance of UCLA who are doing long term dementia trials.

Another supplement that assists in the repair of the blood brain barrier is Pantethine. Pantethine breaks down in the small intestine into pantothenate and cysteamine. Cysteamine crosses the blood brain barrier and binds preferentially with iron over cysteine, reversing one of the major causes of dementia.

Finally, Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT) and in particular Caprylic Acid (C8) require only two metabolic steps to produce ketones to feed the human brain. Ketones bypasses the pyruvate pathway (27 steps) and glucose as the main fuel. Ketones readily cross the blood brain barrier.

Most Alzheimer's is now considered to be type 3 diabetes and a metabolic disease, as is ALS, Parkinson's, Huntington's and other iron accumulation disorders. Longterm insulin resistance may play a role in all of these disorders and there is quite a body of research showing insulin dysregulation as an underlying cause.