Aluminum. The new Lead.
Let the junk science begin.
This theory has been advanced before, with the blame falling on the aluminum cans that beer and soft drinks are delivered in. Nothing conclusive could be demonstrated then, has the research gotten better, or is the aluminum coming from some other source?
Or is there simply a new search for research funding?
I’ve read somewhere that ingestion of fluoride causes the body to retain aluminum in the brain and that aluminum deposits were found during autopsies in the brains of deceased who were suffering from Alzheimer’s.
This idea has been around a long time and I felt it was a good hypotheses almost thirty years ago when I was in grad school and saw the reports of aluminum in neurofibrillary tangles.
So, it was not something ignored, but there never seemed to be enough evidence to attribute the cause to aluminum.
We noted a correlation between aluminum and Alzheimer’s when Alzheimer’s was still pretty newly in the news. Many years ago. But the trend of most research then led in other directions. Some of us were never fully satisfied that aluminum had really been ruled out as a cause or at least partial cause, mostly just ignored maybe . So it’s fascinating to see aluminum is being questioned again now. Thanks for this.
At least it’s not in my Marlboros...
Aluminum? They’ve been saying this for probably 30+ years.
This is NOT new ... I heard this in the 1980s.
“Alum” (aluminum sulfate) was used in pickles and as a component in baking powder, among other things. I don’t see it in commercial pickles any more, and not all brands of baking powder use it. Aluminum toxicity can cause dementia ...
Well, seeing as aluminum is the third most abundant element in the Earth’s crust, it’s going to be difficult to stay away from it entirely.
I heard that theory about 20 years ago.
Does this guy know just how much aluminum we are exposed to even without additives? We’re all doomed.
It’s not aluminum itself alone. They may have something with the fluoride though. Aluminum fluoride.
I’m thinking plastics may be part of the problem. The generation that is now in their 80s has a never before seen EPIDEMIC of Alzheimers, other dementias, and other neurodegenerative diseases. In the 50s when plastics hit, they were seen as lifesavers and money savers for industry and household. People did everything with plastics. (Still do a lot). Plastics get into the bloodstream so easily, through ingestion as well as transdermally. I would like to see more studies.
Was the alumininum-alzheimer’s link not debunked years ago when the cause of KURU/KJD was found to be prions?
Cue the NTSA guy!
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Those two words are the most important words in the entire article.
may be building up in the brain
How grammatically close is “may not” to “may”?
may not be building up in the brain
What about Mercury? No, not Freddie.
The best real clue about Alzheimer’s of late has come from dentists.
For many years they noted a connection between chronic gum disease and Alzheimer’s. The particular gum infection seemed to be from one or more of the five types of spirochete bacteria that typically live in the mouth.
Ordinarily, when blood is circulated to and from the brain, it must pass through the blood-brain filter, that limits bacterial infections in the brain. But some of the facial capillaries, especially with the gums, have a direct route to the brain.
So their hypothesis is that the bacteria travel to the brain, do not cause an infection there, but die there. And over years, their microscopic remains build up as the “plaque” associated with Alzheimer’s.
The best part is that if this is true, there is an easy and very inexpensive way to prevent it.
Before toothpaste was common, people brushed their teeth with a combination of baking soda and salt. And ordinary baking soda is known to kill all five of these spirochete bacteria within five seconds of exposure.
So what these dentists are now recommending is that once or twice a week, that people alternate using toothpaste with using common baking soda. (Baking soda toothpaste isn’t concentrated enough). The regular toothpaste helps prevent plaque and tartar build up on the teeth, and the baking soda kills off any spirochetes that take up residence.
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