Hi CoSo! Just a brief drive-by as gulp for air at work.
Could Alzheimer’s actually be an autoimmune disease not a brain disease? Interesting theory:
https://www.sciencealert.com/alzheimers-may-not-actually-be-a-brain-disease-expert-reveals
Interesting! Could it actually be an autoimmune disease that impacts one’s neurological system - thereby being both? Or could it be the reverse?
In either case, it is a progressive disease with no cure in sight. Sad😔
If it is an autoimmune disease, I think Alzheimer's prevention might be linked to improved gut health. As it is, a British study which came out in May indicates that the prebiotics FOS and inulin, taken for 3 months, resulted in increased memory function in those over 60.
@danalan @evamarie @Soldier_Solitude like Parkinson’s, Dementia is a cluster of symptoms given as a means of recognition and treatment planning. However, there can be more than a single etiology that manifests into those symptoms. Examples: heroin induced Parkinson’s & Dementia from exposure to petrochemicals (vascular dementia) or Dementia from frontal lobe trauma.
@CanisPundit @danalan @evamarie
True! Good information.
70% of the immune system is located and impacted by one’s gastrointestinal system. There maybe a correlation there as it relates to prevention.
@evamarie @Soldier_Solitude
My wife worked with dementia patients for over 40 years. She's always thought Alzheimers is associated with environmental factors.
Remember when it was aluminum? I've always suspected aerosol 0deodorants. Interesting article. 30 years of futility? Oh my.