Comments on: Warding off Alzheimer’s Disease and things in my diet http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/07/07/warding-off-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-and-things-in-my-diet/ A weblog on the science and practices of living healthily very long - perhaps hundreds of years. Sun, 01 Aug 2010 10:13:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: admin http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/07/07/warding-off-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-and-things-in-my-diet/#comment-20041 admin Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:40:52 +0000 http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/07/07/warding-off-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-and-things-in-my-diet/#comment-20041 Brian Marcks: Thanks. I don't know much about spermatine but am adding it to the growing list of things I want to look into, Vince Brian Marcks:

Thanks. I don’t know much about spermatine but am adding it to the growing list of things I want to look into,

Vince

]]> By: Brian Marcks http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/07/07/warding-off-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-and-things-in-my-diet/#comment-19942 Brian Marcks Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:50:39 +0000 http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/07/07/warding-off-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-and-things-in-my-diet/#comment-19942 I add spermitine rich foods to my diet as studies have shown it extends life span in yeast, fruit flies, mice, etc. about as much as Resveratrol. I add spermitine rich foods to my diet as studies have shown it extends life span in yeast, fruit flies, mice, etc. about as much as Resveratrol.

]]> By: admin http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/07/07/warding-off-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-and-things-in-my-diet/#comment-7162 admin Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:45:03 +0000 http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/07/07/warding-off-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-and-things-in-my-diet/#comment-7162 MachineGhost Yes vegetables and vegetable drinks like celery juice can contain a lot of nitrates that convert to nitrites in the body. It is very difficult to get away from them since vegetables seem to be among the most healthy foods. Vince MachineGhost

Yes vegetables and vegetable drinks like celery juice can contain a lot of nitrates that convert to nitrites in the body. It is very difficult to get away from them since vegetables seem to be among the most healthy foods.
Vince

]]> By: MachineGhost http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/07/07/warding-off-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-and-things-in-my-diet/#comment-7145 MachineGhost Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:10:31 +0000 http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/07/07/warding-off-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-and-things-in-my-diet/#comment-7145 Hormel now sells nitrate-free lunchmeat: http://www.hormelnatural.com/ The high pressure technology that was invented and used is an interesting read elsewhere. Also, Trader Joe's sells "uncured" bacon, hot dogs and lunchmeat. However, most brands moronically add concentrated celery juice which contains naturally occuring nitrates. Hormel now sells nitrate-free lunchmeat:

http://www.hormelnatural.com/

The high pressure technology that was invented and used is an interesting read elsewhere.

Also, Trader Joe’s sells “uncured” bacon, hot dogs and lunchmeat. However, most brands moronically add concentrated celery juice which contains naturally occuring nitrates.

]]> By: admin http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/07/07/warding-off-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-and-things-in-my-diet/#comment-2867 admin Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:02:21 +0000 http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/07/07/warding-off-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-and-things-in-my-diet/#comment-2867 Res Of course you are right about curcumin, and a number of other substances in the firewall against neurological degeneration are also important. I did not mention them in this blog post because the post was only about daily foods, not supplements. vince Res
Of course you are right about curcumin, and a number of other substances in the firewall against neurological degeneration are also important. I did not mention them in this blog post because the post was only about daily foods, not supplements. vince

]]> By: Res http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/07/07/warding-off-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-and-things-in-my-diet/#comment-2847 Res Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:44:02 +0000 http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/07/07/warding-off-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-and-things-in-my-diet/#comment-2847 Did you forget curcumin aka turmeric for alzheimars? Did you forget curcumin aka turmeric for alzheimars?

]]> By: admin http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/07/07/warding-off-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-and-things-in-my-diet/#comment-2764 admin Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:35:43 +0000 http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/07/07/warding-off-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-and-things-in-my-diet/#comment-2764 Deadmeat: Thank you very much for posting these referenes. I have seen the ones about lithium and cimnamon but the others are new to me. Lithium is an amazing substance and I have thought about writing about it. While not about foods I eat your items do lend a lot of depth to the question of what to do to ward off Alzheimer's disease dementia. A great contribution. Vince Deadmeat:
Thank you very much for posting these referenes. I have seen the ones about lithium and cimnamon but the others are new to me. Lithium is an amazing substance and I have thought about writing about it. While not about foods I eat your items do lend a lot of depth to the question of what to do to ward off Alzheimer’s disease dementia. A great contribution. Vince

]]> By: DeadMeat http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/07/07/warding-off-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-and-things-in-my-diet/#comment-2757 DeadMeat Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:39:32 +0000 http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/07/07/warding-off-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-and-things-in-my-diet/#comment-2757 Hi Vince Perhaps you find this article about the water extract of cinnamon against tau tangles interesting. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19433898 “An aqueous extract of Ceylon cinnamon (C. zeylanicum) is found to inhibit tau aggregation and filament formation, hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The extract can also promote complete disassembly of recombinant tau filaments and cause substantial alteration of the morphology of paired-helical filaments isolated from AD brain. Cinnamon extract was not deleterious to the normal cellular function of tau, namely the assembly of free tubulin into microtubules.” And some anecdotal evidence. http://www.alzinfo.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2 http://alzheimers.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/675102261/m/6051008062 Also see this very interesting info about lithium aspartate(not to be confused with lithium carbonate). http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/ResearchInformation/NewsReleases/Archives/PR2003/PR20030521lithium.htm “An enzyme crucial to formation of Alzheimer's plaques and tangles may hold promise as a target for future medications, suggest studies in mice and cells. By blocking the enzyme, lithium stems the accumulation of beta amyloid, which forms Alzheimer's plaques, scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) report in the May 22, 2003 "Nature." Inhibiting the enzyme, glycogen synthase kinase - 3 alpha (GSK-3 alpha), also blocks formation of neurofibrilary tangles by the "tau" protein.” And a very nice article about it and its other neuroprotective effects. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=17572175 And this thread. http://www.alzinfo.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27&sid=737f20392c196c36cbf7e8e328c0decf Hi Vince

Perhaps you find this article about the water extract of cinnamon against tau tangles interesting.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19433898
“An aqueous extract of Ceylon cinnamon (C. zeylanicum) is found to inhibit tau aggregation and filament formation, hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The extract can also promote complete disassembly of recombinant tau filaments and cause substantial alteration of the morphology of paired-helical filaments isolated from AD brain. Cinnamon extract was not deleterious to the normal cellular function of tau, namely the assembly of free tubulin into microtubules.”

And some anecdotal evidence.
http://www.alzinfo.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2
http://alzheimers.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/675102261/m/6051008062

Also see this very interesting info about lithium aspartate(not to be confused with lithium carbonate).
http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/ResearchInformation/NewsReleases/Archives/PR2003/PR20030521lithium.htm
“An enzyme crucial to formation of Alzheimer’s plaques and tangles may hold promise as a target for future medications, suggest studies in mice and cells. By blocking the enzyme, lithium stems the accumulation of beta amyloid, which forms Alzheimer’s plaques, scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) report in the May 22, 2003 “Nature.” Inhibiting the enzyme, glycogen synthase kinase - 3 alpha (GSK-3 alpha), also blocks formation of neurofibrilary tangles by the “tau” protein.”

And a very nice article about it and its other neuroprotective effects.
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=17572175

And this thread.
http://www.alzinfo.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27&sid=737f20392c196c36cbf7e8e328c0decf

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