Millions of aging Americans worry about Alzheimer’s. If you
forget a name or misplace
you car keys, is it just a momentary lapse, or the beginning
of a slow slide into dementia?
And the older you get, the more likely it is that you will
suffer from Alzheimer’s. But you
don’t have to lay back and wait for the disease to take over
your mind. This article will
discuss some of the tools researchers have come up with to
fight the debilitating affects
of Alzheimer’s.
A Mysterious Killer
Let’s be up front with this. No one knows exactly why people
develop Alzheimer’s.
There has been some research that points to three possible
causes for the disease: Genetic
factors, injury, or lifestyle choices. Researchers
hypothesize that it is a combination of all
three.
Until researchers can pinpoint the cause, finding the cure
is an uphill battle. But there are
things you can do to increase your chances of remaining free
of this debilitating disease.
If you have it already, these same techniques help you treat
the illness.
The Power of Antioxidants
Recent research has turned up evidence that antioxidants may
hold the key to slowing
down the progression of Alzheimer’s in individual patients.
In the study Reduced Risk of
Alzheimer Disease in Users of Antioxidant Vitamin
Supplements (Arch Neurol 2004;
61:82-88), authors Peter P. Zandi, PhD, et. al., analyzed
data from 4740 elderly Utah
residents. They looked for any relationships between
supplement use and the incidence of
Alzheimer's disease.
And though they found "no notable reduction in risk of
incident AD with vitamin E orvitamin C alone or with
multivitamins," taking E and C together was another matter.
In
fact, the higher the doses of E and C (taken in
combination), the lower the incidence of
Alzheimer’s. The authors suggest this is because vitamin C
might help to break down
vitamin E, making it more easily used by the body.
According to Dr. Kerwin, "Both vitamin C and E are
antioxidants which likely reduce
oxidative stress and injury in the central nervous system,
[which] may reduce the amyloid
plaque deposition in the neuronal cells." The authors
further suggest that taking
supplements is especially helpful because of the ability to
take high concentrations of
these vitamins.
In any case, the results from such findings are impossible
to ignore. Antioxidants are
good for you for a variety of reasons. Preventing
Alzheimer’s is just one of the more
important reasons to do so.
A 3,000 Year Old Super Food
You could take synthetic supplements to get your daily dose
of vitamins C and E. But
your body is designed to absorb its vitamins and minerals
from food. So it stands to
reason that a whole food supplement would be the easiest,
safest way for you to get the
antioxidants you need to fight off Alzheimer’s. You may be
able to get higher doses from
synthetic supplements, but one also has to worry about
possible side effects. When you
use a synthetic product you often won’t know how much is too
much until it is too late.
Many researchers have been impressed with the powerful
antioxidant affects of the
brown seaweed called Limu Moui by the Tongans. Many seaweeds have more
vitamin C than an
orange. It is also rich in B1, B2, B12, and vitamin E. When
Original Limu Moui is
concentrated in extract form, you get all of the benefits of
a high dose of these vital
nutrients—but in the correct proportion for maximal health
and wellness.
There isn’t (yet) a cure for Alzheimer’s. But a genetic
predisposition for the disease
doesn’t mean that you will automatically get it. You can
stack the odds in your favor with
healthy lifestyle choices. Exercise. Eat a diet rich in
antioxidants, using concentrated yet
safe sources like Limu Moui extract. As the years
go by you will have peace of
mind, confident in the knowledge that you are doing all you
can to keep that mysterious
killer at bay.
Limu Moui is not a medicine of a drug. While it can
promote wellness, it is not a cure. Do not use
this or any article as a substitute for medical advice.
Consult your doctor.
Copyright © Maurice Petersen 2006. All rights reserved.
To learn more about what Original Limu Moui can do for you, visit
http://www.hellolimu.limupro.com or email Maurice at hellolimu@limupro.com.
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