| Most Alzheimer's patients are banging their | | | | these vitamins have proven helpful in |
| heads to find out the answer for one of the | | | | numerous health conditions including stress, |
| most common questions - Can vitamins help | | | | high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and |
| prevent Alzheimer's disease? For the benefit | | | | heart disease. |
| of these sufferers, a study was conducted in | | | | |
| Johns Hopkins University to study the | | | | In order to help protect your brain from |
| progress of Alzheimer's disease. The results | | | | damage, you must include a sufficient amount |
| did suggest that the Alzheimer patients who | | | | of antioxidant vitamins to help control |
| consumed vitamins C and E together might slow | | | | Alzheimer's. The amount of vitamins needed to |
| down the progress of this disease. | | | | help prevent the disease varies for each |
| | | | individual based on several factors including |
| There is always hope that there is a cure out | | | | genetics and diet. Typically, if you were to |
| there, and this holds true for Alzheimer's | | | | include 500 milligrams of vitamin C and 500 |
| too. This dreadful disease robs millions of | | | | milligrams of vitamin E daily with your diet, |
| people of their lives and memories. As | | | | you may help protect your brain cells from |
| prevention is better than cure, you can | | | | early destruction, and therefore, |
| reduce your risk of disease by adopting some | | | | Alzheimer's. |
| simple measure that will be discussed in this | | | | |
| article. | | | | It is evident through the many studies |
| | | | performed that vitamins E and C may offer a |
| Effects of Alzheimer's | | | | defense against Alzheimer's disease when |
| | | | consumed in combination. However, when |
| A great number of our senior citizens in | | | | vitamin E is combined with the lower doses of |
| nursing facilities have Alzheimer's disease. | | | | vitamin C found in multivitamins, there is |
| The main action of this disease is that it | | | | little protective effect for brain. You must |
| will shut down the short-term portion of the | | | | take large doses of both to get the desired |
| brain. The typical Alzheimer patient may | | | | effects. |
| forget the name of their children but will | | | | |
| remember people and events from their | | | | Other vitamins to consider |
| childhood. | | | | |
| | | | In addition to these vitamins, there are two |
| After 20 years of age, the human brain cells | | | | other substances that your body needs a |
| start to pass away at a rate of about 9000 | | | | healthy amount of to ward off Alzheimer's, |
| per day. For this reason, scientists have | | | | vitamin B and homocysteine. Low B vitamin and |
| been testing the effects of vitamins on the | | | | high homocysteine may lead to Alzheimers |
| human brain. Vitamins C and E seem to offer | | | | disease. Food sources that are rich in |
| the most benefit . | | | | Vitamins B6, B12, and folate such as leafy |
| | | | green vegetables, spinach, chickenpeas, |
| The antioxidant vitamin supplements | | | | lentils, and asparagus should be included in |
| | | | your diet. Excess homocysteine will be |
| Vitamin C and E are building blocks of good | | | | metabolized by Vitamin B6, B12 and folate. |
| health and may protect the aging brain from | | | | Consumption of the food sources rich in these |
| Alzheimer's disease. A healthy body will | | | | nutrients may minimize the occurrence of the |
| secrete enough Vitamin C and E to defend the | | | | Alzheimer's disease. |
| brain from injury from free radicals. Both of | | | | |