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[Chemtrail_Illness_Research] This " Brain Food " May Prevent Alzheimer's

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Coconut Ketones July 22, 2008

Four Tablespoons of This " Brain Food " May Prevent Alzheimer'sThis is truly

remarkable news, and I urge you to watch Dr. Newport's video in its entirety to

get her full story. If her theory is accurate, this could be one of the greatest

natural health discoveries in a long time. Backing up her claims is the

remarkable recovery of her own husband.

Bear in mind however that contrary to Dr. Newport, I personally do NOT support

using drugs to treat Alzheimer's, and based on his condition believe enrolling

him in a vaccine study is completely contraindicated and ill advised.

That said, I believe Dr. Newport may have stumbled upon a powerful natural

strategy to help prevent and treat Alzheimer's, and that's what I want to

address here.

" Brain Starvation " is a Hallmark of Alzheimer's Disease

One of the primary fuels your brain needs is glucose, which is converted into

energy.

The mechanism for glucose uptake in your brain has only recently begun to be

studied, and what has been learned is that your brain actually manufactures its

own insulin to convert glucose in your blood stream into the food it needs to

survive.

As you may already know, diabetes is the condition where your body's response

to insulin is weakened until your body eventually stops producing the insulin

necessary to regulate blood sugar, and your body's ability to regulate (or

process) blood sugar into energy becomes essentially broken.

Now, when your brain's production of insulin decreases, your brain literally

begins to starve, as it's deprived of the glucose-converted energy it needs to

function normally.

This is what happens to Alzheimer's patients -- portions of their brain start

to atrophy, or starve, leading to impaired functioning and eventual loss of

memory, speech, movement and personality.

In effect, your brain can begin to atrophy from starvation if it becomes

insulin resistant and loses its ability to convert glucose into energy.

It is now also known that diabetics have a 65 percent increased risk of also

being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and there appears to be a potent link

between the two diseases, even though the exact mechanisms have yet to be

determined.

It seems quite clear however that both are related to insulin resistance - in

your body, and in your brain.

Alternate Brain Food Can Stop Brain Atrophy in its Tracks

Fortunately, your brain is able to run on more than one type of energy supply,

and this is where coconut oil enters the picture.

There's another substance that can feed your brain and prevent brain atrophy.

It may even restore and renew neuron and nerve function in your brain after

damage has set in.

The substance in question is called ketone bodies, or ketoacids.

Ketones are what your body produces when it converts fat (as opposed to

glucose) into energy. And a primary source of ketone bodies are the medium chain

triglycerides (MCT) found in coconut oil!

Coconut oil contains about 66 percent MCTs.

The benefits of ketone bodies may also extend to a number of other health

conditions, according to Dr. Newport:

" Further, this is a potential treatment for Parkinson's disease,

Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclero­sis (ALS

or Lou Gehrig's disease), drug resistant epilepsy, brittle type I diabetes, and

diabetes type II, where there is insulin resistance.

Ketone bodies may help the brain recover after a loss of oxygen in newborns

through adults, may help the heart re­cover after an acute attack, and may

shrink cancer­ous tumors. "

Medium chain triglycerides (MCT) are fats that are not processed by your body

in the same manner as long chain triglycerides. Normally, a fat taken into your

body must be mixed with bile released from your gallbladder before it can be

broken down in your digestive system.

But medium chain triglycerides go directly to your liver, which naturally

converts the oil into ketones, bypassing the bile entirely. Your liver then

immediately releases the ketones into your bloodstream where they are

transported to your brain to be used as fuel.

In fact, ketones appear to be the preferred source of brain food in patients

affected by diabetes or Alzheimer's.

" In Alzheimer's disease, the neurons in certain areas of the brain are

un­able to take in glucose due to insulin resistance and slowly die off, a

process that appears to happen one or more decades before the symptoms become

apparent, " Dr. Newport states in her article.

" If these cells had access to ketone bod­ies, they could potentially stay

alive and continue to function. "

The Ketonic Diet - Why Avoiding Grains Also Protects against Neurodegeneration

Another way to increase ketone production in your body is by restricting

carbohydrates.

This is what happens when you go on a high fat, high protein, low carbohydrate

diet: Your body begins to run on fats instead of carbohydrates, and the name for

this is ketosis.

This is also why you don't starve to death when you restrict food for weeks at

a time, because your body is able to convert stored fat into ketones that are

used as fuel instead of glucose.

Consuming medium chain triglycerides such as coconut oil is a better option,

however, because the ketones produced by ketosis are not concentrated in your

bloodstream, but are instead mostly excreted in your urine.

MCTs and Alzheimer's Research

The mechanism of this MCT-ketone metabolism appears to be that your body

treats MCTs as a carbohydrate and not a fat. This allows the ketone energy to

hit your blood stream without the normal insulin spike associated with

carbohydrates entering your bloodstream.

So in effect coconut oil is a fat that acts like a carbohydrate when it comes

to brain fuel.

Therapeutic levels of MCTs have been studied at 20 grams per day. According to

Dr. Newport's calculations, just over two tablespoons of coconut oil (about 35

ml or 7 level teaspoons) would supply you with the equivalent of 20 grams of

MCT, which is indicated as either a preventative measure against degenerative

neurological diseases, or as a treatment for an already established case.

Remember though that people tolerate coconut oil differently, and you may have

to start slowly and build up to these therapeutic levels. My recommendation is

to start with one teaspoon, taken with food in the mornings. Gradually add more

coconut oil every few days until you are able to tolerate four tablespoons.

Coconut oil is best taken with food, to avoid upsetting your stomach.

You Also Need Dietary B12 for Optimal Brain Health

According to a small Finnish study recently published in the journal

Neurology, people who consume foods rich in B12 may also reduce their risk of

Alzheimer's in their later years. For each unit increase in the marker of

vitamin B12 (holotranscobalamin) the risk of developing Alzheimer's was reduced

by 2 percent.

However, I strongly disagree with the dietary advice published by CNN Health

on this topic, which included fish and fortified cereals.

Fortified cereals are most definitely NOT a good source of dietary B vitamins.

They also have inorganic iron added. This is the worst type of iron to use as a

supplement and it will raise already elevated iron in those that don't need it,

like most adult men and postmenopausal women.

Elevated iron levels will actually increase your risk of Alzheimer's

Additionally, most fish are today so contaminated, I cannot recommend

increasing consumption of fish either. One exception would be sardines, which

are high in B12 and small enough to typically be less contaminated, compared to

larger fish.

Instead, your ideal dietary sources of B12 vitamins would include:

a.. Liver from organic calf

b.. Wild caught salmon

c.. Organic, grass-fed beef

d.. Lamb (which are typically grass-fed even if not specified as organic)

e.. Organic, free-range eggs

Vitamin B12 is present in natural form only in animal sources of food, which

is one of the reasons I advise against a strict vegetarian or vegan diet. The

few plant foods that are sources of B12 are actually B12 analogs. An analog is a

substance that blocks the uptake of true B12, so your body's need for the

nutrient actually increases.

There are many well-documented cases of brain abnormalities in strict

vegetarians, resulting from vitamin B12 deficiency.

Foods to AVOID to Keep Your Mind Sharp

Meanwhile, besides incorporating ketone therapy (coconut oil), as either a

preventative step or as a treatment, there are other steps you can take to help

minimize your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease decades from now.

For instance, it's important to know what foods to avoid, in order to protect

the health of your brain.

These four foods in particular can be pinpointed as enemies of optimal brain

health:

1.. Sugars, especially fructose -- Excessive sugar and grain consumption are

the driving factors behind insulin resistance, and the strategies that protect

your brain are very similar to those for avoiding diabetes.

There is simply no question that insulin resistance is one of the most

pervasive influences on brain damage, as it contributes massively to

inflammation, which will prematurely degenerate your brain.

Ideally, you'll want to restrict your total fructose consumption to below 25

grams a day. This includes refraining from eating too many fruits, if you

normally eat a lot of them. If you consume more than 25 grams a day of fructose

you can damage your cells by creating insulin and leptin resistance and raising

your uric acid levels.

Berries tend to be lower in fructose, and wild blueberries, for example, are

also high in anthocyanin and antioxidants, and are well known for being

beneficial against Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases.

2.. Grains - Even whole, organic grains will convert to sugar in your body

and spike your insulin levels.

Ideally you'll want to devise a nutritional plan geared to your specific

nutritional type to maximize your health benefits, as grain carbs are far more

detrimental to some than others. I believe this is essential to everyone's

health, and I'm very pleased to now be able to offer the full online nutritional

typing program for free. We've previously charged $29 for this test, so please

do take advantage of this free offer.

3.. Artificial sweeteners - Aspartame, for example, is an excitotoxin that

can literally destroy your brain cells. There are many studies showing the

dangers of aspartame. For example, one study published in 2000 found that

aspartame shortens the memory response, impairs memory retention and damages

hypothalamic neurons in mice.

And the results from a 2002 study published in the journal Nature suggest

that aspartame may cause mental retardation, although the mechanism by which it

does that is still unknown.

Other animal studies have linked aspartame to brain damage and brain tumors,

even in low doses. I believe aspartame and other artificial sweeteners are

dangerous to your health in so many ways, I even wrote an entire book on this

topic called Sweet Deception.

4.. Soy -- Unfermented soy products are another common food that should be

avoided if you want to maintain healthy brain function.

One well-designed epidemiological study linked tofu consumption with

exaggerated brain aging. Men who ate tofu at least twice weekly had more

cognitive impairment, compared with those who rarely or never ate the soybean

curd, and their cognitive test results were about equivalent to what they would

have been if they were five years older than their current age.

What's more, higher midlife tofu consumption was also associated with low

brain weight. Shrinkage does occur naturally with age, but for the men who had

consumed more tofu showed an exaggeration of the usual patterns you typically

see in aging.

Dr. Kaayla has written an excellent book, The Whole Soy Story, which

covers the health dangers of soy in great depth and I highly recommend it to

anyone still under the illusion that soy is a health food.

Additional Guidelines to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease While Combating Diabetes at

the Same Time

Clearly, the best-known " treatment " for Alzheimer's disease is prevention, not

drugs.

There is no question that insulin resistance is one of the most pervasive

influences on brain damage as it contributes massively to inflammation, which

will prematurely degenerate your brain -- just as it destroys the rest of your

body and contributes to degenerative and chronic diseases of all kinds.

As a general rule for optimal physical and mental health, you'll want to keep

your fasting insulin levels below 3.

Interestingly, normalizing your body's insulin and leptin levels will

typically help raise your production of brain insulin, which is a good thing.

In addition to the dietary recommendations already discussed above, the

following seven guidelines can further help you prevent Alzheimer's disease and

keep your mind sharp as you age:

1.. Optimize your vitamin D levels through safe sun exposure, a safe tanning

bed and/or vitamin D3 supplements.

2.. Take a high-quality animal-based omega-3 fat. I recommend consuming high

quality krill oil to meet the optimal amount of omega-3 fats needed to achieve

good health and fight Alzheimer's. I recently did an interview with Dr. Rudi

Moerck, an industry expert, which goes into great detail as to why I am strongly

recommending krill.

3.. Exercise. You probably know that exercise is good for your

cardiovascular system, but studies have found that exercise can also protect

your brain, thereby warding off Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.

According to one study, the odds of developing Alzheimer's were nearly

quadrupled in people who were less active during their leisure time, between the

ages of 20 and 60, compared with their peers.

Similar to a healthy diet, regular physical activity is one of those actions

that can significantly improve many aspects of your physical and emotional

health. For the elderly, simple activities such as walking and lightweight

training would likely provide benefits. For those who are younger, more

strenuous exercise will radically improve the benefits.

4.. Avoid and remove mercury from your body. Even trace amounts of mercury

can cause the type of damage to nerves that is characteristic of the damage

found in Alzheimer's disease.

Dental amalgam fillings are one of the major sources of mercury, however you

should be healthy prior to having them removed. Once you have adjusted to your

improved diet, you can follow my mercury detox protocol and then find a

biological dentist to have your amalgams removed.

Other sources of mercury include most seafood, thimerosal-containing

vaccinations and flu shots, which contain both mercury and aluminum.

5.. Avoid aluminum. Aluminum has been widely associated with Alzheimer's

disease. Your main sources of exposure are likely through drinking water and

antiperspirants.

Aluminum cookware may also be a source of exposure. Although aluminum pots

are probably less problematic than the sources mentioned above, I personally

would not use aluminum cookware.

6.. Challenge your mind. Mental stimulation, such as traveling, learning to

play an instrument or doing crossword puzzles, is associated with a decreased

risk of Alzheimer's. Researchers suspect that mental challenge helps to build up

your brain, making it less susceptible to the lesions associated with

Alzheimer's disease.

7.. Avoid anticholinergic drugs. Drugs that block acetylcholine, a nervous

system neurotransmitter, have been shown to increase your risk of dementia.

These drugs include certain night-time pain relievers, antihistamines, sleep

aids, certain antidepressants, medications to control incontinence, and certain

narcotic pain relievers.

A recent study found that those who took one drug classified as a 'definite

anticholinergics' had a four times higher incidence of cognitive impairment.

Regularly taking two of these drugs further increased the risk of cognitive

impairment.

Final Thoughts on Combating Alzheimer's with Coconut Oil

The damage done to your brain from the wrong foods and from unbalanced insulin

and leptin levels actually begins decades before you show any of the telltale

signs of Alzheimer's. So it's vitally important to make healthy decisions now,

before you unwittingly do decades of damage to your brain and nerves that you

may not be able to reverse.

If you undertake a coconut oil or MCTs therapy protocol, be sure to start slow

with the oil, and always take it with food to minimize stomach discomfort. If it

takes you a few weeks to work up to the four tablespoons of coconut oil required

for a therapeutic dose, that's normal. Not everyone can tolerate so much coconut

oil in a single dose right from the start.

The coconut oil or MCTs should also be taken in the morning, as it takes a

minimum of three hours for the oil to convert to ketones and reach your brain.

Repeating the dose of four tablespoons of coconut oil twice a day may be

beneficial for those already suffering from pre-Alzheimer's or Alzheimer's

conditions.

With 15 million cases of Alzheimer's predicted in the United States by the

year 2050, you can help ensure you are not one of the victims of this tragic

disease by taking steps now to take charge of your health.

In the video above, Dr. Newport discusses ketone bodies, an alternative

fuel for your brain which your body makes when digesting coconut oil, and how

coconut oil may offer profound benefits in the fight against Alzheimer's

disease.

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