Alzheimer's video clips/Longvida/B12

[Guest guest]

Please take time and watch these - they are about 5 minutes each. I think that these video clips do a fantastic job showing lay people how/what ameloid plaque is and what it does to the brain. All parents of children with Ds should watch this show for a better general understanding of what is happening in their child's brain. This show originally aired on January 20, 2012. These links have a great life-sized demonstration of what ameloid plaques look like in the brain. The last segment listed below is the one that mentions that curcumin has been shown to break up ameloid plaques. The show segments do not mention Down syndrome as being a risk factor for AD - but interestingly enough Dr. Small (the doctor featured on The Dr. Oz show) is the SAME doctor that was the senior author of the UCLA brain scan study we have all previously read that was published in Science Daily on June 13, 2011 (link to full article below). As a side note, Dr. Small is also the author of a book titled, The Alzheimer's Prevention Program, which I plan to purchase and read (for Tristen and myself!). Excerpt from the article Brain Scan Identifies Patterns of Plaques and Tangles in Adults with Down Syndrome (link to full article below)

"Neuroimaging may be a helpful tool in assessing and tracking plaque and tangle development over time in this population,"said the study's senior author, Dr. Small, a professor at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA who holds UCLA's Parlow- Chair on Aging. "Early detection can also lead to earlier interventions and treatments, often before symptoms begin" (this is the same guy that is featured on The Dr. Oz show segments below).Science Daily article on Brain Scan Identifies Patterns of Plaques and Tangles in Adults with Down Syndromehttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110613162048.htm

Dr. Oz show segments Risk for AD Part 1 http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/your-risk-alzheimers-pt-1Risk for AD Part 2 http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/your-risk-alzheimers-pt-2

Risk for AD Part 3 http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/your-risk-alzheimers-pt-3

Reduce your AD Risk http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/reduce-your-alzheimers-risk

Longvida Curcumin White Paper http://longvida.com/7dcc4d0bd0_sites/www.longvida.com/files/WHITE_PAPER__Optimized_Curcumin__Myth_Versus_Fact.pdfLongvida - Ameloid Beta - AD http://www.vs-corp.com/New-trial-data-on-Longvida-Opti.newsPhase II clinical trial Longvida/AD http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01001637

As a side note, here is an article on Vitamin B12 Deficiency. http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/vitamin-b12-most-important-nutrient-you-arent-thinking-about The article says that, "Advanced B12 deficiency causes dementia severe enough to resemble Alzheimer's disease. Generally, though, the dementia caused by B12 deficiency is completely reversible with supplementation. While folate can prevent B12-deficient anemia, it cannot prevent the dementia – only B12 itself can do that job." It goes on to say, "For garden-variety B12 deficiency, due to inadequate intake from food or supplements, oral supplementation suffices to fix the problem. But pernicious anemia cannot be treated with oral B12, because the lack of intrinsic factor will prevent absorption. The appropriate treatment is B12 injections your doctor must provide. In some cases, genetic mutations can limit the ability to metabolize B12 as well, in which case you will need to get the active form, called methylcobalamin, instead of the more common cyanocobalamin." Again, kudos to Cody for bringing this to our attention a long time ago!! Christy