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Alzheimers-Cognition - Overview

Summary of Alzheimers and Vitamin D

Table of contents

Cognitive category in Vitamin D Life starts with

Very brief summary of Cognitive decline
Treatment : Vitamin D intervention slows or stops progression
Prevention : Many observational studies - perhaps Vitamin D prevents
Omega-3 both prevents and treats cognition
Wonder the benefits if both Vitamin D AND Omega-3 were to be used

290 items in Cognition category

see also Alzheimers-Cognition - Overview
Overview Parkinsons and Vitamin D
Search Vitamin D Life for dementia anywhere in text 1190 items Jan 2019
Overview Schizophrenia and Vitamin D
Search Vitamin D Life for "WHITE MATTER" 53 items as of Jan 2017

37 minute podcast Vitamin D and the brain Vitamin D Council Sept 2014
Includes discussion by Dr. Cannell and Dr. David Llewellyn

Types of evidence that Vitamin D helps brain problems - 2014
https://vitad.org/tiki-index.php?page_id=8392


Low Vitamin D getting to brain cells associated with various problems

Vitamin D and neurology Wikipedia]
Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Multiple sclerosis, Epilepsy and seizures, Schizophrenia
In some cases the low vitamin D in cells is due to poor Vitamin D Receptors
Items in both categories Cognitive and Vitamin D Receptor are listed here:


Alzheimer's in Vitamin D Life

The items in both Cognition and Meta-analysis categories:

Cognition and Dementia in Vitamin D Life

Items in BOTH Cognition and Intervention categories

   give Vitamin D and look for improved cognition

200 patients nicely treated for all 3 types of Alzheimer's by adjusting several of 34 variables - Sept 2017

  • Variables include diet, exercise and supplements (no drugs, did not notice Vitamin D)
  • I would not normally have believed this claim except that it was described by Dr. Doidge, whom I trust after reading his book Missing Microbes
  • includes link to scientific publication and new book

Alzheimer’s can also result from gene problems NOT detected by Vitamin D blood tests

Items in both Cognition and Vitamin D Receptor categories

Note above: Alzheimer’s 3 times more likely if poor VDR

Vitamin D Receptor category has the following

384 studies in Vitamin D Receptor category

Vitamin D tests cannot detect Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) problems
A poor VDR restricts Vitamin D from getting in the cells
It appears that 30% of the population have a poor VDR (40% of the Obese )

A poor VDR increases the risk of 55 health problems  click here for details
The risk of 44 diseases at least double with poor Vitamin D Receptor as of Oct 2019

VDR at-home test $29 - results not easily understood in 2016
There are hints that you may have inherited a poor VDR

Compensate for poor VDR by increasing one or more:

IncreasingIncreases
1) Vitamin D supplement
  Sun, Ultraviolet -B
Vitamin D in the blood
and thus in the cells
2) MagnesiumVitamin D in the blood
 AND in the cells
3) Omega-3 Vitamin D in the cells
4) Resveratrol Vitamin D Receptor
5) Intense exercise Vitamin D Receptor
6) Get prescription for VDR activator
   paricalcitol, maxacalcitol?
Vitamin D Receptor
7) Quercetin (flavonoid) Vitamin D Receptor
8) Zinc is in the VDRVitamin D Receptor
9) BoronVitamin D Receptor ?,
etc
10) Essential oils e.g. ginger, curcuminVitamin D Receptor
11) ProgesteroneVitamin D Receptor
12) Infrequent high concentration Vitamin D
Increases the concentration gradient
Vitamin D in the cells
13) Sulfroaphone and perhaps sulfurVitamin D Receptor

Note: If you are not feeling enough benefit from Vitamin D, you might try increasing VDR activation. You might feel the benefit within days of adding one or more of the above

Far healthier and stronger at age 72 due to supplements Includes 6 supplements which help the VDR
Alzheimer’s disease – vitamin D looks promising – Annweiler Jan 2014 has a VDR chart


Playing music from a patient's youth helps with dementia, Alzheimer's, Parkenson's

On the WEB

  • Vitamin D, effects on brain development, adult brain function and the links between low levels of vitamin D and neuropsychiatric disease - Jan 2013, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yfrne.2012.07.001
  • Vitamin D and the brain - Aug 2011 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beem.2011.05.009
  • How Vitamin D Protects Brain Function Life Extension Magazine 2018?
  • Dementia is sometimes due to Vitamin B12 deficiency - May 2019 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-229044.
    • "Reversible dementia, psychotic symptoms and epilepsy in a patient with vitamin B12 deficiency"
  • Cognitive Imparement Vitamin D Council update Sept 2017
  • Is Alzheimer’s Type 3 Diabetes? New York Times Sept 2012
    • Idea has been around since 2005. Brain cells become insulin resistant - first noticed by Dr. Alzheimer
    • people with diabetes are at least twice as likely to get Alzheimer’s
  • PubMed Alzheimer's AND Insulin in title 299 items as of Dec 2017
    • "Insulin Resistance and Alzheimer's Disease: Bioenergetic Linkages." Oct 2017 free PDF online
    • "Insulin signaling: An opportunistic target to minify the risk of Alzheimer's disease." Sept 2017
    • "Insulin resistance in Alzheimer's disease." May 2017
  • Vitamin D and neurology WikiPedia
    has sections on Dementia: Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Multiple sclerosis, Epilepsy and seizures, Schizophrenia
  • Alzheimer's nutrient status - July 2014 includiing vitamin D - attached at the bottom of this page
  • Vitamin D Deficiency and Alzheimer Disease: Common Links July 2015, Publisher wants $40 for the PDF
    "Based on this accumulation of studies, we propose that VitD screening should be performed at least in those individuals at risk for VitD deficiency and AD"
  • Is It Alzheimer’s, or A.D.H.D.? New York Times Sept 2015
    3 % of Dutch over 60 have A.D.H. D. It overlaps with age-related cognitive decline
  • Probiotics improve cognition in Alzheimer's patients RCT Nov 2016
    Nothing about Vitamin D. 12 weeks of probiotics for Alzheimer's patients increased mental test score from 8.7 to 10.6 (max score = 30)
  • Should I Take The Gene Test For Alzheimer's? GreenMed Info. April 2017
    Yes: should have a gene test, especially if Alz runs in the family
    If you have two copies of APOE4 gene you can be at 12X risk of getting Alzheimer's
    Personal note: I (Henry Lahore) have just one copy of the gene, so I have a 3X risk - the only gene risk from my 23andMe report
    • Supplementing vitamin D, etc virtually eliminates my increased risk
    • 6X increase in Age-Adjusted Death from Dementia (Finland) in 30 years
  • Age-adjusted = increase is NOT due to having a larger elderly population

_Dementia death rate - age standardized @is.gd/increasedisease

  • 6X increase in Age-Adjusted Death from Dementia (Finland) in 30 years
    Age-adjusted = increase is NOT due to having a larger elderly population

Dementia death rate - age standardized @is.gd/increasedisease

  • 7 Conditions Masquerading As Dementia GreenMed Info Aug 2018
    Does not mention which the 7 are, but does point to huge success at reversing dementia - using major changes - including supplementing with Vitamin B12, vitamin D, CoQ10 and Omega-3
  • From Fight Aging On Increasing Your Chances of Avoiding Alzheimer's July 2011
    In many ways, Alzheimer's Disease looks a lot like type 2 diabetes - it can be argued that there are some biochemical similarities in the underlying mechanisms, Alzheimer's appears to be a lifestyle disease to some degree, and the two conditions have many of the same risk factors, such as obesity and being sedentary. So: " Over half of all Alzheimer's disease cases could potentially be prevented through lifestyle changes and treatment or prevention of chronic medical conditions. ...
    Analyzing data from studies around the world involving hundreds of thousands of participants, [researchers] concluded that worldwide, the biggest modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's disease are, in descending order of magnitude, low education, smoking, physical inactivity, depression, mid-life hypertension, diabetes and mid-life obesity. ...

In the United States, [researchers] found that the biggest modifiable risk factors are

  • physical inactivity,
  • depression,
  • smoking,
  • mid-life hypertension,
  • mid-life obesity,
  • low education and
  • diabetes. ...

Note: EVERY SINGLE ONE of the above associations with Alzheimer's Disease is also associated with low vitamin D:


Clinical Trials for Cognition and Vitamin D INTERVENTION


Vitamin D, Cognition and Alzheimer's Disease: The Therapeutic Benefit is in the D-Tails - May 2016

J Alzheimers Dis. 2016 May 11;53(2):419-44. doi: 10.3233/JAD-150943.
Landel V1, Annweiler C2,3, Millet P1,4, Morello M1,5,6, Féron F1.
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Fig. 2. Proposed mechanisms of vitamin D-mediated multitargeted effects in AD. Vitamin D imbalance is proposed to alter mechanisms implicated in aging and AD pathogenesis. Suggested protective effects of vitamin D supplementation concern regulation of vascular processes and oxidative stress, calcium homeostasis, neurotransmission, modulation of immune and inflammatory processes, and direct impact on amyloidogenesis, ultimately improving cognitive functions.

 Download the PDF from Vitamin D Life


Age-adjusted Death rates: Alzheimer's has been increasing the fastest

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Big increase if both parents had Alzheimer's

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54% of ALL people, of all ages, are now "touched" by Alzheimer's

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Alzheimers Association facts and figures 2016 - nothing about vitamin D

 Download the PDF from Vitamin D Life
Has A LOT of information, including the following

  • "Compared with no TBI, moderate TBI is associated with twice the risk of developing Alzheimer’s and other dementias, and severe TBI with 4.5 times the risk"
  • "1 in 9 people over age 65 has Alzheimer's Disease"
  • "Among people aged 70, 61% of those with Alzheimer's Disease are expected to die before age 80 vs 30% of those without Alzheimers' "
  • "15 million Americans provide unpaid care for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias."
  • "Total payments for Heatlh Care, Long term care, and Hospice are estimated to be $236 billion in 2016 for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias."
    This $236 Billion does NOT include the costs due to care-giving by family, lost time from work, etc.

Percentage Changes in Selected Causes of Death (All Ages) Between 2000 and 2013

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Alzheimer's in more than half of hospital patients over age 65

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Half of care-giving for 6+ years is due to Alzheimer's or other dementia

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Work changes due to Alzheimer's or Dimentia care-giving

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What if we could delay the onset of Alzheimer's by 5 years - Alzheimer's Association - 2015

 Download the PDF from Vitamin D Life
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Looks like about half of the people would not have Alzheimer's costs (die sooner?)


Cognition other than Vitamin D monotherapy

Magnesium and Mental Health  see  is.gd/VDMag


Items in BOTH Cognition and Omega-3 categories


APOE4 gene greatly increases risk of AD, but had been a benefit during childhood

The APOe4 gene protected our ancestors and helped them get through the child bearing years by attacking parasites and micro-organisms with oxidative stress. It is only in modern times that people live long enough for the same oxidative stress to work against us in old age.
A book, Survival of the Sickest,(2008) points out roughly the same concept in a number of other diseases which long ago helped our ancestors get through plagues, ice ages, parasites, famine, etc. It's a fascinating concept and it makes sense. By Rich H, Jan 2017
 Download the PDF of the book from Vitamin D Life


Small amount of Lithium slowed dementia in Alzheimer's

Rate of a rare form of early-onset Alzheimer's associated with Aluminium - 2017


Bill Gates put $50 million into Alzheimer's Research - Fall 2017 (no mention about Vitamin D)

  • Why I’m Digging Deep Into Alzheimer’s Bill Gates Blog
    "A person with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia spends five times more every year out-of-pocket on healthcare than a senior without a neurodegenerative condition"
    For example, we don’t fully understand why you are more likely to get Alzheimer’s if you’re African American or Latino than if you’re white"
    Vitamin D Life suspects that the increased risk is due to lower levels of vitamin D in those with dark skins
  • Bill Gates' newest mission: Curing Alzheimer's CNN
    "Since 2002, there have been more than 400 Alzheimer drug trials run and yet no treatments"
  • Why Bill Gates backed a $30 million fight against Alzheimer’s July 2018
    give profit incentive to groups deploying early detection of Alzheimer's
    His family (father?) has Alzheimer's

Risk of Dementia reduced 50% by just using Brain Plasticity Software for just 13 hours - Nov 2017

Posit Science - 10 year experiment, full free text online
Speed of processing training results in lower risk of dementia


Types of Mental Disorders (no mention of low vitamin D) - 2017?

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Bipolar Bandit has detailed descriptions and references


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Alzheimer's risk reduced by Vit D, Vit C, Omega-3, Zinc, etc more than cancels the increased risk due to APOE-4 problems - July 2018

Why Is Modern Medicine Aiming To Reduce Risk For Alzheimer's Disease With Expensive Gene Editing Technology When Fish Oil, Antioxidants & Metal Chelation Are More Effective & Economical? Bill Sardi

  1. The alternative therapies cancel the increased risk of Alzheimer's due to gene problems
    Gene Therapy ignores the other causes of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia
  2. The alternative therapies are far far less costly than gene therapy
    might cost $200 Billion to provide gene therapy to everyone with the APOE-4 gene problem

Copper + saturated fat (cholesterol) found to increase the rate of Cognitive Decline by 3X


Alzheimer's rate especially increasing in groups at high risk of Low Vitamin D (Dark Skin)

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reference for both graphics


Hallmarks of Alzheimer's Are Stimulated by This Substance Mercola
Interview of Boyd Haley, Ph.D., Video and Transcript

  • {...enzyme creatine kinase, which is a fundamental enzyme, is 98 percent inhibited in Alzheimer's patients..."
  • "All Biochemical Abnormalities and Hallmarks of Alzheimer's Are Stimulated by Mercury"
  • In 2014 Haley wrote a paper "Evidence Supporting a Link Between Dental Amalgams and Chronic Illness, Fatigue, Depression, Anxiety and Suicide."
  • "The Relationship of Toxic Effects of Mercury to Exacerbation of the Medical Condition classified as Alzheimer’s Disease" byHaley

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