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Lowering Your Cholesterol Can Help Fight Alzheimers
In a previous e-Alert I told you about a Georgetown University Medical Centre study in the US that shed new light on the association between elevated cholesterol and the development of Alzheimer's disease.
Previous research has suggested that high cholesterol levels may increase the levels of a certain protein that is abnormally processed by people with Alzheimer's disease. This abnormal processing sets off a chain reaction that causes a peptide to accumulate and form tangles that can kill brain cells.
The Georgetown research shows that high cholesterol levels significantly increase the rate at which these tangles are formed. In addition, the researchers concluded that high cholesterol also increases the production of a different protein that transports cholesterol out of the cell. And while that's a normal function, in this situation it results in an unfortunate increase of free cholesterol, which has a toxic effect on nerve cells.
Walking papers
So what can you do today to address the risk of Alzheimer's disease due to high cholesterol? To start with, a programme of regular exercise can be an important step in keeping cholesterol levels in balance. Believe me - I know this is much easier said than done, but even a little exercise (such as a brisk 30 minute walk five times a week) can begin to make a difference.
In previous e-Alerts I've told you about natural supplements like grapefruit pectin and tocotrienol vitamin E that can help lower your total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol levels. Another promising supplement is an ancient Ayurvedic herb called arjuna, known to stimulate many functions that support the heart. Arjuna has also been proven to lower cholesterol as much as 12 percent in just 30 days.
Another important level
I've sent you several e-Alerts about the importance of managing homocysteine - including one in particular that I sent you last February with news about its relationship to Alzheimer's. (Antioxidants Found To Improve Congnitive Function In Alzheimers Sufferers)
Homocysteine is an amino acid that, like cholesterol, can be measured with a simple blood test. A large study from the Boston University School of Medicine revealed that a high homocysteine level can actually double your chance of developing Alzheimer's or some other form of dementia.
The good news here is that supplements of vitamins B6, B12 and folic acid are effective in helping reduce your homocysteine level, and I'm sure you can find them at just about any health food store.
If you or someone you love is concerned about Alzheimer's disease or showing Alzheimer's symptoms, you should seek medical attention immediately. You've probably heard that Alzheimer's symptoms include disorientation, forgetfulness and irrationality, but true Alzheimer's symptoms take those qualities to sometimes alarming extremes, such as putting common items in the wrong place, or wearing clothing that's inappropriate for a given situation.
For the rest of us, as we head into the decades of our lives where the risk of Alzheimer's becomes a real factor, we now have new evidence that we can't ignore: a combination of exercise and the supplements that help lower cholesterol and homocysteine levels may be the safest and most direct route to a clear thinking mind later in life.
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