What 5 nutrients do Alzheimer’s patients tend to be deficient in?
Everyone has heard of Alzheimer’s and you may know people who have suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. My sister called my attention to an article in Forbes magazine, People with Alzheimer’s disease tend to be deficient in these 5 nutrients that ‘help keep brains in top condition at all ages’ researchers say. What are these 5 nutrients and how do these nutrients help protect against Alzheimer’s disease? These research findings are interesting to me not only as a nutritionist but the work Forbes cited was done at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine by Professor Kathleen Dorey. What was the study and what other studies have been done? Virginia Tech scientists analyzed the brains of 31 donors, average age 75. Most but not all of the donors had died with Alzheimer’s. The scientists found that those with Alzheimer’s had brains with only half the level of 5 nutrients. NIH has also studied diet in preventing Alzheimer’s Disease. ...