<p>[Coconut</a> Oil Touted as Alzheimer’s Remedy - CBN TV - Video](<a href=“http://www.cbn.com/media/player/index.aspx?s=/mp4/LJO190v1_WS]Coconut”>http://www.cbn.com/media/player/index.aspx?s=/mp4/LJO190v1_WS)</p>
<p>Has anyone tried this? Its an eye opener!</p>
<p>I can’t remember.</p>
<p>Haven’t tried this but just watched the video. I think I’m going out to look for some, now that I have been re-educated that coconut oil only raises the “good cholesterol.” Alzheimer’s scares the h*ll out of me, having watched my step-father deteriorate from this horrible disease.</p>
<p>Well, that piece was enough to convince me to try it with my mom. I don’t know if I can convince her, but I am going to suggest a trial. </p>
<p>I also think I will incorporate it into my diet. Watching her growing difficulty with language & cognition, I want to do whatever I can to preserve my brain!</p>
<p>To mini-- :D</p>
<p>Vitamin D3 and Curcumin:</p>
<p>[Two</a> Supplements to Prevent Alzheimers](<a href=“http://www.jfmccaffreymd.com/two-supplements-to-prevent-alzheimers.html]Two”>http://www.jfmccaffreymd.com/two-supplements-to-prevent-alzheimers.html)</p>
<p>[Vitamin</a> D, Curcumin May Help Clear Amyloid Plaques Found In Alzheimer’s Disease](<a href=“http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090715131558.htm]Vitamin”>Vitamin D, Curcumin May Help Clear Amyloid Plaques Found In Alzheimer's Disease -- ScienceDaily)</p>
<p>In South India, people use massive amounts of coconut oil, and they are plagued with cholesterol, coronary artery disease, and probably have the highest type-2 diabetes incidence in the world (they call it their national disease), despite being either totally vegetarian, or pretty close to it.</p>
<p>^Interesting…I’ve become very leery and weary of all these ‘miracle’ claims because what generally happens is a few years later they come out with studies that totally disprove the claim and often times they find the substance in question (insert drug, vitamin, supplement, diet of your choice) does more harm than good.</p>
<p>mini,
With all due respect, in India, many are probably consuming PROCESSED coconut oil which is terrible stuff, almost all trans fats. RAW UNPROCESSED COCONUT OIL is what is being touted- huge difference. Same with PALM OIL.
Also, the Indian diet has a lot of butter, and lots of sweet coconut flavorings, ie sugar. And white rice. In addition, the prevalence of modern Western style processed versions of traditional foods may be a culprit. The old “convenience has a cost” situation… Is this modernization really worth it?!</p>
<p>Another thing, have you ever heard of MORINGA TREE and FLOWERS? It is apparently being touted as a very very nutritious and easy to grow botanical that is also used to purify water: [Moringa</a> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moringa]Moringa”>Moringa - Wikipedia)
Some are now using it as a cleaner more natural way to get vitamins and nutrients…</p>
<p>I not only promote Moringa trees, I provided funds for planting 500 of them on my last trip to India. (and we promote them in western Kenya and South Sudan as well - they can be used in water purification too. And my adopted mother in India has to eat moringa greens daily to keep her iron levels up.)</p>
<p>Having said that, the people I work with in South India eat primarily the raw unprocessed stuff. You’re right about the rice, though. Even three generations ago, most people ate millet, not white rice (which was a British thang).</p>
<p>I have noticed that Trader Joe’s now carries coconut oil. I’m not sure whether it’s processed or unprocessed.</p>
<p>Here’s what the Alzheimer’s Association has to say–
[Alternative</a> Treatments | Alzheimer’s Association](<a href=“http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_alternative_treatments.asp#Caprylic_Acid]Alternative”>Alternative Treatments | Alzheimer's Association)</p>
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<p>But do they have Alzheimers?</p>
<p>Yes, though a) most people don’t live long enough for it to develop fully; and b) because so many people live in a village-community context, diagnoses are less common, so finding a true rate for the disease might be difficult.</p>
<p>Incidentally, I had read that it is the processed coconut oil that folks are experimenting with as an Alzheimer’s treatment, not the unprocessed variety.</p>
<p>If you want to try the stuff, you want to steer clear of the hydrogenated kind. That is as bad for you as margarine. I saw it in the local Amish grocery the other day – the non-hydro stuff.</p>
<p>Actually, a high-carb vegetarian diet would be horrible from a Type 2 diabetes standpoint. Type 2 diabetes is a disease of insulin resistance – the inability to properly metabolize glucose from carbohydrate associated with the production of increasing amounts of insulin and increasing resistance to that insulin.</p>
<p>A very high carb diet (which a vegetarian diet almost has to be) is the worst thing for Type 2 diabetes. Low carb/high fat is the dietary answer to insulin resistance the resulting metabolic syndrome diseases.</p>
<p>Interesteddad,</p>
<p>I am no expert but I thought it also depends on the type of carb your are eating, whether it is a fast glucose release or a slow glucose release? I think there might be good carbs that diabetics can eat. Whole grain products and some vegetables such as sweet potatoes and dark greens are considered both safe and healthy to consume because they are low on the glycemic Index and help promote a steady insulin level.</p>
<p>Is there a doctor in the house?</p>
<p>Sure. Some are better than others. And, carbohydrates with fiber will be digested slower and spike blood sugar levels less severely. But, the very high rates of Type 2 diabetes in India (the [diabetes</a> capital of the world](<a href=“http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/India+is+world+diabetes+capital/1/67143.html]diabetes”>India is world diabetes capital - India Today), according to the World Health Organization), with a huge proportion of vegetarians, is one of the glaring examples of why the whole notion that “low fat, high carb, no animal fat” isn’t necessarily great nutritional advice. I was just pointing out that the Indian rates of diabetes and coronary heart disease are hardly surprising.</p>
<p>Insulin resistance and its associated metabolic syndrome diseases (including Type 2 diabetes) are diseases of chronic over-consumption of carbohydrates resulting in reduced sensitivity to insulin. So a huge vegetarian population and the high consumption of grains, is a text book recipe for high type 2 diabetes rates.</p>
<p>[India?s</a> Diabetes Epidemic Cuts Down Millions Who Escape Poverty - Bloomberg](<a href=“Bloomberg - Are you a robot?”>Bloomberg - Are you a robot?)</p>
<p>India’s reason for diabetes are completely different than those in Western, developed countries.</p>
<p>We have a dear friend who is has a condition mimicking alzheimers but is something similar. Unfortunately, no meds have helped. Her H did have her try coconut oil but unfortunately it hasn’t helped either. She is now neglecting to brush her teeth and oral hygiene which she was a fanatic about BEFORE this all started–just a few years back but it feels like forever ago.</p>
<p>I would think if it were successful, it would be much more popularly recommended.</p>