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Early stage Alzheimer's disease
Is there any alternative approach to early stage Alzheimer’s disease? And have you published anything about all the remedies you recommend in your articles?
A number of pharmaceutical companies are investing heavily in researching the potential of sage as the next big remedy for brain support. We already know this herb has impressive anti-ageing properties but what the researchers are now looking at is how it can be used to help restore and repair any damaged vascular supply to the brain which would make it invaluable in the management of early Alzheimer’s.
Patients with early stage Alzheimer’s disease have been shown to have reduced levels of several nutrients, including B12 and zinc. Since all the B vitamins, which play a crucial role in cognitive functioning, work best when taken together, a good B complex supplement can help remedy this. If you are thinking of taking zinc, you need a higher-than-average daily dose of between 50-100mg but do not exceed this dosage.
Low levels of the free radical-sweeping antioxidants vitamins A and E have also been found in Alzheimer’s patients. The theory that free radical damage plays a part in this disease has gained increasing respectability and I would use one of the more powerful but less well-known antioxidants such as Astaxanthin.