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   Theoretical Evidence for Human-to-Human Transmission of Alzheimer's    
      
   September 24, 2015 | 169,640 views    
      
      
      
   By Dr. Mercola    
      
      
   An estimated 5.4 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, a severe form of   
   dementia,1 and the most recent data2,3 suggests over half a million Americans   
   die from Alzheimer's each year, making it the third leading cause of death in   
   the US, right behind    
   heart disease and cancer.    
      
   As prevalence has increased, so have the questions about why, and the search   
   for answers has dished up some pretty curious findings over the past several   
   years.    
      
   It seems quite clear that Alzheimer's disease is primarily diet-related, with   
   insulin resistance, processed foods, trans fats, and unhealthy omega 6:3   
   ratios being the primary culprits.    
      
   However, recent research has also uncovered evidence suggesting that the   
   disease may be the result of agricultural practices, and even more surprising,   
   Alzheimer's could potentially be transmitted via certain invasive medical   
   procedures.    
      
   Five Routes to Alzheimer's Disease    
      
   At present, evidence suggests there are a number of causes promoting   
   Alzheimer's symptoms, including the following:    
      
   Type 3 diabetes: Faulty insulin signaling is an underlying cause of insulin   
   resistance, which typically leads to type 2 diabetes. However, while insulin   
   is usually associated with its role in keeping your blood sugar levels in a   
   healthy range, it also    
   plays a role in brain signaling.    
   Researchers have found that when insulin signaling in the brain is disrupted,   
   it results in dementia, hence the suggestion that Alzheimer's may be a   
   brain-related form of diabetes.    
      
   Even mild elevation of blood sugar -- a level of around 105 or 110 -- is   
   associated with an elevated risk for dementia. According to neurologist Dr.   
   David Perlmutter, if your fasting blood sugar is over 95 mg/dl, it's time to   
   address your diet to lower    
   it, to protect your brain health.    
      
   Gut dysfunction, caused by a combination of excess sugars and processed foods;   
   antibiotic exposure from food and medicine; genetically engineered (GE)   
   grains, which create foreign proteins; and pesticide exposure, just to name a   
   few well-known culprits    
   Trans fat consumption: Trans fat is linked to a higher risk of memory   
   impairment. It may act as a pro-oxidant, contributing to oxidative stress that   
   causes cellular damage.    
   Vegetable oils oxidize when heated, and when oxidized cholesterol and trans   
   fat enter into your LDL particles, they become destructive, contributing to   
   arterial plaque buildup in your brain.    
      
   Imbalanced omega-3 to omega-6 ratio: Researchers have also found a link   
   between Alzheimer's and raised levels of an omega-6 fat called arachidonic   
   acid.    
   They believe it interferes with the brain's nerve cells, causing   
   over-stimulation, and that lowering levels would allow the cells to function   
   normally.    
      
   Most experts agree that the omega 6:3 ratio should range from 1:1 to 5:1. The   
   sad reality is that it now ranges from 20 to 50:1 for most Americans.    
      
   Omega-6 fats are found in high concentrations in factory-farmed animals as   
   they are typically fed grains, as well as vegetable oils such as corn, canola,   
   soybean, and sunflower oils.    
      
   Slow-acting Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) -- the human form of Mad Cow   
   disease, contracted either through:    
   Contaminated meat    
   Certain medical procedures, such as using human growth hormone extracted from   
   the pituitary glands of infected human cadavers (a procedure now banned due to   
   this contamination risk)    
   The first four have been discussed at length in previous articles. Here, we'll   
   focus on the last route, which has disturbing implications for the   
   conventional meat industry.    
      
   Alzheimer's -- A Foodborne Disease?    
      
      
      
   Researchers have found a compelling link between a particular kind of protein   
   and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Lou   
   Gehrig's disease.    
      
   This protein, called TDP-43, behaves like toxic and infectious proteins known   
   as prions, which are responsible for the brain destruction that occurs in Mad   
   Cow and Chronic Wasting Disease;4 two types of bovine spongiform   
   encephalopathy.    
      
   According to a study5 published in 2011, TDP-43 pathology is detected in 25 to   
   50 percent of Alzheimer's patients, and research presented at the 2014   
   Alzheimer's Association International Conference revealed Alzheimer's patients   
   with TDP-43 were 10 times    
   more likely to have been cognitively impaired at death than those without   
   it.6,7    
      
   The common denominator between Mad Cow and Chronic Wasting Disease8 (the   
   latter of which affects deer and elk) is forcing natural herbivores to eat   
   animal parts and byproducts, such as blood and bone meal.9 This is common   
   practice in confined animal    
   feeding operations (CAFOs).    
      
   The evidence also suggests humans may be infected with TDP-43 via contaminated   
   meats.    
      
   The most infectious parts of a cow carrying these prions are the brain and   
   spinal cord, which may be found in hot dogs, bologna, and products containing   
   either gelatin or ground meat.10    
      
   The human version of Mad Cow disease is known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease   
   (CJD), and some researchers have noted that Alzheimer's behaves like a slow   
   moving version of CJD.11,12,13    
      
   The Case for Alzheimer's as a Slow-Acting Version of Mad Cow    
      
   Surprising as it may seem, the idea that neurodegenerative diseases like   
   Alzheimer's may be spread via CAFO foods isn't brand new. A 2005 study14   
   published in the journal Medical Hypotheses, titled "Thinking the Unthinkable:   
   Alzheimer's, Creutzfeldt-   
   Jakob, and Mad Cow Disease: The Age-Related Reemergence of Virulent,   
   Foodborne, Bovine Tuberculosis, or Losing Your Mind for the Sake of a Shake or   
   Burger", states:    
      
   "In the opinion of experts, ample justification exists for considering a   
   similar pathogenesis for Alzheimer's, Creutzfeldt-Jakob and the other   
   spongiform encephalopathies such as Mad Cow disease. In fact, Cr   
   utzfeldt-Jakob and Alzheimer's often coexist    
   and at this point are thought to differ merely by time-dependent physical   
   changes.    
      
   A recent study links up to 13 percent of all 'Alzheimer's' victims as really   
   having Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease... Alzheimer's, Cruetzfeldt-Jackob, and Mad   
   Cow Disease might just be caused by eating the meat or dairy in consumer   
   products or feed.'" [   
   Emphasis mine]    
      
      
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