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   Naturopathic Medicine: Alzheimer's Disease	    
      
      
   American Association of Naturopathic Physicians ©   
   General Dietary Concerns:   
   1) Dementia patients need to eat well balanced meals at least 3x's a day.   
   2) Blood work, stool samples, urine tests and hair tests should be preformed   
   upon diagnosis to determine if the patient is lacking any vital minerals or   
   vitamins. These tests should be repeated periodically as the patients   
   conditions change.   
      
   3) Be sure that the patient has adequate amounts of fluids through out the   
   day. Fever, flushing, rapid pulse, pale lining of mouth, inelastic skin,   
   dizziness, headaches, and hallucination are symptoms that should be watched   
   for.   
      
   4) Maintain proper dental hygiene. With dementia, patients often times they   
   forget to keep up on dental maintenance. This could lead to eating disorders   
   in the future.   
      
   5) Make sure that the patient is experiencing normal bowel activity. This is   
   vital to especially if any type of detoxification program is being implemented.   
      
   6) Avoid preparing foods in aluminum cooking utensils. Aluminum has appeared   
   in high concentrations in the autopsies of Alzheimer's patients (although no   
   direct link has been established, but it is still best to error on the side of   
   caution).   
      
   Dietary Guidelines:   
   1) An increase in foods rich in Calcium, Manganese, Sulphur, Iodine, lechine,   
   choline, and tryptophan are recommended:   
   egg yolks		kale   
   celery		fish   
   raw goat's milk		veal joint broth   
   cod roe		rice polishing   
   brewer's yeast		nutritional yeast   
   wheat bran		leafy greens   
   sardines		tofu   
   nuts		liver   
      
   2) Fresh Juice combinations:   
   Celery, carrot and prune.   
   Prune and rice polishing.   
   Raw goats milk and 1 tsp. sesame, sunflower, or almond butter, 1 tsp. honey   
   and a sliver of avocado.   
   Black cherry and egg yolk.   
   3) Foods to avoid: Red meat, alcohol, hot sauces, spicy foods, fatty foods,   
   salty foods, caffeine, sweet foods/sugar.   
      
   Supplements and Botanicals:   
   1) Vitamin B-12   
   2) Folic Acid - 1mg/day.   
      
   3) Vitamin C - 1000mg/day.   
      
   4 Beta-carotene - 25,000 IU/day.   
      
   5) Vitamin E - 400 IU/day.   
      
   6) Ginkgo biloba - 100-400mg/day.   
      
   7) Gota kola - 100-400mg/day.   
      
   8) Physostigma venenosum (toxic) - tincture 5 gtt/day.   
      
   9) Phosphatidylcholine (toxic) - 25g/day.   
      
   Chinese Herbs:   
   1) Eleuthero 10+ (patent) - Kidney Jing Xu (essence deficiency).   
   2) Shou Wu Pian (patent) - Liver Yin Xu (deficiency).   
   3) Gui Li Ji (PATENT) - Kidney Yang Xu (deficiency).   
   4) Bu Nao Wan (patent) - Heart Xue Xu (blood deficiency).   
      
      
   Suggested Readings   
   -The 36-Hour Day, Mace and Rabins, (John Hopkins Press) 1981.   
   -Special Care for Alzheimer's Patients (Through A.A.).   
   -Assisting the Person With Alzheimer's (Through A.A).   
   -Steps to Choosing a Physician (Through A.A.).   
   -Making Meal Time Easier (Through A.A.).   
   -Caring for the Caregiver (Through A.A.).   
   -Legal Considerations for Alzheimer's (Through A.A.)   
   -Caregiving at Home (Through A.A.).   
      
      
      
    	Related Articles & Links   
   on Alzheimer's Disease   
   Naturopathic Medicine   
   Alternative Medicine Center   
   by American Association of Naturopathic Physicians   
      
      
      
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