Combating Alzheimer's Disease with Diet

Diet for Alzheimer's Disease
Diet for Alzheimer's Disease

Vitamins and Alzheimer's
According to a 1996 article in the Irish Medical Journal, 76, 488-490, it was noted that elderly patients (65 or older) with Alzheimer's had low B12 levels and were often deficient in B1, B2, B6, B12, and C. All this is a good reason to maintain a good diet rich in these vitamins. Again, defatted soy flour, brewers yeast, along with multiple fruits and vegetables, can help keep these vitamins in good supply in our daily diet. That is part of the rational for the 5 servings of fruit and vegetables from the USDA. It may seem difficult at first to change a lifetime of bad eating habits - but if we grow old in years and not in body, it is worth it. Change a little at a time. As you feel better, you will be motivated to change more.

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Physical Fitness and Mental Functioning
As noted in a 1997 Age Page from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services National Institute on Aging, "Careful attention to physical fitness, including a balanced diet may go a long way to help people keep a healthy state of mind". Again, what do we have to lose to do this? Nothing. But we have everything to gain if we implement some of this research in our lifestyles.

For Dementia the research suggests that the following foods are appropriate and perhaps helpful to eat. As always check with your doctor and have appropriate blood work done before following any of the research suggestions from this or other sources. The recipes for including these foods in your diet and the research supporting these recommendations are included in my 4 books.

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Some foods to consider eating more often
- Homemade yogurt with extra dry milk added to increase the magnesium and calcium content
- Defatted soy flour (at least 1/3 of a cup per day recommended)
- Oatmeal cooked in microwave for 1 minute
- Whole grain cereal and breads
- Sugar and fat-free foods
- Low fat tomato sauces and pasta(Benefits Of Tomato Juice)
- 97% or greater fat free chicken or turkey breast (I look for at least 99% fat free.)
- Olive oil or canola oil substituted for other oils, but still use sparingly
- Salmon and other fish, including the skin and fat (Research suggests this fat (EPA fat) has the ability to raise HDLs. 1-5 servings per week recommended)
- Green leafy vegetables(What's the Healthiest Vegetable?)
- Carrots, lightly cooked
- Pumpkin, canned or cooked
- Squash
- Oatmeal, shredded wheat, other whole grain low-no sugar added cereals
- Fresh fruits
- Dried unsweetened fruits, especially apricots,dates,prunes(Four Things You Didn't Know About Dried Frit)
- Walnuts, almonds in moderation
- Grape juice
- Grapes, especially red grapes or black
- Grapefruit, especially pink


Foods to consider avoiding
- 1%, 2% and whole milk and products
- Meats with 96% or less fat(Top 7 Fat Burning Foods)
- Red meats
- Hydrogenated oils such as stick margarine
- Food with high butter fat and other animal fats
- Hot dogs, hamburgers
- Salt
- More than one cup of coffee or other caffeine beverages
- Sugar
- Chocolate(Cooking With Chocolate: 5 Simple Tips)
- Soft drinks
- Alcohol


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