Category: Brain Health / Conditions

In this edition of our newsletter, we document a press release from Umea University suggesting that the presence of the Herpes Simplex virus increases the risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease.

If this hypothesis is true that the Herpes Simplex virus may be a contributing factor to Alzheimer’s Disease then it would make sense that the usage of antiviral compounds could be of benefit in helping to prevent the development of Alzheimer’s Disease.

We have written some previous articles on Alzheimer’s Disease in this newsletter, including the following:

Alzheimer’s: Protocols and Compounds Proven to Work

Is Alzheimer’s a Prion Driven Process?

Alzheimer’s would appear to be a multi-factorial process and certainly the best cure is prevention, however recent published research (as indicated in the article above) would suggest that it is a condition for which progression can be halted and even reversed.

From the article linked above:

“Alzheimer’s disease appears to be the consequence of several convergent factors including oxidative stress, inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and accumulation of toxic protein aggregates in and around neurons (Luan 2012; Teng 2012; Rosales-Corral 2012; Wang 2007; Fonte 2011; Ittner 2011). Emerging, intriguing research implicates chronic infection with several pathogenic organisms in the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease as well (Miklossy 2011). Moreover, age-related changes such as declining hormone levels and vascular dysfunction are thought to contribute to some aspects of Alzheimer’s disease (Vest 2012; Barron 2012; Baloyannis 2012)”.

 Here is a list of suggested causative factors:

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Today I want to share with you an intriguing article and the related abstract which hypothesizes that ALCAR – Acetyl-L-Carnitine may provide an inexpensive and fast acting intervention for depression.

I am sure that most who read this newsletter are familiar with ALCAR – it is an acetylated form of L-Carnitine which is endogenously produced.

Here is a quick bullet point review of some of the key benefits of ALCAR from the Self-Hacked website:

The Health Benefits of Carnitine

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This newsletter article is longer than I usually write, however I believe that the content is important enough that it warrants this consideration.

This week I listened to a riveting podcast on Evan Brand’s website. Evan is a Functional Medicine Practitioner and he hosts some great podcasts.

The topic was glyphosate, which as I am sure most will know is a key ingredient in the Monsanto weed killer product Roundup, the most widely used herbicide in the world.

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Taking Calcium Supplements Can Cause Brain Lesions

Taking calcium supplements — even at low doses — linked to brain lesions in the first study of its kind.

For the last several years, there has been ongoing controversy as to whether calcium supplementation is beneficial or harmful: probably the two areas where this gets the most focus would be related to osteopaenia/osteoporosis as well as the cardiovascular system.

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