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Reversal of cognitive decline: A novel therapeutic program

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Re: Reversal of cognitive decline: A novel therapeutic program

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Post by SamoyedFurFluff »

varelse wrote: post #10
wawayanda wrote: post #6

Maybe I'm a cynic but it strains credulity that the miracle cure is also a laundry list of fad health trends from the the last decade. Gluten free, intermittent fasting, yoga, melatonin, probiotics, etc etc

If what you're telling me is that eating healthy, getting enough sleep and exercising can halt or reverse Alzheimer's it's not going to exactly shock me. The real fad is how amazingly stupid Americans are about their own health.

Given that Americans work more than most other countries it’s a wonder how they get enough sleep or time to cook healthy.

Re: Reversal of cognitive decline: A novel therapeutic program

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Post by jwond »

giantg2 wrote: post #5
o_____________o wrote: post #3

tldr personalized techniques: - Optimize diet: minimize simple CHO, minimize inflammation. - Patients given choice of several low glycemic, low inflammatory, low grain diets. - Enhance autophagy, ketogenesis - Fast 12 hr each night, including 3 hr prior to bedtime. - Reduce stress - Personalized—yoga or meditation or music, etc. - Optimize sleep - 8 hr sleep per night; melatonin 0.5mg po qhs; Trp 500mg po 3x/wk if aw…

Should also add cobalt to the list of metals to look at if one has a joint replacement using it. What is MgT?

Magnesium L-Threonate, also known as “Magtein”

Re: Reversal of cognitive decline: A novel therapeutic program

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Post by reducesuffering »

giantg2 wrote: post #5
o_____________o wrote: post #3

tldr personalized techniques: - Optimize diet: minimize simple CHO, minimize inflammation. - Patients given choice of several low glycemic, low inflammatory, low grain diets. - Enhance autophagy, ketogenesis - Fast 12 hr each night, including 3 hr prior to bedtime. - Reduce stress - Personalized—yoga or meditation or music, etc. - Optimize sleep - 8 hr sleep per night; melatonin 0.5mg po qhs; Trp 500mg po 3x/wk if aw…

Should also add cobalt to the list of metals to look at if one has a joint replacement using it. What is MgT?

Magnesium Threonate. Seems like it’s specifically meant for cognitive enhancement rather than magnesium deficiency like other forms.

Re: Reversal of cognitive decline: A novel therapeutic program

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Post by giantg2 »

jwond wrote: post #12
giantg2 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Should also add cobalt to the list of metals to look at if one has a joint replacement using it. What is MgT?

Magnesium L-Threonate, also known as “Magtein”

I think it needs a different notation. Could be easily confused with Mg Taurate.

Re: Reversal of cognitive decline: A novel therapeutic program

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Post by giantg2 »

reducesuffering wrote: post #13
giantg2 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Should also add cobalt to the list of metals to look at if one has a joint replacement using it. What is MgT?

Magnesium Threonate. Seems like it’s specifically meant for cognitive enhancement rather than magnesium deficiency like other forms.

The magnesium l-threonate is better able to pass the blood brain barrier as opposed to other magnesium sources. There are some interesting studies on PubMed around it being helpful for Parkinsons, alcohol related issues, and even short term memory in chronic pain sufferers (some are non-human studies).

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Post by moffkalast »

o_____________o wrote: post #3

tldr personalized techniques: - Optimize diet: minimize simple CHO, minimize inflammation. - Patients given choice of several low glycemic, low inflammatory, low grain diets. - Enhance autophagy, ketogenesis - Fast 12 hr each night, including 3 hr prior to bedtime. - Reduce stress - Personalized—yoga or meditation or music, etc. - Optimize sleep - 8 hr sleep per night; melatonin 0.5mg po qhs; Trp 500mg po 3x/wk if aw…

Can we get one supplement pill that merges all of those that need to be consumed? Kthx.

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Post by alexpetralia »

o_____________o wrote: post #3

tldr personalized techniques: - Optimize diet: minimize simple CHO, minimize inflammation. - Patients given choice of several low glycemic, low inflammatory, low grain diets. - Enhance autophagy, ketogenesis - Fast 12 hr each night, including 3 hr prior to bedtime. - Reduce stress - Personalized—yoga or meditation or music, etc. - Optimize sleep - 8 hr sleep per night; melatonin 0.5mg po qhs; Trp 500mg po 3x/wk if aw…

Surprised not to see anything about sociality here. I imagine this is a large determinant of health and life span.

Re: Reversal of cognitive decline: A novel therapeutic program

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Post by smiley1437 »

wawayanda wrote: post #6

Maybe I'm a cynic but it strains credulity that the miracle cure is also a laundry list of fad health trends from the the last decade. Gluten free, intermittent fasting, yoga, melatonin, probiotics, etc etc

The linked paper is from 2014 - it might even be the source of some of those health trends

Re: Reversal of cognitive decline: A novel therapeutic program

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Post by robwwilliams »

wawayanda wrote: post #6

Maybe I'm a cynic but it strains credulity that the miracle cure is also a laundry list of fad health trends from the the last decade. Gluten free, intermittent fasting, yoga, melatonin, probiotics, etc etc

No you are not a cynic. But this regimen could be relabeled “good living”. Amazing number of words to get to the actual interventions. And stop smoking too.
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