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'the MMR10'.
Thanks Jason ... it's not that easy having an egomaniac like Stephen
"Dr Sue" Barrett and his Gang of Rag-tag Posse Members lose to me several times in court ... Probert is just one of his psycho sycophants. O So Humble Barrett calls himself "The Media" ... just to give you an idea. BTW ... Dr Sue also sued Dr. Whtacker ... as well as Dr. Mercola ... the list goes on and on and on ... You are a brave man to defend me here in his Den of Smearers ... thank you. http://www.BreastImplantAwareness.or...WatchWatch.htm |
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In article , Ilena Rose
wrote: Thanks Jason ... it's not that easy having an egomaniac like Stephen "Dr Sue" Barrett and his Gang of Rag-tag Posse Members lose to me several times in court ... Probert is just one of his psycho sycophants. O So Humble Barrett calls himself "The Media" ... just to give you an idea. BTW ... Dr Sue also sued Dr. Whtacker ... as well as Dr. Mercola ... the list goes on and on and on ... You are a brave man to defend me here in his Den of Smearers ... thank you. http://www.BreastImplantAwareness.or...WatchWatch.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ilena, I don't worry about the people that I call netcops. I don't mind when people (especially doctors) correct any bad advice that I provide as long as they do so in a professional way. I was really offended when one of the posters in the cardiology newsgroup posted the home address of my friend Doctor Chung--that was over the line. I admire you for standing up to people and even taking them to court. Keep it up. I am on your side. Jason ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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'the MMR10'.
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Jason Johnson wrote: In article , (David Wright) wrote: In article , Jason Johnson wrote: I love the way you stand up for yourself and don't take no crap from anyone. Keep up the great work and the interesting posts. Gee, Jason, glad you're not biased or anything. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ David, Believe it or not--everyone is biased. Golly, ya think? For example, people in the medical establishment are biased against alternative doctors that in most cases treat medical problems and diseases with vit., minerals and herbs. I receive a newsletter each month from Doctor Julian Whitaker (alternative doctor). He has told lots of stories in those newsletters about his battles with the medical establishment. Yes, I'm well aware of Whitaker. I've always wondered why a supposedly health-oriented doctor was so porky, but let's ignore that one for the moment. I've gotten promotional mailers for his newsletter and looked at some of his claims and I'm not impressed. Those that are in favor of placing mercury and aluminum in vaccines seem to me to be biased against those of us that don't want known poisons to be placed in vaccines. Aluminum is not a "known poison" or you'd have been dead long ago, Jason. You consume it in your food every day. -- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net These are my opinions only, but they're almost always correct. "If you can't say something nice, then sit next to me." -- Alice Roosevelt Longworth |
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http://www.laleva.cc/environment/alu...lzheimer2.html Can Aluminum Cause Alzheimer's Disease? by Melvyn R. Werbach, M.D. Senile dementia is a progressive degenerative brain disease associated with old age. Its symptoms include short-term memory loss, slowness in thought and movement, confusion, disorientation, depression, difficulty communicating, and loss of physical function. Alzheimer's disease accounts for about half of all senile dementia cases. Although there are many theories about what causes Alzheimer's, the fact is, its origins remain poorly understood. One theory proposed that the common occurrence of being exposed to aluminum could cause Alzheimer's dementia. Aluminum, the theory postulated, becomes concentrated in the characteristic lesions (senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles) that develop in the brain during the course of the disease. At first, medical scientists thought this theory was absurd. Aluminum, they believed, accumulated merely as a result of a destructive process caused by some other factor. In recent years, however, the aluminum hypothesis has been gaining respect. For example, studies have discovered a direct association between the level of aluminum in municipal drinking water and the risk of Alzheimer's dementia. One study found aluminum in drinking water was related to only this specific type of dementia;1 another found that the probability of the association being due to chance was only 1 in 24, with a 46 percent increased risk for people drinking water with the highest aluminum levels.2 The use of aluminum-containing antiperspirants--but not the use of antiperspirants and deodorants in general--has also been associated with a risk of Alzheimer's dementia, with a trend toward a higher risk corresponding with increasing frequency of use.3 This relationship does not extend to aluminum-containing antacids,4 which may simply be evidence that the aluminum in antacids is not absorbed--the process of absorption through the gut mucosa is quite different from absorption through the skin. We also know that serum aluminum concentrations increase with age. Aluminum may accumulate slowly over our lifetimes or we may absorb it more easily as we age. Moreover, there is evidence that people with probable Alzheimer's disease have serum aluminum levels that are often significantly higher than those of people with other types of dementia, as well healthy people of similar ages.5 Further evidence that aluminum fosters the development of Alzheimer's dementia comes from a scientific (placebo-controlled) trial of desferrioxamine, a drug that removes aluminum from the body by binding with it. While regular administration of the drug failed to stop the disease from progressing, desferrioxamine did significantly reduce the rate of decline in the ability of a group of people with Alzheimer's dementia to care for themselves.6 Although the aluminum/Alzheimer's link remains unproven, I believe that waiting for definitive proof before taking a few easy and protective measures is foolhardy--and more scientists are starting to agree.7,8 Perhaps one person in 10 age 65 or older suffers from dementia; by age 80 that figure rises to one in five. This is too common an illness to ignore preventive measures until we can know for certain why it develops. Ways To Avoid Aluminum Here are my suggestions for minimizing your exposure to aluminum. * Drinking water should be low in aluminum. Some bottled-water companies provide an analysis of the aluminum content of their water. You might also find out from your public water company what the aluminum level is in the local drinking water. * Aluminum-containing antiperspirants can easily be avoided, as can aluminum utensils and even, to play it safe, aluminum-containing antacids. * Commercially processed foods such as cake and pancake mixes, frozen doughs and self-rising flour are sources of dietary aluminum, so their ingestion should be minimized. Watch for and avoid sodium aluminum phosphate, an ingredient in baking powder. Pickles and cheese should also be avoided. * There is a close relationship between silicon and aluminum in Alzheimer brain lesions, as the two substances bind together to form aluminosilicates.9 High levels of silica in drinking water in the form of silicic acid do seem to protect against the adverse effects of aluminum ingestion, and silicic acid ingestion increases urinary aluminum excretion.10,11 Whether silica supplements protect against the development of dementia has yet to be determined. * Besides minimizing aluminum exposure, taking the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of calcium, magnesium and zinc should help to protect against aluminum accumulation.12-14 Deficiencies of these important minerals are common among the elderly.15 Yet, unless there is laboratory evidence of a zinc deficiency, I would not recommend zinc supplementation to help prevent Alzheimer's disease, for two reasons. First, beta-amyloid protein, the major substance found in the brain lesions (usually in a liquid form), binds with zinc. At concentrations only slightly higher than those normally found in the brain, excess zinc may convert the protein to the solid form that is found in Alzheimer lesions.16 This suggests that, at least in theory, excess zinc could actually promote the development of the disease. Second, there is a lack of adequate research demonstrating the efficacy of zinc supplementation in preventing Alzheimer's, although in one study all six relatively young dementia victims had some memory improvement following supplementation with zinc aspartate.17 References 1. Martyn, C.N., et al. Lancet, 1: 59-62, 1989. 2. Neri, L.C., & Hewitt, D. Letter. Lancet, 338: 390, 1991. 3. Graves, A.B., et al. J Clin Epidemio,l 43(1): 35-44, 1990. 4. Ibid. 5. Zapatero, M.D. Biol Trace Elem Res, 47: 235-40, 1995. 6. McLachlan, D.R., et al. Lancet, 337: 1304-8, 1991. 7. Lukiw, W.J. Mineral and Metal Neurotoxicology. 113-26. CRC Press, 1997. 8. McLachlan, D.R., et al. Can Med Assoc J, 145(7): 793-804, 1991. 9. Candy, J.M., et al. Lancet, i: 354-57, 1986. 10. Jacqmin-Gadda, H., et al. Epidemiology 7(3): 281-85, 1996. 11. Bellia, J.P., et al. Ann Clin Lab Sci, 26: 227-33, 1996. 12. Foster, H.D. Health, Disease and the Environment. 311-16. Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, 1992: 13. Durlach, J. Magnes Res, 3(3): 217-18, 1990. 14. Wenk, G.L., & Stemmer, K.L. Brain Res 288: 393-95, 1983. 15. Werbach, M.R. Foundations of Nutritional Medicine: Common nutritional deficiencies. Tarzana, Calif.: Third Line Press, 1997. 16. Bush, A.I., et al. Science, 265: 1464-67, 1994. 17. Constantinidis, J. Schweiz Arch Neurol Neurochir Psychiatr, 141(6): 523-56, 1990. Melvyn R. Werbach, M.D., is a faculty member at the UCLA School of Medicine and the author of Nutritional Influences on Illness (Third Line Press Inc., 1993). Melvyn R. Werbach, M.D., is a faculty member at the UCLA School of Medicine and the author of Nutritional Influences on Illness (Third Line Press Inc., 1993). http://www.BreastImplantAwareness.or...kWatchWAtch.ht |
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'the MMR10'. [Mark Probert BUSTED AGAIN -x5]
"Mark Probert" wrote in message ... Jason Johnson wrote: In article , Mark Probert wrote: Jason Johnson wrote: In article , Ilena Rose wrote: Disbarred attorney Mark S Probert claimed: There is absolutely no proof that the MMR causes autism. He is blind to the evidence. He also claimed there is absolutely no proof that he was ever disbarred. See the NY Supreme Court Order to Disbar him he www.BreastImplantAwareness.org/SandraProbert.htm So much for veracity from HealthFraud Probert. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ilena, Welcome back. I enjoy reading your posts. Mark is also an expert in diverting attention from the central issue in posts. For example, if someone posts information about a study that shows that MMR causes autism, he will attack the organization that conducted the study instead of discussing the actual study. Often, the biases of the sponsors of a study are as important as the results are. It usually works since his buddies take his side in regard to attacking the organization that conducted the study instead of discussing the actual study. It reminded me of how a defense attorney representing a murderer trys to get the members of the jury to believe that someone else must have done the murder. This is a method of diverting attention away from his client. He also trys to divert attention by attacking the person that made the post related to the study. He is making use of his legal training related to responding to posts. If anyone does not believe me, read his future posts. Thank you Jason, for now proving something that I suspected all along. That's 22222222222222222 funny. Jason Nailed you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mark, Read your most recent posts. In one case, you actually discounted one research study while promoting another research study. I wish you would post the URL of what you are talking about, so I would know what you are talking about. It's my opinion (and let me know if I am wrong) that you discount any study results that you do not agree with and believe any study results that support your point of view. Many people do the same thing. Generally speaking, as you did not provide the courtesy of a link to what you are talking about, I discount studies that are poorly done, "unique" in the sense that they have never been replicated, done by someone who has a proven bias, etc. However, what you have observed is that my opinions are supported by good science, and I dismiss bad science, if you want to call some of the crap that. A true scientist will read all of the research studies and try to keep an open mind related to studies that do not support his or her point of view. That's nice, but irrelevant. A true scientist, and I am not a scientist, will review a study for various things, such as selection bias, methodology, valid sampling, appropriate use of statistical analysis, etc. They would know that not all studies, just like not all opinions, are created equal. Some actually are better than others. BTW, just for your information, if wish to have further discussion with me, I suggest that you email me. mark{dot}probert{at}gmail{dot}com No email, no further responses. This is a game famous for Mark. WARNING. Mark LIES about e-mail. That is a PROVEN FACT. Mark KNOWS it. What is said should be right HERE out in the open. NOT behind e-mail. http://groups.google.com/group/alt.s...549640201535a2 Mark Probert wrote: Fri, Jun 23 2006 [Subject title. All ADHD meds are not the same..] That is real. I offered you and Ilena a mutual cease fire, no conditions, and you and she slapped the same condition on it. I replied: Sat, Jun 24 2006 No conditions? Just EXACTLY is this * cease fire* you offered? Mark wrote: Mon, Jun 26 2006 Addressing only the substantive issues in posts, including the biases of the authors of articles that are posted. Period. My reply: So...you refuse to post your ceasefire. Why is that, Mark? You stated the below in this thread. *That is real. I offered you and Ilena a mutual cease fire, no conditions, and you and she slapped the same condition on it.* Wed, Jun 28 2006 Mark wrote: Oh, I see...you asked "Just EXACTLY is this * cease fire* you offered?" when you meant to ask "Just EXACTLY where is this * cease fire* you offered?" You should be more clear. It is in the archives. Look it up. Easy to see why he refused.. again. I did look it up. http://groups.google.com/group/misc....msg/5dc4c69029... Subject: Dear Jan & IIena Tues, Feb 8 2005 If they can do it, why can't we? Israel, Palestinians Declare Ceasefire http://groups.google.com/group/misc....msg/17a05b4c76... Thurs, Feb 10 2005 7:06 pm Look at the first message in this thread. It is your choice to emulate the Palestinians and Israelis, What is you choice? Commence declaring Ceasefire. RIGHT NOW. http://groups.google.com/group/misc....msg/07e38a462c... Fri, Feb 11 2005 When you stop, I stop, not before. Ceasfire? 1 Mark Probert Feb 12 2005 http://groups.google.com/group/misc....msg/78eb9b427f... Sat, Feb 12 2005 3:36 pm Jan, if you want a ceasfire, act like it. I am tired of being the first to turn the other cheek and being trashed by your and Ilena. My offer, like that between Abbas and Sharon, was unconditional. My next offer will be conditional. Your choice. Choose peace. == All should be able to see [as shown above]I already did on Feb 10 2005. http://groups.google.com/group/misc....msg/5f0e54e999..., Feb 13 2005 I wrote: You didn't make an offer, you posted a question, so all can see you are lying AGAIN. To any intelligent being, it was an offer. That is sufficiently clear. You did not make an offer. You posted a question. == Now..here is Mark Probert telling a whopper lie. http://groups.google.com/group/misc....msg/2b208c112a... Feb 11 2005, 2:11 pm YOU are fully responsible for Ilena contacting my wife who is not a participant in usenet. http://groups.google.com/group/misc....msg/5f0e54e999... From : Jan Sent : Saturday, February 12, 2005 12:27 PM To : "Mark Probert" Subject : New Website Exposes Ilena Rosenthal and the Humantics Foundation | | | Inbox MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: from mail.lumbercartel.com ([162.42.126.18]) by mc3-f38.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Sat, 12 Feb 2005 09:28:17 -0800 Received: from mproxy.googlegroups.com ([216.239.56.131])by mail.lumbercartel.com with esmtp (Exim 4.43)id 1D0145-0006r1-2qfor ; Sat, 12 Feb 2005 10:28:17 -0700 Received: by mproxy.googlegroups.com with SMTP id s51so1012553cwc for ; Sat, 12 Feb 2005 09:27:42 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.11.88.27 with SMTP id l27mr71314cwb; Sat, 12 Feb 2005 09:27:42 -0800 (PST) Received: from 64.12.116.136 by f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com with HTTP; Sat, 12 Feb 2005 17:27:42 +0000 (UTC) That IP address resolves to: Search results for: 64.12.116.136 OrgName: America Online, Inc. OrgID: AMERIC-158 Address: 10600 Infantry Ridge Road City: Manassas StateProv: VA PostalCode: 20109 Country: US Therefore, you sent it. Search results for: 152.163.100.136 OrgName: America Online OrgID: AOL Address: 22000 AOL Way City: Dulles StateProv: VA PostalCode: 20166 Country: US http://groups.google.com/group/alt.s...nt/msg/9645079... Feb 13 2005, 1:19 pm An additional note: Should you email me again I will construe that to be a withdrawal of your request that not email you, and I will, when I deem it appropriate, email you. |
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"Jason Johnson" wrote in message ... (...) Aluminum is not a "known poison" or you'd have been dead long ago, Jason. You consume it in your food every day. What is a known poision. Yet, I consume liters of it nearly every day. Jeff |
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In article , Ilena Rose
wrote: http://www.laleva.cc/environment/alu...lzheimer2.html Can Aluminum Cause Alzheimer's Dis by Melvyn R. Werbach, M.D. Senile dementia is a progressive degenerative brain disease associated with old age. Its symptoms include short-term memory loss, slowness in thought and movement, confusion, disorientation, depression, difficulty communicating, and loss of physical function. Alzheimer's disease accounts for about half of all senile dementia cases. Although there are many theories about what causes Alzheimer's, the fact is, its origins remain poorly understood. One theory proposed that the common occurrence of being exposed to aluminum could cause Alzheimer's dementia. Aluminum, the theory postulated, becomes concentrated in the characteristic lesions (senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles) that develop in the brain during the course of the disease. At first, medical scientists thought this theory was absurd. Aluminum, they believed, accumulated merely as a result of a destructive process caused by some other factor. In recent years, however, the aluminum hypothesis has been gaining respect. For example, studies have discovered a direct association between the level of aluminum in municipal drinking water and the risk of Alzheimer's dementia. One study found aluminum in drinking water was related to only this specific type of dementia;1 another found that the probability of the association being due to chance was only 1 in 24, with a 46 percent increased risk for people drinking water with the highest aluminum levels.2 The use of aluminum-containing antiperspirants--but not the use of antiperspirants and deodorants in general--has also been associated with a risk of Alzheimer's dementia, with a trend toward a higher risk corresponding with increasing frequency of use.3 This relationship does not extend to aluminum-containing antacids,4 which may simply be evidence that the aluminum in antacids is not absorbed--the process of absorption through the gut mucosa is quite different from absorption through the skin. We also know that serum aluminum concentrations increase with age. Aluminum may accumulate slowly over our lifetimes or we may absorb it more easily as we age. Moreover, there is evidence that people with probable Alzheimer's disease have serum aluminum levels that are often significantly higher than those of people with other types of dementia, as well healthy people of similar ages.5 Further evidence that aluminum fosters the development of Alzheimer's dementia comes from a scientific (placebo-controlled) trial of desferrioxamine, a drug that removes aluminum from the body by binding with it. While regular administration of the drug failed to stop the disease from progressing, desferrioxamine did significantly reduce the rate of decline in the ability of a group of people with Alzheimer's dementia to care for themselves.6 Although the aluminum/Alzheimer's link remains unproven, I believe that waiting for definitive proof before taking a few easy and protective measures is foolhardy--and more scientists are starting to agree.7,8 Perhaps one person in 10 age 65 or older suffers from dementia; by age 80 that figure rises to one in five. This is too common an illness to ignore preventive measures until we can know for certain why it develops. Ways To Avoid Aluminum Here are my suggestions for minimizing your exposure to aluminum. * Drinking water should be low in aluminum. Some bottled-water companies provide an analysis of the aluminum content of their water. You might also find out from your public water company what the aluminum level is in the local drinking water. * Aluminum-containing antiperspirants can easily be avoided, as can aluminum utensils and even, to play it safe, aluminum-containing antacids. * Commercially processed foods such as cake and pancake mixes, frozen doughs and self-rising flour are sources of dietary aluminum, so their ingestion should be minimized. Watch for and avoid sodium aluminum phosphate, an ingredient in baking powder. Pickles and cheese should also be avoided. * There is a close relationship between silicon and aluminum in Alzheimer brain lesions, as the two substances bind together to form aluminosilicates.9 High levels of silica in drinking water in the form of silicic acid do seem to protect against the adverse effects of aluminum ingestion, and silicic acid ingestion increases urinary aluminum excretion.10,11 Whether silica supplements protect against the development of dementia has yet to be determined. * Besides minimizing aluminum exposure, taking the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of calcium, magnesium and zinc should help to protect against aluminum accumulation.12-14 Deficiencies of these important minerals are common among the elderly.15 Yet, unless there is laboratory evidence of a zinc deficiency, I would not recommend zinc supplementation to help prevent Alzheimer's disease, for two reasons. First, beta-amyloid protein, the major substance found in the brain lesions (usually in a liquid form), binds with zinc. At concentrations only slightly higher than those normally found in the brain, excess zinc may convert the protein to the solid form that is found in Alzheimer lesions.16 This suggests that, at least in theory, excess zinc could actually promote the development of the disease. Second, there is a lack of adequate research demonstrating the efficacy of zinc supplementation in preventing Alzheimer's, although in one study all six relatively young dementia victims had some memory improvement following supplementation with zinc aspartate.17 References 1. Martyn, C.N., et al. Lancet, 1: 59-62, 1989. 2. Neri, L.C., & Hewitt, D. Letter. Lancet, 338: 390, 1991. 3. Graves, A.B., et al. J Clin Epidemio,l 43(1): 35-44, 1990. 4. Ibid. 5. Zapatero, M.D. Biol Trace Elem Res, 47: 235-40, 1995. 6. McLachlan, D.R., et al. Lancet, 337: 1304-8, 1991. 7. Lukiw, W.J. Mineral and Metal Neurotoxicology. 113-26. CRC Press, 1997. 8. McLachlan, D.R., et al. Can Med Assoc J, 145(7): 793-804, 1991. 9. Candy, J.M., et al. Lancet, i: 354-57, 1986. 10. Jacqmin-Gadda, H., et al. Epidemiology 7(3): 281-85, 1996. 11. Bellia, J.P., et al. Ann Clin Lab Sci, 26: 227-33, 1996. 12. Foster, H.D. Health, Disease and the Environment. 311-16. Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, 1992: 13. Durlach, J. Magnes Res, 3(3): 217-18, 1990. 14. Wenk, G.L., & Stemmer, K.L. Brain Res 288: 393-95, 1983. 15. Werbach, M.R. Foundations of Nutritional Medicine: Common nutritional deficiencies. Tarzana, Calif.: Third Line Press, 1997. 16. Bush, A.I., et al. Science, 265: 1464-67, 1994. 17. Constantinidis, J. Schweiz Arch Neurol Neurochir Psychiatr, 141(6): 523-56, 1990. Melvyn R. Werbach, M.D., is a faculty member at the UCLA School of Medicine and the author of Nutritional Influences on Illness (Third Line Press Inc., 1993). Melvyn R. Werbach, M.D., is a faculty member at the UCLA School of Medicine and the author of Nutritional Influences on Illness (Third Line Press Inc., 1993). http://www.BreastImplantAwareness.or...kWatchWAtch.ht ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ Ilena, Thanks for posting this interesting research study. The "gang" keeps asking for studies and you posted an excellent study. I wonder if they will even bother commenting on it or just look for reason to discount the study without even bothering to read it? I hope not. I know of at least three doctors that believe that aluminum may cause senile dementia and I agree with them. That is one of the reasons that aluminum should NOT be used in vaccines and medications. Keep up the great work, Jason ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ |
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"Jeff" wrote in message ink.net... "Jason Johnson" wrote in message ... (...) Aluminum is not a "known poison" or you'd have been dead long ago, Jason. You consume it in your food every day. What is a known poision. Yet, I consume liters of it nearly every day. Jeff ALL diversion of *aluminum in vaccines* is noted. |
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Way to go, Jason.
The "gang".............. "Jason Johnson" wrote in message ... In article , Ilena Rose wrote: http://www.laleva.cc/environment/alu...lzheimer2.html Can Aluminum Cause Alzheimer's Dis by Melvyn R. Werbach, M.D. Senile dementia is a progressive degenerative brain disease associated with old age. Its symptoms include short-term memory loss, slowness in thought and movement, confusion, disorientation, depression, difficulty communicating, and loss of physical function. Alzheimer's disease accounts for about half of all senile dementia cases. Although there are many theories about what causes Alzheimer's, the fact is, its origins remain poorly understood. One theory proposed that the common occurrence of being exposed to aluminum could cause Alzheimer's dementia. Aluminum, the theory postulated, becomes concentrated in the characteristic lesions (senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles) that develop in the brain during the course of the disease. At first, medical scientists thought this theory was absurd. Aluminum, they believed, accumulated merely as a result of a destructive process caused by some other factor. In recent years, however, the aluminum hypothesis has been gaining respect. For example, studies have discovered a direct association between the level of aluminum in municipal drinking water and the risk of Alzheimer's dementia. One study found aluminum in drinking water was related to only this specific type of dementia;1 another found that the probability of the association being due to chance was only 1 in 24, with a 46 percent increased risk for people drinking water with the highest aluminum levels.2 The use of aluminum-containing antiperspirants--but not the use of antiperspirants and deodorants in general--has also been associated with a risk of Alzheimer's dementia, with a trend toward a higher risk corresponding with increasing frequency of use.3 This relationship does not extend to aluminum-containing antacids,4 which may simply be evidence that the aluminum in antacids is not absorbed--the process of absorption through the gut mucosa is quite different from absorption through the skin. We also know that serum aluminum concentrations increase with age. Aluminum may accumulate slowly over our lifetimes or we may absorb it more easily as we age. Moreover, there is evidence that people with probable Alzheimer's disease have serum aluminum levels that are often significantly higher than those of people with other types of dementia, as well healthy people of similar ages.5 Further evidence that aluminum fosters the development of Alzheimer's dementia comes from a scientific (placebo-controlled) trial of desferrioxamine, a drug that removes aluminum from the body by binding with it. While regular administration of the drug failed to stop the disease from progressing, desferrioxamine did significantly reduce the rate of decline in the ability of a group of people with Alzheimer's dementia to care for themselves.6 Although the aluminum/Alzheimer's link remains unproven, I believe that waiting for definitive proof before taking a few easy and protective measures is foolhardy--and more scientists are starting to agree.7,8 Perhaps one person in 10 age 65 or older suffers from dementia; by age 80 that figure rises to one in five. This is too common an illness to ignore preventive measures until we can know for certain why it develops. Ways To Avoid Aluminum Here are my suggestions for minimizing your exposure to aluminum. * Drinking water should be low in aluminum. Some bottled-water companies provide an analysis of the aluminum content of their water. You might also find out from your public water company what the aluminum level is in the local drinking water. * Aluminum-containing antiperspirants can easily be avoided, as can aluminum utensils and even, to play it safe, aluminum-containing antacids. * Commercially processed foods such as cake and pancake mixes, frozen doughs and self-rising flour are sources of dietary aluminum, so their ingestion should be minimized. Watch for and avoid sodium aluminum phosphate, an ingredient in baking powder. Pickles and cheese should also be avoided. * There is a close relationship between silicon and aluminum in Alzheimer brain lesions, as the two substances bind together to form aluminosilicates.9 High levels of silica in drinking water in the form of silicic acid do seem to protect against the adverse effects of aluminum ingestion, and silicic acid ingestion increases urinary aluminum excretion.10,11 Whether silica supplements protect against the development of dementia has yet to be determined. * Besides minimizing aluminum exposure, taking the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of calcium, magnesium and zinc should help to protect against aluminum accumulation.12-14 Deficiencies of these important minerals are common among the elderly.15 Yet, unless there is laboratory evidence of a zinc deficiency, I would not recommend zinc supplementation to help prevent Alzheimer's disease, for two reasons. First, beta-amyloid protein, the major substance found in the brain lesions (usually in a liquid form), binds with zinc. At concentrations only slightly higher than those normally found in the brain, excess zinc may convert the protein to the solid form that is found in Alzheimer lesions.16 This suggests that, at least in theory, excess zinc could actually promote the development of the disease. Second, there is a lack of adequate research demonstrating the efficacy of zinc supplementation in preventing Alzheimer's, although in one study all six relatively young dementia victims had some memory improvement following supplementation with zinc aspartate.17 References 1. Martyn, C.N., et al. Lancet, 1: 59-62, 1989. 2. Neri, L.C., & Hewitt, D. Letter. Lancet, 338: 390, 1991. 3. Graves, A.B., et al. J Clin Epidemio,l 43(1): 35-44, 1990. 4. Ibid. 5. Zapatero, M.D. Biol Trace Elem Res, 47: 235-40, 1995. 6. McLachlan, D.R., et al. Lancet, 337: 1304-8, 1991. 7. Lukiw, W.J. Mineral and Metal Neurotoxicology. 113-26. CRC Press, 1997. 8. McLachlan, D.R., et al. Can Med Assoc J, 145(7): 793-804, 1991. 9. Candy, J.M., et al. Lancet, i: 354-57, 1986. 10. Jacqmin-Gadda, H., et al. Epidemiology 7(3): 281-85, 1996. 11. Bellia, J.P., et al. Ann Clin Lab Sci, 26: 227-33, 1996. 12. Foster, H.D. Health, Disease and the Environment. 311-16. Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, 1992: 13. Durlach, J. Magnes Res, 3(3): 217-18, 1990. 14. Wenk, G.L., & Stemmer, K.L. Brain Res 288: 393-95, 1983. 15. Werbach, M.R. Foundations of Nutritional Medicine: Common nutritional deficiencies. Tarzana, Calif.: Third Line Press, 1997. 16. Bush, A.I., et al. Science, 265: 1464-67, 1994. 17. Constantinidis, J. Schweiz Arch Neurol Neurochir Psychiatr, 141(6): 523-56, 1990. Melvyn R. Werbach, M.D., is a faculty member at the UCLA School of Medicine and the author of Nutritional Influences on Illness (Third Line Press Inc., 1993). Melvyn R. Werbach, M.D., is a faculty member at the UCLA School of Medicine and the author of Nutritional Influences on Illness (Third Line Press Inc., 1993). http://www.BreastImplantAwareness.or...kWatchWAtch.ht ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ Ilena, Thanks for posting this interesting research study. The "gang" keeps asking for studies and you posted an excellent study. I wonder if they will even bother commenting on it or just look for reason to discount the study without even bothering to read it? I hope not. I know of at least three doctors that believe that aluminum may cause senile dementia and I agree with them. That is one of the reasons that aluminum should NOT be used in vaccines and medications. Keep up the great work, Jason ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ |
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