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I've read this about Alzheimer's quite a while ago. I've read coffee consumption can prevent Parkinson's as well. And then there is the promising data coming out of Omega-3 supplementation.
However, I have also read that a high consumption of red meat can lead to Alzheimer's. It's good they are still continuing studies on this. I would like to see more studies on the overall impact that nutrition has on diseases such as these. Preventative medicine is the key to long life and vibrant health. I would like to avoid taking a lot of medicine in old age.
I think if I knew someone who had early onset Alzheimer's, I would probably suggest drinking a cup of coffee or two a day and maybe taking an Omega-3 supplement (all on doctor's okay, of course), if not just incorporating more fatty fish or flax seed into their diet.
I'd also help them pick up hobbies and games that would keep their brains going. I'd engage with them on these if I could.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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