Before signing up for the COVID-19 vaccine, I'd recommend watching this 56-minute video (posted on January 14, 2021), which comes from America's Frontline Doctors. Simone Gold, MD, JD, is speaking on behalf of this organization. The following text is an excerpt from the organization's About Us page:...

Wow. You've done a ton of great work here. Thanks, apod!

I have Osteoporosis and ApoE4 (heterozygote)... I have a 25% bone loss and was told recently to continue with calcium supplements by a specialized treatment group for Osteoporosis at Kaiser Permanente. However, they told me that I should try a "premium source" of calcium like Red Algae. I...

Hi,TheBrain, it seems that you and I are on the the same pathway, trying to balance providing food for healthy bacteria to support our gut health and trying to have a good level of ketosis for optimal brain health. Plus there is a lot evidence that a healthy microbiome is essential for a healthy br...

Alas, I didn't, but I can run my data through again and pull them out. And indeed, I hope supplementation is helping you -- I hope the same for my mom. She's taking Cymbalta which, although considered "dementia-safe" is still mildly anticholinergic. It might be worth looking into CDP Chol...

TheresaB wrote: I hope this helps clarify your thinking.

Does it ever! Thank you, Theresa, for your clear, thorough, and thoughtful reply. Much appreciated.

Researchers rarely speak in definitive terms, but these researchers Link between Alzheimer's disease and gut microbiota is confirmed are pretty definitive. "Our results are indisputable: certain bacterial products of the intestinal microbiota are correlated with the quantity of amyloid plaques...

MarcR kindly asked: "Do you meet the criteria for a positive dementia diagnosis today? If so I wonder if something else is going on" My diagnosis on basis of MRI and PET is of mild posterior cortical atrophy, especially in the parietal lobes (but not frontal or hippocampus), giving doctor...

Alas, I didn't, but I can run my data through again and pull them out. And indeed, I hope supplementation is helping you -- I hope the same for my mom. She's taking Cymbalta which, although considered "dementia-safe" is still mildly anticholinergic. It might be worth looking into CDP Chol...

For background, I'm a 37 F, 3/4 with a 71 yo 3/4 mom who recently went into significant cognitive decline. Though I didn't buy Dr. Bredesen's book or begin a full lifestyle intervention until I saw how bad mom had gotten in Sept., just a few months earlier, I stumbled upon what I believe is an impo...