http://www.alzheimersweekly.com/2014/10 ... emory.html
http://www.aging-us.com/article/100690/text#fulltext
In really short text ... Bredesen's MEND is not a specific diet ( I found no "MEND" diet) but diet is part of it. Best I can tell, most any diet similar to the Mediterranean Diet, as implemented in the Mediterranean way, can be used as a basis. YMMV and as such with any diet, tweak to your own needs. MEND rates/evaluates 36 parameters, tries to move yours towards current normal, readjusts through the process as well as changing other lifestyle factors(exercise, stress, sleep, etc). Maintenance afterwards tends towards lifestyle and diet, and relaxes monitoring frequency of the 36 factors.
For those familiar with the book: Alzheimer's Prevention and Treatment Diet (APT Diet), Mend is similar in concept, different in parameters monitored (but with overlap). The APT Diet is not a specific diet either.
Dr. Gundry provides a specific diet. He is clearer relative what to eat and not to eat.
If one's question relates to ... you've read through a bunch of posts and are wondering "what to do today?" then Dr. Gundry is something you can start implementing now. MEND and APT seem to start with labs, markers and a customized plan and thus are more complicated especially if you are remote from them. Depending on the urgency (your personal condition) may define which is a better path.
========================================= Here is where I generalize ... sorry
IMHO ... It seems a common theme amongst Cancer, MS, AD and probably more including general health is the importance of proper metabolism fueling (including drilling down to mitochondria consideration). It is not one thing but many things. This is not a new theme but seems to be gaining more support. Common factors include, but may not be limited to:
- In terms of an "eating style/diet" the true Mediterranean Diet is a good start but it can be tweaked.
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- Consume things that read more like they come from a heritage seed catalog than a fertilizer or chemical catalog
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- Reduce (minimize) sugars or foods that yield quickly to sugars regardless of how natural they are
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- Avoid things that cause you low level inflammation, inflammation you cannot "feel/sense", regardless of how natural they are
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- You need fat but you need fat that works for your specific system, not against. MUFA preferred, PUFA may be OK , Saturated is problematic for some genotypes. Avoid trans-fat.
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- With animal protein, swimming >flying>running (">" means Better for you). Being wild> being farmed
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- Nature's original version at a minimum are neutral and often serve us better than man made modifications and versions
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- All things in moderation including moderation (occasionally) ... Too much of a good thing is not always a good thing (too much of a bad thing is still a bad thing)
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- Physiologically, who you were when is not who you are today or will be tomorrow. And your needs change per who you are in time.
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- Get up, get out, get moving, get thinking, get peace, get interaction, get love, get rest ...
The and portion is important because as you get closer to only one of them (any one of them) you reduce the anti cancer, MS, AD, etc, benefit.
