Optimize antioxidants

The eighteenth intervention to reverse mild Alzheimer's in the Bredesen Protocol is:

Goal: Optimize antioxidants

Approach: Mixed tocopherols and tocotrienols, Se, blueberries, NAC, ascorbate, a-lipoic acid

References: Formulation of a medical food cocktail for Alzheimer's disease: beneficial effects on cognition and neuropathology in a mouse model of the disease

Improving and Retaining Memory Function Feb 15, 2015

Vitamin E 400 IU (best to use mixed tocopherols, optimally including tocotrienols).

Alzheimer's patients with low Se (Selenium) in their blood have been found to have more problems with cognitive function.

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NAC (N-acetylcysteine ) blocks oxidative damage in Alzheimer's.

Blood brain barrier dysfunction accelerates the rate of degeneration in Alzheimer's by impairing the ability of the brain to concentrate ascorbate (Vitamin C) and other nutrients with neuroprotective properties.

a-lipoic acid can reduce the formation of Alzheimer's disease plaques and increase the production of acetylcholine, an important signaling molecule that is impaired in Alzheimer's disease.

The next intervention is Optimize Zn:fCu ratio.