Families With Alzheimers

NUTRIENTS & SUPPLEMENTS

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It's always important to eat right, take you vitamins and guard your health.  Most of us don't until we get sick.     For a caregiver and a person with Alzheimer's Disease it is critical to feed your body properly because you have enough to deal with and getting sick will make everything worse.    Additionally, there are lots of herbal and pharmaceudical therapies that are available that can help prevent the disease or to lessen the impact of the disease.

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MEDICAL DISCLAIMER

One of the most critical things for you to do if you think that you or a family member may be showing signs of Alzheimer's Disease is to contact a medical professional.     I am a caregiver and the advice that we share in this web site is a compilation of things that we have learned over the years in our household and from our friends and family members.    We in no way should be construed as offering medical advice and you should always talk to your health care professional before changing any part of your health care regime.

THE DISEASE

Herbs, Vitamins and Nutrients

Pharmaceudicals

There are pharmaceudicals on the market now that can, if started early enough, can significantly delay the progress of the disease.     Talk to your medical professionals about tests that can determine what might be causing the symptoms that have concerned you.  Your doctor will also be able to talk to you about drugs that are available and how they might help your situation.   Your medical team will be able to talk to you about the changes that might be necessary in your family's lifestyle to prevent further damage.

Max and I have been told by all of our medical professionals that the following daily regime could help: *   Vitamin E *   Gingko Biloba *   Post-menopausal estrogen replacement therapy for women *   anti-inflammatory     Recognizing the need to eat right and be strong and healthy we also use a protein-shake as a dietary supplement and we eat lots of fruits and vegetables.    E-mail us for more related information, meal plans, etc.