Alzheimer's originates in the liver?

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Any medical/science types have any thoughts on this article?

Last edited by Natty_Boh on 05 Mar 2011, 10:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Weird... I've never heard of that theory, but I wouldn't rule it out.

That'd be great to finally find an effective treatment (poor lab animals though )

The cure is lots of alcohol then. Cirrhosis or Alzheimer.. choice is rather easy to make

If the only person in my family known to have Alzheimer's wasn't also the only known alcoholic, I might agree there.

boo that puts a dent on my theory

The article actually dates back to 2006.



And they claim the glory in 2011

I've never heard any suggestion that Alzheimer's is related to drinking. Of course, alcoholics can get Alzheimers, but that doesn't mean that it was caused by alcohol.

Bear in mind that Alzheimer's is just one of a number of dementias. Merely because someone has a dementia does not mean that they are suffering from Alzheimers.

Many articles recently suggesting some kind of link between Alzheimers and diabetes.

I don't know where diabetes starts, but I'd check the liver first.

That's interesting.

There are a couple of things that one can do that may help reduce one's odds of developing diabetes.

The obvious one, of course, is portion control. This is a big problem for me. I hate leftovers. When I cook something, my inclination is to eat all of what I cook, if possible, so that I don't have to throw anything away. It's awfully easy to cook more than what I actually need.

Another is to maintain your Vitamin D levels. As I understand it, poor Vitamin D levels are associated with an increased risk of diabetes and that there is a link in those with diabetes between good levels of Vitamin D and good control over one's blood sugar.

Another is to avoid the intake of excess amounts of iron if you aren't anemic. One way to help is to stop using cast iron cookware -- throw it away like I did twenty years ago. It still amazes me at how many nitwits refuse to use aluminum cookware because of a third rate news report more than twenty years ago that was quickly debunked and yet they refuse to give up their cast iron cookware when there are very real health problems involved. It just goes to show that Robert Heinlein was quite correct with his: "Man is not a rational animal, he is a rationalizing animal."

It is interesting to me that my younger brother developed diabetes in spite of generally better health and better portion control while I haven't. On the other hand, unlike my younger brother, I take Vitamin D supplements and don't use cast iron cookware.