Green Tea and Resveratrol May Lower Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
From Medical News Today
Green tea consumption has demonstrated the potential to reduce cognitive dysfunction in observational studies. Green tea leaves’ GTCs might target amyloid misfolding that is a common mechanism.
Physician and author Dr. Michael Greger said “Unlike antiviral drugs, green tea appears to help by boosting the immune system, enhancing the proliferation and activity of gamma delta T cells, a type of immune cell that acts as ‘a first-line defense against infection.’”
The doctor also purported that GTC may help reduce oxidative damage, fight inflammation, and encourage DNA repair.
Resveratrol is in grapes, nuts, and other foods. As a sirtuin 1 activator, this polyphenol is under clinical investigation for its therapeutic potential with AD.
One doctor explains the role of sirtuin:
“Each of us has six billion miles of DNA. How does our body keep it from getting all tangled up? There are special proteins called histones, which act like spools, with DNA as the thread. Enzymes called sirtuins wrap the DNA around the histone spools, and in doing so, silence whatever genes were in that stretch of DNA–hence their name SIRtuins, which stands for silencing information regulator.
This physician cautioned that these findings offer no guarantee that consuming these compounds will benefit everyone similarly.
Dr. Birken attended a 3-day course on dementia several months ago. The following supplements/medications/lifestyle changes were recommended.
- Hormone optimization – 58% reduction
- Vitamin D
- Omega 3 fish oil
- Probiotic
- B complex
- CO Q 10
- Melatonin
- Reduction of insulin
- Sleep
- Exercise
- Mediterranean diet
- Meditation