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Series Code: AL
Program Code: AL000215A
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00:01 Now, we talked about Alzheimer's the overview
00:04 and then we talked about the causes of Alzheimer's. 00:08 And so today, we're gonna actually be 00:10 talking about the treatment. 00:12 So stay by. 00:45 Hi, welcome to Abundant Living. 00:47 This is Curtis, your co-host, 00:48 which means they have another host as well and your name? 00:52 That's me, Paula Eakins. Paula Eakins, all right. 00:54 You've been very good as a co-host 00:57 on this program over the last years. 00:58 Thank you. I appreciate that. 01:01 I appreciate you. Okay. 01:02 I'll keep you on the co-host for the next show as well. 01:05 That's a very good idea. 01:07 Okay. Okay. 01:08 Now you are talking about Alzheimer's, 01:09 we talked about the causes, talked about the overview. 01:13 Now we're gonna be talking about the treatment, 01:15 some things that we can do 01:16 that will enhance cognitive development. 01:19 Well, I know that people are really wanting to hear 01:22 what that would possibly be also 01:23 because that was-- that overview 01:25 you're talking about what really went down 01:27 about our conference that we had on Alzheimer's, 01:30 all the people who came and then it turned around 01:32 and get into the different drugs 01:33 that could possibly cause them 01:35 serious problems for an individual. 01:37 And now I know everybody is saying so tell me for real, 01:41 what are some of the treatments? 01:43 Yeah. 01:44 Well, you know, and we are talking about Alzheimer's, 01:46 now the list I mentioned before that 01:48 we're not just talking about Alzheimer's but also dementia. 01:51 Alzheimer's about 70 percent of dementia. 01:55 And so because you also have vascular dementia as well, 01:58 TIA strokes or brain injuries and depression, low thyroid 02:03 so all those things can cause cognitive impairment. 02:08 But there's lot of drugs out there 02:10 that is used for Alzheimer's disease. 02:13 Three in particular probably most well known 02:16 is Aricept and that's out there. 02:20 You have Exelon that's the patch. 02:23 You have Namenda. 02:25 Namenda is the one 02:26 that is not as efficacious as the other two. 02:29 As matter of fact, I just realized last-- 02:31 I think last month at the date of this taping 02:34 that the Alzheimer's Association representative 02:36 told me that they have taken it off the shelf, 02:39 it's just really not that effective. 02:42 But with those drugs for Alzheimer's 02:44 it can cause leg cramps, it can cause arrhythmias, 02:48 it can cause-- it raises your heart-- blood pressure 02:51 and also can cause depression and delusions. 02:54 So those are the drugs that's used for Alzheimer's 02:57 that's out there right now, 02:58 so really, it's not really efficacious 03:02 as far as reversing a situation. 03:06 It kind of slows it down just a little bit 03:08 but then with that 03:10 you have the side effects of those drugs too. 03:13 So there's a lot of research need to be done 03:16 for as what can be done to increase medication. 03:21 We're gonna be talking about some of that in this program 03:23 so-- and let me say this upfront, 03:25 of course you want to get pen and a paper 03:28 because we are gonna throw out some things 03:30 that will enhance cognitive health impairment, 03:33 increase our cognition, increase your memory 03:37 and executive function, all those kind of things. 03:40 So we will be mentioning about some things 03:42 for the next 15-20 minutes. 03:44 Well, I know that you are talking about 03:46 now the treatment part. 03:47 So I know that someone is asking that question. 03:49 If we are talking about treatment, 03:51 then what are some of the lifestyle intervenes 03:54 'cause we've already talked about the drug situation. 03:57 So what are some positive lifestyle interventions 04:00 that can be used? 04:02 The first one I like to title this, use your head. 04:07 Now what I mean by that 04:08 of course is mental stimulation. 04:10 Now when I say that most people will think of, 04:12 oh, yeah, I've heard about it. 04:14 If you do crossword puzzles, well, now that's true. 04:19 But one thing we need to know about doing crossword puzzles, 04:22 if you keep doing crossword puzzles over and over again 04:25 then what's happen is that you just simply going 04:27 over to already pathways in the brain, 04:31 that's been already established. 04:33 So what's emphasizes not just doing crossword puzzles, 04:37 the Mayo Clinic points this out, 04:40 new mental stimulation creates new brain nerves. 04:47 Let me say it again. 04:49 New mental stimulation creates new brain nerves. 04:55 In that way they will start-- new brain cells 04:58 start fighting with one another 05:00 and it keeps the switch on in our brains. 05:04 So not just doing the same thing over and over again 05:07 but new things-- learning a new language, 05:11 something new than just doing 05:12 the same thing over and over again 05:14 because you're just going over the same pathways 05:17 that's been trailed in our brains. 05:19 So new stimulation, now we do some things to- - 05:22 So, okay, so what you are saying 05:24 is that we got to challenge the brain. 05:26 Make it do something different from what it is used to. 05:28 Okay, so let me just say this. Okay. 05:30 First of all we love playing games. 05:32 Of course now, I love playing games. 05:35 We love having people over play games. 05:36 We've got some games, the one called chicken foot. 05:38 We learned from a group we were with one time 05:40 a while back and it's very, very stimulating. 05:43 Unless, unless, unless you-- okay, let me say this, 05:46 we have a granddaughter and every single time 05:49 that we take a new game to her-- you know she does. 05:53 We said, you got a new game, got a new game. 05:54 She said, okay bring it on. 05:55 So we bring the game on and I want you to know 05:57 after about may be three times of doing the game, 06:01 she knows all of it. 06:02 I mean, she counts the cards, 06:03 she counts everything she has there 06:05 and while we are all sitting and trying to figure 06:07 how this game is gonna go, she is already got it done. 06:09 That's Shanice. That's Shanice. 06:11 She got that mathematical brain. 06:12 Yeah. Yeah. Okay. 06:13 We got new game, we are gonna take to them those soon. 06:15 We got new game, always find the new ones. 06:17 At first I ask the question, 06:19 Shanice, have you ever played that and so? 06:21 And if she says no, it is on. 06:23 Yeah, it is true. That's true. Okay. 06:25 One of my favorite games is Phase 10. 06:27 Oh, yes. 06:28 Phase 10, that's another real good game 06:30 and we not only love that we go, 06:31 we go to the park sometime, 06:33 we'll go in different atmosphere 06:35 and play the game Phase 10. 06:37 So another thing too that games are good switch them up. 06:42 Curtis taught me how to play Sorry. 06:44 What happens when we play Sorry, Curtis? 06:47 I let you win. Okay. 06:49 That's not the right answer you are looking for. 06:53 Now surely you know that when Curtis says 06:56 he let me win, that doesn't happen. 07:00 Anyway Curtis, what about walking? 07:03 Well, walking also-- of course now let me say this again. 07:08 Let's first go to the screen. 07:11 We are going to explain what you see on the screen 07:13 and then we are gonna talk about walking. 07:15 How it can increase cognitive development. 07:17 You see here, now on the left side 07:19 this is a brain. 07:21 In our brain of course you have blood vessels. 07:23 Now executive function is needed 07:28 to do several things, learning, 07:30 balance a check book, and making decisions. 07:33 To do that we need blood flow. 07:37 When we begin to walk or engage 07:39 in any type of physical activity 07:42 that will increase blood flow into the brain 07:46 which will increase executive function 07:49 which is learning, reading, writing, problem solving. 07:53 So see at the brain that's on the right. 07:55 So therefore when we walk, 07:57 when we engage in any type of physical activity, 08:01 it increases the blood flow, 08:03 the blood flow goes into the brain 08:05 and helps to improve executive function. 08:09 So therefore that's why walking will enhance 08:13 cognitive development, walking. 08:16 And we suggest walking in open air, 08:19 brisk walking would be good. 08:22 Some people jog and of course there's a story about that 08:25 but we may not have time to talk about that. 08:27 But again walking, brisk walking in open air, 08:30 any type of physical activity 08:32 will increase their blood flow in the brain, 08:34 then we can increase our executive function. 08:37 Now, of course we're talking about Alzheimer's 08:38 and you're talking about, 08:39 you know, the caregiver and the individual 08:41 that might be experiencing Alzheimer's. 08:43 You know, you might not start off with the brisk walking 08:45 but the bottom line is just to go out and walk. 08:47 And then as you continue to walk, 08:48 you can actually increase the pace 08:50 and that will do really good. 08:51 But somebody also I remember at the conference 08:53 someone talked about the importance of water as well. 08:56 So what about water? How important is that? 08:58 Okay, now water-- 09:00 now we're talking about dementia, Alzheimer's diseases. 09:03 A lot of people think 09:04 well, I'm looking for some type of special herb or drug 09:09 and these are just simple lifestyle things 09:11 that we can do. 09:12 Sometimes we overlook the most obvious. 09:14 I mean, walking, we miss by going to sleep 09:19 or going to bed last program. 09:21 Yeah. And so water. 09:22 This is study done, 09:24 it was published in a Medical Journal, 09:26 this was study done 09:27 at the Martins Care Home in England 09:32 where this new nurse 09:34 who is over charge of this Martins Care Home, 09:37 she decided to engage all the people 09:40 in this care home, the seniors a water club. 09:45 And this was what she did, head nurse. 09:47 What she did is she installed water receptacles 09:52 throughout the care home number one 09:55 and also placed water containers 09:57 inside everyone's room at this care home. 10:01 And they were requested or encouraged to drink 10:04 at least six cups of water a day. 10:08 Over the six months the results were amazing. 10:12 She says, I got several courses of what nurse says. 10:14 She says, the whole home just buzzes now. 10:18 They had less call-ins or call-outs, less falls, 10:25 they had people who have a better mood, 10:28 a better personality, they didn't have people 10:31 who were wandering out as much and it was just amazing. 10:36 There was more cheerfulness throughout the whole home. 10:38 So we just simply encouraging people 10:41 who you know, healthcare professionals, 10:43 we care for our loved ones, you want to make sure 10:45 that they get adequate amount of water. 10:49 The reason being is number one, the brain is 80 percent water. 10:56 Yes. The brain. 10:57 So it makes seem to reason that if we have a lack of water 11:01 then the brain cannot function as properly 11:04 therefore we have problems with memory loss, etcetera. 11:07 So just a matter of just drinking 11:09 adequate amount of water, drink it up. 11:13 And you do know that drinking water 11:14 is not just affiliated of course with the Alzheimer's 11:18 but drinking water is important everyday 11:20 no matter what is going on, 11:21 because it helps to lubricate the brain, 11:23 the bones, all the system itself. 11:25 You know, we did a program once on that as well 11:27 talking about water and we showed how-- 11:30 when you don't have enough water what happens 11:32 is the blood becomes very, very thick. 11:34 And so when we showed also we showed-- 11:36 we had a vase over the head we had ketchup in it. 11:40 We showed how thick it could be, 11:41 your blood can get very thick. 11:42 And then we actually poured water in there 11:44 and we stirred it up with the straw. 11:45 So the size of the straw 11:46 the vein is very, very, very, very small, the vessels 11:49 and we showed how just by adding that water 11:52 how it lubricated and changed 11:53 the consistency of the actual ketchup. 11:56 That's what happens when we drink water. 11:57 We drink water, you know, it actually helps 11:59 to defuse itself throughout the body system 12:02 and it's really good for all parts of the body. 12:05 So I hope you are drinking your water, 12:06 not just because you think 12:07 you might have Alzheimer's or dementia 12:09 but because it's just a good thing to do. 12:12 You know, I think let's take another thing too honey, 12:14 because lot of times people taking care of their loved ones 12:17 who may have dementia or Alzheimer's 12:19 and they may not remember to get their water in. 12:22 So we have to remind them, we have to may be 12:24 put a water jug in front of them 12:26 and you know, time it 12:27 and you know, little posted notes 12:30 because we need to help our loved ones go ahead 12:32 and increase their cognitive development. 12:35 Therefore with that lack of water 12:37 is going to impact the mental and central nervous system. 12:40 Yeah. Yeah. 12:41 Well, what about herbal medicine? 12:42 Any other herbal medicines that we can actually use 12:45 as it relates to Alzheimer's as well? 12:48 Okay, now when it comes to herbal medicine, 12:51 I'm going to mention in my opinion 12:54 based on research the top two herbs 12:58 used for enhancing memory, short time memory, 13:03 enhances cognitive development, 13:06 it protects the nerve cell has low toxicity 13:12 and very effective even more so than drugs for Alzheimer's. 13:18 Two of them. Okay. 13:19 So we are gonna quickly run out of time 13:21 so I'm going to highlight the first one. 13:22 The first one this is based on meta-analyses. 13:26 Now what I mean by meta-analyses mean that 13:29 several studies put together 13:32 that will endorse this herbal medicine 13:35 to increase cognitive development. 13:38 Nine studies total combine and this herb induced in India, 13:44 innovated for many years 13:47 for cognitive development in Alzheimer's diseases. 13:50 Let's go to screen and see what this herb is at this time. 13:54 Here it is Bacopa Monnieri it states this, 13:59 journal from Ethnopharmacology. 14:02 It enhances to speed of attention. 14:06 Two, it decrease choice reaction time. 14:10 And three, it's effective for dementia 14:13 and Alzheimer disease and also ADHD, 14:17 attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 14:19 So again enhance speed of attention. 14:21 In other words, that we have-- the intention is speed it up 14:26 so we'll be able to concentrate better. 14:29 And reaction time where we can react quicker 14:34 than if we didn't have this herb into the system 14:37 and then also the third one of course 14:39 that we mentioned about enhance 14:40 the cognitive development and also ADHD. 14:44 Now this herb can be purchased anywhere, 14:47 in any major health food store in United States. 14:51 And the dose is based on clinical studies 14:54 is 300 milligrams. 14:56 Bacopa Monnieri, 300 milligrams. 14:59 And lot of times you see this in lot of their memory formulas 15:02 you see Bacopa Monnieri is on there. 15:04 A lot of times you don't really have enough. 15:06 Sometimes like 30 or 40 milligrams, 15:09 we need 300 to be efficacious, enhancing the memory as well. 15:13 So let's go for that. So that's one. 15:16 The second one is also very popular. 15:20 This one is used in China for years, all right. 15:23 And so let's go to screen to see 15:25 what this herb is at this time. 15:27 Huperzine A, this is from a Chinese club moss 15:30 and this is really based on ClinicalTrials.gov. 15:33 It's gone on clinical trials 15:35 for the last eight to ten years. 15:37 Here it is, "Evidence that this herb 15:40 may compare favorably to other drugs 15:44 for Alzheimer's currently in use 15:47 and useful in the treatment of Alzheimer's diseases." 15:51 This is really remarkable 15:53 because a lot of the clinical trials 15:55 that the government does is not on herbal medicine, 16:00 it's on other drugs. 16:02 ClinicalTrials.gov go there type in Huperzine A, 16:07 click at this tape, time of this taping 16:10 there's over nine clinical trials going on as we speak. 16:14 This been going on for the last eight to ten years 16:17 and so it proved to be very efficacious, 16:21 it protects the nerve cell, 16:23 increases speed of our blood flow. 16:27 And so therefore cognition really increases by taking it. 16:31 Now the dosage for this herb is 400 micrograms, 16:37 not milligrams, micrograms. 16:39 Smaller. 16:40 Four hundred all right, per day you see the improvement 16:44 and it's suggested to take this 16:46 particular herb with meals, all right. 16:49 And it was in the few months 16:51 you can take both of these together, 16:53 be a good combination and plus for both for these, 16:56 first it has no side effects 16:58 and prove to be even more efficacious 17:01 than a drug for Alzheimer's that's on market right now. 17:05 Well, you know, we always say also 17:06 when we talk about this on 3ABN. 17:08 If you are doing a herb you want to make sure 17:10 that you are talking to your doctor to make sure 17:13 that there is a combination you and he are both in agreement, 17:15 not just dropping whatever you are taking 17:17 but you want to talk to your doctor. 17:18 Make sure you are on the same page 17:20 as you're going through talking about herbal medicine, okay. 17:23 And I know what you are saying to yourself, 17:24 you know, I'm going through a lot 17:25 and we know when we had this conference 17:27 there were lot of people 17:28 that were going through a lot of changes. 17:30 The caregiver was really suffering a lot 17:32 because that person who had Alzheimer or dementia 17:35 could have been their parent 17:36 or is their parent father and mother 17:38 and it's really a very stressful time for a caregiver 17:42 and also the individual going through Alzheimer's. 17:45 And so where is God with this? 17:48 Well, I'm gonna tell you right now 17:49 where God is, is in the word. 17:51 Of course read the scripture, 17:52 there's a good scripture that matches this one. 17:54 Okay, honey, this is taken from 2 Corinthians 10, 17:58 I'm gonna read verse 5 and this is what it says. 18:01 "Casting down imaginations, and every high thing 18:08 that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, 18:12 and bringing into captivity" here it is 18:16 "every thought to the obedience of Christ." 18:21 We are talking about cognition. 18:23 We talk about new mental stimulation 18:28 which creates new brain cells 18:32 will start to fight with one other 18:34 and keeps the switch turned on. 18:38 One way of doing that 18:39 is studying God's word on a daily basis. 18:43 Keep that switch turned on, 18:45 those new brain cells start fighting with one another, 18:48 therefore we can increase cognition just by this alone-- 18:51 along with other things that we mentioned as well. 18:53 Now you're talking about that cognition 18:55 and also increasing by reading the word. 18:57 Let's say you have an individual 18:59 that you are saying that is kind of hard to read to them. 19:01 You know, we've seen cases 19:03 where people get cassettes or DVD's. 19:06 They have the Bible on it 19:07 and you can actually plug that in, 19:09 put the earphones on and while they are just there, 19:12 you can actually use that as well. 19:13 So we're gonna give you some other ideas 19:15 also we go into kitchen 19:16 because we are about to go into kitchen. 19:17 We're gonna make some cilantro black bean patties, 19:20 so get your paper and you pencil 19:22 and meet us in the kitchen. |
Revised 2015-02-19