Novel Protection Against Brain Aging

William Faloon

The bacteria-killing effects of penicillin were published in the British Journal of Experimental Pathology in 1929.¹

The public did not gain access to penicillin until 1945.^2,3 Millions of Americans died during the 16-year delay in making penicillin widely available.^4-6

The same scenario is happening today. Effective ways to counteract aging have been discovered, but are overlooked by the medical mainstream.

Halt Neurodegeneration

 

Medical textbooks describe Alzheimer’s disease as progressive mental deterioration that is irreversible.⁷

This concept was turned upside down in 2014 as published human research showed progression of Alzheimer’s dementia can be partially reversed.^8,9 The challenge, as described in this landmark 2014 study, is that strict adherence to dietary changes is required.

A more practical approach for normal aging people involves two low-cost compounds that have been shown to halt Alzheimer’s progression. They work by protecting against the structural changes that occur in brain cells as we age.

In one study, 54% of Alzheimer’s patients given an extract from mother’s milk showed an average 25% improvement in mental test scores. The Alzheimer’s patients in the placebo arm of the study suffered a worsening of their neurologic status.¹⁰

Another study found no progression of symptoms in Alzheimer’s patients taking microdose lithium.¹¹

400-Year Delay in Curing Scurvy

• 1497: Citrus shown to cure scurvy
• 1747: Dr. Lind proves citrus cures scurvy
• 1799: British mandate sailors ingest citrus
• 1870: Citrus cure officially discredited
• 1932: Vitamin C proven to cure scurvy

Many Deaths After Scurvy Cure Discovered

Protection Against Cellular Aging

Microdose lithium is a potential breakthrough in the control of Alzheimer’s. The mechanism by which it functions may represent a new paradigm in the prevention of brain cell aging in healthy individuals.

Lithium is a GSK-3 inhibitor.^12,13 Based on a growing body of evidence, compounds that inhibit the GSK-3 enzyme may soon become as well-known as antioxidants.^14-16

Unlike victims of bacterial infections who had no access to penicillin at any price, the cost of lithium is remarkably low.

Delays in Eradicating Smallpox

• 1796: Dr. Edward Jenner demonstrates cowpox vaccine efficacy
• 1797: Jenner’s work rejected by Royal Society
• 1798: Jenner self-publishes findings of cowpox vaccine efficacy
• 1802: Parliament awards Dr. Jenner grant to expand his research
• 1837: Start of smallpox epidemic killing 42,000 British
• 1853: Cowpox vaccine made mandatory in England (children)
• 1857: Start of smallpox epidemic killing 14,000 British
• 1863: Another smallpox epidemic claims 20,000 British lives
• 1872: Smallpox epidemic sweeps England killing 44,000 people
• 1901: Last smallpox epidemic in British Isles kills 2,700 people

Huge Numbers of Needless Deaths

George C. Kohn, Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence: From Ancient Times to the Present; Infobase Publishing, 2007

Accelerated Development of Age-Delaying Compounds

 

The first article in this issue describes how lithium and a mother’s milk extract protect against the structure damage observed in Alzheimer’s patients.

These findings may seem at first to be of interest to those with dementia. The take-home lesson is that consumers can apply this novel protection against brain aging before cognitive impairment and degenerative changes manifest.

This year’s Collector’s Edition provides valuable insights into published findings that are often overlooked by conventional medicine.

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