There
are a few things I have been doing the past couple of years which I
should pass along since I believe they play a role in stopping my
cognitive decline. One of the things my wife told me after my
initial diagnosis was to “Stay positive.” She made sure I did
this with daily affirmations which I changed a couple times to
improve upon it. Here is what I do at 9 am which comes up on my
iPhone. “I want my Alzheimer's to stop progressing. I believe it
can. God and my guardian angels please help stop my Alzheimer's from
progressing.
As
you should know, exercise is supposed to be good for the brain to
bring more blood flow to the brain. I used to go to aqua aerobics
classes but I stopped that. I have some physical issues which make
some things difficult. I have cervical kyphosis and spondylosis
(neck reversed its curve and arthritis in my neck for all lay people)
and 4 bulging discs. The neurologist said I should not do any impact
sports, running or golf. That was a few years back and at a follow
up last year after two years she confirmed it won't ever get better.
Back then when I was in much pain and shots did not work, they sent
me to the Arnold Pain Management Center part of Beth Israel Deaconess
Hospital. They taught me to do transcendental meditation for fifteen
minutes to relax my neck muscles and then the neck muscles could
stretch again to keep my discs from rubbing against nerves. When
they were too tight, I would sometimes get pins and needles pain in
my face and sometimes my hands. I actually knew I was relaxing
during meditation when I would feel the neck pain and pins and
needles sensations in my hand but at least I was expecting it.
Now,
the meditation that I do serve double duty. Meditation is supposed
to help the brain grow back in size.
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2006/02/meditation-found-to-increase-brain-size/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2015/05/26/harvard-neuroscientist-meditation-not-only-reduces-stress-it-literally-changes-your-brain/
Another
activity that I do due to my neck is “Spinal pumps” on the
inversion table.
http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/sport-injuries/low-back-pain/inversion-therapy
http://teeter.com/Benefits-of-Inversion/
I invert upside down for 10 seconds and then go back up for 10
seconds and do this for ten minutes. Irina Serebryakova told me to
do this for my neck since we had an inversion table at home for when
I had back pain. Besides putting synovial fluid in between my discs
in my neck and back, it puts a lot of blood flow into my brain. So
if you can't do a lot of exercise, just try some inversion table
spinal pumps. One of the other reasons I don't exercise much is
that I have plantar fascitis in both feet, more so on my left foot.
Thus, being on my feet for long periods of time walking can be
painful.
I
still have cognitive difficulties as I noticed at a wedding I
attended recently. Nothing like seeing all my cousins and their kids
and trying to remember their names. Most telling was when I saw the
bride walking down the aisle with her father. I couldn't remember his
name. I could remember the occasion my cousin introduced him to me
40 years ago when they first started dating but I couldn't pull the
name out. This is a guy who I went to their wedding, we would see on
family functions and funerals and we would visit occasionally over
the decades at his house. It took a couple minutes before his name
popped into my head. I have noticed a decline in some Brain Age
training scores sometimes. My current brain age was 45 years old. I
was having trouble remembering the 25 numbers in the 5 by 5 grid. I
did pretty well on the other 2 tests. I try not to do the brain age
test too often so it won't become too familiar to me and I guess I
shouldn't be doing it at 6 pm when I haven't taken my second batch of
pills at late afternoon snack. I said I do better taking them at
snack time instead of later at dinner time. I hope I do better next
time but hey, I am 58 and have MCI so I should not complain.
I
occasionally add a few links to my July 4, 2015 blog entry with a lot
of research in it. I should go through my other entries and copy
them into that entry if it isn't already there. I am sorry if I
snuck them in without dating them or appending them but I try to put
them near similar areas - videos with videos.
I
have been going to the senior center a lot to shoot pool and socialize with the older seniors. I am getting better and can win a few games
occasionally. I am able to converse and have fun again.
I
saw Vera and Irina from Groton Wellness a few weeks ago. Not too
much different in the treatment regimen. Irina did want me to
consider trying Neurotransmitter therapy next time. She also said
that they carry Dr. Chris Shade's treatment therapies from
Quicksilver Scientific. It isn't possible to include the PDFs she
sent me here. But there is similar information about his topic
available online.
My
cousin Edwin who gave me the kombucha scoby also gave me a tip on
another method used for heavy metal detox, food grade diatomaceous
earth. Because diatomaceous earth has 19% calcium I can't try it and
would need to consult with Vera and Irina first. But you can check
it out at http://diatomaceous.org.
Irina's
information about Glutathione methylation collapse and
Neurotransmitter therapy articles are “Relative
nutritional deficiencies associated with centrally acting monoamines”
by Marty Hinz,
Alvin Stein and Thomas Uncini
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22615537
and an article named “16 Glutathione methylation collapse.pdf”
Similar info are at these links:
http://naturalsolutionsforahealthyyou.com/store/amino-acid-therapy-products/
Interesting Detoxification link
http://www.nikigratrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Methylation-Article.pdf
