Avoiding Alzheimer’s: A Homeopathic Viewpoint

Karen Turner — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 09:23:24 +0000

According to psychological articles reviewed by Boomer Yearbook, a website for baby boomers, almost 4 million Americans (born between 1946-1964) suffer from the debilitating elderly problems of Alzheimer’s disease. The severity of this disease is that it strikes the brain; significantly changing who we are. Alzheimer’s usually strikes after the age of 55, (early onset), and snatches away our most important functions and pleasures; at the very time when the baby boomers should be harvesting the fruits of our well deserved labors.

It has been confirmed that Alzheimer develops quickly after the age of 55 and has a slightly slower progression when symptoms begin later in life, in the late 60s and early 70s. While in the past, memory was regarded as untreatable elderly problems, today’s modern advancements have changed this misunderstanding of memory and the aging disease process, so that we now have the ability to treat and improve the quality of life of Alzheimer’s patients. (Please check Boomer Yearbook’s section on mental and medical health updates for articles on new research and Alzheimer’s treatments.)

According to homeopathy, a small dose of the toxin, “like treats like”, naturally cures the disease. Psychological articles suggest the remedy alumina is found highly useful in treating the elderly problems of Alzheimer’s.

The homeopaths, but not allopathic physicians, claim that aluminum is the main causative agent for this disease and followers of the holistic healer Edgar Cayce instruct people to limit using aluminum in utensils, pots, pills etc. If not limited, the homeopathic community believes that the elderly problems of Alzheimer’s’ will reach epidemic proportions.

According to a study done on the baby boomers generation, good eating habits can make a big difference in lowering the risk of getting Alzheimer’s. The psychological articles say that drinking fruit and vegetable juices might be a big step forward toward avoiding elderly problems. The normal understanding of how fresh fruit might help with Alzheimer’s is that anti-oxidants helps rid the body of free charged particles, (i.e. free radicals) that form in body and damage cells .The fruit and vegetable vitamins cleans the free radical toxins and is said to stop them from doing damage. Being a fellow boomer, I strongly advise we all stay on top of this disease, and sign up, follow and comment on the series of Alzheimer related articles in Boomeryearbook, our website for baby boomers.

To treat this elderly problems, a homeopath first asks about the medical history of the patient .Then he performs mental evaluation tests by screening memory, problem-solving abilities, the persons attention span, counting skills and language. For example, homeopaths might test latest and long-term memory by asking: What day was yesterday? Or: When was World War I? Homeopaths may list familiar objects and then ask a patient to repeat them at immediately and then again after a ten minute time lapse.

The homeopath might recommend a traditional allopathic physician for Neuropsychological tests and brain scans to confirm the diagnosis; such as (CT) scans, (MR)scans and (PET) scans .By looking at a picture of the brain the doctors have an added tool to the complications of elderly problems, such as Alzheimer’s.

However, a definitive diagnosis of Alzheimer’s can only be made post mortem; using a microscopic examination of the person’s brain cells after death.
According to homeopathic experts on this most crippling of elderly problems, baby boomers should develop good eating habits, eliminate aluminum utensils and products, and should be stimulating our brains with psychological games and brain teasers to ward off the possibility of this awful disease.

If you are interested in more information on Alzheimer’s, please check Boomer Yearbook’s other two articles “Accicental Discovery Gives Hope to Alzheimer’s Treatment” and “When Alzheimer’s Beats Boomer” at:

http://boomeryearbook.com/blog/2008/12/23/accidental-discovery-gives-hope-to-alzheimers-treatment/

http://boomeryearbook.com/blog/2008/12/11/when-alzheimer-beats-boomer/

And tune into Boomeryearbook’s Medical and Mental Health blog for weekly updates.

Boomer Yearbook , a free social networking site for the baby boomers or those concerned with the elderly problems of the baby boomers generation, is based on the vision that the baby boomers want to connect and reconnect, but in our own way and on our own terms.
As a clinical psychologist, Dr. Karen Turner provides free psychological articles on baby boomer relevant topics such as dream analysis, coaching, self-help, boomer relevant forums, the latest news on boomers cosmetic enhancements and weekly updates on the baby boomers generation mental and medical wellness.

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Alzheimer’s Disease vs. Dementia

Karen Turner — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:38:43 +0000

Of all the elderly problems, Alzheimer’s is among the most feared and dreaded; and with good reason. Who would want to live knowing that someday they will forget the ones they love and virtually everything else that makes them who they are? Yet, sadly, this is an elderly problem many must face; and the problem is reportedly growing as according to the Medic8 Family Health Guide, the number of people over the age of 65 sees a doubling increase in the incidence of this awful disease.

The symptoms of this particular elderly problem include memory loss, poor judgment, language impairment, loss of ability to mentally process and manipulate visual information, general restlessness or mood swings. As the disease progresses, it eventually takes away a person’s ability to function normally as the former personality is destroyed. In the beginning stages, concentration and memory loss may be easily missed or overlooked, as people tend to chalk them up to normal signs of aging. However, if you notice signs of confusion in ordinary non confusing situations or more frequent episodes of confusion and memory loss, it is best to look deeper and consider the possibility of Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia.

Dementia, unlike Alzheimer’s is not a specific disease. According to psychological articles, it is a generalized category or description for a collection of various symptoms caused by disorders that affect the brain. The most common symptom of dementia is memory loss, although that in and of itself does not mean that a person has dementia. Typically, for a diagnosis of dementia to occur, a patient must have two or more brain functions significantly impaired without a loss of consciousness; with memory typically being the foremost impairment.

Unfortunately, there is no cure for dementia or certain forms of dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease. However, some types of dementia can be slowed with proper treatment. Some things that can be done to help improve brain function and possibly prevent dementia are brain teaser puzzles such as word finds, logic problems, mnemonics or learning memory aids, and online optical illusions. But whatever the symptoms and whatever the type of dementia it is always important to remember not to simply chalk memory loss up as just another elderly problem. The earlier you catch and diagnose the real problem, the better possibility of slowing the progression and maintaining a longer, higher quality of life.

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