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Subject: Reversing Dementia Case Study
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 22:40:10 -0800
Reversing Dementia Case Study
When it all started
In 1993 my mother, age 48 was loosing her way. Driving long distances began
to confuse her. She could not remember how to get to her destinations.
Eventually she could not drive at all. Her professional life began to suffer
as well. She was having difficulty holding down a job. She thought she was
developing Alzheimer's. Day to day activities was becoming increasingly
difficult. Eventually she could not balance her checkbook and had to file
bankruptcy. Over the months her short-term memory deteriorated. Severe
gastrointestinal problems including decades of diarrhea led to dramatic
weight loss. Depression was increasing. Decades of increasing stress were
also taking its toll on her. Eventually she lost her job and was devastated.
In December 1992 I rushed her into emergency to find out what was happening.
Her mouth was burning, she couldn't walk, and she was weak, devastated with
stress, and unable to absorb food properly. The doctors found nothing. After
months of trying every medical procedure to determine the cause of her
gastrointestinal problems, the doctors gave up. Eventually she was diagnosed
with second stage Dementia. Her short-term memory was non existent. Her long
term and immediate memory were still in tact. Later vertigo and kidney pain
landed her into the hospital again.
In 1995 she was helpless. Her brother moved in full time to take care of
her. She could not make her meals or take her pills on her own. Michael
slowed down the deterioration process by watching what she ate and how
often. He was able to get her weight back by giving her a diverse selection
of foods she hasn't eaten for years. His act of kindness and sacrifice was
essential for her survival. He also believes that a healthy diet can heal
illness, but mom's condition was so severe that extra help was needed.
Within the last year her long-term memory began to fade. Within the last few
months she could not bath herself. She was dying. I read in medical text
that Dementia at her age deteriorates rapidly. She probably had less than a
year left. Indifference was setting in.
Before the memory loss, she suffered from ulcers, colitis, stress, chronic
diarrhea, and fatigue. Food allergies further complicated her malnutrition
forcing her to eat foods that agreed with her. For years she only consumed
graham crackers, Fritos, and turkey. She was starving herself to death.
Vitamin Therapy
I picked up a book written by Linda Clark called Know Your Nutrition. On
page 73 it said: "...cases of senile Dementia in mental hospitals and
retirement homes have exhibited a dramatic improvement in their mental
condition twenty-four to forty eight hours after large doses of the B
vitamins." I searched the Internet for more information and hit the jackpot.
DR Hoffer accidentally found that niacin could reverse dementia.
Within a few weeks after starting vitamin treatment her cardiovascular
induced Dementia was improving. Her ability to communicate was good and her
short-term memory was much better. She remembered recent events very well
but I felt she could get better.
She still needed help in certain areas. Her long term memory was still
affected, depression still bothers her, remembering events and names of the
past of the past was still difficult, and she couldn't tell time or sign her
name. Mental confusion was not helped at all by vitamin treatment. If you
asked her a retrospective question, she would not be able to answer it
without getting the information all jumbled up. This went on for about
eleven months with no improvement.
NAET
NAET is a fascinating treatment discovered by Doctor Devi Nambudripad in
California. It is based on the belief that all illnesses are caused by
interruptions in nutrient absorption.
All life requires energy to exist. The energy within us is bombarded with
environmental toxins, stress, medications, genetic blueprints, and even
foods that disrupt this flow of energy and weakens our immune systems. Even
the healthiest of people are affected by the invasion, and trouble results.
She has been going for treatments every week and the results are wonderful.
She is cured of her depression, she is alert and full of energy and can now
tie her shoes and count to 30. She still has a way to go but the progress
has been wonderful.
For more information about this healing technique and a listing of a doctor
in your area that are practicing NAET, go to the web site www.naet.com. You
can obtain the book "Say Goodbye To Illness" written by Doctor Devi
Nambudripad who discovered NAET at this site. Good luck, from personal
experience and witnessing others, I can say that it is working.
PS in the book Say Goodbye to illness, a case history of an Alzheimer’s
patient fully recovered when a toxin in his environment was identified as
the cause.
David M
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