What do you think causes Alzheimer's?

Question

I'm thinking the disease is primarily caused by an unbalanced diet - along with other diseases, but I'd like to hear what people think about the causes...

Answer 1

Since the tradition forms of the disease most often occur in patients over age 80, it was long assumed that there was no underlying cause for the disease (ie live long enough and you're bound to get something). And, when research pointed to possible links between aluminum or lack of brain exercise as a possible cause, it was anticipated that by avoiding toxic agents and exercising the brain could prolong the onset of Alzheimer's from age 80 to maybe age 90, by which point most people would already be dead of something else. This philosophy works off the notion that if we can prolong a disease past the human lifespan, it is no longer a problem.

But, occuring more and more frequently, is the rare early onset form of Alzheimer's (diagnosed before age 65). There is a strong genetic link between these cases, and researchers have identified 3 genes in the DNA string that cause it. It does not appear that any healthy or active lifestyle can postpone or hault the diagnosis of Alzheimer's in early onset patients. The question becomes, did someone several generations up the family tree come in contact with a toxic gene-altering substance, the alterred gene being passed down from generation to generation? Or is the disease purely biological? Nobody knows yet.

Answer 2

Medical Community as of 01/21/.07 closing in the reason.

Answer 3

I agree with you. And also, by chemicals in the environment and in the food we eat. Especially artificial sweeteners and MSG, things like that.

Answer 4

The enviorment, the water and food we eat and drink, pollution.....ect.