The secret cure for dementia that mainstreamers will never admit

The secret cure for dementia that mainstreamers will never admit

It starts with confusion. Your memory slips. You repeat things you said just moments before. You start your car, but can’t remember where you’re going.

You’ve seen it happen to others. You wonder… Could it happen to me?

It sure could. But you might never suspect — and your doctor probably doesn’t even know — that the smallest change could pull you back from the brink of full blown dementia.

Public enemy #11

Doctors, experts, journalists — most of them cling to one medical mainstream recommendation that does harm every time it’s uttered…

“Don’t touch that salt shaker! Reduce your sodium intake as low as you can go.”

If they would just drop this baseless recommendation, many dementia patients would soon be “cured.” Memory would return. Confused thinking would become clear again.

And all because of a simple deficiency: sodium. It’s pretty basic science: A chronic low level of sodium puts your brain at significant risk.

Sodium helps balance fluids in your body. Sounds simple, right? But it couldn’t be more important. Without that balance, your cells can’t do their work… They become dehydrated. Nutrients are poorly absorbed. Nerves and muscles function poorly, so you feel fatigued.

Fluid imbalance also messes up blood volume regulation. And that can CAUSE (not solve) blood pressure problems.

And finally, low sodium impedes your neurons from transmitting impulses. Suddenly, you’re not thinking straight. You forget things you used to remember easily. And if you mention this to your doctor, what does he say?

“Well…you’re getting on in years. It comes with the territory.”

No! Poor thinking does not have to be part of the territory of aging. But it IS in the territory of following outdated, misguided advice.

At this point, ALL doctors should know this.

Last year, an Institute of Medicine panel reviewed sodium research. They found no evidence that you should keep sodium intake below 1,500 mg per day. (That’s the current American Heart Association recommendation for everyone.)

Now, that result alone is groundbreaking. But the panel also couldn’t find one piece of evidence of ANY benefit in keeping sodium under 2,300 mg per day.

Keep in mind, this won’t necessarily cure all memory loss but it’s a critical first step.

Sources:
“No Benefit Seen in Sharp Limits on Salt in Diet” Gina Kolata, The New York Times, 5/14/13, nytimes.com