Robert Rowen’s insightful newsletter, Second Opinion, May, 2009 issue, reports that researchers from University of California have found a cheap, safe way to treat or prevent Alzheimer’s disease. They used high doses of niacinamide (vitamin B3 in its salt form, not Niacin, which is used to lower cholesterol). The dose is 1500mg twice a day. Just in case, liver function should be monitored. Other sources have recommended a form of Vitamin B1 that is called lipothiamine, high-dose vitamin D, and a precursor of the neurotranmitter, acetylcholine, called CDP choline. If you put these altogether, you would likely have a great combo to sharpen your mind with a reasonable cost and a less risk of side effects than the drugs like Aricept. However, this is preliminary information, waiting for more definitive research to follow.
See Second Opinion, PO Box 8051, Norcross, GA 30091. J Neurosci, 2008 November 5:11500-10.
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