Scientists provide the clue, and
you can now complete the puzzle.
The February 14, 2002 issue of the New England
Journal of Medicine (Volume 346:476-483, Number 7)
contains a study proving that the risk of
Alzheimer's Disease doubles for those people
with the highest levels of homocysteine
in their bloodstreams.
Neurologists at the Boston University School of
Medicine obtained blood samples from 1092 elderly
healthy subjects over an eight year period. During
the course of the study, 111 of those subjects
developed dementia, diagnosed as Alzheimer's
Disease.
Those who developed Alzheimer's had enormous
increases of homocysteine in their blood
when compared to those who did not develop
dementia.
There are 28 amino acids in nature. Your
body's liver manufactures 19 of them. The
other 9 are called "essential", which means
that they must be obtained in the foods you eat.
Methionine is one such "essential" amino acid.
I have previously written about homocysteine
and methionine. After ingestion, methionine
converts to homocysteine.
Homocysteine has been linked to heart disease
by William Castelli, senior investigator of the
largest clinical heart study in history, the
Framingham Study. Dairy causes heart disease. See: http://www.notmilk.com/h.html
Homocysteine has also been linked to osteoporosis.
Ingestion of sulfur-containing amino acids causes
an acid condition in the bloodstream which the
body neutralizes by leeching calcium from bones. See http://www.notmilk.com/o.html
http://www.notmilk.com/o.html
Animal proteins contain greater amounts of
methionine than do plant proteins. Milk is
liquid meat, and dairy products contain high
levels of methionine, which has sulfur as its
center atom. The sulfur converts to sulfates
and causes an acid condition in the blood
that results in cellular destruction.
Here are some values of methionine for
100 gram portions of various foods. You will
find that a result of eating meat or consuming
dairy products is the creation of a methionine-rich,
and subsequent homocysteine-rich environment
of Alzheimer-causing substances human blood serum.
Cow's milk = .083 grams of methionine
Soy milk = .040 grams
Mori-Nu silken soft tofu = .074 grams
Chicken (broiled breast meat, no skin) = .859 grams
Swiss cheese = .784 grams
Parmesan cheese = .958 grams
Cow's milk contains twice as much methionine
as does soy milk. Chicken has nearly 12 times
the amount of methionine as does tofu, and
Parmesan cheese has an unlucky 13 times
more methionine than does tofu.
The neurologists who conducted this study
did not consider how or why people have
high levels of methionine. Pity. They
were close to determining the cause and
cure of Alzheimer's.
These neurologists who published the study in
the New England Journal of Medicine suggest
that folic acid reduces levels of homocysteine.
Folic acid can be found in green leafy vegetables,
grains, and fruits, particularly citrus. However,
the best cure may very well be to not eat what
causes the problem.
Scientific research has provided the proof
that Alzheimer's Disease can be controlled
or prevented by eliminating the standard
American diet that includes milk and dairy
products as its foundation.
Robert Cohen
http://www.notmilk.com/