SUPPLEMENTATION WITH FOLATE SEEN AS ANOTHER WEAPON IN THE BATTLE vs AGE RELATED DEMENTIA & ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Here is some good news for those of us on the Alzheimer’s and age related dementia front. I say good news because it confirms that there is still another thing we can do decrease our risks of developing these conditions. This time we are talking about Folate(folic acid) or Vitamin B 9.
Does anyone get enough of this key nutrient? Sadly and dangeously the answer is no almost no one gets enough from our day to day nutritional intake. That is mostly because the best sources of Folate in our diets are leafy greens, a food item that people don’t readily choose to eat at least not in sufficient quantities.
Add to that fact the fact that today’s vegetable greens are just not what they used to be. They do not offer the same nutirent punch as they once did. This is due to nutrient scarcity in the soils they are grown in.
This all leads to the real issue which is as confirmed in a Korean study there is a real measurable and direct connection between folate deficiency and the likelihood of Alzheimer’s and age-related dementia.
Out of five hundred senior citizens age 65 or older were closely monitored for a period of 30 months 45 developed dementia 34 of those were vistims of Alheimer’s Disease. It was noted that what the members of the group that developed dementia there was a commonthread of a declination of their folate levels. This in comparison to the people in the study who did not develope dementia.
The statisticians then went to work on the findings in the study and it was concluded that people with the lower levels of folate had 3X the risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease.
Currently it is being recommended that supplementation with 800 mcg of folate to compensate for the deficiency amnd of course to eat more leafy green vegetables such as they are.
If you want to know more about the efficacy or start supplementing with Folate to help protect you this you must as always first discuss it with your doctor. no medical advice is part of this blog.
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