There is a theory that the brain requires a lot of magnesium for proper functioning, and that many Alzheimer's victims are very deficient in magnesium. In some instances, aluminum can be used as a substitute for magnesium, so the magnesium deprived brain draws the aluminum from the various body tissues in order to substitute it for the needed magnesium - hence the wide incidence of high aluminum levels in the brains of Alzheimer's Disease sufferers. This might also explain why some get Alzheimer's disease, and others do not (baring genetic factors), in seemingly similar situations. Interestingly, in the US, aprox. 95% of the population has some degree of magnesium deficiency.
BTW, more than 50% of the magnesium found naturally in many raw foods is destroyed by heat (even blanching vegetables destroys 80% in some cases), so unless you eat a predominantly raw diet, a magnesium supplement is advisable, even if you regularly eat a magnesium-rich diet. And take some Cilantro! Jannette > I love English tea, and learned from my supplier that tea plants pull in > a lot of aluminum from the soil. I was curious about this apropos > aluminum and Alzheimer's disease. I still drink my tea, understanding > that aluminum (aluminium to British types) is everywhere. Whether it > gets into the brain via foodstuffs, I do not know. Whether cilantro can > scavenge it from the brain, as Dr. Y. Omura claims, I do not know, but > believe. > > JBB --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.410 / Virus Database: 231 - Release Date: 10/31/2002 -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
