ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE, DEMENTIA, GALLSTONES, STROKES, GANGRENE, AND MANY
EYE DISEASES
Various other diseases,
such as Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, gallstones, strokes, gangrene,
and many eye diseases, are often connected with cardiovascular
diseases. In many studies, it been noted that the good condition of
veins and a low cholesterol level can prevent these diseases. For
example, gallstones are connected with the cholesterol content of the
blood and the gall; many eye diseases can be caused by common artery
blockages whereupon blood is not able to flow properly. Alzheimer’s
disease and dementia, which are believed to increase in the coming
years, are generally caused by factors concerning the veins. They can
be prevented by taking care of our veins.
When trying to
protect ourselves from these diseases, we should avoid harmful
nutrients (sugar, white flour, many animal fats, and hardened
vegetable fat), and eat plenty of food that prevents heart diseases.
Some studies, to which for instance the following newspaper articles
refers, have indicated that fatty fish, nuts, and plant oils are
beneficial. They offer the same protection against heart diseases:
Eating
Fish to Prevent Alzheimer’s?
Researchers in different
corners of the world are feverishly searching for ways to prevent and
care for the disease called Alzheimer’s. When the population is
ageing, dementia and especially Alzheimer’s disease are expected to
become more common. An American study has suggested that fats,
including fish fat and omega-3 fatty acids, considerably decrease the
risk of elderly people getting Alzheimer’s.
The researchers
observed that those who ate fish once a week had a 60% smaller risk to
get Alzheimer’s than those who did not eat fish. Also, omega-3 fatty
acids that are found in fish and rapeseed oil, were noted to decrease
the risk of the illness. The observed results stood fast, even though
they were proportioned to other risk factors of dementia, such as
education as well as heart and vein diseases.
The researchers
stated that by eating fish, oil-based salad dressings, and nuts, the
danger of getting Alzheimer’s disease can be decreased.
(Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 29 July 2003)
Weekly Bag of
Nuts Can Keep Gallstones at Bay
Regular eating of nuts
can prevent gallstones, report American researchers. According to
them, one bag of nuts or approximately 140 grams a week is enough. The
effect is the same with all nuts.
Nuts contain many
useful ingredients, which can explain the results. Nuts contain, for
example, plenty of unsatisfied fatty acids, which in animal
experiments have been observed to have an impact on the risk of
gallstone diseases. Other elements found in nuts probably have an
effect as well, such as nourishment fibers, magnesium, and plant
sterols. (Etelä-Suomen
sanomat, 6 July 2001)
