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SOURCES: This Video is from the WebMD Video Archive. 2008 Medical Reference from Medstar. Lynne Shinto, ND, Naturopath, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR.
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Dean Boman (BOH-man) is in the early stages of Alzheimer's and he's determined to keep the disease at bay.
I treat it as an enemy. I try to do everything I can to stay away from it.
He took part in a small study at Oregon Health And Science University to see if fish oil could keep his memory from slipping. Fish oil contains high amounts of D-H-A, an omega-3 fatty acid necessary for brain function.
There have been a lot of population studies that showed a decreased risk in Alzheimer's disease for those people who ate a serving of fish or more per week.
Some study participants took fish oil alone. Others took it with alpha lipoic (ly-poh-ik) acid, a strong antioxidant meant to keep the fish oil from breaking down so quickly in the body.
We're excited to see that we did find a significant difference in those receiving the dual combination, so that's the fish oil plus the antioxidant.
What year is this?
While the fish oil group did well, the combination group did even better on memory tests over the one year study.
What we also found was that the fish oil group alone and the fish oil plus the antioxidant group declined less in their daily activities.
More studies are needed, but for now, the early findings are enough for dean. He says he'll keep taking both supplements.
Oh yes, I have a handful of pills every day.
He knows it won't cure Alzheimer's, but it may give his memory more time. For WebMD, I'm Sandee Lamotte.
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