Infectious Disease as a Modifiable Risk Factor for Dementia

DavidPS

I have read about a theory that brain plaques develop to surround persistent viruses in the brain. If the theory is true, then using pharmaceuticals to dissolve brain plaques without dealing with the viruses would not solve the problem.

It would seem prudent to have some safe antivirals in your diet. What do your think?

Infectious Disease as a Modifiable Risk Factor for Dementia: A Narrative Review (2024)

This narrative review examines infectious diseases as modifiable risk factors for dementia, particularly in the context of an aging global population. As the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias is expected to rise, prevention has become increasingly important due to the limited efficacy of current treatments. Emerging evidence links specific infectious diseases to increased dementia risk, possibly through mechanisms like neuroinflammation and disruption to normal cell function. Here, we review findings on how viral and bacterial infections contribute to dementia and explore potentially preventive measures, including vaccinations and antiviral treatments. Studies indicate that vaccinations against influenza, herpes zoster, and hepatitis, as well as antiviral treatments targeting human herpesvirus, could reduce the incidence of dementia. Additionally, non-pharmaceutical interventions during pandemics and in long-term care settings are highlighted as effective strategies for reducing the spread of infectious diseases, potentially lowering dementia risk. Putative mechanisms underlying the protective effects of these interventions suggest that reducing systemic inflammation may be important to their efficacy. While the currently available evidence suggests at best an association between some infectious diseases and dementia, this narrative review emphasizes the need to incorporate infectious disease prevention into broader public health strategies to potentially mitigate the growing burden of dementia. Further research is required to explore these preventive measures across diverse populations and to deepen our understanding of the biological mechanisms involved.

bot-mod

@DavidPS said in Infectious Disease as a Modifiable Risk Factor for Dementia:

It would seem prudent to have some safe antivirals in your diet. What do your think?

It's a good 'alternative' angle to communicate on. Maybe they wouldn't need anything more blunt than sugar, salt, aspirin and the rest. At which point 'antiviral' or 'prometabolic' depend on who's being helped.

If I was going after body parts in conversation it would be this, thyroid and bones for the marrow.

DavidPS

@ThinPicking - Thanks for the suggestions.

Is there nothing aspirin cannot do?

The predicted tsunami of dementia may just be a ploy to encourage everyone to stay current with all of the latest vaccinations that are available.

yerrag

@DavidPS

My bad experience with using a potent dose of serrapeptidase just once was enough to cause my already high BP at 180/120 to increase further to as much as 240/160.

I was cautious. After just taking a capsule, I had a cbc done 4 days later and saw my wbc spike up to 11 from 8.

Since I don't believe in the existence of viruses, I just thought bacteria and fungi were released with the lysis of plaque.

For the next 4 years, I was busy using everything I could get my hands to bring my bp back to 180/120. It made me loathe antibiotics as ineffective, and hate using them for worsening my internal microbiome towards being more infected with fungal forms such that I had no choice but to use approaches like using turpentine with success. I followed up with using suppositories of essential oils and finally got my bp back to 180/120.

Getting rid of plaque opens up a Pandora's box and has unforeseen consequences. Sellers of serrapeptidase don't ever tell us to be cautious but their product is not without a dark underbelly. Plaque untouched by our unknowing interventions is a good thing when we know not to appreciate the adaptations our body employs to keep us from immediate harm.

DavidPS

@yerrag - thanks for your story about the unintended consequence that serrapeptidase had on your blood pressure.

I just took my weekly dose of turpentine.

T-3

@DavidPS Any recommended source for turpentine?

yerrag

@DavidPS You're welcome David. Thanks for bringing up the subject.

DavidPS

@T-3 said in Infectious Disease as a Modifiable Risk Factor for Dementia:

turpentine

There are several brands of Georgia pine gum spirits 100 pure turpentine Here is an image of the one that I have been taking. I also included is an image of the warning label.

I purchased mine from
Amazon.

Product Description

Our gum spirits of turpentine and pine gum rosin are derived from slash pine trees (pinus elliottii) growing in south Georgia, USA, using sustainable forest practices. We harvest the raw pine gum ourselves. Then, we fire distill the raw gum on our farm using basically the same methods used for hundreds of years. Finally, we bottle, label, package, and ship our turpentine all by hand. Attention to detail is paramount in our business. Our goal is to maintain the historical integrity of pure gum spirits of turpentine and pine gum rosin while also providing our customers with premier products they can afford. Our turpentine is not to be confused with "rectified turpentine," which is a by-product of the pulp and paper industry and contains sulfates and other impurities. Our turpentine is 100% pure. Not for human consumption.

Peatbot: The context provided mentions that turpentine is not as dangerous as some doctors might suggest, but it can be irritating. It notes that while some people have used it and found it to be harmless or even beneficial, the research against it may be biased due to pharmaceutical industry interests. However, it is important to be careful with its use because of its potential to cause irritation.

T-3

@DavidPS Thanks for posting. It's nice to see which products you and others are using. Cheers!