In my previous article, I highly recommended an Internet site operated by Dr. J. Wesson Ashford, M.D., Ph.D. He is one of the world's most qualified scientists in the field of Alzheimer's Disease. His site is http://www.medafile.com.

On his Home Page is a link to his TOP TEN TREATMENTS for preventing Alzheimer's Disease. I highly recommend that you study these and that you visit his link for the FULL DISCUSSION.

When we incorporate his TOP TEN into our lives, we actually go far beyond preventing Alzheimer's Disease in two ways:

1. Some of my readers will already have episodes of memory loss, which is also called Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), or know someone who does. When you read his TOP TEN, you will see the logical conclusion that many of the recommendations for prevention also apply to those who already have MCI. This means that there are many factors which apply to both prevention and reversal, such as controlling blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and arthritis. You will see that his item #7 is: Take your vitamins daily. And he talks about the importance of getting good sleep regularly in item #9 and why this is important. And in item #3, he recommends exercising one's body and mind regularly. It all makes such good sense.

For example, since Alzheimer's Disease is a gradual loss of memory, it just makes good sense to keep one's mind active in order to prevent loss of memory ... and by this I do not mean spending hours in front of a TV set watching soaps, sitcoms, passive game shows, and news. (On a side note, excess watching of TV may selectively stress those visual and auditory regions of the brain cortex most susceptible to Alzheimer's disease. TV watching keeps the body alert, while preventing natural rest or active involvement in new learning.) I mean actively using your mind to do things that will benefit you or others, such as reading many of the books, magazines and Internet sites which I recommend. I'm talking about actively using your mind to learn new information and gain new knowledge. It just makes such good, logical sense that if a person's brain is used very little day after day, month after month, and year after year, that it will degenerate, just as unused muscles degenerate.

2. The second benefit of incorporating Dr. Ashford's TOP TEN into our lives is that they will obviously decrease risk for other common diseases (and in my opinion may also reverse some existing symptoms). For example, controlling blood pressure and cholesterol will decrease the risk of heart disease, strokes, & other blood vessel diseases (#1 & 2). Regular exercise will decrease the risk of heart disease, strokes, diabetes, arthritis, and inability to sleep (#3). Wearing seat-belts and helmets decreases the risk of injuries from accidents (#4). And the list goes on and on.

So, heeding Dr. Ashford's TOP TEN goes far beyond preventing or reversing Alzheimer's Disease. In addition to the diseases mentioned above, in my opinion, the TOP TEN also will reduce the risk of cancer because if arthritis pain is removed, people will be able to exercise and if they take vitamins and sleep better, their immune systems will be stronger so it will be able to destroy mutant or pre-cancerous cells before they can multiply. See? It all makes such good, logical sense.

Dr. Ashford does, indeed, bring you very good news. I recommend that you do what he says.