Cannabis reverses late-stage Alzheimer's
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 by: Paul Fassa
(NaturalNews) Alzheimer's disease has become the
third-leading disease cause of death, behind heart disease and cancer. Its rate
has risen almost exponentially over the past few decades, and the numbers are
expected to triple by 2050. [1]
Meanwhile, Big Pharma is clueless, which is a blessing in disguise, as some more
effective, less expensive and less toxic remedies are slipping through the
cracks.
You've probably read about the positive effects of coconut oil's medium-chain
triglycerides (MCTs) to produce ketones that energize brain cells in lieu of
dysfunctional brain metabolism.
And there are herbs from traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda that are
helpful, while Big Pharma flounders with failures to create a profitable
Alzheimer's pharmaceuticals that might help more than harm.
But now there is another effective non-pharmaceutical solution to add: cannabis.
An anecdotal case of cannabis ameliorating symptoms of late-stage Alzheimer's
Late-stage Alzheimer's victims are a handful to manage.
They are the senior citizen counterparts to autistic children.
A daughter tells the arduous caretaker story of managing her mother's final
stages of Alzheimer's by getting her on medical marijuana and off
pharmaceuticals. Her mother arrived at her Oregon home in really bad shape with
Alzheimer's with a prognosis of six months to live.
This older lady was not the type who took advantage of holistic medicine and
organic foods and supplements. In addition to her Alzheimer's, she was on
several other medications for other ailments. But the crafty inclusion of some
home-cooked organic meals and cannabis while
taking care of her produced very positive results.
Her cognitive abilities improved considerably, and she became much more sociable
and cooperative instead of feisty, angry, inappropriate and antisocial, which
are all symptoms of Alzheimer's,
in addition to the gross absence of memory.
Her mother did pass away peacefully and lovingly at age 83 after the
mother-daughter bond was firmly re-established. In other words, she exited the
earthly realm in a much better state than if she had not been exposed to
cannabis treatments. [2]
Beyond anecdotal: Scientific studies support this woman's story
A 2013 in vivo (mice) study in Spain, one of the vanguards
for cannabis research, did a study on cannabis for Alzheimer's entitled "CB2
cannabinoid receptor agonist ameliorates Alzheimer-like phenotype in A[beta]PP/PS1
mice."
The researchers concluded that "the present study lends support to the idea that
stimulation of CB2 [cannabinoid] receptors ameliorates several altered
parameters in Alzheimer's disease such as impaired memory and learning,
neuroinflammation, oxidative stress damage and oxidative stress responses,
selected tau kinases, and tau hyperphosphorylation around plaques." [3]
But that's not the only recent Alzheimer's study that has come to similar
conclusions. Scientists at Sarasota, Florida's independent Roskamp Institute
came up with the most advanced understanding of Alzheimer's mechanics and
how cannabis demonstrates efficacy without toxic side effects.
Their study was preceded by similar cannabis efficacy results for Alzheimer's by
Neuroscience Research Australia and Ohio State University (OSU). [4]
Gary Wenk, Ph.D., professor of neuroscience, immunology and medical genetics at
OSU, told TIME, "I've been trying to find a drug that will reduce brain
inflammation and restore cognitive function in rats for over 25 years; cannabinoids
are the first and only class of drugs that have ever been effective." [4]
(Emphasis added)
Wenk added, "I think that the perception about this drug is changing and in the
future people will be less fearful." Let's hope so.
Sources for this article include:
[1] http://www.alz.org [PDF]
[2] http://skunkpharmresearch.com
[3] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
[4] http://www.truthonpot.com
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