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by MarcR
Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:31 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: A few notes about our Apoe4 test results
Replies: 9
Views: 4046

Re: A few notes about our Apoe4 test results

After reading this article from Peter Attia ... http://eatingacademy.com/nutrition/the-straight-dope-on-cholesterol-part-vi ... I concluded that we should ignore LDL-C entirely. Because of inaccuracy and a lack of correlation with CVD risk, it's a complete bust as a biometric. The combination of LDL...
by MarcR
Sun Mar 09, 2014 3:40 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: NEW blood test to predict AD
Replies: 50
Views: 22362

Re: NEW blood test to predict AD

This is a somewhat more technical and skeptical summary of the $32 paper that we're probably all unwilling to purchase:

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/Dementia/44677
by MarcR
Sat Mar 08, 2014 12:08 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Coconut Oil ameliorates neurodegeneration
Replies: 23
Views: 10893

Re: Coconut Oil ameliorates neurodegeneration

Anyone have any first- or second-hand experience with simple supplementation as discussed by Mary T. Newton, M.D. in her book, Alzheimer's Disease - What If There Was a Cure? Dr. Newton's husband experienced a rapid rollback in physical and cognitive symptoms and is more functional today than he was...
by MarcR
Fri Mar 07, 2014 10:00 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Best type of exercise for ε4s
Replies: 16
Views: 7872

Re: Best type of exercise for ε4s

Great suggestion, SusanJ. She's pretty calm - Golden Retriever - and would enjoy a bike trailer ride. "Smell-o-Vision"!
by MarcR
Fri Mar 07, 2014 4:12 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: My version of a Ketogenic Diet
Replies: 111
Views: 48698

Re: My version of a Ketogenic Diet

I am aware of two serum testers. Here's an evaluation: http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/precision-xtra-vs-novamax-plus-ketone-meter-evaluation/15918. The strips are insanely expensive in the U.S. - $5 each - but they're only $2 from Canada: http://www.universaldrugstore.com/medications/Precision+X...
by MarcR
Fri Mar 07, 2014 3:30 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Best type of exercise for ε4s
Replies: 16
Views: 7872

Re: Best type of exercise for ε4s

Thanks for the kind wishes, Juliegee. Our situation is made worse by our injured dog's pesky little brother. Very hard to take him out and leave her behind!
by MarcR
Fri Mar 07, 2014 3:25 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: My version of a Ketogenic Diet
Replies: 111
Views: 48698

Re: My version of a Ketogenic Diet

Great post, Juliegee! Your diet looks much like mine. I eat lots of salads, cruciferous vegetables, asparagus, EVOO, coconut oil. I sometimes eat 85% chocolate too. :-) I limit my protein intake. (My target is 1 g per pound of lean body mass.) I fast for 16+ hours each day. Some differences: - I don...
by MarcR
Fri Mar 07, 2014 9:33 am
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Resistant Starch
Replies: 51
Views: 21084

Re: Resistant Starch

I added RS (Bob's Red Mill Unmodified Potato Starch) to my ketogenic diet for two weeks a couple of months ago. Thankfully, the resulting stinky gas and constipation went away as soon as I stopped.
by MarcR
Fri Mar 07, 2014 12:25 am
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: merouleau intro
Replies: 69
Views: 29456

Re: merouleau intro

I wasn't tracking what I ate at that time, so this is a guess based on what I learned later by tracking everything on MyFitnessPal: 25% carbohydrates, 25% protein, 50% fat. By the time of the test, I had already cleared the industrial seed oils and processed foods from my diet. I also had lost my re...
by MarcR
Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:50 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Things Here That May Lower Our Amyloid Burden
Replies: 13
Views: 5550

Re: Things Here That May Lower Our Amyloid Burden

These are all fascinating. Here are two more Acetyl-l-carnitine (ALCAR) studies of interest. Note that L-acetyl-carnitine (LAC) and acetylcarnitine (ALC) are identical to ALCAR. Also, don't confuse ALCAR/LAC/ALC with L-carnitine which is a different substance rather than another synonym. Confused ye...