Reversing Alzheimer s

Foreword
Dementia is expected to become the number one health
concern this century. It is projected to affect 115 million people
worldwide by 2050. Families, friends and car- ers are
overwhelmed by the affect of dementia on their loved ones. So
it is ex- tremely important to provide treatments that can
prevent , stall or even reverse the disease. In addition to that it
is also very costly to administer care to the patients.
In 2010 the estimated cost in United States Dollars was $604
Billion, and that is expected to increase dramatically by 2050.
“Reversing Alzheimer‟s” was priced at $19-95 and was on
Apple‟s iTunes Store for $9-99 but in order to reach as many
people as possible I have decided to make it available FREE of
charge. Please share it with anyone affected by Alzheimer‟s.
You may copy it, print it, email it, share it, like it and forward
it to anyone as long as it is complete. It may not however, be
sold in any format.
To your good health and your loved ones,
kind regards
Dr. Gerald Veurink.
http://www.naturels.com.au/reversing-alzheimers.html

CHAPTER 1

Need For
Innovative
Thinking
Innovation is needed to develop combinations of
medicines that address all the factors involved in the
disease process, and so providing a cure rather than
symptomatic relief using a single ingredient medicine.
For example combinations that alkalize, provide
antioxidants, improve oxidation reduction potential,
increase neurotransmitters, decreasing insulin
resistance, provide nutrients for increased growth of
new neurons (brain nerve cells) and removing
plaques. Research has shown that there are many
natural ingredients which provide these actions (Refer
to Pubmed for example and see below).
Combined Antioxidants Therapy for Alzheimer's
Disease.
A large number of research articles have demonstrated
that antioxidants are helpful for Alzheimer's Disease.
Antioxidants are substances which prevent oxidation
such as vitamin C and vitamin E which remove or
mop-up potentially damaging oxidising a g e n t s

(free radicals or reactive oxygen species) in living
organisms.
Different antioxidants have different mechanisms of
action, and are effective against different free radicals.
For example, vitamin C is effective for protecting
cellular components in an aqueous environment,
whilst vitamin E and carotenoids protect cellular
components in lipid environments.
Since both lipophilic (fat soluble) and hydrophilic
(water soluble) phases occur in biological systems, it
is wise to use antioxidants which are effective in each
phase or in combinations which can act
synergistically. No single antioxidant is likely to be
capable of scavenging the variety of free radicals
formed in Alzheimer's disease, therefore, the
utilisation of multiple antioxidants as a preventative
measure or as a treatment for neurodegenerative
disease has been postulated to be more beneficial than
the use of single antioxidants.
A combination of antioxidants is likely to have a
synergistic effect, as well as regenerate other
antioxidants. For example, various studies have shown
that ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) recycles alphatocopherol (Vitamin E). It has also been shown that
consumption of whole fruits and vegetables or their
juices is superior to an ascorbic acid supplement for

antioxidant effectiveness.
It is likely that the combination of antioxidant
ingredients in fruits and vegetables also have a
synergistic effect.
The fact that various antioxidants protect neurons in
vitro and in vivo from beta amyloid-induced oxidative
stress lends further support for the use of a
combination of antioxidants as an adjunct to other
therapies in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
Clinical studies have already found that vitamin E
taken at 1000 IU twice daily delays the advent of
death, institutionalisation or significant functional
decline in patients with moderate Alzheimer's disease.
However, vitamin E in combination with vitamin C
may prove to be even more beneficial to Alzheimer's
disease patients as vitamin C recycles vitamin E as
mentioned, to its active form and, more recently, a
study of vitamin intake has in fact found a reduced
incidence of Alzheimer's disease following the
combined intake of vitamins C and E, but not vitamin
C or E alone.
Recent reviews of such clinical studies of vitamin C
and E intake in elderly patients have also concluded
that it is likely that the combined intake of these
vitamins may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Not all studies agree, however; for example, one study

of the intake of carotenes (vitamin A) and vitamins C
and E from both dietary and supplemental sources did
not find a reduced incidence of Alzheimer's disease in
a 4 year follow-up of the elderly patients in the study.
Nevertheless, this study may have had problems
estimating dietary intake of vitamins as these were
only calculated from food frequency questionnaires
and the vitamin content of the foods would have been
rough estimates only.
Since epidemiological studies have revealed a variety
of dietary interventions which may slow down or
prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease, more fresh
fruit and vegetables in a calorie- restricted healthy diet
low in trans-fats and carbohydrates (sugars), possibly
supplemented with a combination of antioxidants,
may prove to be a beneficial preventative measure.
Other Aspects of Nutrition and Alzheimer's
Disease.
Researchers have found that African-Americans and
Japanese living in the United States have a much
higher incidence of Alzheimer's disease (6.24% and
4.1% respectively) than their counterparts (<2%)
living in their homelands. This suggests that
environmental factors are also important players that
interact with genetic susceptibility factors, or may
play independent roles in the pathogenesis of

Alzheimer's disease. This study also found that levels
of fat intake had the highest correlation with both
Alzheimer's disease and the prevalence of senile
dementia, and that a high correlation existed between
total caloric supply and the prevalence of Alzheimer's
disease.
Similar findings on the deleterious effect of high
saturated fat and trans-fat consumption on cognitive
function in aged men have been independently
reported.
Cancer, coronary heart disease and Alzheimer's
disease become increasingly prevalent with age.
Decreased fat intake has been linked to a reduced risk
of coronary heart disease. Furthermore, individuals
with coronary heart disease also have an increased
density of senile plaques in their brains.
Many studies have found a large overlap in risk
factors for these two diseases. Such studies also give
credence to the notion that environmental factors are
important agents in Alzheimer's disease.
These studies also provide strong evidence that
inappropriate diets may contribute to the pathogenesis
of Alzheimer's disease as well as heart disease via an
increased occurrence of oxidative stress or impaired
cholesterol metabolism.
The concept that diet can affect mental ability and
susceptibility to neurological disorders is not new.

Several thousand soldiers held as prisoners of war in
Japanese camps were made prematurely senile by
almost four years of malnutrition. Supplementation
with megadoses of nicotinic acid (Vitamin B3 at 3
grams per day) restored mental capacity. This led to
the conclusion that “senility is due to chronic
malnutrition and that it is a vitamin-dependent
condition which comes from many years of mild or
moderate chronic vitamin deficiencies”.
A variety of other nutritional factors have also been
integrally linked with Alzheimer's disease. For
example, it has been shown that dis- regulation of
energy balance, vitamin B12, folate and homocysteine
levels play a role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's
disease.
It has therefore been suggested that an integrated
medicine approach combining evidence-based
treatments from the literature on dietary intervention,
a reduction in stress, an increase in exercise, and
dietary supplementation with pharmaceuticals and/or
vitamins and antioxidants into an all-embracing
complementary treatment strategy would benefit the
elderly in many health aspects, and possibly reduce
the risk of age-related conditions including
Alzheimer's disease.

CHAPTER 2

Mineral and Antioxidant
Deficiencies in Foods
Agricultural methods
Unfortunately the nutrients contained in food crops
has decreased over the last 200 years or so.
The nutritional value of crop plants is determined by a
number of factors including genetic makeup, the type
of soil in which the plants are grown, seasonal effects,
stage of maturity at harvest, and the quantity and type
of fertilisers used in the production of the plants.
Hundreds of years of agriculture using the same soil
in many countries have slowly drained soils of
minerals. In addition, pesticides and herbicides have
been sprayed on most soils, inadvertently destroying
the microorganisms which are needed to release many
of these minerals and to maintain soil fertility.
In Western Australia it is common practice to test soils
for nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium (NPK) levels
since that is all plants need to look good and grow;

other macro and trace elements are rarely tested, and
thus depletion of many essential minerals has not been
documented carefully, or even measured, in many
areas.
The continuous yearly application of NPK fertiliser
has resulted in a high phosphate status of soils, and
two thirds of high phosphate status soils have been
found to be deficient in sulphur and a quarter deficient
in potassium.
Problems are compounded by the fact that high
phosphate soils greatly diminish the uptake of copper,
zinc and manganese by plants, probably owing to the
formation of complex phosphate salts. Essential
minerals and trace elements are not replenished with
the addition of NPK fertiliser and the resulting food
crops are severely deficient in them.
Low zinc levels in soils have been found in many
regions throughout the world, this may directly impact
on antioxidant status since zinc has a direct
antioxidant action by occupying iron or copper
binding sites in lipids, proteins and DNA.
Interestingly, it has also recently been reported that
zinc binding to beta amyloid inhibits neurotoxicity by
suppressing the generation of hydrogen peroxide.
These studies and many others suggest there is a need
for mineral replenishment of soils, since depleted soils

cause deficiencies in plants which will have a
detrimental impact on the entire food chain.
For example, studies comparing the antioxidant status
of fruits such as plums, pears and peaches have found
that levels of vitamins C and E and polyphenols are
significantly higher in these fruits when grown using
organic practices instead of conventional methods.
It has also been demonstrated that increased soil
organic matter content increases the uptake of copper,
zinc and manganese in oat crops.
The agricultural problems are further aggravated by
the common harvesting procedure of picking fruits
and vegetables before they reach maturity, despite the
fact that most fruits and vegetables reach their
maximum vitamin content at maturity. This practice
also impacts upon the phytonutrient and antioxidant
content.
Food processing and storage methods
Extensive research needs to be undertaken on the
effects of storage on vitamin and phytonutrient levels
in fruits and vegetables, since some studies have
demonstrated their reduction during storage.
Processing and preservation of foods increases the
problem further; for example, nutrient losses
following the refining of flour and sugar have been
demonstrated.
Similarly, a marked decrease of all trace elements with

the exception of copper occurs when rice is polished.
Large losses of nutrients also occur due to the canning
of fruits and vegetables. Although the snap-freezing of
vegetables is thought to preserve many of the vitamin
content of such foods, it has been found for example
that the freezing of vegetables results in a loss of 3756% of vitamin B6 levels.
Levels of vitamin B6 and pantothenic acid are also
decreased as a result of freezing and canning of fruits
or fruit juices, with losses ranging from 7% to 50%.
Wholegrain foods on the other hand are valuable
sources of nutrients which are low in the diet,
including dietary fibre, the B-group vitamins, vitamin
E, selenium, zinc, copper, magnesium and
phytonutrients, including the phenolic antioxidants.
Whole-grains are also a source of alpha-sitosterol, a
cholesterol- lowering plant sterol.
Recently, some strategies have been developed to
combat zinc and iron deficiencies by the fortification
of these compounds in bread flour however, it is still
lacking in sufficient nutrients.
Another problem is that the gluten content of wheat
has been raised from 5% to 50% through the
development of various hybrids and genetic
modification of the wheat. It also means that the other
nutrients in wheat have been lowered.

Recent research has established that the high levels of
gluten has made the flour toxic to humans as it causes
leaky gut syndrome. This means that holes are formed
in the intestines, and then some of the contents of the
intestines get into the blood stream. As a result the
immune system attacks it so setting up a continuous
process of inflammation. Therefore, it is not surprising
that we see an increase in autoimmune diseases and an
increase in various degenerative diseases. At least 205
diseases have been associated with wheat and/or
wheat gluten. See website below for more
information.

http://www.greenmedinfo.com/toxicingredient/wheat#
I therefore strongly advice everyone to stay off bread
and wheat products.
Around 40 micronutrients including vitamins,
essential minerals and trace elements are required in
the human diet. Recommended dietary allowance of
micronutrients is mostly based on information on
acute effects of dietary deficiencies.
However, for long-term health, the optimum intake of
dietary micronutrient quantities is largely unknown,
and a substantial percentage of the population is
deficient in many of the micronutrients.
Many individual essential minerals have been found

to be lacking in Western diets despite the availability
of a huge range of foods, and supplementation of such
minerals may prove to restore antioxidant balance in
the body, or improve resistance to Alzheimer's disease
via other mechanisms.
For example, magnesium has been studied extensively
by researchers and has been demonstrated to lower
serum total cholesterol, decrease serum LDL and
insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in type 1 diabetic
subjects.

CHAPTER 3

Low Carbohydrate
Diets
In developing countries diets are increasingly
becoming higher in trans-fats, carbohydrates and
refined foods; however, levels of fibre have decreased.
These dietary factors are contributing to a rapidly
increasing prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes
and a decline in health, particularly in the aged.
Alterations in dietary lipids have been posited as
playing a role in cognitive defects in Alzheimer's
disease. It may be likely that high- carbohydrate and
high-fat (transfats & saturated), high-cholesterol diets,
together with declining levels of vitamin B12 and
folate and with declines in trace minerals, may play a
role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease.
The common recommendation of low-fat and highcarbohydrate diets, however, is contradicted by
various studies. In fact, studies of glucose metabolism
suggest this sort of diet is actually detrimental to
human health. For example, in a dietary intervention

study in which patients were subjected to either a
high-fat or high-carbohydrate diet, it was
demonstrated that triglyceride, glucose and insulin
levels were higher on the high-carbohydrate diet.
In another dietary intervention study, it was shown
that a high- carbohydrate diet lead to increased
insulin, and triglycerides but to significantly lower
levels of HDL. Similar results were seen in noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus subjects when fed
high- and low-carbohydrate diets; the conclusion
suggested that high- carbohydrate diets did not
improve glycaemic control nor insulin sensitivity but
contributed to raised plasma triglycerides and VLDL
concentrations yet reduced HDL levels.
Moreover, it has been demonstrated that a highmonounsaturated-fat, low-carbohydrate diet improves
insulin sensitivity peripherally in non- insulindependent diabetes mellitus subjects.
The effect of high dietary fat on endurance
performance in athletes has also been assessed, and a
significantly improved performance was demonstrated
when compared to a diet with high carbohydrate
intake.
Studies of aerobic exercise and diet on obese women
have also demonstrated that a greater loss of weight

occurs when subjects are on a low-carbohydrate diet
than when consuming a low-fat diet.
The use of a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet has also
been found to increase hyperglycaemia and
hyperinsulinaemia, therefore leading to upper-body
obesity, glucose intolerance, hypertension and
hypertriglyceridaemia. For example, a cross-sectional
study of subjects in India revealed that central obesity
was associated with higher postprandial plasma levels
of insulin, glucose, serum iron and oxidative stress.
This study also found that vitamin C, vitamin E,
serum zinc/insulin ratio and serum magnesium/insulin
ratio had an inverse association with high body fat.
In addition, when a diet consisting of 17 snacks per
day was compared to the common three meals per
day, a reduction of fasting serum cholesterol, LDL,
apolipoprotein B and mean serum insulin levels were
demonstrated. These results suggest that the frequency
of meals is an important determinant of fasting serum
lipid levels, probably due to the changes in insulin
secretion.
Insulin resistance syndrome and associated conditions
such as type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension are
associated with age-related memory impairment and
Alzheimer's disease. As the evidence of links between

insulin resistance, impaired glucose metabolism and
Alzheimer's disease increases, it would appear that
diets appropriate for the prevention of diabetes and
obesity may also be appropriate for the prevention of
Alzheimer's disease.
A meta-analysis of a number of studies has also
revealed that high- mono-unsaturated-fat diets can
improve lipoprotein profiles and glycaemic control in
patients with type 2 diabetes. Therefore, a diet rich in
mono-unsaturated fatty acids and medium chain
saturated fatty acids (as in organic coconut oil) and
low in carbohydrates, trans-fats and long chain
saturated fats, may be useful for the elderly and also
for Alzheimer's disease patients.
Benefits of Olive Oil.
HDL, which carry cholesterol from the body‟s tissues
to the liver, are considered to be the „good‟ form of
cholesterol. LDL, often classed as the „bad‟ form of
cholesterol, contain greater amounts of cholesterol
than HDL, carry cholesterol and fatty acids from the
digestive tract to tissues, and have been linked to the
formation of atheromas, atherosclerosis and heart
disease.
Various studies have demonstrated positive health
effects, including raising HDL/LDL ratios, following

the replacement of saturated fatty acids with
monounsaturated fatty acids in the diet, such as those
present in extra virgin olive oil. For example, in
patients who consumed a liquid diet in which high
levels of mono-unsaturated fatty acids were
incorporated, LDL levels were lowered and the levels
of HDL were maintained or increased.
The effects of an oleate-rich versus a linoleate-rich
diets have also been assessed in humans, resulting in
the finding that mono-unsaturated fat alters LDL fatty
acid composition and that LDL become less
susceptible to oxidation.
It has since been demonstrated in vitro that LDL
oxidation is inhibited to some extent by the naturally
occurring polyphenolic antioxidant compounds in
extra virgin olive oil. In fact, extra virgin olive oil
phenolic compounds have been shown to be more
potent in preventing the oxidation of human LDL than
their pure components and probucol.
In support of this, another study has found that the
phenolic compounds in olive oil protect LDL against
the peroxyl radical dependent and metal-induced
oxidation in vitro, although olive oil lacking phenolic
compounds also protect against LDL oxidation.
Various mechanisms have been proposed for the
antioxidant effects of olive oil. In a randomised and
strictly controlled crossover study, it has been

demonstrated that a diet enriched with olive oil (but
not rapeseed or sunflower oil) beneficially affects
postprandial blood coagulation factor VII by lowering
its concentration. This study was carried out to
investigate the lower than expected ischaemic heart
disease found in Crete, given the blood lipid profiles
of the population, and supports the concept that the
high olive oil intake of these people protects against
thrombogenesis.
It has also been reported that olive oil has antiinflammatory effects due to the oleic acid content of
these oils. The polyphenolic antioxidant
hydroxytyrosol is thought to exert its antioxidant
affect via the chelation of free metal ions and by
scavenging free radicals.
Studies of the individual purported anti-cancer and
antioxidant components of olive oil, for example
studies of hydroxytyrosol, have not always found
significant beneficial effects. However, there are
substantial amounts of other compounds deemed to be
anti-cancer agents (e.g. squalene and terpenoids) as
well as the secoiridoids and lignans antioxidants and
the peroxidation-resistant lipid oleic acid. Therefore it
is prudent to make sure you are getting nutrient-rich
food in your diet to prevent or even reverse
degenerative diseases.

CHAPTER 4

A New Treatment
Approach
In war, battles are fought on different fronts and
employ not just an army, but also the navy and airforce, so too the treatment of Alzheimer's disease
should battle the disease from various approaches. It
is my belief that a one ingredient “magic bullet” will
never be found to treat Alzheimer's Disease because
the disease has many factors involved in it, each one
which must be addressed in order to bring about a
cure. Single ingredient drugs which may provide
symptomatic relief of an aspect of the disease will not
be able to deal with all aspects or factors of
Alzheimer's Disease. Therefore a new paradigm shift
must be made in order to create combinations of
ingredients which deal with all aspects of the disease
process and so bring about a cure.
The environment in which the neurons live must be
made alkaline, this helps to prevent the deposition of
protein remnants or peptides and also to minimise free
radical production.
Blood sugar levels must be kept low to prevent the

cross-linking of peptides with sugars which result in
the formation of insoluble advanced glycation end
products.
Nutrients beneficial for optimising the immune system
and for repairing or generating new neurons must be
supplied.
The spice turmeric provides curcumin which assists in
the removal of plaques in the brain.
Omega 3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) are necessary for
a reduction in inflammation.
Antioxidants are needed to mop up the devastating
free radicals.
To bring all this about a low carbohydrate diet must
also be started and maintained for the duration of the
treatments as well as drinking the brain booster
smoothie up to three times per day.

Brain Booster Smoothie.
Combine the following ingredients in a suitable

mixing container and then use a stick mixer to mix all
the ingredients.
1 Tablespoon of Chia powder
1 Tablespoon of unsweetened chocolate powder
1 Tablespoon of Spirulina powder
2 Free Range Eggs
1 Tablespoon of Organic Coconut Oil
1 Teaspoon of Turmeric powder
1⁄4 Teaspoon of Cinnamon powder
1⁄4 Teaspoon of Clove powder
1 Teaspoon of Sodium Bicarbonate
1 Teaspoon of either Xylitol or Stevia powder (can be
more or less depending on taste)
750 mL of water
(The best water to use is from fresh running mountain
streams, electrolysed water (alkaline) is next best,
otherwise use distilled water).
The Brain Booster Smoothie provides the necessary
ingredients to optimize the healing of the brain. Chia
and spirulina are super-foods that supply the amino
acids needed for the repair and replacement of
neurons. They also provide the best sources of natural
minerals and vitamins. Chia is also an excellent
source of ALA which the body can convert to EPA and
DHA omega 3 fatty acids which have been
demonstrated to be helpful in Alzheimer's disease.
However, as we age this conversion process is limited.

Chocolate powder is an extremely good antioxidant,
moreover, it is excellent for the brains circulation.
The free range egg provides lecithin which assists in
providing choline for the neurotransmitter
acetylcholine necessary for memory.
Organic coconut oil provides the energy needed for
the repair of neurons without raising blood sugar
levels.
The turmeric powder provides curcumin which has
been demonstrated to attach to the plaques in the
Alzheimer's brain to help remove them.
Cinnamon powder assists in maintaining proper blood
sugar levels and also is an extremely good
antioxidant.
Clove powder has a very high ORAC (measurement
of antioxidant status) and so is one of the best
antioxidants.
A teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate is added to the
smoothie in order to make the extracellular pH more
alkaline.
The Xylitol or Stevia powder are added to improve the
overall taste of the smoothie without raising blood

sugar levels.

CHAPTER 5

How About Dietary

Recommendations
The secret to treating degenerative diseases such as
Alzheimer's disease, arthritis, heart disease and
strokes etc. is to raise the pH of the extra-cellular
matrix. That is, make the ambient environment for
your body cells more alkaline or basic as it should be
at around pH 7.4.
You may well ask, why is that important? An acidic
environment for your cells amongst other processes,
causes a dramatic increase in free radical production
so that your body needs far more antioxidants to cope
with any disease process. Free radicals are associated
with virtually all disease processes.
So how can you best raise the alkalinity extracellularly? The simplest way is to eat only vegetables
until you are healthy again.
Wait a minute, are you serious???? What about the
proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins, fat and
fibre that I need in my diet? Glad you asked. Let us
consider how much protein your body really needs.
Whilst a baby is growing most rapidly, the protein
content of the mother's milk is less than five percent.
Not much at all is it? You can easily get that much
protein from a variety of vegetables. Vegetable

proteins represent a much wider range of varieties,
nutritional values and tastes. The most desirable
proteins are found in sprouted vegetables such as
peas, beans, lentils. Raw seeds and nuts as well as
avocado's also are rich in all the essential amino acids.
O.K. What about carbohydrates? Vegetables are also a
wonderful source of carbohydrates from dry raw
broad beans which have 388 calories per hundred
grams down to raw mature hot red peppers which
have 93 calories per hundred grams. Furthermore,
your body is so unique it can make energy from
proteins, carbohydrates and fats. Let me explain....
your body converts and assimilates proteins,
carbohydrates and fats and one of the end-products of
these chemical reactions in the body is glucose. Let
me repeat. Your body can make glucose from either
fats, carbohydrates or proteins.
So what are the best vegetables to eat then? All
vegetables are great and good for you especially if
they are grown organically. The healthiest choices and
most beneficial for raising alkalinity are fresh spinach,
broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, beets, Swiss
chard, any of the beans (red, green, broad), lentils,
peas, beets, carrots, onions and sweet potatoes. It is
even better to drink the juice of these vegetables
including the fibre (don't throw it out).

Tomatoes on the other hand, should be limited during
the treatment period since they make you more acidic.
Other foods and beverages which make you more
acidic are, meat and purine rich foods, coffee, cereals,
grains, bread, pasta's and pepsi, coke, and other soft
drinks.
But I need my minerals and vitamins don't I? Once
again you are right, you do need minerals and
vitamins. If you check the amount of minerals and
vitamins that are in vegetables using food nutrient
tables you will discover that vegetables are a rich
source of minerals and vitamins. See the food nutrient
tables at the website below.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
Well, I thought fats are bad for you? Most certainly,
trans-fats and high levels of long chain saturated fats
are unhealthy. However, there are fats which are
particularly good for you. Extra virgin olive oil and
macadamia oils are very healthy and beneficial for
you because they are rich in mono-unsaturated fats as
is organic cold pressed coconut oil high in medium
chain fatty acids. These oils help to reduce your bad
cholesterol (LDL) and increase the good cholesterol
(HDL).
Moreover, these oils provide around twice as much
energy than what carbohydrates do. So if you use 3

tablespoons of any of the good oils per day and stir fry
your vegetables, you will have plenty of energy and
still loose weight, since the vegetables are relatively
low in calories. As a bonus you will also obtain as
much fibre as your body needs.
Furthermore, by eating stir fried vegetables you will
provide your body with an abundant variety of
necessary antioxidants both water soluble and oil or
fat soluble ones.
But I'll get so hungry just eating vegetables. True, if
you eat just steamed vegetables you will soon be
hungry again because vegetables are digested very
easily. But because the vegetables are stir fried the fats
help to slow down the digestion of the vegetables and
so you will remain satisfied for longer. Remember do
not eat again until you are hungry. It is actually best to
have six smaller meals rather than the usual three
meals a day. This helps to maintain better control over
your blood sugars and it speeds up your metabolism
effectively.
Raw seeds and nuts such as walnuts, almonds, brazil
nuts, macadamia nuts as well as any single fruit like
an apple, banana, guava, orange, lemon, lime,
grapefruit or avocado may be used as a snack.
To speed up the process of making your body more

alkaline you can also drink freshly made vegetable
juices but not fruit juices (which are rich in fructose
without the necessary enzymes to digest it effectively
and so will raise your blood sugars).
For variety you can have salads, and vegetable soups
instead of stir fried vegetables. For further variety you
can have a different vegetable as the main ingredient
in a meal containing other varieties of vegetables and
you can change the flavours or taste by adding
different herbs and spices. Cinnamon, turmeric, garlic,
ginger, rosemary, basil, parsley, sage, thyme, celery,
peppers, pomegranates, are excellent choices of herbs
or spices to add wonderful flavours as well as loads of
antioxidants. However, do not use processed sauces as
these are often laced with sugar, fructose or high
fructose corn syrup which all will send your blood
sugar sky rocketing and are associated with the
increased obesity problems in many of the western
civilised nations.
Use the salt which is good for you namely unrefined
sea salt which has around 84 different minerals in it.
As the Bible states salt is good, but that refers to
unrefined sea salt. The refined table salt indeed is not
very healthy and the majority of medical journal
articles detailing negative aspects of salt intake deal
with refined table salt. However, to infer from this

research that pure unrefined sea salt is not good for
you either is flawed science.
Stay well clear of any man-made, refined or processed
foods. That means no cereals, breads or pastas, no
coffee, sugar, artificial sweeteners except Stevia and
Xylitol. It is also best to avoid beer and any other
form of alcohol whilst undergoing vegetable therapy.
Instead drink herbal teas, or water.
The best water is from fast moving mountain streams,
glazier water, or its equivalent such as electrolysed
water, which is alkaline and rich in antioxidants.
Alternatively distilled water, reverse osmosis water or
otherwise water filtered through a ceramic and carbon
filter. Do not drink tap water as it contains fluorides or
chlorine and other chemicals and it often has high
alum and copper levels.

CHAPTER 6

Additional
Supplementation
You may also ask your Doctor or Health Care
Provider to give you a prescription in order to have
the following supplements made up for you by a
Compounding Pharmacy.
Folic acid 1.2 mg/day
Vitamin B12 5 mg/day (methylcobalamin)
Vitamin B6 30 mg/day
Lithium Orotate 20 mg/day
Deodorized Garlic Extract Powder 200 mg/day
Potassium Citrate 500 mg/day
Magnesium Citrate 500 mg/day
Grape Seed Extract 300 mg/day
Bacopa Monniera standardized to 20% bacosides A
and B, 400 mg/day
The best readymade supplements that I recommend
are from Primal Force just click on the link below.
http://www.marketerschoice.com/app/?af=1567133
You may also like to use Krill Oil Capsules as the
Omega 3 fatty acids EPA and DHA are more

bioavailable than in Fish oils and therefore you do
not need as many capsules. Take 3 capsules (333.33
mg each) 3 times per day until healthy. May be
reduced to 1 three times per day as a preventative or
maintenance dose. You will need advice from your
healthcare professional if your are allergic or sensitive
to some seafoods.
Krill Oil is excellent against inflammation. It also
contains Astaxanthin likely the most potent
antioxidant available now.
Astaxanthin is also available as a supplement. Not
only is it an excellent antioxidant it is also a great
source of Omega 3 fatty acids, and it can cross the
blood brain barrier so it can reduce inflammation as
well as protect the brain from destructive free radicals.
Recently Seanol has been reported to be the best
antioxidant available so that may be worthwhile to
look into as well.
Acetyl-L-Carnitine is an essential amino acid which
converts dietary fats into energy. Without sufficient
Acetyl-L-Carnitine in the brain you will feel tired
mentally and have poor concentration and memory.
This is particularly important for vegetarians since
Acetyl-L-Carnitine is primarily sourced from meats
and dairy products.

Another recent addition as a supplement is
Myoinositol (one of the most bioavailable B
vitamins). It is also an important component of brain
cell membranes responsible for fast communication
between the brain cells (quick thinking).
Phosphatidylserine assists in sharpening the brain
improving both memory and concentration. It is a
major component of the cell membrane of brain cells.
It also acts as a neurotransmitter which improves cell
to cell communication. In a double-blind clinical trial
people had dramatically improved concentration and
memory.
Lecithin is also an important supplement since it is a
precursor to the neurotransmitter Acetylcholine, which
is needed to transmit communication signals between
different brain cells in other parts of the brain.
Lecithin provides choline which is needed for the
brain to produce the neurotransmitter Acetylcholine.
Even better is the supplement Cytidine Diphosphate
Choline (also known as CDP Choline). Researchers
have demonstrated that it is far superior to lecithin
because it is faster at crossing the blood-brain barrier
and is better absorbed by the brain cells. Other studies
have shown that CDP Choline markedly improved
mental performance.

Apoaequorin is a protein which binds to harmful
excess calcium in your brain cells and so helps to
remove it. Apoaequorin is a completely safe protein
you already have in your own body. A major research
study has shown that it can keep brain cells alive
longer and reduce cell death by as much as fifty
percent. Another recent study confirmed that it
substantially improved concentration and memory.
Improvement was seen in as little as a week.
A recent development is L-carnosine which is used to
repair tissues and remove toxins in the body, and
removes aggregated beta amyloid in Alzheimer‟s. It
also increases energy levels in your mitochondria (the
power plants in all your cells). L-carnosine rescues
your brain cells by reviving your mitochondria.
Corona C, et. al. "Effects of dietary supplementation
of carnosine on mitochondrial dysfunction, amyloid
pathology, and cognitive deficits in 3xTg-AD mice."
PLoS One. 2011;6(3):e17971.
 2. Aloisi A, Barca A,
Romano A, Guerrieri S, Storelli C, Rinaldi R, Verri T.
"Anti-aggregating effect of the naturally occurring
dipeptide carnosine on aβ1-42 fibril formation." PLoS
One. 2013;8(7):e68159.
Another well researched supplement is Curcumin
which passes into the brain, binds to the plaques and
helps remove them from the brain. However, it is

important to only take a standardized supplement
since curcumin alone is not absorbed or assimilated
very well. The addition of piperine in the curcumin
supplement has been demonstrated to increase
bioavailability by 2000%.
For more research information on Curcumin see the
following articles that were published in
1. Neurology. 1998; 51(4): 1000-1008.
2. Arthr Res Ther, 2005:8(1): doi:10.1186/ar1846.
3. Planta Med. 1998; 64(4): 353-356.
Herbal Teas.
In traditional herbal medicine four main herbs that
have been used for memory problems are the
following:Rosemary
Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri not Gotu Kola) Ginkgo
Biloba
Sage
Sweeten to taste with Honey, Stevia Extract or Xylitol
but do not add milk nor sugar.
The herb tea Sage has been used in China for a
thousand or so years to maintain mental acuity into
old age.

Exercise
It has also been demonstrated that keeping the mind
active by for example learning new things is helpful
as well as physical exercise.
One other treatment has been suggested, namely
making up a fresh mixture containing turmeric in ghee
or organic coconut oil and then sniffing it up the nose
so that it is taken up by the brains circulation. It is
imperative that only fresh ingredients are used in this
procedure to prevent the introduction of microbes.
Nasal delivery of medication is helpful as it assists in
crossing the blood-brain barrier and thereby making it
available to the brain only.
Email Dr. Gerald Veurink for the Bibliography or
References if interested.
[email protected]

CHAPTER 7

What About
Pharmaceutical Drugs
Countless millions of people's lives have been saved by the
Pharmaceutical Drug industry. For instance, Antibiotics including
for example Penicillin; (which has been estimated to have saved 80
million lives by the World Health Organisation (W.H.O.)). Life
saving drugs which require immediate admistration include for
example Adrenaline for anaphylactic shock, or Heparin for heart
attacks. Furthermore, according to the W.H.O. Vaccinations save in
excess of 3 million people each year. However, when it comes to
degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, drug treatments are
totally inadequate, because they only address one aspect or factor of
the disease process. Sometimes alternative or natural treatments
are more effective than medicinal drugs. For example, research has
demonstrated that Grape Seed Extract (Pycnogenol) was more
effective than Aspirin for thinning blood and without the side
effects.

Research by The Scripps Research Institute has shown that
Chang Shan a Chi- nese herbal medicine is most effective
against malaria fevers. Cinnamon is very ef- fective in
supporting healthy blood sugar levels. The antioxidant
Astaxanthin is more effective than any other synthetic
antioxidant. Vitamin D3 and Pomegranate have been
demonstrated to be excellent anti-cancer supplements. The
natural en- zyme Nattokinase has been shown to be more
effective than drugs to dissolve blood clots. Because of their
effectiveness some pharmaceutical companies have now

teamed up with Chinese companies to provide Traditional
Chinese Medicine mixtures for a variety of diseases. The
Pharmaceutical Drug Companies are part of a multi-billion
dollar industry some of which are intent by any means (sometimes even criminal) to increase their profits. They spend
millions of dollars lobby- ing governments, and the F.D.A. In
order to keep their monopoly on health care.
Those companies are not really interested in finding cures for
any diseases because they make more profits by keeping as many
as possible on drugs that give symptomatic relief and keep them on
those drugs for life. This provides them with repeat
business amounting to almost a Trillion dollars per year. Moreover
by stating that there is no cure , people are willing to give money for
further research. Drug companies even have funds (as a cost of
business) allocated to paying settlements of fines and Big
Pharma Lawsuits.
Drug Companies have been charged with the following
offences.
1.Illegally promoting drugs to the elderly and children.
2.Giving payments, kickbacks and expensive vacations to medical
professionals and pharmacists/Chemists.
3.having been linked to an increased risk of death.
Attempting to persuade doctors to prescribe drugs for unapproved
uses, some
4. Highlighting studies that had a favourable outcome whilst failing
to publish studies that show a detrimental outcome.
5. Fraudulently suggesting a painkiller was less addictive than other
painkillers, using misleading sales tactics, decreasing risks
associated with using the drugs and for promoting the drugs for
uses for which it was not studied.
6. Misconduct involving claims of safety and effectiveness,
marketing, pricing and dosage of the drugs.
7. Fraudulently marketing allegations and safety claims after a drug
had been shown to double the risk of heart disease and stroke. The
drug caused heart attacks in up to 140 thousand people of which

half died.
8. Merck was exposed by 2 of its Scientist staff, for falsifying results
of a vaccine clinical trial by spiking blood samples with animal
antibodies so that its vaccine would appear more effective.
9.GlaxoSmithKline knew their diabetes drug Avandia put patients
at an increased risk for cardiac complications. The public was not
made aware of it until 2007 after an increase in heart attacks and
cardiovascular deaths had been reported. Out of 42 clinical trials on
Avandia 35 were not published.
10. Bristol-Myers Squib paid $515 million for illegally promoting
Abilify to kids and seniors despite the potentially fatal side effects in
the elderly.
11. Eli Lilly paid out $1.4 billion for promoting Zyprexa for
unapproved use and for not disclosing side effects properly
(Increased risk of death).
12. Abbott Laboratories paid out $1.5 billion for illegally promoting
Depakote for off- label use in aged dementia patients, even though
effectiveness and safety information was lacking and it increased
anorexia in the aged.
13. Johnson & Johnson will have to pay between $1.5 to $2 billion
for illegally marketing Risperdal and other drugs as well as hiding
data about their drugs side effects.
14. Pfizer for the fourth settlement within ten years had to pay $2.3
billion for illegally marketing Paxil and Welbutrin and for not fully
revealing the side effects of Avandia.
Please don't think that government agencies such as the F.D.A.
protect you or your freedom especially with regards to the health
care system. Pharmaceutical Companies give multi-millions to the
F.D.A. to have their drugs approved. Moreover, the F.D.A. Now has
a spy program in order to retaliate against whistle-blowing
scientists who express safety concerns about drugs which are being
sold. Recently the Supreme Court signed a bill which grants
amnesty from any and all lawsuits brought against unsafe vaccines.
Another favourite method is for the F.D.A and Pharmaceutical
Companies to discredit alternative treatments and therapies by
stating that there is no scientific evidence for their use even though
there are many peer reviewed articles available; just check out

Pubmed for example.
Another strategy that they use is to do research using synthetically
made (often petrochemical derived) vitamins etc. without stating
that they are synthetic and then showing that they have a
detrimental impact or are not effective to treat disease, whereas
research using natural ingredients has shown that they are effective.

What About Doctors?

Alas Doctors are so busy nowadays, with so many patients, that they
simply do not have enough time to keep up with reading medical
journals for the latest developments in medicine. The number of
medical and research journals that are published (thousands) also
makes it impossible for a Doctor to read all of them. Thus Doctors
are inclined to accept the information which is supplied by the Drug
Company Representatives in the brochures or pamphlets which they
provide. Bear in mind also that Doctors throughout their years of
training were taught that drugs and surgery are the only viable
treatment option by lecturers at Universities which are also partly
supported by the monetary contributions of “Big Pharma”.
Moreover, in some countries Doctors are “struck off the medical
register”, for recommending alternative medications or treatments
and so they are reluctant to suggest them. They are often also
unwilling to recommend natural alternatives for fear of ridicule
from their peers even though many Doctors are very unsatisfied
with the results of drug therapy. This situation has unwittingly or
unknowingly turned Doctors into “Glorified medical drug pushers”
and victims of misinformation and lack of information.
Many are now just going to their medical Doctor to be diagnosed
and then search the internet for alternative treatments and
medications. Some are saying “if you want symptomatic relief see a
Doctor, if you want a Cure seek out alternatives”. Doctors however,
are excellent in life-saving medical emergencies and other surgeries.

Well Informed
I encourage you to become well informed, so that you may get the

right facts and the real truth about the health care system and
effective alternatives. I have provided links to further information
on the next page.

CHAPTER 8

Become Well
Informed.
http://healthland.time.com/2012/09/17/pharma-behaving-badly-top-10-drugcompany-settlements/#69093-2
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/250213.php
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/cn3000923
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1209249?query=TOC&&
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/toxic-ingredient/statin-drugs
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16531616

Other Web Sites that provide excellent
information:
http://www.alsearsmd.com/cmd.asp?af=1566892 Dr. Al
Sears provides extremely good information.
http://www.mercola.com An exceptionally informative
website (become a member free of charge.)
http://www.naturalnews.com Natural Health News is also
very informative. http://undergroundhealthreporter.com
Reports on the latest findings and
exposes shortcomings of the healthcare system.

Read articles from these sites then you can also see
links to peer reviewed articles that they refer to for
more information.
You can also do your own research by reading peer
reviewed research articles available from Pubmed at
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pubmed.
Drugs for Alzheimer's Disease.

The drugs for mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease
include: Razadyne® (galantamine), Exelon®
(rivastigmine), and Aricept® (donepezil). Another
drug, Cognex® (tacrine), was the first approved
cholinesterase inhibitor but is rarely prescribed today
due to safety concerns. Namenda® (memantine), is
used for moderate to severe Alzheimer's. Aricept® is
also approved by the F.D.A. for the treatment of
moderate to severe Alzheimer‟s disease. All of these
drugs only delay some of the symptoms of
Alzheimer's.
Since there are many factors associated with
Alzheimer's disease I personally think that a single
ingredient drug will never be discovered or developed.
It is therefore imperative that a new paradigm shift is
made away from single ingredient drugs to a cocktail
of combination medications. Moreover, I would
encourage governments to make it compulsory to
compare medical drugs with the effective natural
medicines in order to ensure that the most beneficial
treatments are given.

CHAPTER 9

Latest
Developments
Lithium Orotate has been demonstrated to
increase human brain grey matter.
In The Lancet, Volume 356, Issue 9237, Pages 1241 1242, 7 October 2000
“Lithium-induced increase in human brain grey
matter” By Dr Gregory J Moore PhD, Joseph M
Bebchuk MD, Ian B Wilds MSc, Guang Chen MD,
Prof Husseini K Menji FRCP(C).
“Lithium stimulates progenitor proliferation in
cultured brain neurons”. Neuroscience 2003;
117(1): 55-61.
“Neuroprotective and neurotrophic actions of the
mood stabilizer lithium: can it be used to treat
neurodegenerative diseases?” Crit Rev Neurobiol.
2004;16(1-2):83-90.
“Lithium at 50: have the neuroprotective effects of
this unique cation been overlooked?” Biol
Psychiatry. 1999 Oct 1;46(7):929-40.
“Lithium exerts robust neuroprotective effects in
vitro and in the CNS in vivo: Therapeutic
implications”. Neuropsychopharmacology 2000;
23(S2): S39.

“A feasibility and tolerability study of lithium in
Alzheimer's disease”. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry.2008
Jan 8 [Epub ahead of print].
36

“Lithium for prevention of Alzheimer's disease”.
Br J Psychiatry. 2007 Oct;191:361; author reply 3612.
“Lithium: a novel treatment for Alzheimer's
disease?” Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2007 Jul;6(4):37583.
“In search of the Holy Grail for the treatment of
neurodegenerative disorders: has a simple cation
been overlooked?” Biol Psychiatry. 2007 Jul
1;62(1):4-6.
“Lithium and risk for Alzheimer's disease in
elderly patients with bipolar disorder.” Br J
Psychiatry. 2007 Apr;190:359-60.
“Implications of the neuroprotective effects of
lithium for the treatment of bipolar and
neurodegenerative disorders.” Pharmacopsychiatry.
2003 Nov;36 Suppl 3:S250-4.
“Lithium and dementia: a preliminary study.” Prog
Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2006 Aug
30;30(6): 1125-8.Epub 2006 Jun 6.
“Lithium inhibits amyloid secretion in COS7 cells
transfected with amyloid precursor protein C100.”
Neuroscience Letters 2002; 321(1-2): 61-64
“A review of clinical trials of lithium in neurology.”
Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 1984;21 Suppl 1:57-64.

“Lithium regulates adult hippocampal progenitor
development through canonical Wnt pathway
activation.” Mol Psychiatry. 2007 Oct 30 [Epub
ahead of print]
“The mood stabilizers lithium and valproate
selectively activate the promoter IV of brainderived neurotrophic factor in neurons.” Mol
Psychiatry. 2007 Oct 9 [Epub ahead of print]
“Lithium up-regulates the cytoprotective protein
Bcl-2 in the CNS in vivo: a role for neurotrophic
and neuroprotective effects in manic depressive
illness.” J Clin Psychiatry. 2000;61 Suppl 9:82-96.
“Lithium improves HIV-associated neurocognitive
impairment." AIDS. 2006 Sep 11;20(14):1885-8.
It has now been demonstrated that B-vitamins reduced
the rate of brain atrophy (shrinking).
In Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2011 Jul 21. doi:
10.1002/gps.2758. [Epub ahead of print]
“Cognitive and clinical outcomes of homocysteinelowering B-vitamin treatment in mild cognitive
impairment: a randomized controlled trial”. By de
Jager CA, Oulhaj A, Jacoby R, Refsum H, Smith AD.
CONCLUSION:
In this small intervention trial, B vitamins appear to
slow cognitive and clinical decline in people with
Mild Cognitive Impairment, in particular in those with
elevated homocysteine. Further trials are needed to

see if this treatment will slow or prevent conversion
from Mild Cognitive Impairment to dementia.
“Homocysteine-lowering by B vitamins slows the
rate of accelerated brain atrophy in mild cognitive
impairment: a randomized controlled trial”.
By Smith AD, Smith SM, de Jager CA, Whitbread P,
Johnston C, Agacinski G, Oulhaj A, Bradley KM,
Jacoby R, Refsum H.
PLoS One. 2010 Sep 8;5(9):e12244.
New Newborn Adult Neurons in the Brain.
Not long ago it was stated that no new neurons
developed after birth, the following research article
demonstrates that new neurons are grown in human
and animal adult brains, even in people with
Alzheimer's disease.
In Eur J Neurosci. 2011 Mar;33(6):1101-14. doi:
10.1111/j. 1460-9568.2011.07609.x.
“A new chapter in the field of memory: adult
hippocampal neurogenesis”.
By Koehl M, Abrous DN.
Music Therapy.
Music therapy is also beneficial for people with
dementia as it assists in calming them and improving
mood.
Br J Nurs. 2010 Jan 28-Feb 10;19(2):108-13.
“The effects of music therapy for older people with
dementia.”

Wall M, Duffy A.
RESULTS:
Thirteen studies were reviewed and the majority of
these studies reported that music therapy influenced
the behaviour of older people with dementia in a
positive way by reducing levels of agitation. The
research further identified a positive increase in
participants' mood and socialization skills, with carers
having a significant role to play in the use of music
therapy in care of the elderly nursing.
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CHAPTER 10

Appendix: About
The Author
Dr. Gerald Veurink is the author of the book "A
Radical Approach to Treating Degenerative Diseases".
He is a medical scientist having done his PhD on the
Role of Antioxidants in Alzheimer's Disease. Recently
Dr. Veurink has received a provisional patent for an
alkalizing antioxidant which may be beneficial in the
treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
Dr. Veurink has also developed "Els Complete Skin
Care Daily Beauty Lotion", which is a all in one skin
care product which can be used as a cleanser, make-up
base, all-over moisturizer, day creme, nourishing
cream and make-up remover.
Dr. Veurink has also offered computer software
programs which are very simple to use via his
Software Simply website.
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