Bircher-Benner 24, Manual for prevention of dementia and Alzheimer's disease - Dietary instructions for their prevention and healing, with recipes, detailed advice and a treatment plan from a medical centre dedicated to state-of-the-art healing

Manual for prevention of dementia and Alzheimer's diseaseThis manual is based on the knowledge and decades of experience of a medical centre of state-of-the-art healing, the globally renowned Bircher-Benner-Klinik, now called the Centre for Scientific Natural Medicine Bircher-Benner. This manual is a great help for patients in that it supports their active contribution to the healing and prevention of disease. It gives patients insight into the scientific basis and causes of their disease, and provides valuable instructions for dietetics, care and physical applications. The manual explains dietetics in a gradual manner- ready for simple, practical applications- and provides tasty, diverse, tried-and-tested diet recipes from the Bircher-Benner-Klinik. For the doctor, this book is a great time saver and a valuable aid in guiding patients.

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Table of ContentsPreface Introduction The structure of the central nervous system The cerebrum The cerebellum The pons The basal ganglia The thalamic nucleus The substantia nigra The limbic system The motor pathways The sensitive tracks The hormone-producing glands of the brain The posterior pituitary (neurohypophysis) The epiphysis and melatonin The nerve cell (neuron) The potential for action The synapses Inhibiting messenger substances The importance of the glial cells in the brain The spaces of the brain and the fluid in the brain and spinal cord The blood-brain barrier The myelin marrow sheaths - a sensitive substance Demyelinating diseases Remyelination Diseases from storage of degenerative proteins The TAU proteins Amyloidosis The effect of nutrition on the central nervous system Two kinds of food energy The basic regulation system of the soft connective tissue in thecentral nervous system Oxidative stress at the centre of the causes of neurodegenerative diseases The influe nce of environmental stress from pollutants as thecause of neuro generative diseases The neurotoxic effect of mercuryOrganic tin compounds and neurodegenerationChlorine and neurodegenerative diseases The neurotoxic effect of volatile organic hydrocarbons Pesticides and neurodegenerative diseases Wood-protection agents and neurodegenerative diseases Neurotoxic medicines and neurodegeneration Legal and prohibited drugs and neurodegenerative diseases Cannabis Amphetamines LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) Heroin, morphine, other opiates Cocaine Nicotine Alcohol Caffeine Regarding the phenomenon of primary and secondary effectsand the danger of polypragmasia from medication The combined effect of harmful neurotoxic substances Vitamins, trace elements and neuro degenerative disease The diversity of causes of neuro degenerative diseases The various types of neurodegenerative diseases Systematic overview of neuro degenerative diseases Dementia Diagnosis of dementia Forms of dementia Demen tia becomes more and more frequentOfficially accepted risk factors of dementia The symptoms of dementia Diagnosis of dementia Notes on care and nursing for persons suffering from dementia Alzheimer's disease Causes of Alzheimer's disease What happens in the brain at Alzheimer's disease The symptoms of Alzheimer's disease The stages of the diseaseDiagnosis of Alzheimer's disease Not every memory loss in old age is equivalent to Alzheimer's diseaseThe early and medium stages of Alzheimer's disease The later stage of Alzheimer's disease Change of character by Alzheimer's disease Physical deterioration of patients with Alzheimer's disease Life expectancy at Alzheimer's disease Prophylaxis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease The officially recognised risk factors of Alzheimer's disease Order therapy for Alzheimer's disease Dietary treatment of neurodegenerative diseases Lab control recommendations for the attending physician during the diet Practical application of the raw food therap y Menus Daily Menu The Recipes Juices Bircher muesli Fruit and fresh grain dishes Chilled soups Milk types Raw vegetables and salads Salad dressings Suggestions for dressings to go with the salads and raw vegetables Cooked food Recipes for cooked food Vegetables Salads of cooked vegetables Potato dishes Cereal dishes Sauces Sandwiches Desserts Recipes Notes Index