The dementia-fighting active-ingredients in coconut oil are Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT for short). What are the best dietary sources? How much coconut oil fights Alzheimer’s best? See below and watch this video excerpt for the answer. For the full one-hour video that covers coconut oil and Alzheimer’s in depth, check out Dr. Newport’s full-length lecture at TheIHMC:
Use the following to make practical conversions:
1 tablespoon = 15 milliters = 3 teaspoons
1/3 tablespoon = 5 milliters = 1 teaspoon
Dr. Newport’s Personal Treatment for Her Husband:
The following is not medical advice. Be sure to consult your physician before trying this yourself.
1. Start by using one teaspoon of coconut oil in each meal.
2. If available, us a mixture of 1/2 coconut oil and 1/2 MCT oil.
3. Increase the amount gradually, protecting against side effects.
4. Try for 3 tablespoons per meal & 2 tablespoons at bedtime.
Learn about Dr. Newport’s book on therapies that helped her husband’s Alzheimer’s. It is called:
Alzheimer’s Disease – What If There Was a Cure? by Dr. Mary Newport: http://amzn.to/191oRXY
For an in-depth look at the subject, check out our Coconut Oil for Alzheimer’s & Dementia Library at:
http://www.eat2think.com/search/label/Coconut%20Oil
