Study says Liver problems associated with causing Alzheimers. Could this also pertain to PSP?

[daffodil48]

hope this is correct this time newatlas.com/alzheimers-dis...

[Kevin_1]

Hi dafodil48

I'm all ears.

But the link you give seems to be from your Yahoo mail folder. (?)

Can't access that.

Can you give another link?

Thanks

And waiving and hoping all is going OK for you.

[daffodil48 in reply to Kevin_1]

yes don't know how that happened. seems to be ok this time. We are plugging along. hubby is slow progression and although I see I slight decline I keep waiting for the "next shoe to drop" !!!!! Hope Liz is keeping comfortable. xx

[Kevin_1 in reply to daffodil48]

It' working great... I'll have a read over my morning tea tomorrow - big thanks.

Yes, its the shoe drop isn't it.

Glad things are going OK.

Yes, Liz was OK today. I had her home this afternoon and we cuddled up on the sofa and watched Da Vic's Demons. She can follow the plot quite easily.

She is so warm and loving when she is not in a bad space. Which makes it easier for me to be warm and loving back.

So a lovely day here.

I hope you can get similar days.

Warmly

Kevin

xx

[LostinHeadSpace in reply to Kevin_1]

It's really helpful to hear these "little things" that are good. For those of us looking at PSP/CBD from the starting end of things, when you study up, it seems all the news is only about the losses and horror. And hearing about these little things, and how you are making use of the time that you have is very encouraging. It's not like you'd go make a post saying that you watching tv together and enjoyed it, but it's wonderful, and sometimes just what others need to hear.

[Kevin_1 in reply to LostinHeadSpace]

Thanks Lost.

Yes, I manage to get Liz back from the nursing home twice a week. So these are very special times when I can make them work. She loves to see her garden, home and moggie.

It's all about little things that bring some joy.

[raincitygirl in reply to LostinHeadSpace]

...Like the daily Starbucks we had sitting in the car listening to BBC World...right up to and including the day he died

[Christine47 in reply to Kevin_1]

Kevin_1, maybe I am not so crazy after all!

[Kevin_1 in reply to Christine47]

Well that is possible Christine.

I wish I could say the same.

Waiving

xx

[Marie_14]

Daffodil that seems really interesting. I wonder what can be done to kick start the liver? Is it just down to diet do you think?

Marie x

[daffodil48 in reply to Marie_14]

I wonder about Cholesterol drugs?? they affect the liver??

[daffodil48 in reply to daffodil48]

I thought I posted this but seems to have got lost

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Cholesterol is also essential for your brain, which contains about 25 percent of the cholesterol in your body. It is critical for synapse formation, i.e. the connections between your neurons, which allow you to think, learn new things, and form memories. So perhaps it's not surprising that memory loss is widely reported in association with statin use.

Further, remember that statins reduce ketone production. Ketone bodies are used as fuel by your brain, and they have also demonstrated the capacity to protect against neuronal disease, seizures, and age-related brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and Parkinson's. Researchers from Penn State College of Medicine even found statins were associated with an increased Parkinson's risk.16

High total cholesterol and LDL were also associated with a lower risk of Parkinson's disease. The study concluded, "Statin use may be associated with a higher PD [Parkinson's disease] risk, whereas higher total cholesterol may be associated with lower risk."

[raincitygirl in reply to daffodil48]

How on earth do we ever reconcile all these studies into a plan for how to live?? Too late for my and many's loved ones but we have to be concerned about ourselves keeping healthy too....yikes!

Anne G.

[daffodil48 in reply to raincitygirl]

No statin drugs for me.

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[Kevin_1 in reply to daffodil48]

Great post - thanks.

[Marie_14 in reply to daffodil48]

Daffodil I have had two blood tests for my liver recently. The doctor went through various things...did I drink? Thinks I am drinking on the quiet. 😂.

He decided it might be some medication I am on but in the course of talking to me mentioned that Statins can cause this. I am not on them so it isn't those. Oddly was thinking of asking for them but now changed my mind.

Might find out next week what is causing it! 2 weeks wait for a doctor to talk to me on the telephone! Can you believe it? We don't know what we are meant to do anymore?

Marie x

[daffodil48 in reply to Marie_14]

Let us know when/what you find out. My Doc has been wanting me to go on statins for slightly elevated cholesterol levels for a while but I have been resisting. Weird , my hubby who has psp has been on statins for years and has held good levels however he had triple bypass 4 years ago. When I questioned how he could have such good levels and still have blockage the docs said "oh not just cholesterol leads to that inflammation etc". !!!

[Marie_14 in reply to daffodil48]

Daffodil

I was asked by my doctor to go on them 20 years ago!! My cholesterol was higher than they liked but I thought it really wasn't that high and said no. I have a friend who went on them a few months ago but she has come off them. She just said she wasn't happy being on them! Never said why but she really felt she was being pressurised I think.

G was on them and I did an audit of what medication he was on and their side effects and discovered the particular kind of statin he was on should not be taken after 70!! So he asked to come off them. They never suggested an alternative. Makes you wonder?

Marie x

[Kevin_1 in reply to Marie_14]

Hi Marie

Some 15 years ago my liver results were very out of sync. They sent me off to a liver specialist and he said it looked like I was recovering from an infection which had affected my liver. I felt very wiped out.

Waiving

Kevin

xx

[Kevin_1]

Hi Daffodil

Thanks - great read.

[ninalulu]

i read everything but nothing , they said coconut oil i try anything they told me i take but nothing. good luck

[LostinHeadSpace]

For what it's worth, my husband was on statins in the past and was taken off when he had problems with them. And he still has weird liver numbers.