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Re: [OM] [OT] Coconut oil for Alzheimer's, was: My friends Ted & Caroly

Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] Coconut oil for Alzheimer's, was: My friends Ted & Carolyn
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:49:20 -0500
There are actually 5 or 6 parts to the YouTube video reference below but 
it's hard to find them all.  It's sometimes necessary to do a title 
search with "Part (roman numerals)"

Chuck Norcutt


On 2/19/2012 1:34 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> That's very interesting, Chuck.  If it helps, a lot of people would benefit.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 12:21 PM
> Subject: [OM] [OT] Coconut oil for Alzheimer's,was: My friends Ted&  Carolyn
>
>
>> Thanks all for compliments on the photo of Ted&  Carolyn.  Not long
>> after I took this shot I received some information from my brother
>> (regarding my dad who had some dementia as well) about a doctor (not far
>> away here in Florida) who treats her husband's Alzheimer's with coconut
>> oil!  I thought it sounded wacko at first but, as I dug into it, I
>> discovered there is a possibly valid reason behind it.  I summarized
>> what I had discovered and forwarded that info along with a number of
>> related links to Ted&  Carolyn.  The following is the majority of the
>> email I sent them.
>>
>> If you find the idea seemingly ridiculous I don't blame you but would
>> urge that you read at least the short PDF by Dr. Newhart in the first
>> link.  Pay special attention to the clock drawings by her husband (a
>> standard Alzheimer's test).  Coconut oil is cheap and initial results
>> are claimed to be seen within weeks.  Even if it's not true one can't be
>> led far down the rosy path before realizing it.  AFAIK, Dr. Newhart
>> doesn't own any coconut tree plantations in the Philippines.  :-)
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> My brother sent some information about possible Alzheimer's treatment
>> today to me and my sister relative to my dad.  The information concerns
>> Dr. Mary Newhart a medical doctor in Spring Hill, Florida (just above
>> Tampa) and her husband who has well advanced Alzheimer's.
>>
>> Dr. Newhart runs a clinic for premature babies but has been studying and
>> researching Alzheimer's for many years now and in 2008 discovered a
>> patent filing describing the use of medium chain triglycerides oil (MCT
>> oil) as a treatment for Alzheimer's.  The biochemical rationale for this
>> is the suspicion that the actual death of brain cells in Alzheimer's has
>> to do with insulin resistance within the brain such that there is
>> insufficient insulin within the brain to drive glucose into the cells.
>> Consequently the brain cells die of energy starvation.  But it's also
>> possible for our cells to derive energy from what are called "ketone
>> bodies".  In fact, the brain would much rather get its energy from
>> ketone bodies than glucose.  Ketone bodies can be produced by the body
>> naturally when, for example, on an extremely low carbohydrate diet. They
>> can also be produced when you consume MCT oil which was the basis of the
>> patent application.  The idea is that consuming MCT oil provides a
>> "back-channel" way for the brain to get energy that's being denied due
>> to insulin resistance.
>>
>> Dr. Newhart's inspiration was to realize that coconut oil is about 60%
>> MCT oil.  Consequently, she started feeding her husband coconut oil on a
>> regular basis and he has seen a dramatic improvement... not just a
>> slowing of the progression due to Aricept and another drug he was taking.
>>
>> I'm including a link here to a paper she has written which you might
>> find a little tough sledding in places but nevertheless, very
>> interesting reading.<http://www.coconutketones.com/whatifcure.pdf>
>>
>> Dr. Newhart also has a website
>> <http://www.coconutketones.com/biography.html>
>>
>> She has also recently written a book
>> <http://www.amazon.com/Alzheimers-Disease-What-There-Cure/dp/1591202930/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1329617363&sr=1-1>
>>
>> There is also an interview with her on YouTube (in 2 parts)
>> part I
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iScs0uzQZFk>
>> part II
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_676688&src_vid=iScs0uzQZFk&v=LOrDIixbGMs>
>>
>> And, finally, a video by an Australian couple where the husband was
>> suffering from early onset Alzheimer's.  They discovered the use of
>> coconut oil from Dr. Newhart and the husband also has seen dramatic
>> recovery from where he was (not as bad initially as Dr. Newhart's
>> husband)<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMw3d3ohx_s&feature=related>
>>
>> Anyhow, I know this stuff probably seem too fantastic to be true (and
>> maybe it is) but I can't see any reason not to try it.  When you read
>> Dr. Newhart's paper you will see that her husband made very significant
>> improvements first in 2 weeks after starting the coconut oil and again
>> when he was evaluated again after 37 days (evaluation using the clock
>> drawing tests)
>>
>> I'm praying it works for the both of you.  Maybe I'll start taking it
>> myself.
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 2/19/2012 12:26 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> That's a charming image, Chuck.  Sorry to hear of Ted's decline.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Olympus mail list"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 5:57 AM
>>> Subject: [OM] My friends Ted&   Carolyn
>>>
>>>
>>>> Apart from shooting portraits of the residents of our RV park for the
>>>> photo board in the activity center I haven't been doing much photography
>>>> of late.  However, I was quite happy with this little snapshot on the
>>>> beach taken with my Samsung WB650 (even though I couldn't see the screen
>>>> in the sun).  It's of our good friends Ted&   Carolyn who, because of
>>>> Ted's slowly worsening dementia, have sold their place here and may not
>>>> be wintering in Florida any more.  This may be their last walk on this
>>>> beach.  The scene is the Gulf of Mexico from Holmes Beach, Florida.
>>>>
>>>> <http://www.chucknorcutt.com/Ted%20&%20Carolyn/sam_1832ecf.htm>
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
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