Alzheimers is a Form of Diabetes?

Watch Your Blood Sugar ... Preserve Your Brain Power

By Jon Herring

For years, we have known that diabetics have about a 65 percent increased risk of developing Alzheimer's. And recently, Brown Medical School researchers found a new connection between these two diseases when they discovered that insulin is not only produced in the pancreas but also in the brain.

In their study of brain tissue from 45 Alzheimer's patients, they also found insulin abnormalities quite similar to those associated with advanced stages of diabetes. Furthermore, the brains of those with Alzheimer's had abnormal protein deposits similar to deposits in the pancreas of diabetics.

The team concluded that Alzheimer's is actually a new form of diabetes, which they call "Type 3." Other experts characterize the discovery differently - but one thing is clear: Abnormal blood sugar metabolism can lead to diabetes AND severe neurodegeneration.

This is just another bit of news to remind you to take your blood sugar levels very seriously. Avoid sugars, fruit juices, and refined carbohydrates ... and work out vigorously three to four times per week. You will have greater mental energy, your mood will be elevated, and your risk of ALL degenerative diseases will be much diminished.

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