Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Those interested in "extra" help using supplements might want to look at the full text of: Sierpina, Victor S. MD; Sierpina, MS; Loera, A. MD; Grumbles, Loretta MD Complementary and Integrative Approaches to Dementia. Southern Medical Journal. 98(6):636-645, June 2005. AN: 00007611-200506000-00013. This is a review that evaluates complementary and alternative approaches to dementia and places them into an integrative framework. While many therapies in popular use have yet to be supported by "best-evidence" trials or meta-analysis, conventional treatments for dementia are clearly suboptimal. This encourages both health care providers and patients' families to expand their search for options for this difficult condition. We provide an in-depth review of mind-body and biologic therapies that have been studied or are in use for Alzheimer disease to provide a context for the busy clinician along with levels of evidence supporting them. Several principles emerge: the need for holism of care, support for care providers, the importance of social engagement and behavioral interventions, and the limited role of medication, nutriceuticals, and botanicals. Without dramatic and well-proven therapies, we find there is hope for the future in clinical care and research advances based on a number of promising therapies we describe.© 2005 Southern Medical Association InstitutionFrom the Departments of Family Medicine and Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX. It's not in a form I can print it here. Potential benefit: huperzine A acetyl-l-carnitine phosphatidylserine vit E ginko biloba Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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