video update, compost for supper

VIDEO UPDATE
our video
former physician takes action in the face of alzheimers
is now in third place in the popular voting portion of the 
neurofilm festival 

interesting is that none of the other films are anywhere near 
our video in the number of new viewings of the video
since the contest started
we are at 2100+ new viewings
that is
our video is being viewed by hundreds more than any of the
other videos
for us thats whats important is that it gets seen and talked about 
so that alzheimers will be discussed more

you can view the video by clicking the above link
you can vote for our video by clicking this link
http://patients.aan.com/go/about/neurofilmfestival
final voting is february 14 at midnight

COMPOST FOR SUPPER

i have put my hand into compost that is rich and pulled it up to
my nose smelled that sweet smell and have said to more than
one person
thats smells so good i could eat it for supper

my wife she saw an article on a restaurant i think from japan
that actually serves foods especially dessert dusted with compost

i have no doubt after making my own compost and buying the
best compost made and smelling it that i
could dust it on my ice cream and eat it without
any hesitation

heck we all ate dirt when we were kids
and most of us turned out ok
maybe thats whats wrong with all this digestive problems people
have is that parents dont let kids eat dirt

its been found that kids that grow up on farms are much healthier
than city kids
maybe its the dirt
those bacteria and fungi and bugs that make the soil so rich and that
work so well growing veggies
maybe just maybe they will make humans do the same

heck we sterilize everything now
and it seems that is creating a problem with killing all the good
germs with the bad

maybe instead of taking all these fancy probiotics that are sold
at the pharmacies and grocery stores shelf after shelf it seems
that what we all should be eating is
good old compost
replenish those old farm germs back into the gut

so when you see your kiddo eating dirt
dont rush too fast to make him stop
just make sure you use a good compost mixture in your soil


whats for dinner tonight for dessert mom
its
blue bell vanilla bean delicious ice cream dusted
with the ladybug brand of barnyard compost

oh boy mom we cant wait for dessert

just tell them its crushed oreos on it

THANKS

thanks so much to mr t the teacher for giving me a pine cone
from one of the pines from lost pines the area that was burned
out from the bastrop fires
no i cant take the seeds and grow a new old world pine but i
have put it on our mantel for all to see and to have us brag
and talk about this important pine cone

the organicgreen doctor

video update, meeting

VIDEO UPDATE

here is the update on our video
former physician takes action in the face of alzheimers
that is entered in the neurofilm festival associated with this years
american academy of neurology conference in san diego 

here is the link to view the video and vote
http://patients.aan.com/go/about/neurofilmfestival

in the fan favorite category 
we are presently in second place of the over 70+ videos entered

our video had been viewed over 1700 times since the contest started
thats 3 times the viewings of the first place team

the fan favorite winner will be given a certificate and recognition
at the conference this year

there are also two other categories 
the grand prize 
runner up 

these will be decided by a committee made up of a panel of neurologists
members of the american brain foundation and by experienced filmakers

the winners will be judged on the quality of the story and quality of the film

these two winners will receive financial enumeration and recognition and 
their videos will be actually shown at the conference
whereas the fan favorite will not 

whats important to us is that our video is being viewed by more and more
people each day which is helping getting the alzheimers story out 
to the general public

the jest of our video is that
early detection and treatment and prevention of this disease is how we are 
going to defeat this disease

so feel free to share this video with other people
and continue to vote

the fact that we have got so much attention is important for this 
contest but also is important for the big picture
of finding a cure for this disease

MEETING
this weekend my wife she and i went to a brunch conference that was 
done by the alzheimers research center at the university of texas
southwestern medical center
researchers there talked about what research projects they were 
involved in and what was going on in alzheimers studies now

of course the most important study they are involved in at present
is the alzheimers disease neuroimaging initiative study (adni) 
this is the one that i am a study subject for
it has so far produced 2000+ scientific research articles
important profiles of this disease are being developed

it seems that the goal like in the video is to identify people before 
symptoms show up or very early on like me so that treatment 
can be started real early in the disease

it is appearing that once the disease symptoms get started it is 
hard to stop it since so much damage has been done already in the 
brain it can not be repaired

the goal is to catch things before the damage starts

there are important studies starting this year that will be doing just 
that 
one in columbia and one in washington  where people who we know
carry the gene and will be getting the disease will be treated with 
iv medicine that may help prevent the disease
if it does work we will know in the next 5+ years

the other thing at that meeting was
that we were able to mingle some with other volunteers for these studies
some are in the normal control group 
that is they have no cognitive problems
(thats what i had planned to do but it didnt work our that way)

other people who are in the studies have the disease
many are early like me but some are more advanced
a couple in their 60s volunteered to be normal controls
she was ok
he was not
he has the disease and is more advanced than i 
i recognize that lost look in his eye even though he looked ok

another couple was a retired family doctor like me and his wife
she has the disease which has forced him to go ahead and 
retire early to care for her
but she again appears to be ok 
but shes not

there are a lot of us out there and there are more coming
us baby boomers who will be affected by this alzheimers thing
and they are going to be identified early in the disease
as more and more testing is available earlier on 
and as more and more people learn about how important it 
is to know earlier and to get diagnosed earlier

this was a good meeting for us 
it reinforced that my wife she and i are doing the right thing
to expose ourselves so others can maybe know what to do 

the organicgreen doctor

vote for our video

VOTE FOR OUR VIDEO

this is the video that ive posted before and that many of you have watched

the video was made by the alzheimers research center at the university of
texas southwestern medical center
it has been shown on multiple alzheimers websites and several federal websites
like the nih and on the huffington post

that is a picture of my mother who died with alzheimers disease
it also hit her husband my father and her youngest son my younger brother
and appears to have got me also

the video that was done about my story with possible alzheimers
has been entered in the neurofilm festival
the winner of the entries will get recognition
for their involvement with in our case
alzheimers disease education and advocacy

you can vote for the video
as thats how they determine which of the 70+ videos that are
entered this year will win

the winning video will be shown and recognition given at this
years american academy of neurology convention in
san diego

even among neurologists alzheimers patients are avoided
winning this award will help highlight this terrible disease to
this important group of specialists

if you like our video please go through these easy to follow steps to vote for us
click on  this link or go to www.patients.aan.com/go/about/neurofilmfestiv

its easy even i did it right the first time

after creating a user profile
an email is sent to your email account
click on activate your account
then
go to the 24th entry (they are in alphabetical order)

former physician takes action in the face of alzheimers

click on the name and watch the video if youve not seen it before
then
click vote

thats it
encourage people you know to help us spread the word on
alzheimers disease

thanks to all our friends family former patients readers of this blog
and those others we dont know but appreciate

the organicgreen doctor