alzheimers news-dont let the pressure get to you

ALZHEIMERS NEWS-DONT LET THE PRESSURE GET TO YOU

over the last several years i get asked this question a lot
what can i do to prevent alzheimers disease

there isnt one good answer
but
there are a few things at the top of the list

diet
exercise
blood pressure control

if you wanted to slow down your chances of getting alzheimers disease
these are probably the top three
when you look at them they are also the secret to a lot of other illness like heart disease kidney disease stroke diabetes to name a few
most of those diseases are risk factors for alzheimers disease

which one should be the number one thing to do
its hard to pick
but
today im picking blood pressure control since the first thing you do to control your blood pressure is to eat correctly lose weight if you are obese and exercise
the first prescription for blood pressure control will be these things

doing these things plus controlling my blood pressure to the new normals may be one of the reasons i have not progressed down the alzheimers cliff yet

in a study recently called the sprint study it was found that keeping the blood pressure down below 130/80 made a difference in memory loss as the participants aged

here is a link to an article on the sprint study

alzheimers starts first in the brain as amyloid gets deposited then tau proteins get deposited
this all starts before symptoms start
this is called prealzheimers

then mild memory loss starts usually as short term memory loss
if these folks have memory testing its slightly abnormal and their scans for amyloid are positive
they have mild cognitive impairment which is what i have

then as the memory worsens they develop full blown alzheimers disease

all alzheimers patients go through these stages
prealzheimers then mild cognitive impairment then alzheimers disease

in the sprint study it seemed that controlling blood pressure below 130/80 decreased the incidence of mild cognitive impairment in the study group by 20% and by doing so may have prevented some of them from getting alzheimers disease and at least slowed down the disease some

remember those of us that are in this alzheimers pit we all would gladly accept some slowing down of the disease
just imagine getting a 5 year delay on your alzheimers disease
what things could your affected loved ones have got to see that they missed
a wedding a graduation a birth etc
yep
we would take that in a heart beat

it does seem that a more aggressive approach to blood pressure control would and does make a difference in how fast someone develops symptoms

in fact
this study was stopped because it was found that those in the tightly controlled blood pressure group developed less cardiovascular events
it was felt to be unethical to allow folks to not be in the group that tightly controlled blood pressure
so the study was discontinued and those other folks got better blood pressure control

the study did continue to follow the mild cognitive folks longer

blood pressure control with the new standards less than 130/80 makes a difference in the development of mild cognitive impairment the step right before you fall off the path into the abyss of alzheimers disease

so
dont let the pressure get to you
keep yours under control
its so easy to do
the rewards are great
like seeing a relative graduate get married have a child

i control mine with diet exercise and for a few pennies a day a prescription pill
there is no excuse to not do this
reap the rewards

the organicgreen doctor

sb country n garden news-beano

SB COUNTRY N GARDEN NEWS-BEANO

beanogas.com

beano is a product that you put in your beans that keeps your intestine from producing too much gas
what it does is take all the fun out of eating beans
you can go to the link above for more info

we try to eat beans at least one night a week
i have a recipe i use that makes a flavorful batch of beans
the bean we usually eat is what we call billie beans after my motherinlaw
she found these for us at a mexican food market in this area
when we lived in texas she use to ship us 5 lbs of them

using my skills and my rainwater brothers skills we finally identified them as peruvan beans that are eaten a lot in mexico and countries south of there

since we started getting those batches coming via the mail i got the idea of going to some of the local mexican grocery stores in texas and later in santa barbara and have found them in packages of 1 lb

we have a mexican store a block away from our condo so we never run out of them
those billie beans
see picture below

in my garden i have a long 20 ft lattice structure of bits of lumber and mulberry branches and string and bamboo that i built
it looks rustic
on this structure which also acts as a barrier to folks walking into my garden i grow my vining or what we call in the south pole beans in the spring and summer and the green sweet peas and their cousins in the fall and winter

i then scatter whereever i can find an empty space a planting of these bush billie beans and the bush green beans and the purple hull peas which we save enough for new years day

this year im trying something ive never done before
thats planting the beans in 6 packs then once they grow large enough i then plant them in the ground
except for the purple hull peas
it just doesnt seem right not putting those purple hull peas right into the ground

so
heres the pictures of the ones i planted

row one are christmas lima beans
its a pretty to look at one
the kids in the garden love to play with these
they have a long growing season
i pick them when the shells are brown then shell the beans out and save them in a quart jar until they are cooked
they have the best flavor of the beans we eat
they cook faster than billie beans or pinto beans or black beans
they have almost a meaty taste to them

row two is a seed i got from a seed swap from the san louis obispo library seed collection
it named after ms winfield a plant breeder
i only was able to get 3 of these so i planted two of them holding one back in reserve
ill use this years crop for seeds for next year
i think these are hard to find from seed companies

row 3 billie beans or peruvan beans
our favorite go to bean
they grow like bush beans
i let the pods turn brown then shell them for cooking

row 4 vine or pole blue lake beans
i grow them on my structure picking them as green string beans
what we dont eat fresh i freeze whole using them in soups stews or grilled veggies

row 4 french baby bush beans
these usually dont make it home as i eat them fresh as i garden
they are thinner than the blue lake beans
we eat them in salads and also grilled or cooked
these are all eaten fresh so we dont get a chance to freeze any

so these beans will keep us busy eating beans this year all organic and fresh from the garden

i think ill hold off on the beano this year though

the organicgreen doctor

the capricorns

THE CAPRICORNS

wikepedia

as i watched the game i thought there will not ever be two like this doing this ever again after they quit

as i watched the game which i enjoyed i realize this was a game between 2 old defense goats that know how to design a defense to slow down two good offenses one led by the true goat
that would be tom brady

i didnt mind the low score
its good to see the defenses control the game
like old school football almost

i do wish that both brady and belichick would announce
we be done
lets let someone else some young gun quarterback and coach have a chance
if they dont retire we may be back here again next year
talking about brady and belichick winning again
they are gonna run out of fingers for all those rings if this keeps up

the mvp
should have gone to belichick
but
edelman was the players mvp that day
that guy is like a rabbit running those routes
bet he was active when he was a kid

yes
the patriots did it again and again and again and again and again and again
next year they may do it again

i decided to savor this low scoring game since we may not see this again once they both goats retire

the super bowl is a time for all of us to step back and enjoy the event

the pregame anthem
thats the part i try to see and hear first the america the beautiful then hear the anthem being sung by a well known artist with the american flag and later the jets flying over
i usually get teary eyed and feel patriotic like
dont get rid of this part

the half time show
lets quit politicizing this one
i like that i have been exposed to different types of music at the super bowl that i might not have watched and listened to otherwise
i dont remember a half time show i didnt enjoy
now my wife she i must say seemed to enjoy adams show more than i did
maybe they should just require that all genres of music is covered like country western hip hop r and b and adam levine music and use both male and female singers

the commercials
my two favorites this year was the marshall lynch one and the bud light and game of thrones one
now i like marshall lynch now hes a little different but he does a lot of good in his hometown

the game
a low scoring close game always usually means its a defense chess match which i always have enjoyed
id rather be that then some runaway one sided game

we should leave politics and other problem areas outside on the sidewalk and enjoy the game
quit this being all of us too politically correct

if you want to change things
then vote your conscious and vote your beliefs
dont buy their gear or their tickets to the games or just go after their sponsors
but
lets leave the game alone
lets just sit back and enjoy it

the organicgreen doctor