Dr. Joel Wallach said: "Alzheimer's is a physician caused disease." 75% of brain weight is myelin, a cholesterol-rich…

Dr. Joel Wallach said: "Alzheimer's is a physician caused disease." 75% of brain weight is myelin, a cholesterol-rich fatty insulator protecting nerve fibers in the brain. Lower cholesterol with statins, myelin breaks down and Alzheimer's sets in. The full explanation: 🧵

Since the late 1960s, we were told high cholesterol is the enemy for heart disease and strokes. So we took statins, ate no more than 3 whole eggs per week and switched from real butter to margarine (made from vegetable oils).

Between 2000 and 2019, deaths from Alzheimer's surged over 145%. Low-cholesterol diets became mainstream in the 1970s. Statins launched in 1987 and became the most prescribed drug in USA. A generation followed this advice - and decades later, suffered the consequences.

Here's why low cholesterol is dangerous: Myelin is the fatty insulation protecting every nerve fiber in your brain. Research shows 25% of brain weight is myelin (Dr. Wallace believed 75%). Either way, cholesterol is the lipid that gives myelin its structure. Without it, it breaks down.

Statins don't selectively lower "bad" cholesterol. They lower cholesterol broadly - the exact molecule myelin’s depends on. As myelin deteriorates, nerve signals weaken. Memory fades. Cognition slows. This is one of the the mechanisms behind Alzheimer's.

Decades and billions spent targeting amyloid plaques as the cause of Alzheimer's have produced no cure. Over 1,000 clinical trials and a near 100% failure rate. At some point we have to ask - are we looking in the wrong place?

Meanwhile, dietary guidelines kept pushing us away from cholesterol. Egg whites instead of whole eggs. Margarine instead of butter. Tofu instead of red meat. Each step further reduced the very molecule the brain depends on. The pattern is hard to ignore.

The answer lied in biochemistry and nutrition. Research suggests Alzheimer's risk can be significantly reduced with targeted nutrition. Vitamins C and E, omega-3 fatty acids, cholesterol-rich whole foods, and antioxidants.

A Johns Hopkins study of 4,740 elderly adults found that combining high-dose vitamins E and C reduced Alzheimer's prevalence by 78% and incidence by 64% UC San Diego research showed vitamin E alone could help restore memory function. Most people don't know this.

The approach is straightforward: restore what's been depleted. • Cholesterol-rich eggs help rebuild myelin. • Antioxidants like vitamins C and E combat free radical damage in the brain. • Omega-3s supply raw materials the brain needs for repair. Just to name a few.

However, nutrition is only part of the picture. Inadequate sleep, mold, lack of sunlight, chronic stress from working - modern life is attacking your brain from every angle. That's why protecting cognitive health today requires a modern, whole-lifestyle approach.

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Bottom line: Alzheimer's isn't a mystery - it's a deficiency presenting as a disease. The research supporting nutritional intervention has been there for years. It may be worth exploring before accepting that nothing can be done.