THC may slow or halt the progression of Alzheimer's disease

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Out to lunch
CarolKing said:
They say if you live long enough you will get Alzheimer's.
Whoever "they" are, they're wrong. It's more like 5% of people over the age of 65. If you live to be in your 80's or 90's, you can develop dementia near the end of your life, but that's not Alzheimer's. My mother lived to be 95, and although she had dementia in the last few years of her life, she was sharp until then, aside from a gradual memory problem.

It's also a disease that can be avoided in many cases, and not just by cannabis use. I think the 1 in 3 chances noted in the link may actually be better than that. With a few rare exceptions, it's not a disease that someone is destined to get, no matter what, any more than heart disease or cancer. Hopefully cannabis use is truly a prevention factor, since I find that 'prevention activity' very easy to perform.

http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/news/20140714/study-1-3-alzheimers-cases-preventable

grokit said:
My grandma's pushing 103 and sharp as a tack
:tup: indeed.
 

lwien

Well-Known Member
It's also a disease that can be avoided in many cases, and not just by cannabis use. I think the 1 in 3 chances noted in the link may actually be better than that. With a few rare exceptions, it's not a disease that someone is destined to get, no matter what, any more than heart disease or cancer. Hopefully cannabis use is truly a prevention factor, since I find that 'prevention activity' very easy to perform.

http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/news/20140714/study-1-3-alzheimers-cases-preventable

Exercise, exercise and.......................exercise. It is, without a doubt, one of the most beneficial things one can do for their body and mind for just about any and all possible afflictions regardless if we already have those afflictions or desire never to get them.
 

Enchantre

Oil Painter
Personally, I've found greater mental clarity with giving up grains. Lack of brain fog.

Long- and short-term memory has improved significantly for me, since starting cannabis. In my case, I think it may in part be the reduction of anxiety that "clears up" the nerve pathways so that the memories can be accessed.
 

grokit

well-worn member
Personally, I've found greater mental clarity with giving up grains. Lack of brain fog.

Long- and short-term memory has improved significantly for me, since starting cannabis. In my case, I think it may in part be the reduction of anxiety that "clears up" the nerve pathways so that the memories can be accessed.
I was also thinking about this lately, more along the line of "clearing out" accumulated combustion toxins but probably both among other factors toward a similar result if that makes any sense lol.
 

Chill Dude

Well-Known Member
That's great that MJ might be helpful to Alzheimer's disease. It seems kind of ironic being that when medicated I sometimes can't remember what I just said (short term memory), but my long term memory seems stronger when medicated. Go figure??
 
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