Have read some good reports on using coconut oil to improve things for people with vascular dementia. Have just bought some and would welcome information from other people who have used it.
Coconut Oil
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Put coconut oil in the search and there are quite few threads on this,
I tried it on my husband for a few months but it made no difference just gave him diarrhea,
http://forum.alzheimers.org.uk/search.php?searchid=3194864
Well it was on and off i didn't give him the runs every day
just to make sure it was that causing it and he had no benefit, if he was able to take it properly and the 3 tablespoons a day that is recommended it might have made a difference,It makes your skin lovely and soft if you rub it in but that is all,
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TP just makes a mess of
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It strips out the 'site' and 'coconut oil' from the URL.
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Think it might be easier to click on the link I put on, there is plenty to read there,
Yes, it's very good for the skin. 'Dr Bronner' (I expect others make similar products) has a range of liquid soaps that are based on coconut oil and can be used in the bath and for shampooing, amongst other things.
Since the hype about coconut oil is primarily based on one person's experiences, which are being used to sell a book, I have always been skeptical.
Here's what Snopes has to say about coconut oil.
Here's what Snopes has to say about coconut oil.
I'm afraid that I am one of the doubters. Pete's only reaction was diarrhea. As Canadian Joanne states a book was published amongst a lot of hype. (don't know if I can post the name of the author). The Author's Husband is still alive but his Dementia APPEARS to be now at the severe stage from what I've read. Whether he has arrived at this stage later than he would have because of the oil is almost impossible to say.
We will reach out to any potential cure for this terrible illness-but like Joanne I am wary when a 'possible cure' has been found but not substantiated by full research.
Take care
Lyn T
We will reach out to any potential cure for this terrible illness-but like Joanne I am wary when a 'possible cure' has been found but not substantiated by full research.
Take care
Lyn T
I always think this is a good article too...
http://www.skepticnorth.com/2012/02/can-coconut-oil-reverse-alzheimer’s-disease/
http://www.skepticnorth.com/2012/02/can-coconut-oil-reverse-alzheimer’s-disease/
we gave it a go with some of our dementia cafe members. Some loved the taste, others hated it, some kept it in the fridge (goes brick hard). i love making roasted veggies with it, and certain curries...tastes delicious. As for its effect on dementia, there seemed to be an improvement with one man for a while, but test conditions weren't well enough regulated to make any kind of judgement. you are relying on people taking it every day. Not sure how many still take it after a year!
Over the past few years there have been many threads on this subject and other such acclaimed 'wonder' drugs. My hope is that more money is put into proper, scientific research rather than so called wonder drugs or so called natural products which never seem to work.
xxTinaT
xxTinaT
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Thanks for all your helpful comments. Think we will just use it to replace olive oil for a while. Maureen is apprehensive about some of her medication at the moment and to try to persuade her to take something else is asking for trouble. Particularly, when there is no evidence that is does any good. My assumption is that it does not do any harm!
If you don't keep it in a warm place it will go hard and you can't use it for salads etc. just to fry things in. Unfortunately I don't like the taste all that much and have found that the best use for it is actually to make hard skin much smoother.
There seems to be anecdotal evidence of coconut oil helping some people with Alzheimer's, ie families and carers noting significant improvements in symptoms over a significant period of time. It is always good to be sceptical when there has been no proper research, but at the same time you cannot dismiss other people's experiences. Thankfully, the University of South Florida is now conducting a proper research case study into the possible effects of coconut oil for people with mild to moderate alzheimer's disease. Hopefully the results will be published in 2015. I am currently considering trying to give my mum coconut oil for a period of time, though its difficult as she is in a nursing home, and is very pernickity about what she eats!
We use it for cooking it is great for roast potatoes. Not sure if it does any good but nothing lost in adding it to a sensible diet and plenty of exercise if that is at all possible.
