Hey guys, Dr. Axe here, doctor of natural medicine and founder of draxe.com.
In this video I'll be sharing with you unexpected causes of dementia and I guarantee some of
these are really going to surprise you.
And this is important for anybody, whether somebody has been diagnosed with dementia
or you yourself just want to prevent it for yourself or a loved one in the future, you've
got to know these tips on how to naturally prevent dementia and the unexpected causes.
Let's start here this might surprise you.
Did you know that certain medications actually cause dementia?
Now there's two reasons for this.
One is due to toxicity.
Specifically, we found certain medications that may cause you to be drowsy or to sleep,
can actually increase your risk of dementia.
In fact, there are four companies that were called out because they found that their medications
were causing dementia.
Here's another thing to think about.
Did you know that every medication out there, not one or two, all medications, if you're
on a medication they actually leach vitamins and minerals from your body?
So, many popular drugs today pull vitamins from your body.
Example is diabetic drugs actually pull vitamin B12 from your body, cholesterol-lowering drugs
pull Coenzyme Q10 from your body, and certain drugs especially those NSAIDs or painkillers
actually, and drugs that cause you go to sleep, will actually leach zinc from your body.
We know zinc is important for your gut health, for your brain health, and for your entire
immune system.
So, again, a lot of popular drugs actually leach and pull vitamins and minerals from
your body so they can cause dementia.
Number two unexpected cause of dementia--diet soda.
That's right diet soda contains Aspartame most of it contains Aspartame, now some of
it contains sucralose but we know aspartame specifically actually acts as a neurotoxin,
and part of what happens in dementia is this sort of neurodegeneration affecting the synapses
in the brain.
Diet soda and aspartame are neurotoxic to the body as is sucralose which also contains
high levels of chlorine and it can cause cellular toxicity.
So, again staying away from diet soda, switching over to something natural is a good option.
I do want to mention this as well, something to think about.
If you are going to do a soda, switch over and use a natural soda that contains something
like stevia is going to be a much better option than aspartame or sucralose.
Number three, copper in water.
Now something you may not realize a lot of times throughout history people have been
drinking water out of copper pipes and when they do that there's obviously going to be
a lot of copper in the water.
Well, if you have too much copper in your diet, it lowers your zinc absorption.
So, important thing to know about.
So similar thing if you have too much zinc, it actually depletes your copper.
You have too much copper, you don't absorb as much zinc.
So, here's the truth.
Growing up you may not even have realized it but you drank out of a house made with
copper pipes, what that can do, or maybe you're taking a supplement that has lots of copper.
Now copper does have some benefits.
It can kill parasites, certain types of microorganisms, but if you get too much of it in your body,
your body will not absorb zinc properly.
Remember zinc is important for all the things I talked about from your brain to your gut
health, and we know your gut if you have things leak through the gut with a condition like
leaky gut, it will then affect the brain.
So, again stay away from having too much copper.
Make sure you have plenty of zinc in your diet as well.
Number four here is pesticides.
We know pesticides just like medications cause toxicity to the body and cause neurodegeneration.
Again, toxins especially will affect your liver.
Your liver is responsible in part for supporting the health of your brain.
In fact, your liver is what produces cholesterol to support your body in the healing process.
Staying away from pesticides, they can be toxic to the brain and the liver, is critical
for preventing dementia, Alzheimer's, and other dementia conditions.
Lack of purpose.
This might surprise you but actually medical studies have found when people struggle with
depression, when people have a lack of purpose, it increases the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's.
You know this happens if you don't have a reason to go out and learn and a reason for
being around, your body naturally starts to decay and degenerate.
Having a sense of purpose is so important.
Think about people that you know that have a lot of joy and purpose in life, they kind
of have a glow about them.
They just are really excited and that's them having a lot of what we would term in Chinese
medicine, Qi or life.
When somebody has that lack of purpose they age faster they start to degenerate faster.
Purpose is crucial.
Number six here, poor oral health.
Did you know that you've got lots of microbes in your mouth?
Now we tend to hear about your microbiome which resides in your colon and small intestine,
but your microbiome doesn't end there.
In fact, it starts in your mouth and there are actually medical studies showing that
if you have bad microorganisms and bacteria in your mouth and not enough good bacteria,
it increases your risk of dementia, of Alzheimer's, of heart disease, increases your risk of weight
gain, and a number of other health problems.
So, keeping your oral health top-notch is really important as well.
So, again and what I would say in order to do this you want to supplement with probiotics.
You want to be getting probiotics in your diet and you want to nix the sugar and refined
grains from your diet, will really help with this.
And number seven here, in activity.
Medical studies have shown that if somebody is not active, not exercising, not going for
walks daily, just having a lack of activity, they are at greater risk of dementia there
as well.
So, something to think about is just staying active and exercising is a great way to naturally
fight dementia, promote brain health in order to improve circulation and nutrient absorption
throughout your body.
When you're having more circulation, it helps nutrients get to other areas and other organs
of your body, so we know inactivity.
And the last thing I'll say here an unexpected cause of dementia is when people retire or
stop learning.
Learning has been shown to fight dementia, so whether you're learning, doing puzzles,
or you learn a new language, or I know most people are going to go and learn a new language,
but learning something being engaged in things actually helps fight dementia.
So, the last bonus one here is when you stop learning that actually increases your risk
of dementia So listen, there are millions of people that
struggle with dementia that may have it and haven't been diagnosed yet, and I'll tell
you if you've ever had a loved one who's experienced Alzheimer's or dementia, it can be crippling
not only for them but crippling for the family members and it's something that we never want
to see one go through.
So, listen if you really want to prevent dementia, hey, start following these tips we talked
about or avoiding all of these things.
And also, hey, check out an article I recently wrote online, just Google search my name "Dr.
Axe Alzheimer's" or "Dr. Axe dementia" and you'll find articles where I go through the
top supplements, vitamins, and foods that will help you naturally fight dementia.
You can also search "Dr. Axe Alzheimer's" here on YouTube and find more information
here as well.
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