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In order to get my husband to have the recommended two tablespoons of Coconut oil a day, I spread it on top of his food. It usually melts and so he can't see it. This way he gets the entire recommended amount. I agree that cooking with it doesn't give the recommended amount. However, it does benefit the rest of the family.
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Yes. And Costco stores also carries it.
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Vitamin E also helps.
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I had heard about coconut oil about a year ago and gave it to my husband bigtime. Unfortunately, there were no positive results. And I wonder if it is because my husband has more frontotemporal dementia and not Alzheimer's. I tried every natural remedy for him that I could research, but the decline continues. Everyone should try coconut oil even though you will also get comments from others that is is a fat that is not healthy, and that there are no studies that conclusively confirm its good effects, etc. Try it and if it works, keep it up.
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I have read Mary Newport's book on coconut oil and have been giving it to my mother for the past 3 months. Unfortunately I see no difference with her. However, that's wonderful for everyone who has had success with it.
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Yes I used coconut oil for my skin and began using it on my husbands skin also since he bruises easy and learned of benefits- now I will try coconut oil in his food too! I know olive oil works but have to careful or he gets bowels overload- it is very rich for his system with just a very small amount.
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You can choose coconut oil with the coconut taste removed or with the taste intact. This way it can be added to other foods without changing their flavor. Yes... swishing with coconut oil in your mouth is excellent for gums and teeth. Highly recommend coconut oil for everyone!!!
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Yes! Before I gave it to her she would like just zone out...not pay attention, but once I started giving it to her, she would interact, do things, talk...I think Coconut Oil really helps. My mom doesn't take any Alzheimer meds either, too expensive and didn't show a significant improvement. I give it to her by teaspoon and put it in her food.
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I have seen the extra virgin coconut oil in jars at health food stores but also in regular grocery stores. My local grocery carries it and stocks it right by the other cooking oils. I find the price is better in the grocery but will continue to shop around when I get the chance.
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Yes, why aren't they shouting this from the rooftops? Is it possible the Big Pharm won't benefit from this? I wish I had known this years ago when my mom wasn't so bad off.
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It's never too late to start giving this to your mom. You may be surprised at what you see. Pharm Co cannot and will not promote any natural products simply because they cannot patten them. Therefore they cannot make money off the stuff. They would also loose their funding for discovering new drugs.
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I used to make oatmeal for my Mom, then mix 2 tablespoons extra virgin coconut oil into the cereal. We would eat together so I would make mine the same exact way so we were doing it together. Soon after I added turmeric/curcumin, resveratrol, and fish oil with 800 mg EPA and 600 mg DHA to her daily supplements. She had vascular dementia and I definitely saw improvement from this. She would have good days and bad days. It's my belief it slowed down the progression, and I was grateful for every moment it gave us.
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I have been recommending and taking Coconut soft gels for over 2 years. As an eldercare advisor I have encouraged everyone to try it. It is cheap and will not hurt you, so see if it helps your brain. Many of us have lower colesterol numbers because of our taking coconut oil. There will never be scientific research for doctors to say yes it works because it is cheap and drug companies cannot make a profit. I know it gives me clarity and creativity. Many with Dementia do improve. How I can tell if it really works? If miss several days of not taking I become very forgetful and cannot organize my thoughts. Interesting thing about it is coconut oil is a good saturated fat that nourish the brain. Remember about 25 years ago when it was decided that saturated fat was bad for us and we should eat lo fat diets. Dementia has been on the rise the past 20 years. Gee, maybe there is a connection. You may regain some of your memory! Take it twice a day for a couple of weeks. I take one with a morning meal and 1 at night with dinner. Sams and Walmart and Vita Cost sell the soft gels. You can purchase it in jars for skin and hair and baking.
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an easy way is to put it in tea or coffee. but just don't stir it in, it may become an oil slick on top (yuck) so it is best to make your coffee/tea, put in your creamer (or make as you like it), your sweetener then pour into a blender, like nutribullet, magic bullet etc (although I suppose a regular blender may work but haven't tried that) and blend. It should come out like a frothy latte. yum!
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Thank you for the great testimonials on coconut oil. I agree that this natural method is not something the Drs. or pharmaceutical companies would approve since money would be lost. I will start giving my Mother a tablespoon everyday, I have been giving her only a teaspoon, every once in a while. Is it necessary to give together with Omega-3 pills? My mother cannot swallow large pills. My mother is taking antidepressants and we think has dementia symptoms, which is undiagnosed.
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Heating coconut oil destroys the benefits. I give 2 tbs in fruit (apple sauce, peaches).
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Gulping a spoonful of coconut oil sometimes causes nausea, because it's a chunk of fat. A tasty alternative is to add 1-3 teaspoons of coconut oil to hot tea or hot coffee, add milk, put it all in blender for half a minute or so. This makes it foamy and creamy and easy to digest.
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Yes my husband been on coconut oil for about 4yrs. He has Alzheimer's mild to moderate. I research the coconut oil and had my husband try it. He can even see the difference by taking them. He takes the gel pills and up to 3/4 a day. It's wonderful. It has helped so much. The ALZ website is doing a research on the coconut oil and they are very happy with the outcome. You should go to ALZ website & they have a lot of information on a lot of issues and you can talk to other people in your same predicament.. God Bless!! :):):):)
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I saw that a doctor a woman gave coconut oil to her husband in his oatmeal and it was a drastic change. I need to try this with my mom but I will have to trick her.
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I've been begging the people at the assisted living facility where my mother is to start giving her coconut oil. I shall persevere until they begin giving it to her. There are SO many rules and regulations. I could have found the cure for Alzheimer's and they wouldn't be able to give it to her until all the proper paperwork has been filled out. I don't expect a miracle. But if it could help, even a little, I think it's important to try.
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IF he responded /that/ dramatically to just coconut oil added to his diet...then maybe, he didn't have real dementia....could have been long-term deficiency in good fats dulling his brain. True.
There are illnesses and deficiencies that can masquerade as mental ills and dementias of all kinds. UIT's hide behind apparent behavior problems and dementias. Lack of probiotics can mess up digestion, causing loads of other ills, too.
Fixing the deficiencies, fixes the ills, more often than not. Learning what to look for or what to do, is the tricky part, because mainstream medicine is SOoooooo slow to come around to learning about nutritional things, much less recommend their patients to use them...and more important, to use them PROPERLY.
Beware of Docs who recommend wimpy doses of things that need large doses, or, token amounts when a realistic dose would be larger. It requires doing plenty of your own homework!
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Yes. It changed my mother's life from Alzheimer's to now, only mild cognitive impairment for a now 80, soon to be 81 year young. Folks at Respite Care were so impressed with her change they started asking me. My mother can't do the liquid so she takes it in capsule form, 2 in the morning and 2 in the evening on an empty stomach. It says it take 6 a day. We get ours from BioInnovations. As a side note, like anything, it doesn't work for everyone but we had nothing to lose. That's why we tried it.
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SondrO, thank you for sharing! I love it when people share things that might be good, and certainly not harmful! I'm so glad it is helping your loved one!
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I just started my mom and dad on coconut oil today! Keeping my fingers crossed that it helps a LOT!!
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I started giving my father, who is 89 and has Alzheimers, coconut oil a little over a year ago. I did not notice any improvement but it could be it slowed down the progression of the disease; hard to tell. I give it to him plain (not so exciting) or on a half soft cookie which is tasty for him. I also give him omega 3 in liquid form as he has trouble swallowing pills.
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How often do you visit her? If it's every day or even every other day I would bring it and give it to her without them KNowing it. Sounds terrible to do that but if you want to try it I would do it. We used to take my MIL a bottle of scotch so she could have a drink every afternoon at 4:30(very much against the rules as you can imagine). Nurse would mix it so weak that it was almost all water and she didn't drink all of it, just a few sips but that was what it took to make her happy. At 90 is that so bad?? We had a nurse on our side (we loved her and she even came to both my inlaws funerals). I can only hope my son tries everything for me and I do it for my dad. Just be aware to start out with a small dose like 1 tsp. It can upset a stomach given at high dosages plus maybe diarrhea. I've been using it for my general health in my coffee. Hope it's doing something. :)) Good Luck and God Bless....
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WomenofGod.....it has no taste and I put it in my oatmeal also. You can still put butter, sugar or whatever on it. Or you might be talking about that she hates oatmeal. Just wanted to let you know that it melts really fast and has no taste.
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mixing it with peanut butter or using for butter on toast. mix it in mayo with tuna or egg salad. mix it with vinegar as a dressing there are many ways to hide it in food.
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I definitely believe coconut oil can be beneficial for brain function, I use it all the time, and at 62 I'm as sharp as I was in my twenties. I get the answers on Jeopardy faster than people half my age. I don't mean to blow my own horn, but there is definitely something to this coconut oil.
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This is so fascinating. I use it for other things and have it available and never knew that this was good for dementia. I am going to start tonight. Thanks for all the great info
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