Man, 23, becomes youngest adult in UK to be diagnosed with dementia
This is heartbreaking on a number of levels. They scared this young man into executing his bucket list. His mother passed away of the disease at 52. I have read Ray Peat's writings - over, and over, and over again and I am convinced these degenerative diseases are linked to our diet. Namely, PUFA and anything else that causes excess estrogen in our bodies along with elevated stress hormones. Sure, what the young man inherited from his mother may mean that he is more susceptible to this disease but I do not believe it is a FOREGONE conclusion as this article suggests.
Heart disease runs on my mother's side of the family and I had a heart attack at age 44 (a stent was inserted). They told me it was my smoking habit so I quit. I had open-heart surgery with a double bypass at age 51 - the stent had become blocked along with another artery. It occurred to me then it wasn't the smoking.
Should I just start executing my bucket list because of my mother's genes? (rhetorical question no need to answer). Rather than blaming genes, why don't we ask the question - Where did we learn WHAT to eat? (probably from our mothers in most cases). Maybe that (the food choices we make) is what is being passed that is harmful - along possibly with a set of genes that are not encoded as well to fight disease.
I believe I am on the path to reversing my disease and restoring myself to full health through diet. Food is a drug and I have no doubts about that. It can cause great harm and it can heal. If I could contact this young man and expose him to Ray's work, I would do it in a heartbeat. I tried to find him on facebook and was unsuccessful. We have many members here from the UK, can someone figure out how to contact this young man and let him know that just maybe, he does not have to go down the SAME PATH as his mother? If someone could find an e-mail for him, a phone number, or a social media contact and send it to me privately, I will attempt to contact him myself. Thank you kindly - Dan.
This is heartbreaking on a number of levels. They scared this young man into executing his bucket list. His mother passed away of the disease at 52. I have read Ray Peat's writings - over, and over, and over again and I am convinced these degenerative diseases are linked to our diet. Namely, PUFA and anything else that causes excess estrogen in our bodies along with elevated stress hormones. Sure, what the young man inherited from his mother may mean that he is more susceptible to this disease but I do not believe it is a FOREGONE conclusion as this article suggests.
Heart disease runs on my mother's side of the family and I had a heart attack at age 44 (a stent was inserted). They told me it was my smoking habit so I quit. I had open-heart surgery with a double bypass at age 51 - the stent had become blocked along with another artery. It occurred to me then it wasn't the smoking.
Should I just start executing my bucket list because of my mother's genes? (rhetorical question no need to answer). Rather than blaming genes, why don't we ask the question - Where did we learn WHAT to eat? (probably from our mothers in most cases). Maybe that (the food choices we make) is what is being passed that is harmful - along possibly with a set of genes that are not encoded as well to fight disease.
I believe I am on the path to reversing my disease and restoring myself to full health through diet. Food is a drug and I have no doubts about that. It can cause great harm and it can heal. If I could contact this young man and expose him to Ray's work, I would do it in a heartbeat. I tried to find him on facebook and was unsuccessful. We have many members here from the UK, can someone figure out how to contact this young man and let him know that just maybe, he does not have to go down the SAME PATH as his mother? If someone could find an e-mail for him, a phone number, or a social media contact and send it to me privately, I will attempt to contact him myself. Thank you kindly - Dan.