Nutraceuticals and nootropics for anti-aging

Supplement combination reverses Alzheimer’s symptoms in dogs

Aged beagles suffer a decline in memory similar to the pre-Alzheimer’s stage in humans, and develop a build-up of beta-amyloid protein in their brains similar to that found in humans with Alzheimer’s Disease. Beta-amyloid deposits are thought to be responsible for much of the brain damage suffered by Alzheimer’s patients.

An Australian research team fed a group of 70 beagles a combination of nutritional supplements that included Acetyl-L-carnitine, Alpha-lipoic acid, and vitamins C and E. The dogs, which ranged in age from 3 to 9 years at the beginning of the study, were tested for learning ability and memory during the study. After two or three years on the regimen they began to make fewer mistakes, and were able to cope with more complex tasks. At the end of the study, the dogs were doing better than they did at the start. The researchers also showed that the regimen reduced the accumulation of beta-amyloid protein in the dogs’ brains.

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