Alzheimer

Alzheimer like any disease comes about as a malfunction of one or more of your bodies systems.  Much if not most of the time this is a result of a slow degenerative process due to the lack of adequate bodily supplies of the elements necessary for normal function and rejuvenation of affected organs. Commercial Farming and natural erosion has depleted global farmlands of most essential elements therefore it is not wise to assume that your diet contains enough of these elements for normal body function and maintenance. See Senate Document 264. Does what you eat provide all the essential elements you need? See Senate Document 264. Just how good is the "best" diet?  See The Food Pyramid

The Brain and Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's disease attacks nerve cells in several regions of the brain.

A. Cerebral Cortex:

Involved in conscious thought and language.

B. Basal forebrain:

Has large numbers of neurons containing acetylcholine, a chemical important in memory and learning.

C. Hippocampus:

Essential to memory storage. The earliest signs of Alzheimer's are found in the nearby entorhinal cortex (not shown).

Hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease
include neuritic plaques,
(outside neurons), and
neurofibrillary tangles
(inside neurons).