What is Alzheimer's Disease?  It's the most common form of dementia developing in mostly the older generation (above the age of 65).  However, a small percentage of people have early onset in their 50's.  This disease is hard to identify early on because it develops very slowly and as time goes by, worsens.  It's most common symptoms include memory loss, changes in behavior, confusion, and difficulty performing every day tasks.  This disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the US and there is no cure. 

The medication used to treat the disease does not cure it and to this date, it is unknown what causes this disease.  You may have heard that Alzheimer's Disease is a lot like diabetes of the brain.  That's because our brains need insulin in order to use glucose, which is an energy source for the brain to function properly.  However, in the brain of a person with this disease, glucose is lacking and causing the brain cells to die off and cause irreversable brain damage leading to Alzheimer's Disease. 

There is a natural energy source called medium chain tryglycerides (mct's) which are found primarily abundant in organic coconut oil.  These mct's are easily digested and provide a replacement energy source for the brain when glucose is lacking.  When we consume organic coconut oil, the liver transforms the mct's into what is called ketones.  Ketones act as a replacement energy source supporting brain function and protecting the brain cells from dying off.  

With daily consumption of organic coconut oil for Alzheimer's Disease, a person's memory and cognitive function improves dramatically.  This is wonderful news for people suffering with the disease and for their family members and/or caregivers standing behind them.  Not much research has been performed on these mct's, but there are stories of success told by many.  It won't cure the disease, nor will it reverse it, but it can protect the brain from further damage. 

I firmly believe that if it's something that can possibly help, then why not give it a try.  If it won't hurt the person, but possibly make them feel more like themselves, then it's worth a shot.  My grandmother suffered for years with this disease and I was only a little girl, but to this day I remember what it was like for her and for us.  If I knew then what I know now, I would have definitely tried to help her through this with an all natural food, not a medicine with side effects.

I suggest you search the internet for success stories of organic coconut oil for Alzheimer's Disease.  There have been books written and stories told, and you can be a part of one of these stories.  I wish I could have been when my grandmother was still alive.  Now, I can only try to help others going through this in honor of her.