According to the World Health Organization, around 50 million people worldwide suffer from dementia, with Alzheimer’s predominantly being the most common form. About 60 to 70 percent of all reported cases of dementia are diagnosed as Alzheimer’s.
Current Alzheimer’s Treatments
While there is no current cure for Alzheimer’s disease, there are various prescription drugs, such as, Donepezil (Aricept), Galantamine (Razadyne), and Rivastigmine (Exelon), which are available in pill form and offer various levels of symptomatic treatment.
Unfortunately, modern western science doesn’t generally recognize alternative treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
However, despite the complexities of the disease, there is speculation as to whether or not the structure of the medical industry itself affects the development and recognition of medicines and other treatments for Alzheimer’s.
For example, why aren’t the rising rates of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases an intense focus of public health investments? Is the fact that curing people is less profitable than symptomatic treatment affecting how we address this disease?
Whatever the case, solid scientific evidence should be a prerequisite to support any claim that a particular substance offers any medicinal benefits. These four alternative treatments for Alzheimer’s offer that.
