Real Treatments for Alzheimer’s?

Real Treatments for Alzheimer’s?
With several factors, including toxic exposures and lifestyle issues now linked to Alzheimer's, maybe it's time to move from drugs to prevention.goodluz/Shutterstock
Joe D. Haines Jr
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Alzheimer’s remains one of the most feared diseases in the United States. Affecting approximately 6.2 million Americans, the incidence is expected to triple by 2050. After decades of research, no truly effective medical treatment exists.

The currently approved Alzheimer’s medications are, unfortunately, ineffective in stopping or slowing this devastating disease, which robs victims of their lives long before they’re gone.

Joe D. Haines Jr
Joe D. Haines Jr
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Joe D. Haines, Jr, MD, MPH, FAAFP is a board-certified family practitioner. In addition to family medicine, he also completed an aerospace medicine residency and received an MPH while serving in the US Navy. Dr. Haines has practiced medicine for 40 years and remains active with medical expert witness work and writing. He is a veteran of the Afghanistan War, serving as the Wing Surgeon for the Marine Corps in 2011 He has over 200 publications in a wide variety of journals.
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