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I don't doubt that life style changes and some basic drugs and nutrients help contribute to the reversal of dementia and Alzheimer's. I also don't doubt that RX drugs play a roll in developing the dementia. What I don't understand is why we continually ignore in the medical world the central role that a strong and vibrant immune system plays in defending the body against all pathogens including fungal infections. A strong immune system is maintained by having a blood value of the active form of Vitamin D which is not a vitamin, but a hormone that controls the expression of over 3000 genes when activated. Blood value should be over 50 ng's. Properly designed and objective clinical trials will confirm this, but will not happen since it will not produce a profitable patentable money maker. NIH should wake up.

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What should a 76 year old woman's cholesterol panel be at? My mom was recently in the hospital with a "mini" stroke, or so they say, they can't really figure out what happened to her when a friend of hers had to take her to the ER recently. Her numbers are: Cholesterol 207 mg/dL, Triglycerides 245 mg/dL, HDL 59.1 mg/dL, LDL direct 117 mg/dL, VLDL 49 mg/dL, Cholesterol/HDL 3.5. I appreciate your input, thank you. I have no idea what these numbers mean and they gave her a new prescription of Atorvastatin.

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