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EFFECTS
OF ALKALINE WATER ON MEMORY LOSS DELAY IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Ohno,
Y. "Effects of Alkaline Water on Memory Loss Delay in
Alzheimer's Disease", Frontier Perspectives, Center
for Frontier Sciences, Temple University, Vol 6(2), Spring/Summer, 1997.
Introduction:
Previous studies and experimentation with alkaline water in
Russia,
China
and U.S.
have reported improvement in persons with aging-related diseases.
Physicians in Japan
have been treating chronic illnesses with alkaline water for
years and have reported positive results. The author has conducted
numerous studies with a alkaline water from Japan
with his patients and has reported positive results. Progression
of memory loss associated with Alzheimer's may be due to toxicity
of medications accumulated in cells, loss of nutrients necessary
for neurotransmission, and contaminants found in drinking
water, and may be delayed with a daily regimen of alkaline
water.
Objective:
To test the effectiveness of alkaline water over standard
drinking water in delaying memory loss associated with the
progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Methods:
A Double-Blind study design. Ten subjects with probable AD
were administered 4 repeated trials of the Combined Blessed-Folstein
Test for cognitive functioning (memory) over a 20 week period.
An experimental group was given 480cc of alkaline water daily
and the control group was given 480cc of standard drinking
water.
Results:
4 Experimental group subjects demonstrated significantly less
decline in memory functioning compared to 5 Control group
subjects over a 20 week period. One subject in Control
group was enrolled and completed study, but found to have
been misdiagnosed (did not have dementia). Subject's scores
were removed from data analysis, although subject is represented
on top line graph (Figure 1).
Conclusion:
Although a pilot study with small N(9),
significance difference was reported between groups, which
merits repeated studies with larger N over a longer period.
Further studies can provide new information as to etiology
and treatment of AD, as well as offer support for alternatives
to drugs and their detrimental side effects, which can influence
progression of symptoms. In addition, if theories of contaminants
in our drinking water supply can lead to neuro-cellular
damage, then magnetic water may prove to be a valuable modality
in controlling AD progression.
Figure
1:
Combined Blessed-Folstein Scores
for Individual Subjects at Each Follow-up Time By Treatment
Group
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Control
Group n=5
Experimental Group n=4
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Time
Plot of Combined Blessed-Folstein
Total (CBFT) Mean Scores by Treatment Group (n=9) ¨ Experimental
Group (N=4) D Control Group (N=5)
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