Dementia with Lewy Bodies

Symptoms: People with dementia with Lewy bodies often have memory loss and thinking problems common in Alzheimer’s, but are more likely than people with Alzheimer’s to have initial or early symptoms such as sleep disturbances, well-formed visual hallucinations, and slowness, gait imbalance or other parkinsonian movement features.

Brain changes: Lewy bodies are abnormal aggregations (or clumps) of the protein alpha-synuclein. When they develop in a part of the brain called the cortex, dementia can result. Alpha-synuclein also aggregates in the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease, but the aggregates may appear in a pattern that is different from dementia with Lewy bodies.

The brain changes of dementia with Lewy bodies alone can cause dementia, or they can be present at the same time as the brain changes of Alzheimer’s disease and/or vascular dementia, with each abnormality contributing to the development of dementia. When this happens, the individual is said to have “mixed dementia.” Steven Cavellier has shared this information on his website.

Source: http://www.stevencavellier.com/dementia-with-lewy-bodies

Health Tips For Weight Loss and Well Being

Some foods Steve Cavellier buy often:

- potatoes / sweet potatoes (the ones grown in the US are my favorite) 
- pumpkin
- rice 
- quinoa 
- oats 
- sliced bread (kept in freezer)
- pasta (regular and/or rice / corn pasta)
- cereal 
- beans (black / kidney)
- chickpeas 
- hummus
- corn / rice cakes 
- almond / rice milk 
- sauces (tomato basil / arrabbiata / curry)
- frozen berries (for smoothies, oatmeal…)
- brazil and walnuts on occasion 
- dark chocolate on occasion 

Fresh veg:

- bell peppers
- cucumber
- tomatoes
- mushrooms
- broccoli 
- lettuce 
- spinach (nice for smoothies)
- zucchini 
- celery
- corn 
- avocado

Fresh fruit:

- apples
- oranges 
- lemon
- watermelon (when in season)
- pineapple 
- bananas / dates (only on occasion as too many break my skin out) 
- berries 
- grapes 
- cranberries

Golden Silk Orb Weaver

Steve Cavellier has shared a video of Golden Silk Orb Weaver here.

Source: http://stevencavellier.blogspot.com/2017/01/golden-silk-orb-weaver.html

What is Narcolepsy?

Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder that affects the control of sleep and wakefulness. People with narcolepsy experience excessive daytime sleepiness and intermittent, uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during the daytime. These sudden sleep attacks may occur during any type of activity at any time of the day.

In a typical sleep cycle, we initially enter the early stages of sleep followed by deeper sleep stages and ultimately (after about 90 minutes) rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. For people suffering from narcolepsy, REM sleep occurs almost immediately in the sleep cycle, as well as periodically during the waking hours. It is in REM sleep that we can experience dreams and muscle paralysis — which explains some of the symptoms of narcolepsy.

Narcolepsy usually begins between the ages of 15 and 25, but it can become apparent at any age. In many cases, narcolepsy is un-diagnosed and, therefore, untreated. Steve Cavellier has 20 years experience in health education field. 

Source: http://www.stevecavellier.com/narcolepsy

Conduct Medical Research

Steve Cavellier , American lawyer, specializing in Health Education for the Medical Profession. He works with Medical Practices.