 This is WHY I changed
About a month ago, I changed anti-perspirant to regular deoderant (Toms of Maine) and it works really well. Also I have read that many articles are saying anti-perspirants cause breast cancer, and some would argue that it doesn't. Believe me, this changed my mind...
Does aluminum cause Alzheimer's disease?
"Can aluminum cause Alzheimer's disease is a controversial question. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of senile brain disease and is a fatal and untreatable condition. It begins with learning memory deficits and progresses to involve all aspects of intellectual activity including judgement, calculation and language.
Post-mortem examinations of humans with Alzheimer's disease show that there are high concentrations of aluminum in the brain. However, aluminum normally is not found in healthy brain tissue and researchers do not know how the metal gets into the brain. Some researchers compared the aluminum concentration on brains of subjects affected by Alzheimer's disease and age-matched controls. They found no differences between the two groups, suggesting that elevated aluminum concentration may be associated with age. Experimentally it is proven that aluminum is toxic to nerves in animals but the neuron degeneration is different from what occurs in humans. For more detailed information please see the chemical profile on aluminum powder.
The animals that respond to aluminum treatment with neuron degeneration are rabbits, cats and dogs. If these animals are injected with aluminum salts directly into the brain they show learning memory deficits, become slower and lose curiosity. This picture resembles remarkably certain features of Alzheimer's disease. But the neuron degeneration is not the same as the one seen in Alzheimer's disease.
In conclusion, the cause of Alzheimer's disease is yet unknown and there is no absolute evidence linking aluminum exposure to Alzheimer's disease."
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