Life goes on even with Alzheimers

  "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" has been ridiculed by some commentators for its lightheartedness.

From 2009, McCartney has regularly performed the song in concert.

Today this song has more significance for me. 

In December 2017, I was diagnosed with AZ and started o n Namzaric. 

There was no cure.

Even with the new drug Aduhelm today there is no cure.

I was hopeful I would have two more years with Namzic.

Now, I don't think I my mentation is worse

 after 3 years and 8 months have passed.

This is why I have written 3 books on my Alzheimers showing my progress. 

Year One I am waiting for when I forget I have Alzheimers

Year Two Traveling with Alzheimers

Year Three Pursuit of Happiness with Alzheimers

I am in the middle of my fourth book titled:

Alzheimers is inexorable.

Perhaps this doesn't sound so hopeful. 

My message tries to be realistic in presenting 

the facts in my AZ journey

With the onset of the Covid19 pandemic this past year I have fallen into a routine 

which I believed helped me.

"Obaldi Oblada life goes on, bra

Oh how the life goes on"

How very true. 

I had a Concussion  link and subdural hematoma from head trauma. 

My walking became worse with falls from FESTINATION link.

My depression became worse after the concussion.  I increase my Citalapram.

I treated my anxiety with pacing. 

However my anger was a major problem for me and my marriage. 

Anger May 2020 link

Losing friends due to anger July 2020 link. 

We worked out a process with a safe word, PROMISE.

On my visit to my KUMC memory neurologist last month I complained to him about my wife always getting after me about picking up and not spilling food on myself.  The neurologist simpy said that is what wive's do.  I said, Doc, she is not in the room right now you don't have to say this.  It did not change his opinion. 

We have done better.  I think maybe she is not so overloaded.  She had the house renovated and has chronic pain due to too much house work. 

We had made a promise to each other if the conversation turned angry we could shut it down with the safe word.  

These were all major advancements for me. 

It all begs the question, 

 did Dr Dale Bredesen's Recode protocol make a difference?

Supplement changes I have made link

Atma clinic nutritional advice link

I will subtitle my next book, True Grit and Fortitude required.

I usually go to bed around 10 -11 PM.  

Usually wake up around 9:30 AM

I get up to urinate 3x a night but have no trouble going back to.  

My fit bit says I average 8 hours sleep a night?

I made a major change when I started four medications at night. 

1-Magnesium L-threonate 4,000 mg.

2-Ashwaganda 

3-Melatonin 5 mg

4- Pregnenolone 10 mg

The only side effect I have is a mild transient esophageal reflux.

My real Obladi routine starts when I wake up. 

I weigh myself on my BIA scale. I recently broke my plateau and weighed 199.5 lbs with the help of increasing my weekly injection of Ozempic from 0.5 mg to 1.0.

I check my fasting glucose and ketone level daily and record it. 

I also take  100 mg testosterone shot each week. 

This along with weekly Cialis allows me to continue a sex life  link

AM prescription medications:

1- Thyrve probiotic 2 tabs

2- Citalopram 2 tabs 

3- Meformin 4 tabs (500 mg each)

4- DHEA 10 mg (2 tabs)

5- Atorvastatin 10 mg

6- Enduracin 500 mg (2 tabs) (nicotinic acid)

7- Xarelto (one tab)

8- Namzaric (one tab)

9- Ramapril 10 mg

10- Cardiazem 360 mg

11- I take a morning pill of Ashwaganda (I do think this may have helped me to be calmer?)

I make my morning coffee a with 93% Lindt dark chocolate to get 

flavinoids link. 

I usually drink 2 cups of coffee to get antioxidants

I will drink a diet coke each morning to help move my bowels. 

I take two sprays of Liposomal Methyl B Complex under my tongue. 

I put off breakfast till 11 am till One PM. 

Intermittent Fasting link

I take Tumeric twice a day after my meals. 

My first meal of the day is a choice of three high fat meals:

1- Two eggs, 2 slices bacon (if lucky wife adds spinach) or

2- High grain English muffin (100 calories) with cream cheese on one side and butter on the other side. I jazz it up with capers on the cream cheese and everything bagel salt. 

I recently have added some salmon slices to the cream cheese.

3- Same English muffin but with peanut butter that I roast in a toaster oven. I then put two slices of bacon on it.  

I take my omega 3 after a fatty meal to increase absorption. 

 Krill Oil 500 mg EPA 64 mg DHA 30mg (two tabs)

Omega 3 triple strength 1200 EPA + 900 DHA (3 capsules)

Krill oil link

I usually anchor my day with a

 Manhattan around 3 PM See No Evil Bar link

I have a small bag of pistachios with it. 

I try to put dinner off till after 7PM 

I take evening supplements:

Zinc picolinate 22 mg a day ZINC/COPPER ratio

Alpha Lipoic Acid 2 tabs (600 mg0

Vitamin D3 4,000 units 

I usually walk a mile each day (20 minutes) up and down a good sized hill in the afternoon. 

After dinner I ride my Keiser stationary bike for 20 minutes at an easy pace after I have done my stretching on the floor.  

I also do 10 to 15 dumbell curls with 10 lbs in each hand.  

I go up and down the stair ten times a day.

I am amazed I have a system to remember to take all this each day.  I rarely screw up. I set up the meds I buy the meds. 

As long as I can continue this executive function I don't worry that my short term memory gets worse. 

Why hasn't my MOCA score gone down link