Coconut milk as a treatment for dementia?

[southeast-isher]

What do you think about it... could it help or is it just another snake oil?

[The Riff-Raff Element]

You forgot to post the link: would you like ice in your coconut milk?

[demi]

You forgot to post the link: would you like ice in your coconut milk?

P.S. It's probably better to stick to real medicine.

[southeast-isher]

here's one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_mi ... th_effects

[The Riff-Raff Element]

Ah - I see: coconut milk as a source of medium chain triglyceride. Well, MCTs help with epilepsy in some cases (established treatment since the 1920s I think) and there's anecdotal evidence that they help Alzheimer's (don't know if any peer reviewed research has been done - I'm sure it would be easy enough to find out on the interwebthingy). How much coconut milk / coconut oil would be needed, I don't know. It is a source of highly saturated fats, though, so anyone thinking of trying it might want to keep an eye on that. I suppose that if that aspect were taken into account in the diet as a whole, then it wouldn't do any harm and it might do some good. I understand that existing drug treatments for dementia are fairly unpleasant and not wildly effective.

[Andy Hamilton]

There has been some pretty positive reports about singing and dementia too, with quantifiable results.

[southeast-isher]

There has been some pretty positive reports about singing and dementia too, with quantifiable results.

cool :-)