Early Onset Alzheimer's On The Rise - the youngest on record 17

(CBS) The number of Americans with Alzheimer's is soaring. It's expected to hit sixteen million by the middle of this century, more than triple the current total. More and more victims of this incurable disease will be shockingly young. CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann visited one family coping with early-onset Alzheimer's. For Bob Balfour, the scary reminder is every time … he just can't remember. "I'll go down into the basement to where my tools are, and I'll forget what it is," he told Strassmann. Bob has Alzheimer's disease and while it's usually thought of as disease of the elderly, that's not necessarily so. Bob's wife Trish - and a bulletin board in their kitchen - plan his every move. Only fifty-three years old, he's increasingly confused. Physically, Balfour's in great shape, but as a construction manager, he started making math mistakes. He was fired. Doctors eventually diagnosed the underlying issue. He's one of a half-million Americans with early-onset Alzheimer's, people under 65 with the disease. Ten percent of all Alzheimer's patients get it early - the youngest on record was seventeen.
(CBS) The number of Americans with Alzheimer's is soaring. It's expected to hit sixteen million by the middle of this century, more than triple the current total. More and more victims of this incurable disease will be shockingly young. CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann visited one family coping with early-onset Alzheimer's. For Bob Balfour, the scary reminder is every time … he just can't remember. "I'll go down into the basement to where my tools are, and I'll forget what it is," he told Strassmann. Bob has Alzheimer's disease and while it's usually thought of as disease of the elderly, that's not necessarily so. Bob's wife Trish - and a bulletin board in their kitchen - plan his every move. Only fifty-three years old, he's increasingly confused. Physically, Balfour's in great shape, but as a construction manager, he started making math mistakes. He was fired. Doctors eventually diagnosed the underlying issue. He's one of a half-million Americans with early-onset Alzheimer's, people under 65 with the disease. Ten percent of all Alzheimer's patients get it early - the youngest on record was seventeen.

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Why is this happening? Where is the connection? Is there a connection? Here's an interesting connection I just found out about. According to the Facts for Health.org®, created by the Madison Institute of Medicine®, a non-profit organization, to increase understanding of medical disorders:

"Beta-amyloid accumulation and other AD changes in the brain may damage mitochondria, the energy source in cells. When mitochondria are damaged they produce too many free radicals. A small number of free radicals is normal, but when too many are present, they damage neurons through what is called oxidative."

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Provided by Drs. John Greist, James Jefferson and David Katzelnick.

Interesting considering that a link seems to have been confirmed between mitochondrial damage and Autism as well; Okay so what is it that is causing the free radical damage and resulting damage to the mitochondria? In Hanahh Poling's case, the government determined that it was the vaccine that either aggravated or caused her autism...a toxin. Could toxins be contributing to these illnesses? Not just toxins from vaccines, but toxins from the foods we eat, the air we breathe, the things we touch and use on our bodies in our personal care products, the Organic Gases (Volatile Organic Compounds) or VOCs. According to the EPA:

"Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are emitted as gases from certain solids or liquids. VOCs include a variety of chemicals, some of which may have short- and long-term adverse health effects. VOCs are emitted by a wide array of products numbering in the thousands. Examples include: paints and lacquers, paint strippers, cleaning supplies, pesticides, building materials and furnishings, office equipment such as copiers and printers, correction fluids and carbonless copy paper, graphics and craft materials including glues and adhesives, permanent markers, and photographic solutions."

Toxins are everywhere and I believe they are making for a very sick world.