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"Body">Third Edition, Fully Updated and Expanded"MsoNormal">There is hope, there is relief, there is another way to treat Alzheimer's disease "Body">More than 6.5 million people in the United States suffer from Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. Dr... Read Full Overview

In this second edition Dr. Newport, a neonatal practitioner, continues the story of Steve's progress and provides the most recent research on such topics as possible causes of Alzheimer's due to the herpes simplex virus and nitrosamine substances and how infection, inflammation... Read Full Overview

Third Edition, Fully Updated and Expanded

"A doctor turned caregiver discovers a high-energy fuel that nourishes the brain"--Cover.

"A doctor turned caregiver discovers a high-energy fuel that nourishes the brain"--Cover.

Though Dr. Mary T. Newport has provided professional care to newborns since 1983, she's led a double life since 2000 when she became a caregiver at home. That's when her beloved husband, Steve, first showed signs of Alzheimer's disease. After his deterioration accelerated in... Read Full Overview

The story of Dr. Mary T. Newport's discovery and use of medium-chain fatty acids, which act like alternative fuel in the Alzheimer's brain, to aid her beloved husband, Steve, created such a stir when the first edition was published in 2011 that a second edition was needed to... Read Full Overview