Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer's disease is a form of dementia. This disease degenerate nerve cells in the brain and is progressive in nature. It adversely affects the thinking, behavior and memory of the diseased person. Changes in decision-making ability, language, attention, judgment and other areas of mental functions and personality, can be found in the patients. The progression rate differs from on person to another.

Alzheimer's disease is also known as Senile dementia. The risk of developing this disease increases with age. Having a family history of this disease is a common risk factor. The other risk factors include high blood pressure, history of head trauma, high levels of homocysteine (a body chemical that causes chronic illnesses like heart disease, depression, and possibly AD). Women are at greater risk than men as they live longer.

The cause of Alzheimer’s disease is thought to be both genetic and environmental factors. When the brain tissues of a diseased person was tested after death, it showed "neurofibrillary tangles" which means twisted fragments of protein within nerve cells that block up the cell; "neurotic plaques" which means irregular collection of dead and dying nerve cells, other brain cells and protein; and "senile plaques" which means areas where products of dying nerve cells have gathered around protein.

Increased levels of glutathione are known to help people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Glutathione level decreases with increasing age, thus, the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease also increases with age. MaxGXL helps to increase the glutathione level in the body by helping in the acceleration of its production, by the body cells, in a natural manner.