Acupuncture For Alzheimer's Disease
Acupuncture has been shown to
increase learning and memory in animals [14]. Only one study, to my knowledge,
has used acupuncture on dementia patients. This study used acupuncture combined
with acupoint injection of acetylglutamate. Using the Hasegawa Dementia Scale
and the Functional Activity Questionnaire as measures, more than 85% of patients
show improvement [15]. Interestingly, the treatment also raised blood levels of
high density lipoprotein,which is considered the " good cholesterol". High
density cholesterol may be important because this kind of cholesterol seems to
inhibit a protein called amyloid beta, which may be the cause of alzheimer's
disease.