According to a Canadian psychiatrist, up to 40% of Alzheimer’s cases are misdiagnosed. The dementia, he says, is due rather to factors like vitamin B12 or E deficiency, a drug reaction, hypothyroidism or cerebrovascular disease, all of which can be reversed. One study found that the average ‘Alzheimer’s’ patient admitted to one London hospital had only half the normal levels of vitamin E in their blood and a quarter of normal beta-carotene levels.

Successful treatments for Alzheimer’s include: selenium supplements; eating lots of fruit and vegetables (preferably organic); the herb gingko bilboa; aromatherapy sage oil; and homeopathic albumin.