The Medical Freedom Channel

“Folate and B vitamin pills failed to help keep elderly people’s brains and memories sharp in the longest study yet to test this approach. Some scientists said the study was too small to be the final word, but it was one of the best done so far. The findings were published in today’s New England Journal of Medicine. Folate and B vitamins lower homocysteine, a blood substance that can make arteries stiffen and clog. Researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealand tested the approach for two years in 276 healthy people 65 and older with relatively high levels of homocysteine at the outset. Half were given daily pills containing 1,000 micrograms of folate, 500 micrograms of B-12 and 10 milligrams of B-6; the other half got dummy pills. Homocysteine levels fell in those taking the supplements, but cognitive function remained the same in both groups.” [editor’s note: Once again, the allopathic majority rules out anything that doesn’t fit their “disease” model. - SAT] (06/29/06)