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[Bernardo de La Paz]

104. 1) Parkinsons is not dementia. 2) Diet won't help everybody but it will help many.

3) Good diet and exercise have benefits throughout the entire body and increase quality of life.

4) If his disease reached a certain milestone at age 53, it might have hit that at age 52 or 49 had he eaten a poor diet. We don't know and we don't make any promises when we mention research showing the beneficial effects of good diet on dementia (and other diseases).

5) Yes, I do know someone with one of these devastating diseases. I have a friend with Parkinsons. She is not demented. I helped care for a man who suffered a stroke.

6) You don't need to tell me that dementia is devastating to people and their families and their care givers. That is well understood.

7) DNA is not destiny. It is a predisposition, and in some cases is a very strong predisposition. Strong enough that women with a family history of breast cancer are choosing mastectomies before any detection. But it is not 100% destiny for dementia.

8) Good diet and exercise are two of six beneficial choices people can make.

9) Last, but not least, we are sorry about your friend and sympathize with you and him. We wish him as good health and care as can be obtained for him.