"The next new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease may be an already-existing drug, according to a team of researchers in Japan.

In a series of experiments, administering an oral dose of an amino acid called arginine, which is already prescribed to treat high blood pressure, was able to suppress the buildup of a protein associated with Alzheimer’s in mice, the scientists report in a new study published in the journal Neurochemistry International."

So what food has significant amounts of arginine?

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    I mean you can easily buy it online as a supplement. But while likely not harmful, it probably doesnt make sense to supplement it daily from 30 years old onwards, for an illness you might or might not develop at double this age. If you feel like you are old and memory is getting worse then it might be worth a try, but then again you should be visiting a doctor…