My Alzheimer's Journey
Part 170 - National Peach Ice Cream Day
Today is National Peach Ice Cream Day.
I absolutely love ice cream. I also love fresh peaches. Not surprisingly, my favorite ice cream flavor is peach. I think the best way to eat peach ice cream is on top of hot peach cobbler.
Did you know that peaches support brain health? They help combat brain inflammation and protect cognitive function. I think we can take a leap and say that peaches contribute to the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.
Peaches are a good source of potassium and also contain vitamin A, C, E, K, niacin, folate, iron, choline, magnesium, zinc, fluoride and copper. They contain carotenoid lutein, zeaxanthin and beta carotenes.
The problem is peach ice cream and peach cobbler contain sugar - lots of it.
Now that I have Alzheimer’s disease, I have adopted a new diet philosophy. After a lot of critical thinking, some logical analysis, and a tiny bit of reasoned argument, I decided that my diet should be well-balanced. Balanced between healthy foods and foods that I love.
Greg’s AD Diet includes ice cream (best if it is Thrive ice cream), peach cobbler, donuts, banana pudding, and damn near any pie or cake you can imagine. My diet also includes salmon, grilled vegetables, sweet potatoes, and fresh fruit.
The challenge is maintaining the proper balance between healthy foods and foods that I love.
Of course, Greg’s AD Diet includes wine and a daily cocktail (Grey Goose Vodka with tonic is my favorite). Before you call, or email me and tell me alcohol consumption is bad for me, I have carefully researched this issue.
According to WebMD, “some studies indicate that drinking alcohol in moderation may be good for your health. The definition of “moderate drinking” has been a source of some confusion. Moderate drinking consists of an average of one drink per day for women and up to two for men.” Additionally, the very smart people at WebMD say, “Vodka has no sugar and fewer calories than some other liquors. If you already consume alcohol, vodka may be a slightly healthier option.”
Getting back to the peach ice cream theme, my favorite peach ice cream is made by a family farm in the upstate region of South Carolina. Abbott Farms was born in 1955. Today, they have hundreds of peach trees on their farms, three farm stores, and a growing online business. Their peach ice cream is awesome. Here is the recipe:
2-cups fresh blended peaches
2-cups sugar
1-can of condensed milk
1-can of evaporated milk
1-can peach nectar
½ gallon of whole milk
1-teaspoon vanilla
Mix all ingredients together in an ice-cream churn and stir well. Churn until ice cream is frozen.
As a kid, my family had a hand crank ice cream churn. Talk about working for your ice cream. The churn made great ice cream, though.
This lovely ice cream churn can be bought for a whopping $389! Really? For $389, someone should come with the churn to turn the handle. I guess that would be a churn-turner.
Enough about peaches, peach ice cream, peach cobbler, Greg’s AD Diet, and over-priced ice cream churns.
Linda had an appointment at the orthopedic clinic yesterday. It seems that her leg fracture is nearly healed. Maybe another month or two, and she can start running laps.
I had an appointment at Duke this morning. We discussed lecanemab, donanemab, and the Cuban drug - NeuralCIM (also known as NeuroEPO). I plan to learn much more about NeuralCIM next week. A few drug modifications were made this morning with the goal of better management of my Alzheimer’s symptoms.
I will leave you with this thought. The discussion at Duke centered around two choices I have - let my AD progress naturally or try to slow the progression. I can’t imagine suffering for six to ten years with AD progressing. That would be awful. I plan to do everything possible to slow the AD progression. This includes adhering to Greg’s AD Diet, exercise, and writing.
Eventually, my long goodbye will reach the end. Until it does, I want to enjoy life as much as possible.
Have a great weekend.
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