Supplements make false claims to prey on people with Alzheimer’s—but the FDA is cracking down.

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Don’t trust anything that says it can cure Alzheimer’s or dementia.

Alzheimer’s disease currently can't be cured or slowed down, making it a prime target for supplements and scams.
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▼ Memory Revitalizer capsules, which sell for $69.95 on  www.alzheimerscorp.com, claimsto be able to treat Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. This Wonderful Life shop sells essential oils that it indicates can  helpwith the disease, as well. But according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), those products are being illegally marketed—namely, the products say, with no proof, that they can treat a largely untreatable disease.
Fifteen other companieswere sent warning and advisory letters at the start of the month, as part of an FDA effort to shut down Alzheimer’s-related health fraud. The letters came alongside an FDA announcement that it plans to increase its oversight of dietary supplements because, according to a statementfrom FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, the size of the market helps dangerous, illegally advertised products slip under the radar.
Congress passed the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act 25 years ago to help the FDA regulate and oversee supplements—products that aren’t approved to treat disease, but that their makers say can offer health benefits. At the time, there were around 4,000 supplements on the market, but today, there are somewhere between 50,000 and 80,000 supplements available to consumers—a number far too high for the agency to adequately police for bad actors.
In yesterday’s announcement, Gottlieb said that the agency plans to create a rapid-response tool to alert consumers to dangerous products or ingredients, work with industry partners, and develop new enforcement strategies to protect consumers. In addition, he said that the agency is interested in considering changes to the existing supplement legislation.
The announcement, and the specific target of the enforcement activities, was particularly encouraging to doctors who work with Alzheimer’s and dementia patients and see firsthand how the draw of unproven supplements can provide false hope to this population. (▪ ▪ ▪)

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Srinivas1939

These unscrupulous practices are revolting.Taking advantage of the desperation and gullibility of those who tend to these long suffering patients the industry mints money .Ruthless FDA enforcement alone can put an end to this.