Causes Of Alzheimer - Alzheimer's

Advancing age
Family history of the disease
Faulty lifestyle factors
Serious head injury
External environmental factors such as water, soil or air
Internal environmental factors such as a slow virus, an imbalance of chemicals or a problem with the immune system
High blood pressure
Heart disease/stroke
Diabetes
Cholesterol
Excessive smoking
Heavy consumption of alcohol
Hyperhomocystinemia (high blood levels of the amino acid homocysteine)
Apolipoprotein E-4
Down's Syndrome
Head trauma
Depression
Reduced blood flow
Estrogen imbalance
Nutritional deficiencies, including low levels of folic acid, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12
Neurotransmitter deficits
Metabolic deficits
Exposure to neurotoxins in the environment (mercury, lead, pesticides, defoliants, fumigants, electromagnetic fields, iron, etc)