first of all, here is the good news....................

“A recent supplement to the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease showed that the consumption of moderate amounts of[b] caffeine[/b] slowed the cognitive decline associated with aging as well as the incidence of Alzheimer's.” AND “It has also been found that people who regularly smoked [b]marijuana[/b] in the 1960s and 1970s rarely develop Alzheimer’s disease.”

so, as we enjoy our cappuccinos and smoke some dope, we can also refrain from taking any paracetamol............................

“paracetamol has recently been shown to work mainly by affecting the brain where it blocks the reuptake of analgesic cannabis chemicals or endocannabinoids. This only reduces pain without improving inflammation. It also gives us an indication as to why paracetamol is more likely to be associated with a degenerative brain disease than NSAIDs (aspirin, ibuprofen and naproxen) with their mainly local mode of action and anti-inflammatory properties.

That paracetamol is far from harmless can be seen from its tendency to cause kidney and liver damage. According to a recent study 'over use' of acetaminophen is the most common cause of acute liver failure in the United States. Paracetamol is especially toxic to the liver if taken together with alcohol and then can easily be fatal. If taken during pregnancy Paracetamol can cause infertility in boys. It is also is also lethal to cats and snakes.

However, until the 1970's phenacetin was the preferred analgesic; it was converted in the body to paracetamol as its active ingredient. In the 1940s, there was a sharp increase in gastric ulcers in young women in Australia, especially in Queensland and New South Wales, followed in the 1960s by an epidemic of kidney failure. At that time it was also recognised that these events were related and were induced by analgesics, in particular by the addictive consumption of Bex® Powder. Originally Bex contained aspirin, phenacetin, and caffeine but in 1976 phenacetin was replaced with paracetamol. It was addictively used by women of all ages—especially housewives, who were encouraged to have "a cup of tea, a Bex and a good lie down"—It was also the mood-altering drug of choice for young women.

Other studies show that with mercury and aluminium in vaccines we can read: "A study of people who received flu shots regularly found that if an individual had five consecutive flu shots between 1970 and 1980 (the years studied) his/her chances of getting Alzheimer's Disease is ten times higher than if they had one or no shots".

http://www.earth-matters.nl/121/1745/ziekte/paracetamol-mogelijke-veroorzaker-van-alzheimer.html