Alzheimer's Disease is a common form of dementia that has neurological and behavioral repercussions. It is definitively diagnosed usually via an autopsy when the following three common markers are found: flattened cortical gray matter, Tau proteins and Beta-amyloid proteins. Patients suffering from Down Syndrome or Parkinson's Disease are often associated with Alzheimer's because they have 2 of the 3 precursors. There has been extensive research on Alzheimer's and many studies claim that statins, a cholesterol-reducing drug, can help prevent Alzheimer's Disease resulting in low levels of beta-amyloid. However, there are several reasons to believe that this is not true and in some cases statins may even induce AD. This paper will examine the pathology of Alzheimer's, the effect of statins and whether it truly plays a role in preventing AD.

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease with a multitude of effects on different organ-systems. Its chronic nature makes it a challenging disease for patients to manage. Today, patients have access to many different types of conventional therapies for diabetes, each with a different mode of action and side effects. Despite the wide range of therapeutic agents available today, patients seek help from complementary and alternative medicine. The decision to use complementary and alternative medicine by patients stems from some of the harmful side effects of current conventional therapies, as well as their desire to find measures that will help them to manage their disease. Complementary and alternative medicine includes several modalities ranging from dietary components such as vitamins and herbal supplements to mind-body interventions such as yoga, meditation, and massage therapy. Here we review the use of complementary and alternative medicine including Ginger, Cinnamon, and Camellia sinensis leaf tea, and their effects on glycemic indices in diabetes.