Q: Could you please tell me about niacin? There was a news segment about how it can help to stop or reverse Alzheimer's. What is the correct dosage?
A: Niacin decreases your lousy cholesterol and increases healthy cholesterol in a way that gets greater the greater based on the amounts you take. Some patients get up to 1000 mg twice to four times a day. But taking more than 100 mg a day should be done under a doctor's supervision, because there are some side effects (like an itching and burning rash). We often start with 100 mg three times a day for three days, then 200 mg three times a day and gradually build up to an effective dose—that is, up to the dose that reduces LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels and increases HDL levels. It is through these things that we think the risk of Alzheimer's is reduced. Now, what was your question?
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