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Though Dr. Mary T. Newport has provided professional care to newborns since 1983, shes led a double life since 2000 when she became a caregiver at home. Thats when her beloved husband, Steve, first showed signs of Alzheimers disease. After his deterioration accelerated in 2004, Dr. Newport began avidly researching ways to keep him functional for as long as possible. Since she understands medical terminology and scientific methods, she was thrilled to find new research showing that medium- chain fatty acids, which act like an alternative fuel in the insulin-deficient Alzheimers brain, can sometimes reverse or at least stabilize the disease. When she gave Steve about 2 tablespoons of coconut oil a source of these fats at breakfast before a memory test that he had previously failed, Steve miraculously passed the test.