My wife has been having severe memory lapses, refuses to go to doctor so I have begun reading up on Alzheimer's.  Google can't take me places I want to go and I do not have access to professional journals so I wonder if my rather esoteric question could be referred to an expert on the field:  I'm getting rid of aluminum utensils, of high fluoride containing toothplaste, drinking distilled water, etc. -- all in a shotgun attempt to rid possible causes.

   Here's the question:  Just found out that lactacystin is an inhibitor of proteosome activity and may therefore be related to experimentally induced Alzheimers.  The chemical structure is an odd one and I have, as I've mentioned, no access to scientific literature which would help me determine why the "LACTA" in the name.  Perhaps coincidentally my wife has been abusing lactase tablets during the time she has developed AZ symptoms.

Could there be any connection?  Even if a long shot I' ll have her discontinue lactase and got for soy milk products, etc.    Thank you,  Eliseo Martinez

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