In this episode, Richard Isaacson, a neurologist and director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian, discusses strategies for staving off Alzheimer’s disease. Richard shares a wealth of insight for people who want to know more about Alzheimer’s and what you can do to help yourself and your loved ones – starting today and continuing throughout the entire lifespan.

We discuss:

Richard’s fun-facts (and alter egos): “bling” phones, Doogie Howser, and DJ Rush [8:00];
Richard’s impetus to focus on Alzheimer’s disease: Uncle Bob [18:20];
Starting an Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic [27:00];
How Alzheimer’s is diagnosed [30:00];
Short-term memory, processing speed, executive function and how they’re tested [35:45];
Prevention vs reduction of Alzheimer’s [44:00];
What is the prevalence of Alzheimer’s in America? [49:30];
How do people actually die from Alzheimer’s or dementia? [51:30];
How can people do everything right and still get Alzheimer’s? It’s all about AGE [55:15];
The APOE gene [58:15];
Why is the risk of Alzheimer’s higher for women? [1:13:00];
How many different paths lead to Alzheimer’s? [1:15:45];
What role does MTHFR play in Alzheimer’s? [1:19:45];
What are the “ABCs” of Alzheimer’s prevention? [1:26:45];
Baptists, Tauists, Syners, and Apostates [1:36:30];
Concerns with statin use for high-risk patients [1:45:00];
The use of Theracurmin [1:48:45];
What are the five actionable things one can do to reduce the risk for Alzheimer’s today? [1:54:30];
The cognitive reserve [2:14:15]; and
More.

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