How To Heal The Brain And Prevent Alzheimer's Disease

Jan 16, 2023

Dr. Richard Isaacson, Director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic, and Dr. Dale Bredesen, a leading expert in neurodegenerative diseases, delve into Alzheimer's as a systemic issue, not just a brain disease. They discuss the importance of nutrition, exercise, and sleep in brain health. Emphasizing personalized medicine, they explore how lifestyle changes and monitoring can reverse cognitive decline. The episode highlights the crucial role of individualized treatments and the brain's adaptability through neuroplasticity.

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INSIGHT

Alzheimer's: A Systemic Disease

Alzheimer's is a systemic disease affecting the entire body, not just the brain.
Individualized treatment plans are crucial, considering factors like sex, medical conditions, and biomarkers.

INSIGHT

Alzheimer's and Systemic Factors

Alzheimer's is a systemic disease impacting the brain, influenced by factors like diet, exercise, stress, and sleep.
Additional factors, such as heavy metals and the microbiome, are often overlooked in conventional approaches.

ANECDOTE

Alzheimer's Reversal: A Case Study

Dr. Hyman treated an Alzheimer's patient with multiple health issues, including insulin resistance, high homocysteine, and high mercury levels.
By addressing these systemic issues, the patient's cognitive function significantly improved.

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This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker, Athletic Greens, and Paleovalley.

Until recently, the most popular approach to treating Alzheimer’s has been to focus on managing the symptoms in the brain. Now brain experts and neurologists know that a better, more effective approach to helping Alzheimer’s patients requires a full-body assessment with all-encompassing, highly individualized treatment that includes improving the microbiome, a healthy diet, plenty of exercise, hormonal balance, adequate sleep, and more.

In today’s episode, I talk with Dr. Richard Isaacson, Dhru Purohit, and Dr. Dale Bredesen about why Alzheimer’s is not just a disease of the brain, but one of the entire body.

Dr. Richard Isaacson serves as Director of the Center for Brain Health and Director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic (APC) at Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine. He previously served as Director of the APC at the Weill Cornell Memory Disorders Program, Assistant Dean of Faculty Development, and associate professor of neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine & NewYork-Presbyterian. He remains an adjunct associate professor of neurology in the Department of Neurology at Weill Cornell. Prior to that, he served as associate professor of clinical neurology, Vice-Chair of Education, and Education Director of the McKnight Brain Institute in the Department of Neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

Dhru Purohit is a podcast host, serial entrepreneur, and investor in the health and wellness industry. His podcast, The Dhru Purohit Podcast, is a top 50 global health podcast with over 30 million unique downloads. His interviews focus on the inner workings of the brain and the body and feature the brightest minds in wellness, medicine, and mindset.

Dr. Dale Bredesen is internationally recognized as an expert in the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The End of Alzheimer's, The End of Alzheimer's Program, and his latest book, The First Survivors of Alzheimer's: How Patients Recovered Life and Hope in Their Own Words.

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Dr. Richard Isaacson

Dhru Purohit

Dr. Dale Bredesen