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82. Avoid Alzheimer's and Access the True Potential of Your Brain with Dr. Dale Bredesen

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 52:11

Alzheimer's is fundamentally a network insufficiency. Your brain's master switch moves to a protective, downsizing mode when there's network insufficiency. Alzheimer's through the lens of functional medicine (root-cause medicine) We have to quit thinking of people as prescription pads. We have to think about people as complex systems and look at how these things all work together. Functional medicine deciphers the little insults you do to your body which makes it respond in a certain way. Types of Alzheimer's Typically, people would have multiple contributors but they would have one or two dominant ones. Type 1: Inflammatory Alzheimer's - mainly caused by inflammation Type 2: Atrophic Alzheimer's - low energy, hormones, nutrients and growth factors; typically older, more often female Type 1.5: halfway between 1 & 2 due to glucotoxicity Type 3: Toxic - brought by toxin Type 4: Vascular Type 5: Traumatic - endure frequent injuries EMT is the cell's response to insults which leads to fibrosis. Giving steroids is just pushing off the response. Genetics and Alzheimer's Genetics will increase your risk but not the determinant. People with APOE-e4 gene copies have a higher risk for Alzheimer's (the most common genetic risk factor). If people know about it, we can do active prevention or reversals. Cognoscopy A non-invasive series of tests composed of blood tests to check your inflammation and methylation status, a simple online cognitive assessment (CQtest is free) to help you assess what intervention you need, and an MRI to check if you're having areas of atrophy. Cognitive Health and Nutrition The signature of Alzheimer's is reduced glucose utilization in the temporal and parietal lobes. Critical for optimal brain function: Insulin sensitivity and keto adaptivity As you age, your memory and cognition can be further affected by the way your body uses glucose. When you're metabolically flexible, you are able to use glucose and ketones and go back and forth for optimal brain function. Keto12/3 = 12 hours of fasting between meals and 3 hrs between your last meal and before going to bed; plant-rich and mildly ketogenic diet = to get metabolic flexibility. Measures and Checking Ketone Levels People who are doing best in their cognitive improvements typically score between 1.0 and 4.0 m/m hydroxybutyrate or between 10 and 40 acetone level. Other Root Causes Dementogens are actually everywhere, and you should know if you're exposed to these in three groups: inorganic toxins (air pollution, mercury, etc), organic toxins (benzene, glyphosate, etc), and biotoxins (various molds species). Detox and spend more time outdoors. We, human beings, are not evolutionarily designed inside mold food and yet that's what our homes are typically made from. The Microbiome and Cognitive Decline Oral and nasal microbiome are very important in cognitive health. The same microbiome alterations (P-gingivalis) that gives you periodontitis can give you brain disease—critical in cognitive health. You can get an oral DNA test from myperiopath to check your oral microbiome. The End of Alzheimer's and RECODE Program Alzheimer's is not set in stone. It's never too early to start optimizing brain functions. Reversal of Cognitive Decline - an algorithm used to see the subtype and identify what the person needs. Dr. Bredesen's Best Medicine: Psychology—the best health coaches are good psychologists.

Dementogens are toxins that can cause dementia. Just like carcinogens cause cancer, demetogens can cause dementia.

Today's Nutrition

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021

Certain toxins and popular drugs have been shown to increase your risk of dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. Drugs for insomnia, anxiety, bladder control, and digestion are linked to increased risk of memory loss.

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