Surviving Alzheimer’s: A Functional Medicine Approach To Prevention And Reversal with Dr. Dale Bredesen

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Dr. Bredesen is internationally recognized as an expert in the
mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's
disease, and 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. He has held faculty positions at UC San
Francisco, UCLA, and the University of California San Diego. He has
directed the Program on Aging at the Burnham Institute before
coming to the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in 1998 as its
founding president and CEO. He is currently a professor at UCLA.
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details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber
version):  Why Alzheimer’s is a systems biology disorder that
needs to be treated from a Functional Medicine perspective 
(7:13 / 4:01)  Four main drivers of cognitive decline (12:01 /
8:10)   The ineffectiveness of seeking just one cause of
Alzheimer’s (13:05 / 9:08)  Personalizing Alzheimer's
treatment and prevention (19:42 / 15:08)  The 4 stages of
Alzheimer's (21:19 / 17:30)  Eating and fasting to prevent,
slow, and reverse cognitive decline (27:51 / 21:44)  The
importance of exercise, sleep, and stress reduction in relation to
brain health (32:31 / 26:41)  Reversing Alzheimer’s and
pre-Alzheimer’s disease (39:38 / 33:49)  Patient stories of
cognitive improvement after Alzheimer’s diagnosis (47:04 /
41:25)  Breaking through the conventional perspective and
approach to Alzheimer’s disease (54:01 / 48:33)  Learn more
about Dr. Bredesen’s work at https://www.apollohealthco.com/ Get a
copy of Dr. Bredesen’s book, The First Survivors of Alzheimer’s:
How Patients Recovered Life and Hope in Their Own Words here.