Alzheimer's Disease and Diet
The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee
Physicians Committee
4.9 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 11 July 2018
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
Studies show that eating a plant-based diet can dramatically reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Join "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll as he sits down with Dr. Neal Barnard to discuss the link between the disease and diet. Find out what foods can help combat the disease and which metals to avoid. You'll also hear from Rushern Baker, a prominent politician in the Washington, DC area. He details the delicate balance of leading nearly a million residents with caring for his wife who was diagnosed with early onset dementia in the prime of her life.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm the Weight Loss Champion Chuck Carroll and this is the exam room brought to you |
| 0:14.1 | by the Physicians Committee. |
| 0:15.1 | Thanks for giving it a listen. |
| 0:16.9 | If you haven't already, be sure to subscribe on iTunes. |
| 0:19.7 | Give us a five star rating also now on Spotify, wherever it is that you get your favorite |
| 0:23.9 | podcasts. |
| 0:25.5 | An important show today all about Alzheimer's. |
| 0:29.4 | It's a disease that erases a person's memories, their thoughts. |
| 0:33.0 | It has devastated millions of families and we're still searching for a cure. |
| 0:39.8 | The good news is that we have figured out a way to lower your risk of developing the disease. |
| 0:46.4 | You see, it's all about your diet. |
| 0:48.7 | It's about what you eat or more importantly, what you don't eat. |
| 0:54.3 | Just a little while I'm going to be joined by Dr. Neil Barnard, who's going to share |
| 0:58.3 | what foods can dramatically lower your risk of developing the disease. |
| 1:05.4 | But we start with the love story. |
| 1:08.5 | Richard Baker is the county executive for Prince George's County just outside of Washington, |
| 1:14.2 | DC. |
| 1:15.2 | He leads 900,000 residents and I spoke with him recently as he was campaigning to become |
| 1:21.4 | the next governor of Maryland. |
| 1:23.8 | Indeed, Richard Baker is passionate about politics, but his true love is at home. |
| 1:31.2 | His wife was diagnosed with early onset dementia in the prime of her life. |
| 1:36.8 | She was a devoted mother, a trusted political advisor and a highly respected civil rights |
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