Alzheimer’s Symptoms By 30: What Causes It? | Dr. Neal Barnard

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🗓️ 1 May 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Could the signs of Alzheimer’s and dementia appear before middle age?

Join host Chuck Carroll and renowned expert Dr. Neal Barnard on The Exam Room Podcast as they explore new research revealing that symptoms of cognitive decline may begin as early as your 30s or 40s. Discover the early warning signs, what causes them, and what you can do today to protect your brain health.

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- In This Interview -

- What age dementia signs can first appear

- The cause of cognitive deficits at a young age

- The APOE ε4 factor

- Hippocampus and memory loss

- Best foods for fighting dementia

- And more

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0:00.0	Today on the exam room.
0:05.0	Earth shattering. They looked at young people between seventh and twelfth grades, and then they
0:11.0	followed them up to maybe as much as age 40, something like that. You could see the beginnings
0:17.0	of cognitive declining.
0:19.0	Welcome to the exam room podcast, brought beginnings of cognitive decline.
0:26.6	Welcome to the exam room podcast, brought to you by the Physicians Committee. Hi, I'm the weight loss champion Chuck Carroll, raising health IQs coast to coast and around the world.
0:32.6	Hi to the exam room is listening in Mesquite, Texas, Dayton, Ohio, and Sochi, Russia.
0:39.0	Wherever you are, we appreciate you helping to make the world a healthier place.
0:43.1	This is episode 37 of Season 8, number 636 overall.
0:49.1	It is very surprising to hear that Alzheimer's and dementia symptoms are now showing up in people
0:54.6	in their 20s and 30s.
0:57.5	And it's happening more and more according to a new study.
1:01.2	So what is behind this trend?
1:04.5	That is what we are going to unearth today.
1:07.1	And while most cases remain among people who are 70 and older, a surprising number of these younger people, in the prime of their young lives, fresh out of college, just at about the age where they'd be starting a family, are suddenly finding themselves showing signs of cognitive decline.
1:25.4	So what is behind this trend and what can you do to protect your brain?
1:30.8	Is it all genetics? Well, our answers today will be coming from Dr. Neil Barnard, our friend,
1:36.8	bestselling author and president and founder of the Physicians Committee. He is going to
1:41.1	take us inside the study and unpack these fascinating findings.
1:46.0	He joined me on the exam room live this week, and you can join us every Wednesday, noon
1:51.0	Eastern, 9 a.m. Pacific on the Physicians Committee's YouTube channel and Facebook page.
1:56.0	That's a great opportunity for you to ask experts like Dr. Barnard your question.
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