Best of Recap Episodes: Reversing Alzheimer’s: The Groundbreaking Lifestyle Protocol Changing Dementia Care with Dr. Heather Sandison

The Lindsey Elmore Show

Lindsey Elmore

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Medicine

5.0 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Heather Sandison is revolutionizing dementia care through lifestyle medicine, personalized treatment, and immersive healing environments. In this episode, she shares the science behind reversing cognitive decline, explains the core principles of her residential brain health program, and debunks myths about Alzheimer’s. From ketones and sensory stimulation to genetic markers and oxidative stress, Dr. Sandison walks us through the root causes of dementia and what we can actually do about it. Whether you’re concerned about prevention, caregiving, or your own brain health, this conversation is packed with hope and healing.

Key Takeaways:

• Alzheimer’s may be preventable—and even reversible
• Lifestyle factors like diet, sleep, and sensory input matter
• Ketones support brain function and may reduce cognitive decline
• Personalized treatment plans are more effective than one-size-fits-all
• Empowering families is key to successful dementia care

Chapter Timestamps:

• 06:21 – Root causes of Alzheimer’s and cognitive decline
• 12:10 – Ketosis, blood sugar, and oxidative stress
• 19:40 – Marama: the first immersive dementia recovery facility
• 27:15 – Sensory stimulation and the role of family
• 35:00 – Genetic factors and personalized protocols
• 42:05 – What’s next: her book Reversing Alzheimer’s

Resources & Next Steps:
• Learn more: www.drheathersandison.com
• Follow Dr. Sandison on IG: @dr.heathersandison
• Pick up a copy of her book, Reversing Alzheimer’s

To learn more about Heather Sandison and her work, head over to www.drheathersandison.com/
IG @dr.heathersandison

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0:43.4	slash high rate welcome everybody to this week's edition of the lindsayalmore show i have a bold
0:48.5	assertion from my guest today who claims that alzheimer's is optional and reversible. You heard it here correctly.
0:57.9	We're going to be talking about the bold claim that Alzheimer's is reversible. We're going to be
1:04.4	talking about how we can fortify our brain health against cognitive decline, how we can implement
1:09.9	lifestyle changes that help to reverse the effects of Alzheimer's, how we can implement lifestyle changes that help to reverse
1:12.1	the effects of Alzheimer's, how we can transform our environment to support overall cognitive
1:19.0	wellness, and talk about how we can do this with any budget. Because the fact of the matter is
1:27.0	Alzheimer's is not only a disease that affects the
1:30.5	patient it affects the caregivers as well as the family and friends around them my guest's goal
1:39.4	is not simply to prevent or delay progression it's actually to help people return to independent living
1:51.5	and to improve cognition to improve their mental faculties this is so inspiring to me because it's so against what medications
2:04.7	claim to do, which is simply to delay the progression of a devastating disease. There has to be a
2:14.8	better way. And if we truly believe that this is a podcast for people who believe
2:19.5	that they deserve to be healthy, and if I maintain my stance that I truly believe that
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