Is Alzheimer’s Preventable? The Power Of A Personalized Medicine Approach with Dr. Richard Isaacson

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Dr. Mark Hyman

Nutrition, Medicine, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 17 November 2021

⏱️ 84 minutes

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This episode is brought to you by Essentia, BiOptimizers, and Joovv. There are so many simple steps we can take every single day to strengthen our brains and reduce the risk for Alzheimer’s. Considering that this disease starts in the brain 20 to 30 years before the first signs of memory loss, we should all be thinking about prevention. Today, I’m so excited to welcome Dr. Richard Isaacson to talk about taking care of the brain in a whole new way. Dr. Richard Isaacson serves as Director of the Center for Brain Health and Director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic (APC) at Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine. He previously served as Director of the APC at the Weill Cornell Memory Disorders Program, Assistant Dean of Faculty Development, and Associate Professor of Neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine & NewYork-Presbyterian. He remains as Adjunct Associate Professor of Neurology in the Department of Neurology at Weill Cornell. This episode is brought to you by Essentia, BiOptimizers, and Joovv. It’s the perfect time to try Essentia, since they’re having their biggest Black Friday sale of the year. You can get 25% off plus 2 free pillows and an extra $100 off a queen, king, or California king mattress at learn.myessentia.com/drmarkhyman. For the entire month of November, BiOptimizers is offering up to 10% off every order and access to over $200 in free gifts including books and other great products. Just use the code HYMAN10 at magbreakthrough.com/hyman. For a limited time, Joovv is offering $50 off your first order with the code FARMACY at Joovv.com/FARMACY. Some exclusions apply. Here are more of the details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): What you can do today to prevent Alzheimer’s disease (8:40 / 4:02) Using food as medicine to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease (12:17 / 8:13) ABCs of Alzheimer's prevention management (17:47 / 14:15) Tracking your sleep, exercise, blood sugar, and more for brain health (22:48 / 19:12) Eating and fasting for cognitive health (25:02 / 21:32) Approaching Alzheimer’s as a systemic disease that affects the brain, not a brain disease (34:13 / 28:52) Challenges to applying preventative Alzheimer’s research in patient care (43:08 / 39:09) Is Alzheimer’s reversible? (51:32 / 46:06) Blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, belly fat, and Alzheimer’s disease (58:33 / 53:10) Hopeful Alzheimer’s patient cases (1:12:05 / 1:04:40) Support Dr. Isaacson’s Alzheimer's prevention work at fauf.fau.edu/alzp. Get access to his free Brain Health Course at faumedicine.org/alz/course and learn more at faumedicine.org/alz.

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0:00.0	Coming up on this episode of the doctor's pharmacy.
0:03.6	If your listeners take home one thing from this podcast, hopefully it's that they're not powerless.
0:10.1	But if they take home two or three things, I hope that they take home the fact that everyone should know their blood pressure.
0:15.8	Everyone should know their waist or comforts. Everyone should know their body fat. Everyone should know these numbers.
0:22.1	Hey everybody, it's Dr. Mark. Let's talk about sleep.
0:25.9	I used to think that MD stood for medical deity, meaning I didn't have to follow the same sleep rules as every other human being.
0:32.7	I stayed up late, work along shifts in the ER, ignoring the demands of my body to rest.
0:38.4	But that lack of high quality sleep is associated with tons of health problems like insulin resistance, obesity,
0:45.6	cardiovascular disease, mood disorders, poor immune function, and lower life expectancy.
0:51.1	And when I wised up, I noticed an amazing change in my health and overall well-being.
0:55.1	What we need to do is ready our systems physically and psychologically for sleep in order to guide our bodies into a deep healing rest.
1:03.6	And we really need to create the right environment or relaxing haven in order to get optimal sleep.
1:08.6	For me, my own sleep quality really improved when I made my bed in a wasis that I can't wait to get into every night.
1:15.2	All the calming activities in the world aren't going to help you sleep better if your bed is not comfortable.
1:19.4	And I didn't even realize how bad my own mattress was until I upgraded to an Ascension Organic mattress.
1:25.4	It's an incredibly comfortable non-toxic option that totally revient my bedroom.
1:29.1	As someone who recently had back surgery, I found a perfect balance with support and softness.
1:33.6	I also run hot and the Ascension has a chemical-free cooling core that provides the best environment for deep, restorative sleep.
1:40.3	Now, a lot of people don't realize that most traditional mattresses contain a slew of chemicals that off-gassing your home,
1:44.8	leading you with poor air quality and lots of health risks. Ascension mattresses are certified by the Global Organic Textile
1:51.4	and Global Latex Standards group, two designations that mean an ultra clean sleep. Ascension is also the highest-scoring
1:58.8	mattress when it comes to health and recovery. None of us can afford to ignore the importance of sleep.
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