Proven Ways To Prevent Alzheimer's Before It’s Too Late

The Dr. Josh Axe Show

Dr. Josh Axe

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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What if Alzheimer’s wasn’t inevitable, but largely preventable? Dr. Axe unpacks groundbreaking research showing how diet, movement, and mindfulness can dramatically lower your risk. Watch The Dr. Josh Axe Show every Monday & Thursday on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@drjoshaxe⁠ 🎧 Early Access! Our podcast listeners get every episode early, and you can tune in and be a part of our exclusive listeners below → Spotify: ⁠https://bit.ly/DrJoshAxeSpotify⁠ Apple Podcast: ⁠https://apple.co/3JDvWcS⁠ Pre-order my NEW BOOK, The Biblio Diet → ⁠https://bit.ly/4oPEP3t⁠ Watch my free training on how to naturally balance your blood sugar and reverse your symptoms →⁠http://DrAxeDiabetesClass.com⁠ Discover practical steps you can take today to start healing your thyroid naturally → ⁠DrAxeThyroidClass.com⁠ If you’re ready to start feeling like yourself again and balance your hormones, take my free class → ⁠DrAxeHormoneClass.com⁠ Uncover what’s really going on in your body with advanced biomarker testing for hormones, thyroid, and metabolism— plus a 1-hour consultation with a Senior Health Advisor! → ⁠http://MyBloodWork.com⁠ CONNECT WITH DR. JOSH AXE Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/drjoshaxe/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/DrJoshAxe/⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thedrjoshaxeshow/⁠ X: ⁠https://x.com/drjoshaxe/⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshaxe⁠ Website: ⁠http://thehealthinstitute.com⁠ Sign up for my newsletter:⁠ https://bit.ly/4oE9Jf3⁠ Ask me a question: ⁠http://speakpipe.com/drjoshaxe ⁠ ⁠References:⁠ ⁠https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-025-03552-7⁠ ⁠https://www.alzdiscovery.org/cognitive-vitality/blog/targeting-14-lifestyle-factors-may-prevent-up-to-45-of-dementia-cases⁠ ⁠https://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/foods-linked-to-better-brainpower⁠ ⁠https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/blueberries-help-improve-brain-function⁠ ⁠https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2274580724006204⁠ ⁠https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/your-brain-on-blueberries/⁠ ⁠https://uncnri.org/2022/09/19/new-study-indicates-wild-blueberries-improve-brains-processing-speed/⁠ ⁠https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30999017/⁠ ⁠https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2302368⁠ ⁠https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1213223/full⁠ ⁠https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8042655/⁠ ⁠https://alzres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13195-024-01482-z⁠ ⁠https://www.researchprotocols.org/2024/1/e64149⁠ ⁠https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.12559⁠ ⁠https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.06140⁠ ⁠https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1361002/⁠ ⁠https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3857242/⁠ ⁠https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/about-dementia/managing-the-risk-of-dementia/additional-treatments-for-dementia-risk/diet⁠ ⁠https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39343863/⁠ ⁠https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3987924/⁠ ⁠https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10522-025-10315-x⁠ ⁠https://www.researchgate.net/publication/51698801_Pinealon_Increases_Cell_Viability_by_Suppression_of_Free_Radical_Levels_and_Activating_Proliferative_Processes⁠ ⁠https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8445631/⁠ ⁠https://www.ons.org/publications-research/voice/news-views/11-2024/what-evidence-says-about-lions-mane-mushroom?utm_source=chatgpt.com⁠ ⁠https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10408398.2021.2021137⁠ ⁠https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5322660/⁠ ⁠https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34858513/⁠ ⁠https://www.researchgate.net/publication/363680500_Effects_of_Acute_Ashwagandha_Ingestion_on_Cognitive_Function⁠ file:///Users/kartech/Downloads/fphar-11-579052.pdf ⁠https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0965229919301736⁠ ⁠https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11032525/⁠ ⁠https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346516726_Saffron_for_mild_cognitive_impairment_and_dementia_a_systematic_review_and_meta-analysis_of_randomised_clinical_trials⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Everyone should be prioritizing brain health. Did you know that a brand new study in nature medicine
0:06.5	showed that Alzheimer's cases are projected to triple worldwide by 2050 if nothing changes?
0:12.9	I can tell you from having a grandmother that just went through Alzheimer's, how hard that was
0:17.9	for my mom and for our entire family. And I don't want to see anyone else get diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
0:23.9	And here's the good news.
0:24.6	There are things we can do to improve the symptoms, but more than that, prevent Alzheimer's
0:29.8	in the first place.
0:31.1	And here's an encouraging part.
0:33.1	Research now suggests that about 45% of dementia cases could be delayed or prevented entirely
0:40.3	by addressing 14 known risk factors.
0:44.3	That means your daily choices around the food you eat, the supplements you take, your sleep,
0:49.3	and your stress can directly influence your brain's resilience and memory especially as you age.
0:57.2	Today I'm going to be diving deep into how to heal the brain, improve focus in memory, and
1:02.1	prevent Alzheimer's.
1:03.5	Welcome to the Dr. Joshak show.
1:30.4	Thank you. The dry matter of the human brain, which doesn't include water, is approximately 60% fat, with nearly half of that being cholesterol. Fat forms the myelin sheath. That's the insulating layer
1:36.0	around neurons that speed up signal transmission. And without adequate fats, communication between
1:43.1	brain cells slows, impairing focus, memory,
1:45.6	and potentially contributing to neurological cases.
1:49.5	Now I want to share with you the first patient I ever had in student clinic.
1:53.4	This was back 20 years ago.
1:56.4	And I had a patient come in, his name was Ron, and his doctor put him on a statin drug and
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