Show 1412: Beyond Amyloid: The Science That Could Change the Course of Alzheimer Disease

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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This week, we look at the new pharmaceuticals that the FDA has approved for treating Alzheimer disease. Although they are effective at removing amyloid plaques from the brain, they don’t seem to help patients function better. Is it time to turn away from an exclusive focus on amyloid to consider other factors that might affect […]

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0:00.0	I'm Joe Graydon.
0:01.5	And I'm Terry Graydon.
0:02.9	Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy.
0:06.0	You can find previous podcasts and more information on a range of health topics at
0:11.5	People's Pharmacy.com.
0:14.5	Drug companies have spent billions on anti-ameloid compounds to combat Alzheimer's disease.
0:23.6	Why aren't they more effective? This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Graydon.
0:31.6	Dr. Dale Bredesen is a neuroscientist who has devoted his career to combating neurodegenerative disease.
0:40.3	He says we need to look beyond amyloid.
0:43.3	The idea that you're going to fix Alzheimer's just by doing one thing with the same amount for every person is frankly scientifically naive. Find out about the many factors that
0:57.7	contribute to dementia. Coming up on the people's pharmacy, breaking the amyloid plaque paradigm,
1:05.1	the science that could change the course of Alzheimer disease.
1:21.2	In the Peebles Pharmacy Health Headlines, Americans have long been urged to embrace polyunsaturated vegetable oils because they're low in saturated fats. These oils made from corn, peanuts,
1:27.0	safflower, soybeans, and sunflower seeds are high in omega-6 fatty acids, however.
1:33.4	They're widespread use in processed foods such as crackers, condiments, chips, bread, coffee creamers, dips,
1:40.5	and plant-based processed meat alternatives means that many, if not most, Americans
1:47.0	get a lot more omega-6 fatty acids in their diets than omega-3 fats.
1:52.2	As a result, we're exposed to their pro-inflammatory effects.
1:57.5	Researchers at the University of South Florida have now uncovered a possible consequence of that inflammation.
2:05.0	They used sophisticated technology to analyze colorectal tumors.
2:10.4	Chronic inflammation linked to seed oil consumption showed up in the biomarkers they uncovered.
2:16.6	Utilizing fats with more mono-unsaturated and omega-3 fatty acids
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