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More than 5 million Americans have Alzheimer's.

There's no cure, but could there be a way to reverse this devastating disease?

This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Graydon.

Medications for Alzheimer's disease have been disappointing,

and there don't appear to be pharmaceutical breakthroughs on the horizon.

But could there be another way to slow or reverse cognitive decline?

Our guest today is a prominent neuroscientist. Dr. Dale Bredesen has developed a comprehensive, personalized assessment and therapeutic approach that shows promise against Alzheimer's disease.

Coming up on the People's Pharmacy, find out how lifestyle choices and biochemical markers can affect cognitive function as we age.

First, this news.

In the People's Pharmacy Health Headlines, even many of the people's pharmacy health headlines, even modest weight loss can pay big health dividends.

Researchers at Washington University recruited 40 people with body mass index measurements that qualified them as obese

and randomly assigned them either to a weight loss

regimen or to a maintenance regimen. The subject went through thorough metabolic assessments

after weight loss of 5, 10, and 15 percent of their initial body weight. Losing just 5% of their

starting weight reduced liver fat by 40%. It also improved

blood levels of triglycerides, insulin, and glucose. This modest weight loss lowered heart rate

and systolic blood pressure as well. Continued weight loss resulted in greater improvement,

but the researchers say the biggest bang

for the effort was achieved with that first 5% drop in weight. This should serve as motivation

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