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The Dr. Hyman Show

Surviving Alzheimer’s: A Functional Medicine Approach To Prevention And Reversal with Dr. Dale Bredesen

The Dr. Hyman Show

Dr. Mark Hyman

Nutrition, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.59.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2021

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

This episode is brought to you by Beekeeper’s Naturals, BiOptimizers, and Cozy Earth. Despite what the conventional medical model has taught us about cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s, these disorders are actually within our power to stop, slow, and reverse. There’s no better person to talk to about reducing the risk of cognitive deficits and supporting optimal brain health than today’s guest on The Doctor’s Farmacy, Dale Bredesen.  Dr. Bredesen is internationally recognized as an expert in the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, and the author of the New York Times bestsellers The End of Alzheimer's, The End of Alzheimer's Program, and his latest book The First Survivors of Alzheimer's: How Patients Recovered Life and Hope in Their Own Words. He has held faculty positions at UC San Francisco, UCLA, and the University of California San Diego. He has directed the Program on Aging at the Burnham Institute before coming to the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in 1998 as its founding president and CEO. He is currently a professor at UCLA. This episode is brought to you by Beekeeper’s Naturals, BiOptimizers, and Cozy Earth. Beekeeper’s Naturals is giving my community an exclusive offer of 25% off your first order. Just go to beekeepersnaturals.com/HYMAN and enter the code HYMAN. Try BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough for 10% off by going to  magbreakthrough.com/hyman and using the code HYMAN10.  Right now, you can try out Cozy Earth’s bamboo pajamas and loungewear for 40% off—their highest discount ever offered. Just go to cozyearth.com and use the code HYMANPODCAST Here are more of the details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):  Why Alzheimer’s is a systems biology disorder that needs to be treated from a Functional Medicine perspective  (7:13 / 4:01)  Four main drivers of cognitive decline (12:01 / 8:10)   The ineffectiveness of seeking just one cause of Alzheimer’s (13:05 / 9:08)  Personalizing Alzheimer's treatment and prevention (19:42 / 15:08)  The 4 stages of Alzheimer's (21:19 / 17:30)  Eating and fasting to prevent, slow, and reverse cognitive decline (27:51 / 21:44)  The importance of exercise, sleep, and stress reduction in relation to brain health (32:31 / 26:41)  Reversing Alzheimer’s and pre-Alzheimer’s disease (39:38 / 33:49)  Patient stories of cognitive improvement after Alzheimer’s diagnosis (47:04 / 41:25)  Breaking through the conventional perspective and approach to Alzheimer’s disease (54:01 / 48:33)  Learn more about Dr. Bredesen’s work at https://www.apollohealthco.com/ Get a copy of Dr. Bredesen’s book, The First Survivors of Alzheimer’s: How Patients Recovered Life and Hope in Their Own Words here.

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Coming up on this episode of the doctor's pharmacy for virtually everyone

0:07.2

Alzheimer's and pre-altymers can be reversed

0:12.4

Hey, everyone it's Dr. Mark during these winter months people are always asking me how to support their immune systems

0:18.4

Well, I like to try to help them reframe immune health to understand that it's not always about making the immune system work harder

0:25.2

It's about helping it be smarter

0:27.2

And that means giving our bodies the right ingredients for the immune cells to work effectively and understand

0:33.1

What they're up against and when they're up against a real threat

0:36.4

This is where proper nutrition comes in but since our food quality is not what it used to be

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