It really is possible to prevent, slow down and even reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. As with all conditions, be it Alzheimer’s disease or anxiety or depression or PMS (or whatever health condition you have), you always want to get to the root cause/s and address this. The wonderful thing is that by addressing the root causes you can expect to see improvements in all conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr. Dale Bredesen is one of the speakers at the Alzheimer’s & Dementia Summit available online from July 25 – August 1.
The interview with Dr. Dale Bredesen, “Reversing Alzheimer’s disease: a Comprehensive Approach”, covers the different types of Alzheimer’s disease and how in his research they look at over 100 different metabolic factors:
- Type 1 Alzheimer’s disease (the inflammation type) – people typically have inflammatory markers such as high HS-CRP, IL-6, TNF alpha
- Type 2 Alzheimer’s disease (the atrophic type) – there is no increase in inflammation but rather a decrease in many factors like estradiol to testosterone to vitamin D to nerve growth factor to BDNF, all required to support the neuronal network
- Type 1.5 Alzheimer’s disease (the glycotoxic type) – it has some of type 1 and some of type 2, and people have type 2 diabetes or pre- type 2 diabetes. They have inflammation and insulin resistance
- Type 3 Alzheimer’s disease (the toxic type) – people have a toxic illness caused by something like mycotoxins or high levels of mercury. We make amyloid because it’s anti-microbial and it will destroy biofilms by pulling out the metals and then killing the microbes
Dr. Dale Bredesen makes this very profound statement about Alzheimer’s disease:
the making of this amyloid is actually a protective response to different metabolic and toxic perturbations. The idea of getting rid of the amyloid only makes sense if you first understand why it’s there and get rid of the cause or causes…we’ve identified 36 different causes that can contribute to this…when you fix that, it’s fine to get rid of the amyloid
He talks about:
- the APOE4 gene and the increased risk for Alzheimer’s – if you have one copy your risk is 30%, if you have two copies your risk is 90% [I’d like to add to this: there is also an increased risk for anxiety/depression with this gene and a strong correlation between mood issues and Alzheimer’s disease]
- why it’s important to know your genetic risk so you can take steps to prevent it and correct metabolic imbalances
- the role of leaky gut, chemicals/toxins we inhale through the nose, microbes, viruses, fungi, gum disease, Lyme disease
He shares many of the metabolic and functional testing that he recommends and covers how his study participants with a 90% risk of Alzheimer’s have been able to reverse the memory/dementia decline in 3- 6 months. You can read more about his research here – Reversal of cognitive decline: A novel therapeutic program
There is no one size fits all approach and we need a personalized approach, so you need to address one or more of the 36 factors/causes that pertain to you. Dr. Bredesen says this:
I do believe health coaching is going to be critical for the future as we shift from a monotherapeutic approach to a programmatic approach
This interview and other interviews on the Alzheimer’s & Dementia Summit are well-worth tuning in to. They represent a unique opportunity to discover how to prevent, slow down and even reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer’s and dementia.
You can register here: https://qt247.isrefer.com/go/ALZ16reg/trudyscottcn/
Regarding amyloids, do you have any good information on amyloidosis? My mother in law was just diagnosed.
Thanks
Jenn
I’m afraid I have no experience with amyloidosis other than being aware that there appears to be an autoimmune and inflammatory component. This article has some good information on complimentary approaches (http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/condition/amyloidosis) and I would seek out a functional medicine doctor who can guide your mother-in-law and help find root cause(s).
Thank you
Hi Trudy,
Thank you for the reminder, the link to purchase and the
thoughtful notes from the summit material itself. You are
just the best!!! No one else provides the reminders, links
and certainly not the thoughtful notes like you do- much
appreciated.
Jane
Sara
You are most welcome! I appreciate the thoughtful comment from you!
I do check out events and programs before I recommend them and enjoy providing a sample of what’s to come.
What Sara said. I was thinking the same as I was reading your notes and observing the provided links. I value your insight and trust your judgement completely. Thank you for caring so much about what you do and those you serve, Trudy.
Thanks Ann – I appreciate your kind words!
Enjoy your emails but could you please have option for
less frequent. Too many, no time to read.
Maybe weekly best of articles?
Blessings & Good Health
Paula
Glad you enjoy them! I’m afraid we don’t have that option with our current email system but hope to in the future. In the meantime I suggest filing them into a Trudy folder so you can come back and read them when you do have time.
I received this excellent question via email and am sharing here, together with my response because it’s a very valid questions and you may have similar concerns re how much research there is on reversing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
Here is the question
“It’s a big claim to say you can reverse Alzheimer’s, especially to those of us sensitized to the issue because of a very ill parent. On what studies or peer-reviewed research do you and your colleagues rely? Do you mean when someone is so far along that they are unable to communicate effectively? How would you find the “root cause” then? I am interested in alternative approaches but sometimes the claims seem to veer toward irresponsible”
Here is my response:
I am sorry to hear about your very ill parent. Thanks for asking this. Your question is very valid because we have been led to believe that Alzheimer’s disease cannot be reversed.
I only share information I have vetted and always make sure it is research-based and this summit is no exception, even when someone can no longer communicate effectively.
Simply using essential oils in a lotion is a wonderful start. Dr. Eric Z covers this in his talk and here is some of the research on this https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=306&pageNumber=2
Getting the testing that Dr. Bredesen recommends would be the next step. He has published a number of papers on his 36 step testing/assessment and personalized approach. Here is one of them https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25324467
He also talks about inhalation Alzheimer’s disease (IAD) due to biotoxins such as mycotoxins. “The appropriate recognition of IAD as a potentially important pathogenetic condition in patients with cognitive decline offers the opportunity for successful treatment of a large number of patients whose current prognoses, in the absence of accurate diagnosis, are grave.” (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26870879)
Here is a study on mercury and Alzheimer’s https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26560125
Here is a study on gluten and dementia https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25642988
Here is a study on diabetes and dementia https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27163819
There really is SO much that can be done! The summit speakers share so much in the way of practical solutions, case studies and research
Thank you again for asking this!
I remembered you mentioned 5htp is not good if you have high cortisol and i do so i just bought phosphadylelserine 100 mg. do you know how much is needed to lower my high cortisol?
I will take it before bed and hopefully it will help me sleep.
thanks.
Michele
I use Interplexus Seriphos for lowering high cortisol. It’s phosphorylated serine and seems to work better than phosphatydlserine. I use 1-3 of the Seriphos 2 to 3 hours before the high cortisol
What is the best way to get rid of heavy metals? Chelation, or other?