Thanks for reminding me to revise and diversify the daily exercise program for myself(age 80) and my wife (age 78) with moderate Alzheimers. I am a retired Internist and your advice correlates well with my experience and with what I continue to learn from good sources. You are an excellent resource.
Thank you for this information- I am working to educate myself better on this topic. My 78-year-old husband suffers from this. He can dress himself, cook, be left alone, and generally take care of himself though he could not live alone 24/7. He no longer drive or handles ANY household, personal or financial decisions. He tests 24 on the MOCA test. The best overall thing we have used for him has been a keto diet (a nutrient-rich plant based diet) and a supplement called ACETYL-CH. Our PCP is a Functional Medicine (Integrative Physician) and she has him tested for the vitamins, minerals and micronutrients (and thyroid and insulin levels) what his blood labs show he needs. We are ALSO currently working with a gerentologist.
Everything related to dementia, Alzheimer's and other diseases where brain health is in question are quite frightening indeed because no matter what you do you will always stay behind because cognitive impairment can only be overcome by making new pathways in the brain and they are also being destroyed while they are being made so that's gonna be really hard to deal with since neuroplasticity and neurogenesis can only get you so far
I am so grateful that I found your site. I am a 72 year old man and my regular Dr. just quit and I have to find a new one, however the thing I would pray you could help with is- How can I find a Doctor with geriatric training that can help me understand what path to take for better care and understanding. My last doctor did not focus at all on geriatric care. This is so weird because when I was going through my Masters I worked for an all day adult care program and I would find myself getting paranoid about getting old and having to worry about massive cognitive impairment and here I am 72 and don't know what to do next. If you have any advice for me I would be overjoyed to find out what to do next. Thank you for your time- you seem like a very caring person and I am blesse3d to find your site. Thomas Murphy
There are not many geriatricians available, but sometimes it's possible to find one, I list ways to look here: betterhealthwhileaging.net/how-to-find-geriatrics-medication-review/
I just found a gerentologist (a geratic speciality) for my 78-year-old husband with MCI. I did this using a Goggle search. We do have to drive an hour to a larger town to see this physician. So IF you have a larger city near you, try checking there as well. Our Primary Care Physician is a Integrative physician and this is who he has been seeing for the past 10-15 years. This kind of physician works with the metabolic system - this is highly preventative intervention to keep the brain and body in as good as condition as possible using a highly nutrient-rich diet, exercise and other lifestyle changes.
I cover vitamin B12 in this article: betterhealthwhileaging.net/how-to-avoid-harm-vitamin-b12-deficiency/ I'm sorry to say that I'm not currently able to take new patients.
Very important to handle legal aspects of cognitive decline. We were fortunate to have a long term associate as our notary because my aunt's ability to write her name failed towards the end of signing all her POAs and became illegible at the very end. Our long term relationship with our notary allowed her to validate the POAs. It would have been much more coplicated if we had waited any longer.
Thank you for this - any quality information is helpful. In my case I am just not sure if it is worth the "fight" All of my immediate family - M,F.S had dementia. Genetically I am Apo E4 (double) and recently diagnosed with MCI (I'm 75). I am just not sure if prolonging my life is practical (no I am not suicidal, I could only die by OD-ing on chocolate 😉) I am not sure if any of these preventive measures will be successful because of my genetics - sometimes I wonder if it is worth it in my case. I watched my family die one by one and just wonder 😢 Thanks again for your great videos!
I'm sorry you have this tough family history and double apoE4. I would think about your options as less about "prolonging life" and more about helping your brain function as best it can, and helping you make the best of your time and in the next several years. I would also encourage you to consider enrolling in a trial; it's often a way to access better care. See what's available either near you or remotely at www.alzheimers.gov/clinical-trials Good luck and take care!
We tried the Bredesen protocol for my dad and it didn’t work. It is a high fat keto program and my dad’s vascular disease progressed- likely a cause of his dementia. Bredesen charged $30,000 dollars for a four day lecture series to do the program. Nobody in our cohort that we stayed in touch with from the 4 day seminar got better. I would caution others strongly. Initially, we had a doctor in the Cleveland Clinic helping us with the program- then the Cleveland Clinic dropped the program! We were not given a reason. I can only presume that it was because the program doesn’t work. Bredesen has had many years to do a clinical research study and yet has not. Please beware! On the other hand Dr. Ornish just recently published the results of his protocol for AD and MCI and got better results than any drug out there. Ornish did a controlled, randomized cross-over trial. I wish it had been available when my dad was alive. His program has no side effect risks associated with it.
Thank you for this interesting talk. My doctors don’t agree if I have MCI or not. That’s called frustrating. I do have biomarkers from PET SCANS and Lumbar Puncture according to readers of my tests.
I have orthostatic intolerance and adhd and have sugar sensitivity which causes low blood flow to the brain . I take larginine to try to help my lightheadedness . I’m 35 and a half. I also have sleep apnea and Ehlers Danlos syndrome. I hit the back of my head in a sledding accident in Jan 2013 too . I have MCI on my medical problem list . On my university of Utah mychart account? I don’t know if my neurologist diagnosed it .
Thanks for the very comprehensive presentation! I had a question related to evaluation. I had a neuropsychological evaluation a little over a year ago, and that neuropsychiatrist wanted to re-evaluate after a year. I am going with a different provider, and they said normally they should only be done every 3 years. Any recommendations on who is more correct? If it matters, I was diagnosed with MCI at age 52 (a little under your target audience, I know, but there isn't much content for people my age).
One of the big problems is that medical insurance in the US doesn't always cover testing. My doctor wanted to do a scan of my carotid arteries, but Humana said it wasn't medically necessary. These tests are too expensive for most seniors to pay the full cost out of pocket.
Hello doctor! My brother got a paralysis attack recently and right side of his body was paralyzed, now, after almost a month, his arm and leg are active but are confused regarding his brain because sometimes, he is able to perform some complex calculations like transactions and reminding some calculations but sometimes,he is unable to recognize even a single alphabet or differentiate btw two alphabets... We are too much confused, his daily exercises are being done regularly but we are confused regarding these problems
interested in what you consider to be a 'large dose' of turmeric. it's pretty good at ruining any food i add it to....and how do you ingest your 'large dose'?
For MCI best thing to do is drink raw organic Ground nuts milk one cup daily and ashwagandha herb 500 mg in normotensive elderly For one year This will give wonderful results
Your video on anticholinergics was spot on. Supplemental choline+ ache inhibitors need to be included in treatment options! It makes a huge difference
Thanks for reminding me to revise and diversify the daily exercise program for myself(age 80) and my wife (age 78) with moderate Alzheimers. I am a retired Internist and your advice correlates well with my experience and with what I continue to learn from good sources. You are an excellent resource.
Please can you tell those exercises?
Thank you for this information- I am working to educate myself better on this topic. My 78-year-old husband suffers from this. He can dress himself, cook, be left alone, and generally take care of himself though he could not live alone 24/7. He no longer drive or handles ANY household, personal or financial decisions. He tests 24 on the MOCA test. The best overall thing we have used for him has been a keto diet (a nutrient-rich plant based diet) and a supplement called ACETYL-CH. Our PCP is a Functional Medicine (Integrative Physician) and she has him tested for the vitamins, minerals and micronutrients (and thyroid and insulin levels) what his blood labs show he needs. We are ALSO currently working with a gerentologist.
I love your approach and way of explaining what is going in our brains, and what we can do for ourselves.
Appreciate your presentation style: organized, nonjudgmental, content rich, great combination of practice experience and research.
You said it
This was so helpful, very informative and inspirational. Thank you so much. I will keep following you with interest.
You are so welcome!
Pretty much in summary of the video: We really don't know much, and don't have treatment options; use common sense to improve healthy lifestyle
Same for last 50 years
Thank you for the summary!
😊🎉❤ thank you for your time and service to share your experiences and understanding.
Love your approach, thank you for your work.
Thank you
Thank you for this video. Very helpful.
You're very welcome!
Watching the whole video now. Thank you so much 😊
Everything related to dementia, Alzheimer's and other diseases where brain health is in question are quite frightening indeed because no matter what you do you will always stay behind because cognitive impairment can only be overcome by making new pathways in the brain and they are also being destroyed while they are being made so that's gonna be really hard to deal with since neuroplasticity and neurogenesis can only get you so far
Sorry I spoke too soon. Thanks for mentioning that drugs may cause memory loss😊
I am so grateful that I found your site. I am a 72 year old man and my regular Dr. just quit and I have to find a new one, however the thing I would pray you could help with is- How can I find a Doctor with geriatric training that can help me understand what path to take for better care and understanding. My last doctor did not focus at all on geriatric care. This is so weird because when I was going through my Masters I worked for an all day adult care program and I would find myself getting paranoid about getting old and having to worry about massive cognitive impairment and here I am 72 and don't know what to do next. If you have any advice for me I would be overjoyed to find out what to do next. Thank you for your time- you seem like a very caring person and I am blesse3d to find your site. Thomas Murphy
There are not many geriatricians available, but sometimes it's possible to find one, I list ways to look here: betterhealthwhileaging.net/how-to-find-geriatrics-medication-review/
I just found a gerentologist (a geratic speciality) for my 78-year-old husband with MCI. I did this using a Goggle search. We do have to drive an hour to a larger town to see this physician. So IF you have a larger city near you, try checking there as well. Our Primary Care Physician is a Integrative physician and this is who he has been seeing for the past 10-15 years. This kind of physician works with the metabolic system - this is highly preventative intervention to keep the brain and body in as good as condition as possible using a highly nutrient-rich diet, exercise and other lifestyle changes.
Where do you practice? And what would be your treatment if someone was low in B12?
I cover vitamin B12 in this article: betterhealthwhileaging.net/how-to-avoid-harm-vitamin-b12-deficiency/
I'm sorry to say that I'm not currently able to take new patients.
Very important to handle legal aspects of cognitive decline. We were fortunate to have a long term associate as our notary because my aunt's ability to write her name failed towards the end of signing all her POAs and became illegible at the very end. Our long term relationship with our notary allowed her to validate the POAs. It would have been much more coplicated if we had waited any longer.
Thank's for this helpful video
Thank you for this - any quality information is helpful. In my case I am just not sure if it is worth the "fight" All of my immediate family - M,F.S had dementia. Genetically I am Apo E4 (double) and recently diagnosed with MCI (I'm 75). I am just not sure if prolonging my life is practical (no I am not suicidal, I could only die by OD-ing on chocolate 😉) I am not sure if any of these preventive measures will be successful because of my genetics - sometimes I wonder if it is worth it in my case. I watched my family die one by one and just wonder 😢 Thanks again for your great videos!
I’m 77 and if had your history etc., I’d do everything I could to improve my cognitive health but that might mean I couldn’t actually do much.
I'm sorry you have this tough family history and double apoE4. I would think about your options as less about "prolonging life" and more about helping your brain function as best it can, and helping you make the best of your time and in the next several years. I would also encourage you to consider enrolling in a trial; it's often a way to access better care. See what's available either near you or remotely at www.alzheimers.gov/clinical-trials
Good luck and take care!
We tried the Bredesen protocol for my dad and it didn’t work. It is a high fat keto program and my dad’s vascular disease progressed- likely a cause of his dementia. Bredesen charged $30,000 dollars for a four day lecture series to do the program. Nobody in our cohort that we stayed in touch with from the 4 day seminar got better. I would caution others strongly. Initially, we had a doctor in the Cleveland Clinic helping us with the program- then the Cleveland Clinic dropped the program! We were not given a reason. I can only presume that it was because the program doesn’t work. Bredesen has had many years to do a clinical research study and yet has not. Please beware! On the other hand Dr. Ornish just recently published the results of his protocol for AD and MCI and got better results than any drug out there. Ornish did a controlled, randomized cross-over trial. I wish it had been available when my dad was alive. His program has no side effect risks associated with it.
For how long did you do the protocol? How advanced was your dad ? Thank you for sharing
Thank you for this interesting talk. My doctors don’t agree if I have MCI or not. That’s called frustrating. I do have biomarkers from PET SCANS and Lumbar Puncture according to readers of my tests.
I have orthostatic intolerance and adhd and have sugar sensitivity which causes low blood flow to the brain . I take larginine to try to help my lightheadedness . I’m 35 and a half. I also have sleep apnea and Ehlers Danlos syndrome. I hit the back of my head in a sledding accident in Jan 2013 too . I have MCI on my medical problem list . On my university of Utah mychart account? I don’t know if my neurologist diagnosed it .
Thanks for the very comprehensive presentation! I had a question related to evaluation. I had a neuropsychological evaluation a little over a year ago, and that neuropsychiatrist wanted to re-evaluate after a year. I am going with a different provider, and they said normally they should only be done every 3 years. Any recommendations on who is more correct? If it matters, I was diagnosed with MCI at age 52 (a little under your target audience, I know, but there isn't much content for people my age).
I AM SO HAPPY I FOUND YOU MEANT TO BE
It’s like we’re FORCED to mentally decline through medication? That’s sinister and the system needs to be held accountable.
One of the big problems is that medical insurance in the US doesn't always cover testing. My doctor wanted to do a scan of my carotid arteries, but Humana said it wasn't medically necessary. These tests are too expensive for most seniors to pay the full cost out of pocket.
is there somewhere i can take a written copy of this information?
Hello doctor! My brother got a paralysis attack recently and right side of his body was paralyzed, now, after almost a month, his arm and leg are active but are confused regarding his brain because sometimes, he is able to perform some complex calculations like transactions and reminding some calculations but sometimes,he is unable to recognize even a single alphabet or differentiate btw two alphabets... We are too much confused, his daily exercises are being done regularly but we are confused regarding these problems
Do you know of cases of young people (under 40) with MCI?
Is there any benefit form high dose Vit E?
Lots of study is coming with vitamin c and
Improving cognition
Timeline: 4.17. Turned off by the detail of the detail.. looking for more content rather than background.. just me.. I emjoy the podcast
Turmeric in larges doses for the rest of your live Tviis a day!
interested in what you consider to be a 'large dose' of turmeric. it's pretty good at ruining any food i add it to....and how do you ingest your 'large dose'?
For MCI best thing to do is drink raw organic
Ground nuts milk one cup daily and ashwagandha herb
500 mg in normotensive elderly
For one year
This will give wonderful results
Brain, the most important organ ought to be nourished and taken care of. You can do that by consuming medhya churna by planet ayurveda.
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