#043 Dr. Dale Bredesen on Preventing and Reversing Alzheimer's Disease

Dale E. Bredesen

Dale E. Bredesen, M.D., is a professor of neurology at the Easton Laboratories for Neurodegenerative Disease Research at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Dr. Bredesen's laboratory focuses on identifying and understanding basic mechanisms underlying the neurodegenerative process and the translation of this knowledge into effective treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. He has collaborated on the publication of more than 220 academic research papers.

In this episode, we discuss:

• (00:00) Introduction
• (06:00) What is Alzheimer's disease?
• (09:29) Alzheimer's types - hot, dry, and toxic
• (18:56) APOE-4 gene triples risk of Alzheimer's disease
• (20:55) Cognoscopy for dementia detection
• (23:11) Lifestyle interventions
• (32:33) Keto flex 12/3 diet can treat dementia
• (50:58) Omega-3s resolve inflammation
• (57:39) Sauna use detoxifies the body 
• (01:06:05) Available consumer tests

If you’re interested in learning more, you can read the full show notes.

Join over 300,000 people and get the latest distilled information on alzheimer's disease straight to your inbox weekly: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/newsletter

Become a FoundMyFitness premium member to get access to exclusive episodes, emails, live Q+A’s with Rhonda and more: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/crowdsponsor