ReCODE Reverses Cognitive Decline
Dale Bredesen, MD, internationally recognized expert in the mechanisms of neurodegenerative disease, writes in his book The End of Alzheimer's: "Let me state this as clearly as I can: Alzheimer's disease can be prevented and in many cases its associated cognitive decline can be reversed." By seeing Alzheimer's as the brain's response to a number of threats, he has been able to restore people's memories by focusing on 36 metabolic factors and rebalancing the ones that fall outside healthy ranges. The protocol is called ReCODE (reversal of cognitive decline). He has successfully applied his method in over 200 patients. Among his early patients, improvements have been maintained for more than five years so far. His findings have been published in leading medical journals, and he has trained over 450 health professionals in the ReCODE system. We’re also proud to say Dr. Bredesen is an old friend of this publication and one of the stars in our online video interview series Awakening from Alzheimer’s. This event was a huge success last year and it’s running again right now for free. You can see interviews with 14 doctors and other experts who are reversing Alzheimer’s by going here. Mainstream medical authorities are years behind the insights in this series, but I’m pleased to say they are slowly groping their way toward the same approach. Do they have any useful ideas? Let’s take a look. . .Life's Simple 7
On 7th September, the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Stroke Association issued a presidential advisory called Defining Optimal Brain Health in Adults. After reviewing 182 scientific papers, a panel of some of the world's leading physicians outlined what they called Life's Simple 7. Aiming for factors that can be measured, monitored and modified, they suggested: 4 ideal health behaviors:- Avoid smoking
- Engage in regular physical activity
- Eat a healthy diet based on current recommendations
- Maintain body mass index within guidelines
- Blood pressure
- Total cholesterol
- Fasting blood glucose
Major Study Addresses Multiple Risk Factors
The Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER) was published in a leading medical journal, the Lancet. It was the first large-scale, long-term, randomized controlled trial of intensive lifestyle interventions aimed at addressing some of the most important risk factors for age-related cognitive decline. Previous studies have looked at interventions for only a few weeks or months. The researchers believed there would be a much better chance of demonstrating a benefit if it was continued for several years. The study was led by Professor Mila Kivipelto from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. It’s a huge step forward in figuring out what causes Alzheimer’s and how to treat it. She said, "We know that multifactorial issues increase the risk of dementia, so it makes sense that addressing multiple factors will reduce the risk. "You can't focus on one risk factor. Our study involved multiple interventions. We believe they all make a contribution." You can read details of this study and its outcome in the next edition of Brain Health Breakthroughs.- The End of Alzheimer's by Dale Bredesen, Avery Publishing, 2017
- http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/early/2017/09/07/STR.0000000000000148
