S2E21: Dr. Dale Bredesen - How to Prevent and Reverse Alzheimer’s Disease

<p><span style="font-weight: 300;">Dr. Dale Bredesen earned his MD from Duke University Medical Center and served as Chief Resident in Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), before joining Nobel laureate Stanley Prusiner’s laboratory at UCSF as an NIH Postdoctoral Fellow. He held faculty positions at UCSF, UCLA, and the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Bredesen also directed the Program on Aging at the Burnham Institute before joining the Buck Institute in 1998 as founding President and CEO.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">He’s also the author of three books,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 300;">The End of Alzheimer’s</span></em><span style="font-weight: 300;">,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 300;">The End of Alzheimer’s Program</span></em><span style="font-weight: 300;">, and</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 300;">The First Survivors of Alzheimer’s,</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 300;">and his research explores previously uncharted territory in explaining the physical mechanism behind the erosion of memory seen in Alzheimer’s disease, which has opened the door to new treatments.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">In this episode, Dr. Bredesen discusses the latest updates in Alzheimer’s research, how inflammation, your genes, and your lifestyle play a role in developing Alzheimer’s, the importance of undergoing a cognoscopy, and more.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">Dr. Bredesen also shares what to do if you test positive for Alzheimer’s genes, how to prevent Alzheimer’s, ketosis for Alzheimer’s treatment and prevention, and other ways you can reduce your risks.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">Here’s a peek at what’s in store in this episode:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 300;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 300;">03:50 What’s going on with the latest shake up in Alzheimer’s research?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;" aria-level="1"><span st