Early Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease and a Comprehensive Approach to Addressing Memory Loss with Dr. Heather Sandison

Dhru Purohit Show

Dhru Purohit

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.7 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2024

⏱️ 109 minutes

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This episode is brought to you by OneSkin, Bon Charge, and Lumebox. The rates of Alzheimer’s, dementia, and overall cognitive decline are increasing. However, our daily choices can increase our risk or set us up for optimal brain health, regardless of age. Today’s guest shares powerful research demonstrating how positive lifestyle choices can prevent decline and how she guides her patients in implementing these practices daily. Today, on the Dhru Purohit Show, Dhru interviews Dr. Heather Sandison about neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and dementia and the importance of early detection and prevention. Dr. Sandison explains the Bredesen Protocol, which takes a comprehensive approach to brain health, and shares why she follows that protocol in her practice. She also discusses the benefits of sleep, stress management, exercise, and the ketogenic diet in preventing cognitive decline. Additionally, she shares why reducing environmental toxin exposure, maintaining metabolic flexibility, and practicing meditation are other vital parts of assessing overall brain health. Dr. Heather Sandison is a renowned naturopathic doctor specializing in neurocognitive medicine and the founder of Solcere Health Clinic, San Diego’s premier brain optimization clinic, and Marama, the first residential memory care facility to have the goal of returning cognitively declined residents to independent living. She is the primary author of the peer-reviewed research “Observed Improvement in Cognition During a Personalized Lifestyle Intervention in People with Cognitive Decline,” published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. Dr. Sandison hosts the annual online Reverse Alzheimer’s Summit, where she shares cutting-edge and tried-and-true insight into what is possible for dementia patients. In this episode, Dhru and Dr. Sandison dive into (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): Early warning signs and detection of Alzheimer’s (00:00:21 / 00:00:21) Early detection using The Bredesen Protocol and six components of brain health (2:31 2:31) Compounding lifestyle habits that can prevent or lead to cognitive decline (13:50 / 9:21) Brain healthy diet (21:55 / 18:11) Body composition and the role in brain health (32:32 / 26:51) Stress and sleep deprivation (34:41 / 29:00) What participants in Dr. Sandison’s study implemented and the results (39:11 / 33:30) Environmental toxins (1:01:00 / 55:20) Types of Infections found to be associated with cognitive decline (1:13:41 / 1:08:00) Supplements for brain health (1:20:00 / 1:14:20) GLP-1 prescriptions (1:33:41 / 1:28:00) Also mentioned in this episode: Dr. Sandison’s book- Reversing Alzheimer's: The New Toolkit to Improve Cognition and Protect Brain Health For more on Dr. Heather Sandison, follow her on Instagram @dr.heathersandison, Facebook @drheathersandison, or her website, drheathersandison.com. This episode is brought to you by OneSkin, BONCHARGE, and Lumebox. Right now, OneSkin is offering my community 15% off; just go to oneskin.co and use coupon code DHRU to save 15% and give your skin the scientifically proven, gentle care it deserves. Right now, BON CHARGE is offering my community 15% off; just go to boncharge.com/DHRU and use coupon code DHRU to save 15%. Lumebox is offering my community $260 off their FDA-approved portable Red Light device—that's over 40% off! Go to thelumebox.com/dhru to get your Red Light device. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Dr Heather Sandison, welcome to the podcast.
0:03.6	You know, Alzheimer's Disease is one of the most scariest diagnoses
0:09.4	that somebody could end up with.
0:11.1	But a key part of your education and why you're here today is helping
0:16.0	people understand that the disease starts years before the diagnosis. What are some of the earliest warning signs of this scary disease that our audience should be paying
0:26.7	attention to?
0:28.2	That feeling that my brain doesn't work the way it did five or ten years ago where you struggle to remember your neighbor's name or the name of objects is often an early one.
0:39.6	The nouns, nouns and names tend to come up for people,
0:43.0	but also this sense of overwhelm.
0:45.1	Like my mom used to cook Thanksgiving dinner
0:47.4	for 25 people, and the thought of her taking that on
0:50.3	this year is just way too much. Those types of things or travel. Travel's another one that comes
0:56.1	up for people. Oh mom used to travel to Europe even on her own or she would coordinate the trip for the whole
1:01.8	family and she's's going to miss the
1:04.7	we're going to get on the wrong plane at the wrong time and not have a hotel booked.
1:08.3	If that kind of thing is starting to happen like these this executive function that planning and then execution starts to feel overwhelming,
1:16.0	those are some early warning signs that I think a lot of people are not aware of.
1:20.0	Sense of smell comes up as well and there are even some tests that are being developed as an early detection for Alzheimer's,
1:27.0	but you can lose your sense of smell for many other reasons, including allergies and a cold and COVID and things like that that people are familiar with.
1:34.0	So don't jump to the conclusion that you have Alzheimer's if you've lost your sense of smell.
1:38.0	Now Drew, what is really important to talk about here when we talk about early warning signs is that we actually know now
1:44.8	based on the science that Alzheimer's and that the neurodegeneration that ends up
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