Pushing Back Against Dementia - Chrissy's Journey
Release Date: 04/12/2021
Why I'm excited about Aducanumab (Aduhelm)!
Evolving Past Alzheimer's
Dr. Nate Bergman quickly summarizes the story up the FDA's recent "accelerated approval" of Biogen's - Aducanumab (brand named, Aduhelm). He ends off with surprise about why he is excited about the approval...and it's probably not what you think! A quick, but useful listen.
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Living well with Alzheimer's - Lisa's story of getting back to herself.
Evolving Past Alzheimer's
This episode is an important listen for anyone with doubts, reservations, or skepticism around a precision, functional medicine approach to the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
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Does the new Alzheimer's drug Aducanumab mean the end of Alzheimer's? with Marwan Sabbagh, MD.
Evolving Past Alzheimer's
In this episode, we hear the argument in favor of the new Alzheimer's drug, Aducanumab (Aduhelm). Dr. Marwan Sabbagh is a clinical and research leader at the Cleveland Clinic's Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. He was a doctor that saw patients in one of the trials that led to the FDA's Accelerated (provisional) Approval.
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People Getting Better- More Trial Results with Drs Ann Hathaway & Deborah Gordon
Evolving Past Alzheimer's
This week we will do almost a Part 2 from the last episode with Drs Dale Bredesen and Kat Toups. In that episode, we featured recently released results data on MedArchive from a clinical trial in which 84% of 25 patients with early Alzheimer's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment improved with a Precision Medicine approach.
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New Study Results with Drs Kat Toups & Dale Bredesen
Evolving Past Alzheimer's
Our guests today are Drs Kat Toups & Dale Bredesen.
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Being Patient - The Evolution of Data in Alzheimer's & Dementia with Deborah Kan
Evolving Past Alzheimer's
Deborah Kan is a former executive producer with the Wall Street Journal. In 2017 she founded the website BeingPatient.com, a comprehensive website dedicated to Alzheimer's news, stories, and support.
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Pushing Back Against Dementia - Chrissy's Journey
Evolving Past Alzheimer's
We are witnessing a sea change in dementia. More people are being diagnosed, earlier and younger. And people are figuring out how to actually fight back against the disease and taking ownership of their condition.
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A Patient Story: The Heart-Brain Connection & Energy
Evolving Past Alzheimer's
George suffered a major brain injury as a result of his heart stopping about 4 years ago. Fortunately, he has successfully recovered from the brain injury and this is the story of how the Mullers did it!
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Taking Hormones After Menopause - New Data with Felice Gersh MD
Evolving Past Alzheimer's
We get many questions from listeners and people seeking Alzheimer’s prevention and early intervention about the risks and benefits of hormone therapies, such as estrogen and progesterone.
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Live Well With Dementia
Evolving Past Alzheimer's
In this episode, you'll meet the co-founders of Kemper House and Kemper Cognitive Wellness.
info_outlineThis is a really unique and important episode. We are witnessing a sea change in dementia. More people are being diagnosed, earlier and younger. And people are figuring out how to actually fight back against the disease and taking ownership of their condition. My guest this week on the Evolving Past Alzheimer's podcast, Chrissy Thelker, was diagnosed with Vascular dementia at age 57 and nearly 5 years later is still living on her own, driving, and living a life of incredible purpose... her story inspires, but she also gives useful information for anyone out there working through the early stages of the disease. This is one you're crazy not to listen to....an amazing episode!
- 2:00 - What it was like to receive a dementia diagnosis
- 6:22 - Why a dementia specialist refused to take Chrissy on as a patient
- 9:44 - How Chrissy followed the Bredesen protocol to slow her dementia symptoms and almost completely prevent herself from getting worse
- 14:56 - What it’s like to live with dementia
- 19:22 - How to balance fighting against the dementia with tending to your new needs living with the disease
- 21:22 - “You have to monitor yourself, and if we all learned from a younger age that it’s ok to rest, we would all be doing better in our health.”
- 23:37 - What does it mean to live with purpose after a dementia diagnosis?
- 29:45 - What it feels like to hear “you don’t look like you have dementia”
- 37:31 - How Chrissy thinks about the future
- 43:54 - Some major conversations happening in the DAI community and people living with dementia - the connection between sleep and brain health
- 48:33 - “Dementia is like a spider web. We need treatments to help manage the different aspects and symptoms rather than a cure.”
- 52:40 - Why organizations working towards treatments and cures need more people suffering from the disease at the table
- 1:00:00 - “Have those conversations early in receiving your diagnosis about your driving and other aspects of your independence.”
- 1:06:16 - How has COVID impacted her function as someone living with dementia
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