A Roadmap to Reversal - Sharp Again Naturally! with Lisa Feiner
Release Date: 11/05/2017
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_outlineLisa Feiner is a co-founder of the grassroots, not-for-profit organization - Sharp Again Naturally - focused on preserving memory and restoring minds.
SharpAgain's "roadmap" to reversible causes of memory loss is really quite impressive. They advocate working on your own and in partnership with your healthcare practitioner to look for reversible causes of Alzheimer's, dementia, and memory loss. Here is the list and you can find this on www.sharpagain.org - check out the "roadmap."
10 REVERSIBLE CAUSES OF MEMORY LOSS (PER SHARP AGAIN NATURALLY)
- Nutritional imbalances and deficiencies
- Toxins in food, water, air, work/home environments
- Effects of prescription medications
- Mercury and other heavy metal toxicity
- Hormonal imbalances (thyroid, estrogen, testosterone and others)
- Inflammation from low-level infections, mold, food allergies, and Lyme Disease
- Inadequate physical activity, mental stimulation, and social interaction
- Stress, especially from life changes and how we process information
- Sleep and breathing problems related to oxygen deficiency
- Traumatic Brain Injury
We also touch on the roles of meaning and spirituality and prevention (min 22:43).
We discuss the importance of oxygen and the airway on brain health (Min 30:24). Interestingly, there is a role for proper nutrition (including MCT oil) in terms of airway development.
Listen to stories of people that have improved using the the concepts advocated by Lisa's organization (Min 33). Treatment may take several months or longer to really see the powerful impacts.
Show Resources:
Lisa's organization's website: Sharp Again Naturally
LA TIMES Article linking pollution and Alzheimer's
"The Polluted Brain - Evidence builds that dirty air causes Alzheimer's dementia"
"GASP - The Hidden Path to Wellness" by Michael Gelb DDS and Howard Hindin DDS. This is a book that explains many of the complexities around sleep disorders, airway problems and how to assess and treat them. It connects the concept of airway and sleep to problems with cognition.
BrainHQ by Posit Neuroscience.