Imagine the benefits to all if seniors regularly met with children to read and discuss together!

the most significant gains observed in the blue part of the spectrum that is most susceptible to age-related decline. This must play a part in the circadian changes seen in aging, so I would think this therapy could have widespread systemic benefits in addition to vision improvements, assuming othe...

I admire the fact that Dr. Ornish has built enough evidence of the efficacy of his lifestyle approach for heart disease that it's covered by Medicare. That's exactly the direction we need to be moving with lifestyle protocols for cognitive decline. This needs to become reimbursable standard of care...

I'm particularly interested to see what supplements are used and whether they will be customized based on participant lab values. Perhaps so if Dr. Ornish has trained under Bredesen. Also, I can't find time to make side-by-side lists of the lifestyle modifications in this study, MIND and FINGER. The...

Dr. Dean Ornish and colleagues are conducting a randomized controlled study to see if diet and other lifestyle factors can actually reverse Alzheimer's. They are looking for willing patients in the Bay area. Here's his site . My colleagues and I are conducting the first randomized controlled trial ...

Ketone bodies derived from liver metabolism of lipids cross the blood brain barrier (BBB) through the monocarboxylic acid transporter (MCT1) (Ding et al., 2013, Morris, 2005). However , as with glucose transporters, MCT1 expression can decline with age and AD (Ding et al., 2013). A potential compen...

I learned of this in Tiramisu's post Raleigh company develops program to help prevent Alzheimer's

At least when it comes to albumin, which in addition to being an abundant protein I've just learned is also an antioxidant. In Increased Albumin Oxidation in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Plasma from Alzheimer’s Disease Patients researchers found: This different degree of oxidation in both fluids from AD ...

Susan, have you considered using a higher dose patch to tolerance? ATM, I'm still focused on heavy metals and gut health. I might take another look at hormones once other things are in better shape and maybe the whole "to tolerance" thing will be easier to sort out. Makes sense, and I was...