My grandmother died in her 80's of dementia, and my dad has very advanced AD at 80. I just found out through 23 and me that I am a 4/4 (and my wife is 3/4). When I found out, I was not surprised but was a bit deflated. I don’t want to go through what I have seen happen to my dad and grandma. I don’t want my wife and kids to have to watch me lose who I once was. After the initial period of being depressed I got mad and decided if there was anything to be done then I would fight.
I am 50 years old and thankfully have been following a ketogenic diet for the past 2 years now. I have lost over 30 pounds, and exercise regularly by lifting, walking, running, and hiking. Through this relatively recent renewed focus on fitness, I listen to a lot of podcasts and heard Dr. Bredesen on Rhonda Patrick’s. I bought The End of Alzheimer’s and that is how I found this site and forum. I am grateful to have found it and I thank you all for what you have built here. I am devouring the information and have always been a reader.
Am I symptomatic? Maybe...I do forget things and over the last 5 years I find I struggle to come up with the right words, whether speaking or writing. I initially attributed it to my doctorate work which I finished in 2016. I told myself that I was just becoming another quirky PhD that "squeezed out" much useful knowledge and replaced it with my nerdy specialty.
Now I'm not so sure.One question I have is how to find a good clinician who will be open to the ReCode protocol and testing. I am new to the Phoenix, AZ area and so I don’t have a doctor. Can anyone offer some guidance? I’m sure that this question has been answered previously, so I apologize for retreading old ground.
Thank you all in advance.
Dave
Wow! Although I don't see a clinician listed in the Phoenix area, you may want to look over the 