This Neurologist Shows You How You Can Avoid Cognitive Decline | Dr. Dale Bredesen on Health Theory

Are you dealing with mental fog most days, crashing in the afternoons and just blaming it on lack of sleep or stress? Cognitive decline is known to begin as early as your 30s and has become the accepted norm with aging, yet many of us don’t even recognize it at its onset. In this episode, international expert in neurodegenerative diseases, Dr. Dale Bredesen, talks with Tom about the reversibility of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. While Alzheimer’s disease is well known as a progressive disease impacting seniors, too many people are missing the opportunity to course correct and reverse the effects of cognitive decline leading to Alzheimer’s disease in their younger years. Dr. Bredesen explains simple ways for you to improve these conditions, avoid them altogether, and enhance your mental cognition. He discusses the importance of reducing toxins and exposes four factors that are largely responsible for the decline in optimal cognitive performance.


SHOW NOTES:

Alzheimer’s | Relationship between cognitive optimization and Alzheimer’s [1:17]
Cognitive Supply & Demand | Factors that affect the brain’s plasticity network [2:38]
Brain Assaults | Dr. Bredesen reveals the kind of assaults causing injury to your brain [6:10]
Amyloid Plaque | Dr. Bredesen explains the role of amyloid plaque in Alzheimer’s [7:20]
Brain Shrinkage | Dr. Bredesen explains the problem with the brain chronically shrinking [9:23]
Alzheimer’s Subtypes | What’s destroying your brain and subtypes of Alzeheimer’s [10:10]
Leaky Gut | The relationship between leaky gut, inflammation and cognitive decline [10:59]
Insulin | Dr. Bredesen explains insulin resistance associated to cognitive decline [11:55]
Alzheimer’s Survivors | Dr. Bredesen’s upcoming book about survivors of Alzheimer’s [15:53]
Enhanced Cognition | Dr. Bredesen on enhancing normal cognition [17:01]
Detox | Ways to get rid of toxins and who benefits from detoxing [18:15]
How to Get Alzheimer’s | Dr. Bredesen discuss ways to give yourself Alzheimer's [22:28]
Toxins Balanced | Dr. Bredesen explains the dynamic balance of toxins in your body. [24:52]
Inflammation Free | How to flush out amyloid plaque, free of inflammation [31:05]
Optimal Diet | Dr. Bredesen cautions the kind of protein and fats for optimal health [34:09]
Omega-6 Warning | Dr. Bredesen warns of the danger with Omega-6 and healthy ratios [35:12]
Keto-Flex Diet | Dr. Bredesen reveals what the Keto Flex 12-3 diet is [42:34]
Testing Cognition | Dr. Bredesen talks about testing for systemic inflammation [45:52]

QUOTES:

“We all have a some degree of exposure to toxicity by the air we’re breathing, by the water we’re drinking, by the food we’re eating, [...] if you’re eating mercury filled seafood, if you’re not eating grass-fed beef, if you have a high carb diet, if you’re eating simple carbs. All of these things are contributing to a lesser than optimal outcome.” [17:30]

“We are all living in a toxic world, that’s the problem [...] detoxification is not just for sick people” [21:08]

“Many of us will avoid Alzheimer’s, but we’re still going to have suboptimal cognition.” [24:24]

“You have a dynamic balance. You’re exposed to toxins all the time and you are metabolizing them, inactivating them, excreting them all the time.” [24:52]


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[TomBilyeu]

How do you plan to take action on your cognitive health starting today?

[darlenelawson]

I want to put in my 2 cents. I honestly believe for us older people, walking is the best for everything. You feel better and often are less hungry, and you sleep much better.when I feel better everything is better.🦋

[MsSimpleMovies]

1. Anything that drives inflammation
2. Anything that adds toxicity to your brain
3. Trophic support - the nerve growth factor, nutrients and hormones
4. Energetics - oxygenation dropping in sleep - want 96-98% oxygenation levels

[mmhervey]

I wished I could understand all of this or even most of it. Here’s my take not from just this episode but from everything I’ve read and experienced:
Very low on carbs, especially simple carbs
Eat organic foods as much as possible.
Exercise most days
Drink plenty of water.
Keep your mind active.
Keep stress low as much as possible, meditation very helpful.
Turn off all electronics sooner rather than later. (Hint, hard to do but not impossible).
Laugh and sing on a daily basis, preferably when you’re by yourself.
Get enough sleep.
There’s most likely other important things but this will get you started.

[theresagalimihodges]

Telling us in a 5-10 minute video would greatly decrease cognitive decline!!

[satraramek]

GrandMother is 103.
Never exercised. Eats whatever, whenever, in moderation.
Never drank
Never smoked.
Raked the yard, grew flowers....
Still very moderately cognitive. Didnt decline until year 101!
Still pronounces my name even at 3 am😜

[bbldb]

I came here for positive support and think I got it and I’m Winning. 75 and growing.

[brendawatkins]

Thank you for your work and dedication DR. I'm 77 YEARS OLD and I HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM COMMUNICATING WITH ANYONE, EXCEPT LAST YEAR MY DAUGHTER DIED OF COVED 19 SHE WAS 53 AND HAD A NEW GRANDBABY, THAT JUST DIDN'T REGISTER FOR ME, I'VE GOTTEN A LOT BETTER AND HAVE EXCEPTED THE FACT, SOMEONE YOU LOVE AND THEY DIE, AND IT'S SO HARD TO LET GO OF SUCH A LONG RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CHILDREN.

[xopi]

My grandparents were born in 1897. They lived in NYC all their lives, didn’t exercise, ate mostly deli food and deserts (not overweight) did absolutely nothing in this video and lived in their own apartment until they died at 92 and 96-the lifespan for their peers was 60’s and 70’s. The only thing was little stress. They were as sharp as always except my grandfather went deaf.

[sparkleinco]

I have been preaching this ever since I read the book. However so many want to believe we have no control over cognitive decline. I am 80 now and happy I am paying attention to these ideas. thanks again Tom for this important message.

[mishaanton]

I hope DR.bredesen knows how much we appreciate his time. Thanks Tom!!

[c.sc.]

I would like to have listened to Dr. Bredesen more without interruption!

[lionelhurst]

Telling jokes, enjoying a variety of music, with a glass of wine, analysing the news and watching children play are the best ways to keep active mentally and appreciate your life. Walking alone is boring. Strolling with friends or family while interacting sounds like fun.

[debbieminton]

Dr. Bredesen, You will live on forever in the future. You will long be remembered as the Pioneer for removing Alzhiemers. I am muddeling through all the things I need to do to bring myself back to the person, people use to call to quote them a phone # from years ago. A Corotid Obstrution caused a Stroke that I am still crawling back from. Your Book is helping me by leaps and Bounds.

[franzellecarmon]

Dr. Sten Eckberg has changed my life and Dr. Bredesen simply reinforces what I have learned. Thank you for this great interview and kudos for "slowing down."

[befunkrn]

I really appreciate Tom's very pertinent, well-timed questions that made Dr B clarify points he was only skimming over. Dr B was sometimes talking over our heads in overly technical terms, and Tom made him explain himself.

[christineirmler]

Great detailed information. Sooo many things to follow up on - including a big number of medical tests to have done. It would be a brilliant service to get a list of health problems that may contribute to alzheimers, what test is needed + how to get tested, AND how to interpret the results!!! Thank you for all your help❣

[peterpiper]

LESSON: Anything can cause Alzheimer's so take care of EVERYTHING. That's what I got out of this video. Since I'm ALREADY taking care of everything, I can hope that I won't get Alzheimer's. I'm 72 now and super healthy in every way imaginable, so I think I'm on the right path.

[AwakenThyself]

Thank you for this. My mom has Alzheimers and we put her in a care home almost 3 years ago. Its been the hardest time for us all as our brother just passed away and so did my moms partner - and she doesnt even know. Ive been watching her slowly fade away and she always wants to sleep. I am doing my best to give her health products, love, healing and care. But I cant save her. She never ate well. She never exercised. She smoked for 65 years. Had all her teeth ripped out at 50. Had bleeding leg ulcers. Lived on sugar and worry. Had alcoholic husbands and a very traumatic childhood. No wonder, she wants to check out of this dimensions with dementia.

[louiseannatfreeyourspirit]

That was a super cool episode - he knows his stuff and makes the knowledge generally accessible - makes me feel super blessed about what I have learnt over the decades but am revisiting after an incident of accidental fume pollution and the consequential cognitive and body energy decline. Reminds me not to push myself but just help my body to do its cleanse and repair. I’m very grateful and thank you for all the notes and book references.