Dementia & Alzheimers disease

Punchline up front – conclusions we will arrive at today:

1.     Dementia is not a genetic issue. Genetics may increase risk but are not a big factor.

2.     Lifestyle is more significant than genes. Lifestyle is POWERFUL.

Lifestyle is the biggest determinant: higher risk if obese, high carb diet, smoker, stressed.  Overweight and high blood pressure will TRIPLE your risk.

3.     You can reverse it if you catch it early.

4.     5 biggest risk factors / interventions:  plastic, diet, hormones, thyroid, weight loss.

Don’t overlook your thyroid and hormone levels.

5.     You can test for it with a simple blood test - p-Tau-181 pr ...