#18 - Richard Isaacson, M.D.: Alzheimer's prevention
from The Peter Attia Drive
by Peter Attia, MD
Published: Mon Oct 01 2018
Show Notes
In this episode, Richard Isaacson, a neurologist and director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian, discusses strategies for staving off Alzheimer's disease. Richard shares a wealth of insight for people who want to know more about Alzheimer's and what you can do to help yourself and your loved ones – starting today and continuing throughout the entire lifespan.
We discuss:
- Richard's fun-facts (and alter egos): "bling" phones, Doogie Howser, and DJ Rush [8:00];
- Richard's impetus to focus on Alzheimer's disease: Uncle Bob [];
- Starting an Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic [];
- How Alzheimer's is diagnosed [];
- Short-term memory, processing speed, executive function and how they're tested [];
- Prevention vs reduction of Alzheimer's [];
- What is the prevalence of Alzheimer's in America? [];
- How do people actually die from Alzheimer's or dementia? [];
- How can people do everything right and still get Alzheimer's? It's all about AGE [];
- The APOE gene [];
- Why is the risk of Alzheimer's higher for women? [];
- How many different paths lead to Alzheimer's? [];
- What role does MTHFR play in Alzheimer's? [];
- What are the "ABCs" of Alzheimer's prevention? [];
- Baptists, Tauists, Syners, and Apostates [];
- Concerns with statin use for high-risk patients [];
- The use of Theracurmin [];
- What are the five actionable things one can do to reduce the risk for Alzheimer's today? [];
- The cognitive reserve [];and
- More.
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