Show Notes

After my father was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease in 2018, we started on this journey of intense research, investigation and reaching out to multiple doctors. We were open to any one and anything that could help him. Early research was tough until I found the work of Dr. Dale Bredesen and the Bredesen Protocol.

In the last video, we talked about Dr. Bredesen’s first book, published in 2017, that had served as the first playbook for my dad: The End of Alzheimer’s: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline. We also talked about the first key area of the book, which was: why past attempts at a “cure” had failed before the Bredesen Protocol. Today we’re coming right back to this valuable resource.

Dr. Bredesen found that the body was producing amyloid on purpose as part of a protective response. It was an innate immune system response to three classes of threats the patient’s brain was trying to defend itself from:

1. Inflammation (from infection, diet, or other causes)
2. Decline and shortage of necessary nutrients, hormones and brain-supportive compounds
3. Toxic Exposures like heavy metals, chemical toxins or biological toxins produced by bacterial, fungal, parasitic and/or viral infections.

Bredesen’s team found that fixing the condition was like fixing 36 Holes in your roof. There were at least 36 factors that were central to optimal cognitive health. When the brain had to defend itself from these threats it was like hail storm punching 36 holes in your roof. These 36 had to be addressed and treated for the body and brain to start to heal, repair itself and reverse symptoms. Patching up one hole with one pill would still allow plenty of rain to get in through the other 35 holes and destroy the home, so you needed to address more than just one hole.

The End of Alzheimer’s book:

https://www.amazon.com/End-Alzheimers-Program-Prevent-Cognitive/dp/0735216207

BrainHeal(th) Community/FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/684296637196194

2014 Bredesen Paper – Reversal of cognitive decline: A novel therapeutic program:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4221920/

Dr. Bredesen’s website – Apollo Health: https://www.apollohealthco.com/

This information is for educational purposes only. Please consult your medical practitioner before implementing any changes. Thank you for watching. Hope these resources are helpful to you and your family and see you in the next video. Thanks!

Edited by Josh Rodriguez. #shorts