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Pearls of Wisdom

the potential to help anyone with cog-
nitive decline was an opportunity we
believe every clinician should jump at!
(Works best in those under 75 years
old and in early stages.)

What’s The Discovery and
How Can Lifestyle Turn AD
Around?
The key point is that a healthy
brain maintains balance between 2
critical factors: building new connec-
tions (memories and learning,) and
breaking down connections (forget-
ting irrelevant details.) In Alzhei- Dr. Mimi Guarneri Dr. Nancy Lonsdorf
mer’s, the breaking down exceeds the
building up. The result is important
memories and functions are progres- Nancy Lonsdorf, MD is a Johns Hopkins and Stanford- trained
sively lost. physician who is trained in the Bredesen ReCode Protocol for Revers-
How to restore balance? Establish ing Cognitive Decline and helps patients restore memory and over-
a healthy diet, good sleep, balanced all health, naturally. She practices Integrative Ayurveda and offers
blood sugar, normal blood flow, exer- the Healthy Brain Recode Success Program at Guarneri Integrative
cise and less stress for your neurons Health at the Pacific Pearl. Call 858-459-6919 for details.
to grow and thrive. Ironically, these Mimi Guarneri, MD is President of the Academy of Integrative
are the same treatments we have used Health and Medicine. Dr. Guarneri is board certified in Internal
for years to reverse and treat coronary Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Integrative Medicine. She is
artery disease. the medical director and founder of Guarneri Integrative Health at
Likewise, eliminate bad fats, Pacific Pearl La Jolla.
environmental chemicals, nutritional
and hormone deficiencies, and excess For more information on natural approaches to AD and cognitive
stress that cause your neurons to decline or to hear Dr. Bredesen speak, join us at the Academy of Inte-
downsize and clog up with the memo- grative Health and Medicine Conference, Sept 22-25, 2018 San Diego
ry-destroying protein “A-beta." California(www.AIHM.org).

How Can It Work for You?
Step One is to find out your un- Next, correct them with person- with the first nine documented in a
derlying vulnerabilities or potential alized diet, lifestyle, supplements and case series published in 2014.
causes for cognitive decline through other therapies as needed. Shrunk- You can learn more in his scien-
thorough testing. The commonest en brain areas have actually grown tifically thorough, yet highly readable
ones define Bredesen’s 6 Subtypes of back as a result of diet, targeted bestselling book, The End of Alzhei-
Alzheimer’s: Types: 1. Inflammatory, supplements and lifestyle, including mer’s, which I highly recommend
1.5. Insulin Resistant/Sugar-relat- stress-reduction (Dr. Bredesen spe- to anyone interested in optimizing
ed, 2. Trophic (lack of nutrients or cifically recommends Transcendental memory and brain health for the long
hormones,) 3. Toxic, 4. Vascular, and Meditation for its neuroplasticity run.
5. Traumatic. Many people will have benefits.) Alzheimer’s Disease is now pre-
challenges with more than one. For ventable and even potentially revers-
example, if you have coronary disease, Where To Go From Here? ible, and the control is in our hands.
you most likely have the same risk Dr. Bredesen and his colleagues Learn your risk factors and correct
factors for vascular dementia, but you have successfully treated over 200 them now to enjoy a youthful mind
may also have a hormone imbalance. patients with cognitive decline to date, for many years to come!

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