Awakening from Alzheimer's

199 Pages·2016·2.72 MB·English

Awakening from
Alzheimer’s
How America’s Most Innovative Doctors are Reversing
Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Memory Loss

By Peggy Sarlin

Awakening from Alzheimer’s:
How America’s Most Innovative Doctors are Reversing Alzheimer’s,
Dementia and Memory Loss
By Peggy Sarlin
Published by Online Publishing & Marketing, LLC
IMPORTANT CAUTION:
The author of this Special Report is not a physician, doctor or professional health caregiver and this
book is not intended as personal medical advice. It is a work of journalism and is intended to share the
author’s findings as a researcher and reporter. By reading this report, you are demonstrating an interest in
maintaining good and vigorous health. This report suggests ways you can do that but – as with anything in
medicine – there are no guarantees. You must check with private, professional medical advisors to assess
whether the suggestions in this report are appropriate for you – or you must accept full responsibility
if you decide not to do so. Nothing in this report is meant to constitute personal medical advice for any
particular individual.
The authors, editors and publishers of this report are not responsible for any adverse effects or results from
the use of any of the suggestions, preparations or procedures the report describes. As with any medical
treatment, the results described in this report will vary from one person to another. The authors, editors
and publishers believe the information in this report is accurate but they cannot guarantee its accuracy.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Peggy Sarlin is a freelance writer with a special interest in health and wellness. She wrote
the first book to investigate alternative remedies for Alzheimer’s disease. Published in 2012,
Awakening from Alzheimer’s: How 9 Maverick Doctors Are Reversing Alzheimer’s, Dementia,
and Memory Loss has informed thousands of people about safe, natural options for cognitive
health. Peggy has written for NASA about space exploration, for Rodale Publishing about healthy
living, and for the Smithsonian about American technology. She served on the board of a national
science competition and has written scripts for many educational children’s television shows.
Peggy lives in New York, where she also records and performs as a singer-songwriter.
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Contents
Introduction to the New Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Chapter 1
16 Facts About Alzheimer’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 2
Meet Dr . Mary Newport:
“How I Reversed My Husband’s Alzheimer’s in 37 Days” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 3
Can A Jellyfish’s Glow Light Up Your Brain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 4
Meet Dr . David Perlmutter:
“Food Changes Our Genetic Destiny” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Chapter 5
Sage, The Ancient Herb That Sharpens Memory Within Hours . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Chapter 6
Meet Dr . Fred Pescatore:
“My Favorite New Supplements For Brain Health” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Chapter 7
Lion’s Mane, The Medicinal Mushroom That Energizes Brain Neurons . . . . 57
Chapter 8
Meet Dr . Vincent Fortanasce:
“The TEAM Program Is New, Effective, And Totally Different” . . . . . . . . . . 65
Chapter 9
3 Super Brain Boosters That Shouldn’t Be A Secret:
“I Feel Like A Smarter Version Of Myself” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Chapter 10
Increase Blood Flow To The Brain With Pycnogenol, A Pine Bark Extract . 83
Chapter 11
Meet Dr . Dale Bredesen:
“We’re At The Dawn of the Age of Treatable Alzheimer’s” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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Chapter 12
Tracking Down The Amazing, Elusive Methylene Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Chapter 13
P.S. I Love You: Discover PS, The Essential Fatty Nutrient
That Erases 12 Years From The Brain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Chapter 14
Meet Dr . Jacob Teitelbaum: “How The MIND Protocol
Tunes Up The Brain And Turns Off Alzheimer’s” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Chapter 15
Huperzine A, The Plant Extract The Chinese Use To Treat Alzheimer’s . . . 119
Chapter 16
Hard-Won Wisdom From A Loving Caregiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Chapter 17
Curcumin, The Miracle Spice That Protects
Indians’ Brains From Alzheimer’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Chapter 18
Meet Dr . Ronald Hoffman:
“People Feel Happier, Calmer and Live Longer” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Chapter 19
Which Fish Oil Works Best? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Chapter 20
Take Coenzyme Q10 For Dementia; Then Ride A Motorcycle! . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Chapter 21
Meet The Naturopathic Healers:
“After 3 Weeks, There Was Nothing Wrong With Him” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Chapter 22
Which Vital Vitamins Does Your Brain Lack? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Chapter 23
Mangosteen Revives Dad Like “A Watered Plant” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Chapter 24
Taking Your Next Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
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Introduction to the New Edition
When Awakening from Alzheimer’s was published in 2012, it was the only book to gather
alternative remedies for treating Alzheimer’s, dementia, and memory loss. The response was
immediate and overwhelmingly positive.
Families who felt adrift in despair now had options to try. “I have Alzheimer’s and daily
use the coconut oil and MCT oil and after a month is has helped me tremendously,” wrote one
reader.
“My father suffers from early-stage Alzheimer’s and my mother’s memory was beginning
to fail – they are both in their 80s. We got this book and started following the recommendations…
we have noticed an amazing difference! I am even following the course and have noticed an
improvement in my memory as well,” wrote another.
91-Year-Old Alzheimer’s Patient Plays Scrabble, Does Math in Her Head
Recently, I spoke to Debra Glasper, who cares for her 91-year-old mother in her Arizona
home. In 2013, The Mayo Clinic diagnosed Debra’s mother with Alzheimer’s; yet, her condition
remains remarkably stable, year after year.
“She functions very well,” Debra told me. “She makes her bed, helps me cook, and she
plays gin rummy and Scrabble. She can’t play bridge anymore, but she can still do math in her
head, which she loves.”
Debra follows various recommendations from this book, adjusting them as needed. “I wish
I had it years ago,” she told me.
Two points that Debra made during our talk really struck me. First, Alzheimer’s runs in
Debra’s family: her mother’s sisters and her maternal grandmother all suffered from it. But Debra
has observed her mother maintain her cognitive function, while her aunts steadily declined.
The aunts relied on conventional medicine; while Debra supplies her mother with a variety of
alternative remedies recommended here.
Second, even as her mother ages, her health improves. Through my book, Debra found
Dr. Eric Udell, a homeopathic physician, to advise on her mother’s care. “At first, we were
going every month to Dr. Udell; then, it was every six weeks. Now it’s, ‘Let’s see you every few
months.’ And the same with her primary doctor.”
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The Dawn of the Age of Treatable Alzheimer’s
Clearly, people are looking for alternative approaches, because conventional medicine has
virtually nothing to offer them for the horror of Alzheimer’s.
In fact, just as I sat down to write this new introduction, a headline popped up on my
screen: “Alzheimer’s researchers seethe over years of missteps after latest drug failure.”
The article describes scientists “who have toiled for decades” expressing “frustration and
even anger that their field has not made more progress toward a cure.”
But that’s not how Dr. Dale Bredesen, the founding President and CEO of the Buck
Institute for Research on Aging, sees the situation. “I have never been more optimistic about the
future,” he told me. “We’re at the dawn of the age of treatable Alzheimer’s. I think that in five
years, you will see this as a routinely reversible problem.”
Dr. Bredesen is one of the big stories in brain research to emerge since the first edition
of Awakening from Alzheimer’s. In 2014, he published “Reversal of cognitive decline: a
novel therapeutic program,” which described how his new protocol had successfully reversed
Alzheimer’s in 9 out of 10 patients.
In my interview with him here, Dr. Bredesen explains how he treats patients by optimizing
every aspect of their health. Instead of seeking a single magic pill, he works to enhance their
nutrition and reduce their inflammation, along with other important healing strategies.
That multi-faceted approach to cognitive decline is exactly what I recommend that you
consider. Alzheimer’s is a complex disease for which there is no existing pharmaceutical answer.
Surrounding the problem with many remedies may provide the way forward.
As Dr. Bredesen told me, “Between 2002 – 2012, one decade, there were 244 clinical
trials for Alzheimer’s disease, at a cost of billions of dollars. 243 failed outright, and the one that
succeeded had a very minimal impact. So the problem is that we’re asking the drug to do too
much. A single drug can not do all these dozens and dozens of things.”
A Growing Emphasis on Low Carbs, Healthy Fats
Another big story in brain health since this book’s first edition is the growing consensus on
diet. Most mainstream medical institutions continue to advocate for a low-fat diet with regular
consumption of whole grains. But increasing evidence points to the brain-boosting benefits of the
exact opposite approach: abandoning carbs and loading up on healthy fats.
Dr. David Perlmutter has become a leading advocate of the low-carb, high fat diet with two
huge bestselling books, Grain Brain and Brain Maker. Grain Brain exposed how wheat, carbs,
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