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August 14, 2025•From Dr. Bredesen, News
In his blog, Dr. Bredesen reflects on the corruption, hypocrisy, and profit-driven motives dominating Alzheimer’s research. He contrasts costly, ineffective drugs with proven multi-modal approaches, warning of ongoing misinformation and division — yet remains hopeful that pioneers will drive effective prevention and treatment forward. Read More »
August 14, 2025•Behavior Change, From Dr. Bredesen, Insider Strategies, News
One Coach’s Story: Lessons Learned from my CGM Experience
Could You Be Pre-Diabetic and Not Know It? When ReCODE 2.0 Health Coach Linda Meeks saw her A1C creeping up, she turned to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for answers. In this personal story, she shares surprising lessons, genetic insights, and why tracking your glucose might be the smartest thing you can do for your brain. Read More »
July 16, 2025•From Dr. Bredesen, News
In Dr. Bredesen’s blog, he describes the rapid advances being made in the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of cognitive decline, and contrasts these with some of the outlandish claims from experts, such as the claim that “the effect of food on your blood sugar likely has a negligible impact on your overall health.” (What?!?) Read More »
June 19, 2025•From Dr. Bredesen, News
In his blog, Dr. Bredesen discusses his recent interaction with a biased reporter and the resulting front-page publication in the New York Times. The data that now show, unequivocally, that cognitive decline can be reversed in many (but not all) cases are still being denied, despite multiple publications, by those with links to the pharmaceutical industry. It will take impartial reporting, and possibly a public debate, to move forward and continue to improve outcomes for those in need. Read More »
May 22, 2025•From Dr. Bredesen, News
Setting the Record Straight: Yes, Cognitive Decline Can Be Reversed
About eight months ago, a reporter from The New York Times reached out, planning to cover one of the most important medical breakthroughs of our time: the reversal of cognitive decline. Mainstream medicine still claims it’s impossible. Yet we’ve published multiple peer-reviewed studies — and conducted a successful clinical trial — proving otherwise. We’ve witnessed it repeatedly in real-world practice. A story in the Times could have helped millions discover that cognitive decline is no longer a life sentence. Read More »
May 15, 2025•From Dr. Bredesen, News
In Dr. Bredesen’s blog, Walking Into the Future, he describes the history that has led to the ongoing reversals of cognitive decline, from the first visit of Patient Zero in 2012 to the ongoing 3000-mile walk across the country by Judy Benjamin, that first patient. The requisite tests and treatment are now all in place to make dementia a rare condition, and Judy’s walk across the country is bringing hope to so many in need. Read More »
April 17, 2025•From Dr. Bredesen, News
In his blog Scylla or Charybdis?, Dr. Bredesen compares the many widely promoted unhelpful Alzheimer’s treatment strategies to the two monsters in Greek mythology that tortured sailors on either side of the narrow Straits of Messina — forcing them to choose between the lesser of two evils. Read on to learn of the dangers facing the Alzheimer’s community, while knowing we do have a safe path forward thanks to his proven record of success. Read More »
March 19, 2025•From Dr. Bredesen, News, Nutrition
In his blog Food(s) for Thought(s), Dr. Bredesen explores the qualities necessary for a brain-healthy diet to preserve and restore the loss of synaptic connection that accompanies Alzheimer’s disease. He outlines the many mechanisms (e.g. provides key nutrients, anti-inflammatory effects, restoration of metabolism and more) that need to be addressed using food as medicine and comes up with a tasty solution. Read More »