From Dr. Bredesen
Chief Science Officer
March 17, 2023•From Dr. Bredesen, News
Dr. Bredesen shares a reviewer's thoughts about "The First Survivors of Alzheimer's" who through the tragic loss of their mother to AD in a nursing home, makes the choice to avoid the same fate. Read More »
February 14, 2023•From Dr. Bredesen, News
Dr. Bredesen encourages us all to take a lesson from the primitive Fore tribe in Papua New Guinea. Once they realized that their brain-eating ritual (to honor their deceased loved ones) was causing disease, they ended this practice. Too many of us are pointlessly continuing risky practices that we know are contributors to AD. Knowledge CAN be power … if we put it into practice. Read More »
January 17, 2023•From Dr. Bredesen, News
In his blog "Only 'Til I Need Glasses," Dr. Bredesen encourages you to protect your brain health by making one significant change in 2023 to prevent cognitive decline rather than wait for symptoms to develop. Read More »
December 19, 2022•From Dr. Bredesen, Insider Strategies, News
Dr. Bredesen shares tips to survive and mitigate exposures while traveling by air for the holidays from toxins, stress, sitting for too long, poor dietary options, toxins, and pathogens, all of which can damage your cognition. Read More »
December 9, 2022•From Dr. Bredesen, News
Holiday Traditions and Beliefs
In his blog "Holiday Traditions and Beliefs," Dr. Bredesen discusses the near-mythical recent press coverage of the AD drug lecanemab, which simply slows decline but doesn't improve cognition and comes with dangerous side effects. Read More »
October 20, 2022•From Dr. Bredesen, News
In his blog, "The Road Less Traveled," Dr. Bredesen recounts the journey that he and his team have taken, devoting years of research into identifying the causes and ultimate treatment of Alzheimer's — a major shift from a drug-based monotherapeutic approach towards a multifactorial path addressing the multiple causes and chronic diseases that lead to cognitive decline. Read More »
September 20, 2022•From Dr. Bredesen, News
In his blog, "Sowing the Seeds," Dr. Bredesen talks about how from birth, our environment, nutrition, and sedentary lifestyles, some of the drivers of cognitive decline, can be corrected long before they manifest into AD. Read More »
August 23, 2022•From Dr. Bredesen, News
In his blog “Smiling From Era to Era,” Dr. Bredesen discusses the transition from the Pharmaceutical Era, which targets a single target in AD (amyloid), to the Precision Era which targets the many contributors of cognitive decline and offers an individualized treatment approach. Read More »