The End of Alzheimer's Program Quotes

“Eliminate simple carbohydrates—sugar, candy, cookies, muffins, cakes, breads, pasta, crackers, white potatoes, grains, soft drinks (both regular and diet, since artificial sweeteners disrupt your gut health), fruit juices, alcohol, processed foods, and anything with high-fructose corn syrup. As you limit your intake of simple carbohydrates, you’ll be surprised to find that you fairly quickly lose your desire for sweet-tasting food.”
― Dale E. Bredesen, The End of Alzheimer's Program: The First Protocol to Enhance Cognition and Reverse Decline at Any Age

“All canned tomatoes are pressure cooked, also reducing lectins. Look for USDA organic, preferably peeled and seeded.”
― Dale E. Bredesen, The End of Alzheimer's Program: The First Protocol to Enhance Cognition and Reverse Decline at Any Age

“noting that tomatoes in the Mediterranean region are typically peeled and seeded before cooking, reducing their lectin content.”
― Dale E. Bredesen, The End of Alzheimer's Program: The First Protocol to Enhance Cognition and Reverse Decline at Any Age

“This also includes the smoke from candles, especially paraffin candles, which emit numerous toxins such as benzene and toluene. Since the small (2.5 micron) particles of air pollution are particularly damaging, the use of N95 masks or P100 masks, fitted snugly and using straps both above and below the ears, is important. Your”
― Dale E. Bredesen, The End of Alzheimer's Program: The First Protocol to Enhance Cognition and Reverse Decline at Any Age

“Often the damage to the gut from gluten (and other grains) can compromise the ability to digest lactose from dairy.”
― Dale E. Bredesen, The End of Alzheimer's Program: The First Protocol to Enhance Cognition and Reverse Decline at Any Age

“Carriers of the ApoE4 gene allele, which is the most common genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, exhibit a reduction in cerebral glucose utilization as early as their third decade in similar regions of the brain as Alzheimer’s patients.18 These young ε4+ subjects show no symptoms of cognitive decline despite PET-FDG measurements demonstrating a 5 to 10 percent reduction in the brain regions associated with memory processing and learning. Brain glucose hypometabolism precedes cognitive decline decades before the first symptoms appear. While we lack definitive proof that this energy deficit causes Alzheimer’s, this chronic, progressive, brain fuel starvation contributes significantly to the onset of Alzheimer’s and offers an opportunity for intervention.”
― Dale E. Bredesen, The End of Alzheimer's Program: The First Protocol to Enhance Cognition and Reverse Decline at Any Age