Dr. Heather Sandison: Reversing Alzheimer’s and Preventing Cognitive Decline at Any Age

Lisa Schwartz

Dr. Heather Sandison
Reversing Alzheimer’s and Preventing Cognitive Decline at Any Age

Dr. Heather Sandison is the NYT bestselling author of Reversing Alzheimer’s The New Toolkit to Improve Cognition and Protect Brain Health. She is a renowned naturopathic doctor specializing in neurocognitive medicine and the founder of Solcere Health Clinic, San Diego’s premier brain optimization clinic, and Marama, a residential program turning memory care into memory recovery. She has dedicated her career to supporting those suffering with dementia and is the primary author of peer reviewed research published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. She is excited to shatter common misconceptions about Alzheimer’s and share what she has learned about keeping your brain sharp at any age.

We were blown away to find out that there are experts out there working toward, not just improving, but reversing Alzheimer’s. Dr. Sandison’s work is absolutely fascinating and this episode is packed with actionable advice on brain health.

For more information on the work Dr. Sandison is doing, check out her book, Reversing Alzheimer’s, and follow her in Instagram.

Points of interest in the episode: 

04:25  Dr. Heather’s background
05:37  Learning from Dr. Dale Bredesen that Alzheimer’s could be improved after learning the opposite in school
07:10  After becoming certified, Dr. Sandison started seeing her patients improve; MoCA Assessment
10:40  The decline of cognition while aging is not a given
12:20  The causes of Alzheimer’s; traditional treatments target amyloid without considering what caused the amyloid buildup
15:25  The 6 components of brain health: toxicity, nutrients, stress, structure, infections, signaling
16:40  The difference between Alzheimer’s, dementia, and age-related cognitive decline
17:40  You can negate genetic risk by pulling these levers that increase/decrease your risk; Apo-e gene test
18:57  Dementia defined
22:15  It’s not all doom and gloom, we can really impact our brain health
22:34  Spark, by John Ratey; Tommy Wood
23:28  Identify the areas where there is the most room for change: Toxins
25:03  Practical advice on reducing toxins
28:28  Nutrition: you can’t out-supplement a bad diet
34:30  Dr. Heather’s practice, Solcere; ReCode Certified Practitioners
36:40  Transforming Memory Care into Memory Recovery; Marama
38:00  Alcohol consumption and cognitive decline
41:50  The effects of sleep deprivation
46:35  Resilience to stress
47:35  How to recognize cognitive decline
49:30  Hormone Replacement Therapy benefits
51:00  Reversing Alzheimer’s
51:45  Dr. Sandison’s socials
52:20  ReCode Certified Practitioners, health coaches, naturopath, functional medicine

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