ALZHEIMERS - Lynn Mullowney-Cabrera & Jeremy Glover - 2018.06.02 - Show #852

Track 1:

Introductions

What does alz.org do

Dementia versus Alzheimer’s 35% is preventable

Highgate: What does the family want? What does the family need?

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Start Track 2: 19:27

Track 2:

Call about drinking alcohol

The real Montana statistics

Lynn’s personal story about her husband suffering from Frontotemporal Dementia, and the frustrating journey through the medical world.

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Start Track 3: 42:00

Track 3:

Call about two topics: Alzheimer’s and using marijuana, and the fact that Veterans Affairs doesn’t want to pay for son’s hiatal hernia surgery

Lively discussion follows

Announcing upcoming Alzheimer’s events: The Longest Day (June 22) and Walk to End Alzheimer’s (September 16)

Jeremy’s role and work.

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Start Track 4: 1:00:15

Track 4:

Call about brother taking both opioids and statin drugs and showing memory problems

Jacobus explains statins and discussion

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Start Track 5: 1:22:11

Track 5:

Call about things both young and old can do to prevent, and improve from, Dementia-related symptoms

Lynn talks about lifestyle changes, and about the U.S. Pointer Study (called Finger Study in other countries)

Jacobus reads about physiology of Alzheimer’s, and the (obvious) symptoms.

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Start Track 6: 1:37:08

Track 6:

The effects that low-(saturated) fat and no-fat diets may have had on the American population’s health crisis in the last 50 years

The Whole-Person approach, and many aspects that play a role in achieving better health

Flu-shots and aluminum; How to invest yourself in Alzheimer’s.