Alison Sheldrick

08/10/2021

This study, I hope, will start a revolution in the way people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s are treated. It blows out of the water all the studies carried out with drugs which are ineffective as far as I can see. The dreaded beta amyloid, often touted as the cause of Alzheimer’s, is one of the ways the body protects the brain and this makes the drugs designed to remove it positively dangerous.

The symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease are the result of not one but many imbalances in the body caused by infections, toxins, inflammation, hormonal imbalances and poor diet and lifestyle to name a few. If we take care of these, as Professor Bredesen says, we can make Alzheimer’s a rare disease.

Don’t wait for a diagnosis. So much can be done if we start addressing these things early - the earlier the better. Why wait until the brain is damaged beyond repair? It could be just too late…

On the ReCODE Protocol, 51% of participants with SCI, MCI, and AD experienced significantly improved cognition.

20/09/2021

https://www.genengnews.com/news/human-study-suggests-brain-tissue-inflammation-is-key-to-alzheimers-disease-progression/

Findings indicate that targeting neuroinflammation might help to slow or even reverse tau protein accumulation in the brain, and stave off dementia.

20/09/2021

I could listen to Dr Bredesen talk about his work all day!!
In this presentation he tells why drugs haven’t been effective in the treatment of Alzheimer’s and describes his first study showing the effectiveness of a precision medicine model to help treat Alzheimer’s. The results of the trial are dramatic.
Importantly, Dr Bredesen tells us not to wait for a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. When you think something isn’t quite right, that’s the time to take action to stop the progression towards this horrible disease.

14/09/2021

An interesting read.

Why I decided to dedicate my career to helping patients rediscover fulfilling lives, rewarding relationships, and meaningful work.

17/12/2020

A brilliant read.

Dr. Bredesen addresses his critics in a recent blog post

10/10/2020

The post below is from Dr Bredesen who has developed a programme to prevent and reverse Alzheimer’s disease. It is important that we identify and address the underlying causes of Alzheimer’s and infections can be part of the pathogenesis of the disease. The underlying imbalances that can contribute to this awful disease can be identified decades before diagnosis so now is the time to start looking.

“We've long observed that specific types of infections, like HSV-1 (Herpes simplex 1, which causes cold sores), are associated with Alzheimer's pathogenesis. These infections stimulate the innate immune system to produce amyloid-beta, which has protective antimicrobial properties, in an effort to safeguard the brain. The great news is that many of these infections are treatable, and identifying them as early as possible presents another opportunity to intervene.”

Early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and the identification of significant risk factors are necessary to better understand disease progression, and to develop intervention-based therapies prior to significant neurodegeneration. There is thus a critical need to establish biomarkers which...

02/10/2020

The number of older people, including those living with dementia, is rising, as younger age mortality declines. However, the age-specific incidence of dementia has fallen in many countries, probably because of improvements in education, nutrition, health care, and lifestyle changes. Overall, a growi...

07/08/2020

https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=239088

The progression of Alzheimer's disease may accelerate as iron deposits build up in the brain, a new study finds, hinting at a possible role for the mineral in mental decline.

07/08/2020

https://nutrition.bmj.com/content/early/2020/05/20/bmjnph-2020-000085

The immune system protects the host from pathogenic organisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites). To deal with this array of threats, the immune system has evolved to include a myriad of specialised cell types, communicating molecules and functional responses. The immune system is always active,....

27/07/2020

Doctors report several non-respiratory conditions stemming from COVID-19.