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?

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.

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.

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

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.

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.