The #1 Contributor to Alzheimer's
Plus tips to prevent a future diagnosis
Rates of Alzheimer's disease continues to increase worldwide. It's now the #2 cause of death in the United Kingdom, and the #6 leading of death in the United States.
According to neurologist Dr. Dale Bredesen and author of The End of Alzheimer's, 7 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's disease and this is expected to increase to 15 million Americans by 2050 “if we don't do better with prevention and treatment.”
Alzheimer's disease is also the most expensive disease according to Dr. Bredesen, who explains that the average American will spend $350,0000 before dying of Alzheimer's due to the cost of home care, nursing care, and nursing home costs.
However, Dr. Bredesen also points that “this really should be optional” with the information that's now available on how to prevent Alzheimer's disease from developing.
Alzheimer's disease is not a “normal” part of aging. There are many regions of the world where people live to 100 without cognitive decline or neurodegenerative diseases, such as in the Blue Zones regions.
Alzheimer's is truly a “symptom” or result of various lifestyle factors that drive the development of the disease, and less than 1% of Alzheimer's cases are caused by genes alone.
Dr. Bredesen explains that there are 4 phases of developing Alzheimer's disease, and the key is to detect it early (in phases 1 or 2) so that you can prevent it from progressing and reverse it.