#108 - Dean & Ayesha Sherzai: The Alzheimer's Solution, Dementia & Failing Memory, Plant-Based Diets, Optimal Brain Function, Diet & Lifestyle Changes, Medicine & Research And More!
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10:00 - How The Sherzai's Got Their Start
11:50 - The Objective Experience Of Alzheimer's And Dementia
12:30 - The Difference Between Alzheimer's And Dementia
16:30 - Is Alzheimer's Avoidable?
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19:05 - What Is Happening In The Brain In This Pathology?
19:45 - The 4 Pathways
19:55 - Lipid Dysregulation
21:10 - Glucose Dysregulation
21:30 - Inflammation
21:45 - Oxidation And Toxins
22:40 - How The Pathways Promote Alzheimer's
25:40 - The Brain Is A "Vacuum"
27:00 - Is It Reversible?
29:50 - The Human Cost
31:50 - The System Is Broken
33:05 - The Medication Efficacy
34:45 - The Research
35:45 - Cholesterol And Its Role
38:45 - Saturated Fat
41:40 - Omega-3
43:40 - Extrapolated Data On Fish Oil
44:10 - Toxicity
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48:05 - MCTs For Alzheimer's
50:30 - Glucose For The Brain
51:50 - Ketogenic And Low Carb Diets
55:55 - The Inuit
56:55 - The Role Of Sugar
59:00 - Complex Activities For The Brain
1:01:10 - Neuroplasticity
1:06:30 - Multitasking
1:07:55 - Dopamine
1:10:00 - Planning And Accomplishment