TY - BOOK AU - Bredesen,Dale E. AU - LeMonnier,Joe TI - The end of Alzheimer's: the first program to prevent and reverse cognitive decline T2 - Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction SN - 9781432848521 PY - 2018/// CY - Waterville, Maine PB - Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, a Cengage Company KW - Alzheimer's disease KW - Prevention KW - Treatment N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-465); Disrupting dementia --; Patient Zero --; How does it feel to come back from dementia? --; How to give yourself Alzheimer's: A primer --; Wit's end: From bedside to bench and back --; The God gene and the three types of Alzheimer's disease --; The "cognoscopy": Where do you stand? --; ReCODE: Reversing cognitive decline --; Success and the social network: Two people's daily routines --; Putting it all together: You can do it --; This is not easy: Workarounds and crutches --; Resistance to change: Machiavelli meets Feynman N2 - Everyone knows someone who has survived cancer, but no one knows anyone who has survived Alzheimer's Disease. Dale Bredesen, MD, offers hope to anyone looking to prevent and even reverse Alzheimer's Disease and cognitive decline. Arguing that AD is not one condition, as it is currently treated, but three, Bredesen outlines 36 metabolic factors (micronutrients, hormone levels, sleep) that can trigger "downsizing" in the brain. He then shows us how to rebalance these factors using lifestyle modifications like taking B12, eliminating gluten, or improving oral hygiene ER -