Alzheimer's: The Bad News And The Good

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Today’s 30-Second Summary

If you don’t have time to read the whole email today, here are some key takeaways:

• Alzheimer’s Disease is not only the most common form of dementia, but also, it’s a lot more common than most people think—ultimately affecting around 1 in 10 adults over the age of 65.

  • However, genes account for under 5% of cases, with lifestyle factors being far, far more relevant than genes

  • Happily, that means there’s plenty we can do. See today’s main feature for more about that!

• Being unable to easily participate in spoken conversations is not just an inconvenience; it’s also a [causal, fixable] risk factor for age-related cognitive decline.

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Read on to learn more about these things, or click here to visit our archive

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The Dead Bug Exercise: A Key to Core Strength and Back Relief (2:21)

As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.

But today’s video is about more mundane problems. If your back has ever given you a worse morning than Gregor Samsa’s, then this video is for you.

Here we have an exercise that looks silly, but as it turns out, what would really be silly would be to overlook its benefits for our backs:

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🧠 MAIN FEATURE

Dr. Devi’s Spectrum of Hope

This is Dr. Gayatri Devi. She’s a neurologist, board-certified in neurology, pain medicine, psychiatry, brain injury medicine, and behavioral neurology.

She’s also a Clinical Professor of Neurology, and Director of Long Island Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, and we could continue all day with her qualifications, awards and achievements but then we’d run out of space. Suffice it to say, she knows her stuff.

Especially when it comes to the optimal treatment of stroke, cognitive loss, and pain.

In her own words:

Alzheimer’s is more common than you might think

According to Dr. Devi,

As for what she would consider the real figures, she puts it nearer 1 in 10 adults aged 65 and older.

Source: Neurologist dispels myths about Alzheimer's disease

Her most critical advice? Reallocate your worry.

A lot of people understandably worry about a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s, especially if an older relative died that way.

See also: Alzheimer’s, Genes, & You

However, Dr. Devi points out that under 5% of Alzheimer’s cases are from genetics, and the majority of Alzheimer’s cases can be prevented be lifestyle interventions.

See also: Reduce Your Alzheimer’s Risk

Lastly, she wants us to skip the stigma

Outside of her clinical practice and academic work, this is one of the biggest things she works on, reducing the stigma attached to Alzheimer’s both publicly and professionally:

Alzheimer’s Disease in Physicians: Assessing Professional Competence and Tempering Stigma

Want more from Dr. Devi?

You might enjoy this interview:

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And here’s her book:

The Spectrum of Hope: An Optimistic and New Approach to Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias – by Dr. Gayatri Devi

Enjoy!

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More Mediterranean: 225+ New Plant-Forward Recipes Endless Inspiration for Eating Well – by American's Test Kitchen

Regular 10almonds readers will know that we talk about the Mediterranean diet often, and with good reason; it’s been for quite a while now the “Gold Standard” when it comes to scientific consensus on what constitutes a good diet for healthy longevity.

However, it’s easy to get stuck in a rut of cooking the same three meals and thinking “I must do something different, but not today, because I have these ingredients and don’t know what to cook” and then when one is grocery-shopping, it’s “I should have researched a new thing to cook, but since I haven’t, I’ll just get the ingredients for what I usually cook, since we need to eat”, and so the cycle continues.

This book will help break you out of that cycle! With (as the subtitle promises) hundreds of recipes, there’s no shortage of good ideas. The recipes are “plant-forward” rather than plant-based per se (i.e. there are some animal products in them), though for the vegetarians and vegans, it’s nothing that’s any challenge to substitute.

Bottom line: if you’re looking for “delicious and nutritious”, this book is sure to put a rainbow on your plate and a smile on your face.

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May your health be good, and may your days be memorable in all the best ways,

The 10almonds Team

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