#138 - Lauren Miller Rogen and Richard Isaacson, M.D.: Alzheimer's disease prevention—patient and doctor perspectives

We discuss:

• Lauren's deep family history of Alzheimer's disease (3:10);
• The influence of genetics, epigenetics, and lifestyle on Alzheimer's disease risk (13:45);
• Lauren's mother's disease progression and the enormous stress it causes for family members (24:30);
• The various manifestations of Alzheimer's disease depending on the location of pathology (29:30);
• The three stages of Alzheimer's disease (34:45);
• Richard's deep exploration into Lauren's family history revealing clues about a diagnosis and a roadmap to successful disease mitigation (39:15);
• How exercise reduces Alzheimer's disease risk, and the different risk between males and females (58:00);
• Why knowing your APOE status is important, and whether certain people should be wearier of head trauma (1:08:00);
• How Richard uses genetic testing to personalize care (1:14:45);
• The "ABCs" of Alzheimer's prevention, lifestyle interventions, and Lauren's personal protocol for reducing her risk (1:21:45);
• Unique treatment for people with the ApoE4 variant (1:36:30);
• Richard's mixed opinion on CBD and THC as a tool for disease prevention (1:40:00);
• Cognitive testing procedures, and how Lauren's tests furthered her commitment to her disease prevention protocol (1:41:45);
• The relevance of sense of smell and hearing in Alzheimer's disease risk and prevention (1:50:00);
• The emotional benefit of knowing you have control over your mental and physical health (1:57:30);
• HFC—a charitable organization founded by Lauren and Seth (2:00:15); and
• More.