Cutting Edge Health: Preventing Cognitive Decline

In this episode of the Cutting Edge Health: Preventing Cognitive Decline podcast, host Jane Rogers interviews Dr. Chris Ring, a researcher from the University of Birmingham, about groundbreaking findings on brain endurance training (BET). Dr. Ring explains how combining cognitive exercises with physical workouts can enhance both mental and physical performance.  His latest research shows that the...

Transcript with time code:  https://cuttingedgehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Transcript-49-Dr-Annie-Fenn.pdf In this episode of the Cutting Edge Health: Preventing Cognitive Decline Podcast, host Jane Rogers interviews Dr. Annie Fenn, a former OBGYN who shifted careers after her mother’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis to focus on preventing cognitive decline through nutrition. Dr. Fenn founded the...

Transcript with time code:  https://cuttingedgehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Transcript-48-Dr-Gill-Livingston.pdf   In this episode, host Jane Rogers speaks with Dr. Gill Livingston, leader of the Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care. Dr. Livingston shares groundbreaking insights on 14 modifiable risk factors for dementia—including the latest additions of high c...

Transcript with time code:  https://cuttingedgehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Transcript-47-Dr-Venki-Ramakrishnan.pdf   In this episode, Jane interviews Nobel Prize winner Venki Ramakrishnan, a molecular biologist who offers a balanced perspective on the anti-aging field.   Ramakrishnan discusses various promising areas of anti-aging research, including caloric restriction drugs like rapamy...

Transcript:  https://cuttingedgehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Transcript-46-Dr.-Michael-Greger.pdf In this thought-provoking discussion, Michael Greger, MD, sheds light on the state of health in America and the urgent need for systemic change. As a leading advocate for nutrition and public health, Dr. Greger emphasizes the importance of making fruits and vegetables more affordable and acce...

Transcript with time code:  https://cuttingedgehealth.com/wp-ontent/uploads/2024/12/Transcript-45-Dr-Ralf-Oettmeier.pdf This Cutting Edge Health episode features Dr. med Ralf Oettmeier. The title “Dr. med” is commonly used in German-speaking countries in Europe, including Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It’s equivalent to MD in the US. Dr. Oettmeier is medical director of the Alpstein Clinic ou...

Transcript with time code:  https://cuttingedgehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Transcript-Dr-Paul-Savage-Part-2-What-toxins-are-the-worst-and-how-to-combat-them.docx-Google-Docs.pdf   In this episode of the Cutting Edge Health Preventing Cognitive Decline Podcast, host Jane Rogers welcomes back Dr. Paul Savage for part two of their discussion on the critical role toxins play in cognitive hea...

Transcript with time code:  https://cuttingedgehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Dr.-Paul-Savage-Unveils-Pioneering-Plasma-Exchange-Protocol_-Reverses-Toxins-Inflammation.pdf In this insightful discussion, uncover the impact of rising toxin levels over the past 40-50 years with Paul Savage, MD. He believes most heavy metals and pesticides we encounter today didn’t even exist a few decades ago....

Transcript with time code: https://cuttingedgehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Transcript-42-Dr-Mitch-Clionsky-1.pdf This podcast episode features Dr. Mitch Clionsky, a neuropsychologist who specializes in preventing cognitive decline and dementia, and who has treated over 30,000 patients throughout his career. He discusses his book Dementia Prevention: Using Your Head to Save Your Brain, off...

Transcript with time code:  https://cuttingedgehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Transcript-41-Dr.-Jeffrey-Galvin.pdf Over the past few years, we've gotten several effective and massively popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wagovi and Mounjaro. Such drugs cause loss of both fat and muscle. The first is good. The second is not. In this episode of the Cutting Edge Health podcast, Dr. Jeffrey...

Transcript with time code:  https://cuttingedgehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Transcript-40-Cutting-Edge-Health-Podcast-and-Sandeep-Kapoor.pdf   In this dynamic episode, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor delves into the cutting-edge world of personalized genomics to combat cognitive decline, including Alzheimer's. He emphasizes the critical need for early intervention, revealing that cognitive issues ofte...

Transcript with time code:   https://cuttingedgehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Transcript-39-Dr-Russell-Jaffe.pdf In this podcast, Dr. Russell Jaffe discusses affordable strategies for preventing cognitive decline and enhancing overall health. With a background in pathology and internal medicine, he shares insights on the importance of diet, hydration, and lifestyle choices. Dr. Jaffe empha...

Read the full transcript here:  https://cuttingedgehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Transcript-38-Felice-Gersh.pdf In this episode of the Cutting Edge Health podcast, delve into the reasons why women are more vulnerable to Alzheimer's with Dr. Felice Gersh. As an expert in hormonal health, Dr. Gersh explains the crucial role that hormones and menopause play in increasing the risk of Alzheimer...

Read the full transcript here:  https://cuttingedgehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Transcript-37-Dr-Dan-LaPerriere.pdf   Discover the fascinating world of genetics and inflammation with Dan LaPerriere, MD in this insightful discussion. As the owner of a leading medical practice, Colorado Concierge Functional Medicine, Dr. LaPerriere shares valuable insights into the APOE4 gene and its role i...

Read the full transcript here:  https://cuttingedgehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Transcript-CEH-36-Dr-Jill-Carnahan.pdf The podcast "Cutting Edge Health: Preventing Cognitive Decline" features host Jane Rogers interviewing Dr. Jill Carnahan, a renowned functional medicine doctor based in Boulder, Colorado. Dr. Carnahan discusses her book, Unexpected , which explores her personal journey th...

Read the full transcript here:  https://cuttingedgehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Transcript-35-Cutting-Edge-Health-with-David-Haase.pdf In this episode of the "Cutting Edge Health Preventing Cognitive Decline" podcast, Jane Rogers introduces David Haase, MD, a pioneering doctor in the field of cognitive decline treatment and the “coach” of the #1-ranked Rejuvenation Olympian. Dr.  Haase’s...

Dr. Paolo Cassano, an expert in photobiomodulation, discusses its potential in preventing cognitive decline. He traces his journey from a focus on international psychiatry to pioneering research in using light therapy for brain disorders. Photobiomodulation involves non-invasive transcranial exposure to specific wavelengths of light, particularly near-infrared light. Dr. Cassano's "aha" moment cam...

The interview with Dr. Yoshi Rahm on the Cutting Edge Health podcast covers topics on enhancing cognitive health. Dr. Rahm discusses his personal journey influenced by his family's health issues and his integration of holistic practices into medicine. He delves into Extracorporeal Blood Oxygenation and Ozonation (EBOO) therapy for immune system boosting and reducing inflammation. Additionally, Dr....

In this podcast interview, Dr. Lisa Barnes discusses her work in cognitive neuropsychology and efforts to diversify Alzheimer’s disease research by including Black Americans. With a background from the University of Michigan and UC Davis, Dr. Barnes joined Rush Medical College in 1999 and has been leading the Minority Aging Research Study since 2004, focusing on brain health within the Black commu...

For those who want to truly assess your genetic risk of Alzheimer’s, IntellxxDNA has created a tool to help.  With a simple cheek swab, this Austin, Texas based firm can provide you and your health care provider with a personalized genetic report that goes much deeper than what you’ll get from most genetic testing. For those with the APOE-4 Alzheimer’s gene there are other genes to know about that...

Research at Boston University has led to the discovery of a non-invasive method to diagnose Alzheimer's.  This opens the door in the coming years to possibly detecting the disease in its early stages, decades before real symptoms appear.  Manju Subramanian, MD and her team found that proteins in eye fluids are providing this window to the brain. These eye fluids are confirming pathological brain c...

Dementia can be prevented, and Kat Toups, MD knows this firsthand.  Dr. Toups is a San Francisco Bay Area psychiatrist, but she is also an accomplished researcher who led investigations in 20 extensive clinical trials focused on Alzheimer's and MCI (Mild Cognitive Impairment). While working in this area, she developed dementia herself, and by using functional medicine, she reversed her own decline...

Dr. Eric Larson is a leading expert on aging and dementia and one of the creators of a massive living lab studying the brains of 5000 Seattle residents as they age over decades. The research is called the Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) Study . Dr. Larson is optimistic when it comes to preventing the devastating disease, but not because miracle medicines might be on the horizon. Instead, he believe...

Keeping your liver clean is yet another way to boost your cognitive longevity and enhance the likelihood that your brain stays sharp as long as possible. Though many people pay little attention to the liver and have scant knowledge of what it does, this vital organ performs many critical roles in enabling the body to continue functioning. Most significantly, it rids the bloodstream of harmful toxi...

If you aspire to live a long life, don’t wait until you are 60 to pursue it, advises Dr. Jeffrey Galvin, director of the Vitality Medical Wellness Institute  North Carolina. The earlier you begin living a lifestyle aimed at longevity, the more likely you are to reach your 90’s and beyond in health, he suggests.  “How do we build vibrant, healthy 90-year-olds?” he asks. “We start with 30 and 40-yea...