Cutting Edge Health: Preventing Cognitive Decline

Most women should consider bioidentical hormone replacement therapy at menopause to increase estrogen production and enhance their health and cognitive functions, according to Dr. Lisa Broyles, a functional medicine doctor. “We can prove that it does improve cognition and lessens the risk of you developing Alzheimer's in the future,” she says. Even prior to menopause, those women who experience sy...

According to recent research conducted by Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Shamir Medical Center in Israel, hyperbaric oxygen treatments (HBOT) administered to healthy aging adults can stop the aging of blood cells and even reverse the aging process. Remarkably, the treatments cause the blood cells of the adults to become biologically younger as the therapy progresses.  The study indicates that H...

Stem cell therapy has become the newest player in the quest to slow the aging process. “It’s a fantastic tool,” says Dr. Chadwick C. Prodromos, who heads an institute that offers stem cell injections and conducts extensive research into the role stem cells can play in treating a variety of medical conditions. Stem cell infusions — which do not require surgery — have proven successful, according to...

Dr. Michael Roizen, chief wellness officer emeritus of the Cleveland Clinic and author of nine best-selling books, has developed a concept, RealAge, that motivates people to take control of their lives in a way that will help them live longer and healthier. “The most important thing for people to understand is they're a genetic engineer,” he maintains. The choices people make in how they live can...

Dr. Jeffrey Gladden’s foremost ambition is to help people live well beyond 100 years. That goal also entails assuring that individuals who live to be 120 or 130 years keep active and in tiptop shape — both physically and mentally. “Being in shape is being fast, agile, strong, quick, balanced, flexible with great cardiovascular endurance and good recovery,” he explains. “If you’re going to have tha...

Dr. Richard Restak concurs with the 18th century British writer, Samuel Johnson, who once said, “The true art of memory is the art of attention.”A neurologist and neuropsychologist and expert on the human brain, Dr. Restak believes that all methods of nourishing and protecting one’s memory entail the ability to focus attention. His favorite technique is turning words into visual images to establis...

The Salk Institute’s Cellular Neurobiology Laboratory, which Pamela Maher, PhD heads, has been studying CBN. It is a chemical found in marijuana and findings show how it can protect nerve cells in the brain from oxidative damage, a major pathway to cell death. Their research also suggests that CBN works to protect the brain’s mitochondria. Mitochondria is called the powerhouse of a cell.  Pair the...

Dr. Gary Small, former Director of UCLA’s Longevity Center and currently Behavioral Health Physician-in-Chief at Hackensack Meridian Health, believes lifestyle choices can eclipse genetics to stymie Alzheimer’s disease. Genetics influences cognitive health, Dr. Small acknowledges, but physical and mental exercise, managing stress and eating well can counteract the disease as individuals age. Even...

A good way to keep one’s cognitive faculties strong is to go to bed at a decent hour, according to Dr. Sara Mednick, director of the Sleep and Cognition Lab at the University of California, Irvine. Her research shows the amount of deep sleep we get in mid-life is critical for preventing dementia as we age.  It’s so important that Dr. Mednick recommends getting to bed at 9pm since deep sleep happen...

Fecal microbiota transplants (FMT), an emerging procedure treating large intestinal infections and bowel disorders, may help combat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. The transplants have not been officially approved in the U.S. but have proven effective, without adverse consequences, at curing patients of bacterial infections known as C. difficile. “It’s actually making people well,” said Dr....

Mushrooms have long been thought to possess medicinal powers. Experts like Dr. Lisa Broyles suggest they even can nourish cognitive health. Many foraged mushrooms contain properties that can boost cognitive powers or curtail brain degeneration, according to Dr. Broyles, a family medicine specialist.   Lion’s mane, she says, helps the brain and neurons regenerate after they are damaged and slows th...

Dayan Goodenowe, PhD, founder, president and CEO of Prodrome Sciences, which promotes disease prevention through detection and treatment, believes supplements and behavior modification can play a role in combating dementia. His target is the little-known lipid, plasmalogen, which he cited in his book, Breaking Alzheimer’s, as a cause of Alzheimer’s. Like many molecules, plasmalogens that are typic...

Francisco Gonzalez-Lima, PhD is one of the world’s leading neuroscientists and his research offers hope to millions of potential Alzheimer’s patients.   He’s spent decades researching what goes wrong that can lead to Alzheimer’s.  It’s not the amyloid hypothesis which he calls “the world’s biggest bio-medical research mistake of his lifetime.”  He’s found in 9 out of 10 cases of Alzheimer’s there...

Dr. Heather Sandison is founder of Marama, a first-in-the-world senior living facility with a goal for residents to return to independent living. In this episode she explains there are so many things we can do to improve our cognitive health starting today regardless of where you might be on the spectrum of risk or decline. Please know, she says, that there’s hope for anyone suffering with dementi...

Keeping your brain healthy means feeding it the right food. In this episode, Jane Rogers and Lisa Broyles discuss how to adopt the diet that works best for you as an individual.  Dr. Lisa Broyles, MD, is trained in the Bredesen Protocol, a personalized program to prevent and reverse cognitive decline. For the past several years, she served patients at urgent care and occupational medicine centers...

The Dog Aging Project finds Rapamycin slows aging and prevents age-related disease. Are you one of the humans ready to give it a go?   

In this episode, Jane Rogers talks with Dr. Karl Herrup about his new book "How Not to Study a Disease" and offers a roadmap that points us in a new direction in our journey to a cure.  

In this episode, Jane Rogers talks with Dr. Christine Schaffner who is an expert at ridding the body of toxins.  Empower yourself with her wealth of knowledge. Detoxifying our brains is essential for improving cognitive health, but it is also a key component of our overall well-being.

Cut the fat is you're serious about your mind! In this episode, Jane Rogers talks with Dr. Lisa Broyles about vascular health.  One of the major factors in cognitive decline is vascular disease. About 20% of patients with dementia have vascular dementia. The good news is that we have the diagnostic tools to assess our vascular health and the medical and nutritional knowledge to improve it. One imp...

Don’t wait, there are things you can do today to keep your brain sharp. In this episode, Jane discusses a wide range of cognitive decline causes and treatments with Chief Science Officer Dr. Nate Bergman of the Kemper Center for Cognitive Health and Wellness in Cleveland, OH, and how the condition can be diagnosed, managed and even reversed.  

Slow aging and reduce age-related diseases by applying the latest research in anti-aging science. In this episode, Jane Rogers talks with Dr. Lisa Broyles about he new science of aging and how to apply it as outlined in the best selling book, Lifespan by David Sinclair, PhD.  

How you can optimize your breathing during sleep for cognitive health. Untreated apnea is an often-overlooked factor in cognitive decline. In this episode, Jane Rogers talks with Dr. Uzi Kama, DDS.    

A finger-prick test can put you on a path to cut age-related disease in half. In this episode, Jane discusses the exciting new lab tests now available to help diagnose and address genetic causes of cognitive decline with biochemist and Vice President of business development Ryan Smith of TruDiagnostics in Lexington, KY. It’s our biological age that matters, not our chronological one. So, blow out...

In this podcast, Jane talks with Dr. Dale Bredesen  an internationally respected researcher into the causes of neurodegenerative diseases. Learn the four big factors that can cause Alzheimer’s disease and what you can do about them. The Cutting Edge Health Podcast will help you live to 120! Award-winning television journalist, Jane Rogers, shares medical pearls in conversations with the leading re...

In this podcast, Jane talks with Dr. Dale Bredesen  an internationally respected researcher into the causes of neurodegenerative diseases.  The Cutting Edge Health Podcast will help you live to 120! Award-winning television journalist, Jane Rogers, shares medical pearls in conversations with the leading researchers, clinical practitioners and biohackers who are transforming the face of medicine to...