Dr. Heather Sandison

that really come back to what are the things I put in my mouth every day? What do I eat? What do I consume? What are the nature of my relationships and my stress levels? What time do I get to bed each night? How much movement do I get each day? Those are the things that really impact health over time. Now, these hidden causes, these hidden things, this exposome, these dementogens,

that really come back to what are the things I put in my mouth every day? What do I eat? What do I consume? What are the nature of my relationships and my stress levels? What time do I get to bed each night? How much movement do I get each day? Those are the things that really impact health over time. Now, these hidden causes, these hidden things, this exposome, these dementogens,

that really come back to what are the things I put in my mouth every day? What do I eat? What do I consume? What are the nature of my relationships and my stress levels? What time do I get to bed each night? How much movement do I get each day? Those are the things that really impact health over time. Now, these hidden causes, these hidden things, this exposome, these dementogens,

Toxins are a big part of that. And I think of three flavors. There's chemical toxicity, which is ubiquitous. None of us are going to be able to avoid it all. But there are great strategies for avoiding the things that we have control over. You talked about modifiable risk factors and not modifiable risk factors. And

Toxins are a big part of that. And I think of three flavors. There's chemical toxicity, which is ubiquitous. None of us are going to be able to avoid it all. But there are great strategies for avoiding the things that we have control over. You talked about modifiable risk factors and not modifiable risk factors. And

Toxins are a big part of that. And I think of three flavors. There's chemical toxicity, which is ubiquitous. None of us are going to be able to avoid it all. But there are great strategies for avoiding the things that we have control over. You talked about modifiable risk factors and not modifiable risk factors. And

Just to give people kind of a sense of what the difference is there, we can't change the year you were born, right? We can't change your chronological age. As that increases, our risk of dementia goes up. We can't change that you're born male or female. And if females have higher risk of dementia, they're two-thirds of dementia or Alzheimer's patients.

Just to give people kind of a sense of what the difference is there, we can't change the year you were born, right? We can't change your chronological age. As that increases, our risk of dementia goes up. We can't change that you're born male or female. And if females have higher risk of dementia, they're two-thirds of dementia or Alzheimer's patients.

Just to give people kind of a sense of what the difference is there, we can't change the year you were born, right? We can't change your chronological age. As that increases, our risk of dementia goes up. We can't change that you're born male or female. And if females have higher risk of dementia, they're two-thirds of dementia or Alzheimer's patients.

And we also can't change your genetics, your ApoE status. This is set. But what can we change? We can change our toxic exposures. We can increase our ability to detoxify, whether it's one of these three flavors, heavy metals, mycotoxins or mold-associated toxins associated with water-damaged buildings, which I see many elderly folks who have been in their houses for a long time.

And we also can't change your genetics, your ApoE status. This is set. But what can we change? We can change our toxic exposures. We can increase our ability to detoxify, whether it's one of these three flavors, heavy metals, mycotoxins or mold-associated toxins associated with water-damaged buildings, which I see many elderly folks who have been in their houses for a long time.

And we also can't change your genetics, your ApoE status. This is set. But what can we change? We can change our toxic exposures. We can increase our ability to detoxify, whether it's one of these three flavors, heavy metals, mycotoxins or mold-associated toxins associated with water-damaged buildings, which I see many elderly folks who have been in their houses for a long time.

Really big kind of underrepresented issue. And my other mentor is Dr. Neil Nathan, who I'm sure you've come across.

Really big kind of underrepresented issue. And my other mentor is Dr. Neil Nathan, who I'm sure you've come across.

Really big kind of underrepresented issue. And my other mentor is Dr. Neil Nathan, who I'm sure you've come across.

I feel really grateful to have learned from him how to support very sensitive patients and also to just be hypervigilant about that potential mold exposure. And then these chemical toxins that I mentioned. So metals, molds, and chemicals.

I feel really grateful to have learned from him how to support very sensitive patients and also to just be hypervigilant about that potential mold exposure. And then these chemical toxins that I mentioned. So metals, molds, and chemicals.

I feel really grateful to have learned from him how to support very sensitive patients and also to just be hypervigilant about that potential mold exposure. And then these chemical toxins that I mentioned. So metals, molds, and chemicals.

And although we can't completely avoid all of them, what we can do is we can measure how much we're being exposed to and see if there is some detective work that can go into that. Lowering our exposure to phthalates or petrochemicals or Roundup glyphosate is a big one that directly impacts the nervous system. I'm sure you're familiar with the work of Stephanie Seneff.

And although we can't completely avoid all of them, what we can do is we can measure how much we're being exposed to and see if there is some detective work that can go into that. Lowering our exposure to phthalates or petrochemicals or Roundup glyphosate is a big one that directly impacts the nervous system. I'm sure you're familiar with the work of Stephanie Seneff.