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Jason Wachub

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The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

Do all the testing, but there's a lot you can do.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

Yes.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

And so getting back to what can we all do

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

Let's talk about growing the hippocampus, which you also talk about the book.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

What are some of the, and that can happen pretty fast.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

I think it was 3% in 12 weeks.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

So in terms of growing the hippocampus, what can we do?

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

Because that's significant growth in a relatively short period of time.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

I think nutrition, self-explanatory, you mentioned Mediterranean diet, sleep, I think everyone understands.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

Let's spend a moment on exercise.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

So is all exercise created equal?

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

You talked about cycling, but I also heard you mention foosball.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

So how would you rank exercise?

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

Sure, it makes sense.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

And in terms of mindset, you mentioned meditation.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

Is there a minimum effective dose?

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

And, you know, how do you think about frequency recency?

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

What what moves the needle?

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

In your view, it sounds like Alzheimer's is a diagnosis that is reversible for most people.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

You get that diagnosis, there's a hell of a lot you can do in terms of lifestyle to stop it in its tracks.