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00:19 >>John Bradshaw: This is It Is Written.
00:21 I'm John Bradshaw. Thanks for joining me. 00:23 My guest today is Dr. Wes Youngberg. 00:25 I've spoken with him before. 00:26 He's written a book, a fascinating book, 00:28 I think a life-changing book, called "Memory Makeover," 00:32 dealing with Alzheimer's, how to prevent Alzheimer's, 00:36 and how even to reverse cognitive decline. 00:38 Very exciting in an age where the incidence of Alzheimer's 00:42 seems to be, in fact, it is exploding. 00:44 Dr. Youngberg, thanks for joining me. 00:46 >>Dr. Wes Youngberg: Good to be here, John. 00:47 >>John: Now, tell me a little bit about your background, 00:49 what you do, and, and where you do it. 00:51 >>Dr. Youngberg: Well, I had the privilege to study 00:53 at the school of public health 00:54 and get a doctorate in lifestyle medicine back in the '80s, 00:58 and, uh, and also did a master's degree in nutrition. 01:01 So I've been involved in lifestyle medicine 01:03 and clinical nutrition for about 30 years now, 01:06 and I even had the opportunity to be a medical missionary 01:09 in Guam for 14 years, where I learned a lot 01:12 about how to reverse type 2 diabetes. 01:17 Now, what's interesting, John, is that, uh, even of, 01:20 even some years ago, researchers at Brown University 01:24 and other universities were discovering that people 01:27 with Alzheimer's actually had a form of diabetes in the brain. 01:32 And they refer to it now as type 3 diabetes, 01:36 or insulin resistance of the brain, 01:38 or literally, diabetes of the brain. 01:41 That's what Alzheimer's is. 01:42 >>John: That kind of helps us focus in on a little bit more, 01:45 uh, a little more about what this is. 01:46 Now, I think what many people are...surprised to learn 01:51 is that Alzheimer's is a, a lifestyle-related illness. 01:55 >>Dr. Youngberg: Absolutely. 01:56 >>John: Meaning what? 01:57 >>Dr. Youngberg: Meaning that if we learn about lifestyle 02:01 and what our unique risk factors are, 02:03 we have the potential, John, to actually reverse aspects 02:07 of that cognitive decline. That's very exciting. 02:09 >>John: You've seen that happen. 02:10 In your practice, you've seen people start to reverse 02:12 cognitive decline. 02:13 >>Dr. Youngberg: I've seen it happen many, many times. 02:14 >>John: Okay, well, let's talk about 02:17 reversing Alzheimer's, reversing-- 02:19 >>Dr. Youngberg: Reversing cognitive decline. 02:20 >>John: ...cognitive decline. That's right. 02:22 We want to chip away at this and see if somebody can grab ahold 02:25 of something that will give hope and improvement. 02:29 Now, when we talk about improvement, 02:31 are we really expecting that grandma, 02:33 who right now can't remember anybody's name, 02:36 is soon gonna be remembering her grocery list? 02:38 [Dr. Youngberg chuckles] Are we talking about that? 02:40 Or what are we really talking about? 02:42 >>Dr. Youngberg: We're talking about improving cognition 02:45 at some level with almost everybody who pays attention 02:49 to the risk factors. 02:50 >>John: Okay. An improvement of any kind would be welcome. 02:55 How do we go about that? 02:56 >>Dr. Youngberg: Okay, so, the, the first test is, 02:59 the first key is understanding what the primary drivers are 03:04 of dementia, and primarily of Alzheimer's, 03:07 or impaired cognitive function. 03:09 And we know from a lot of research 03:12 that that insulin resistance of the brain, 03:15 or this metabolic syndrome, where, where the brain 03:19 is not getting sugar at a, in a stable way, 03:23 where high insulin levels are being produced 03:26 that rob the brain of being able to detoxify 03:30 the beta amyloid plaques properly, 03:32 and so if we stabilize blood sugars 03:36 and stabilize insulin production by the pancreas 03:39 so it's not too high or too low, 03:41 that actually dramatically alters the progression 03:45 of cognitive decline, and if we do it right, 03:49 it actually helps set the stage for beginning to reverse 03:53 cognitive decline. 03:54 Because, you see, John, the brain literally produces 03:59 roughly a thousand new cells, neurons, every day. 04:04 And that's called the process of neurogenesis. 04:07 And so, if we're able to do things that keep those cells 04:11 alive, rather than doing those things that destroy those cells 04:15 before they can work for us 04:17 and help us with our memory challenges, 04:19 then we're gonna be on the right track. 04:20 >>John: So how do we, how do we get about doing this business 04:22 with the, with, uh, insulin production? 04:24 >>Dr. Youngberg: Okay, so the first step, 04:26 there, there is a, a well-known, uh, PET scan, 04:30 this is a fluorodeoxyglucose PET scan, that measures 04:34 whether or not your brain is getting the glucose, 04:36 the blood sugar. 04:37 Uh, this is a very specialized radiologic test, 04:40 unfortunately costs thousands of dollars to do, 04:42 and Medicare, as of yet, has not approved it 04:45 for the average patient who is concerned about this process. 04:48 And so, in my opinion, the very best test to assess 04:52 whether you have insulin resistance 04:54 is to do a glucose tolerance test, 04:57 where you actually go into the lab-- 04:58 and your doctor can order this lab-- 05:01 any lab in the, in the world can do this test 05:04 where, where you do a fasting test to measure your insulin 05:07 and your glucose. 05:08 And then they give you 75 grams of glucose. 05:10 It's a standard test that any pregnant woman would get 05:13 to make sure she doesn't have diabetes during pregnancy. 05:16 It's a standard test that can be done anywhere. 05:19 And then, after that sugar drink, 05:20 they check the blood sugars for either two to four hours. 05:23 I prefer the four-hour test. 05:25 Uh, and then we measure insulin levels 05:27 along that same course of time. 05:29 And so, as the, if the sugars shoot up, 05:32 after that sugar drink, 05:34 in the blood, that means that there is an insulin resistance. 05:37 And that's related to heart disease, cancer risk, 05:40 autoimmune risk, uh, all kind--hypertension. 05:44 It is also a dramatic factor related to Alzheimer's. 05:48 So we can track risk by evaluating that test. 05:52 We can track how high the insulin is produced 05:55 to evaluate risk, and whether the blood sugar drops too low 05:58 later in the third or fourth hour. 06:01 So that becomes, in, in my practice, 06:03 the, the state-of-the-art evaluation to see if somebody 06:08 is at risk for the most common trigger of cognitive decline 06:13 in Alzheimer's. 06:14 >>John: And, okay, if somebody is at risk, 06:15 then this is the sort of thing that can be addressed? 06:17 We can work with that pretty easily? 06:19 >>Dr. Youngberg: Absolutely. And, and what's interesting, 06:21 John, is that most people who have that test done, uh, 06:25 recognize that there's a problem. 06:28 They actually, most people have some level 06:30 of insulin resistance. 06:31 They may have never heard of this before, 06:33 but most of us do, especially those of us that are not already 06:37 following the fundamental strategies that we talked about 06:40 in the last program, and which is the exercise 06:43 and the proper diet and the sleep. 06:45 Just one night of, of not getting enough sleep 06:48 makes you more insulin resistance the next morning, 06:50 makes your blood sugars go higher, 06:52 and makes your pancreas, forces your pancreas 06:54 to produce a lot of extra insulin, 06:56 which then throws you into a roller coaster of blood sugars, 07:00 causing cravings and, and mood swings and so forth. 07:04 >>John: Mm. Mm-mm-mm. 07:05 Okay, and too many of us are saying, 07:07 "Okay, uh, familiar with that." [Dr. Youngberg laughs] 07:09 What else can we do now to bend this thing 07:12 back in the right direction? 07:13 If we are at risk, or even if there are people 07:16 dealing with cognitive decline, what else? 07:18 We spoke about insulin resistance. 07:20 There must be numerous things. 07:21 >>Dr. Youngberg: Yeah. There's, uh, basically anything 07:23 that's good for the heart is gonna be good for the brain. 07:26 Okay, so one of the principles here, John, 07:28 is that we need to make sure that we're really taking 07:32 advantage of everything our friendly cardiologists 07:35 have told us about taking care of our heart: 07:37 uh, eating a diet that's optimal for heart health, 07:40 for blood pressure, for blood sugars, and reversing 07:43 the type 2 diabetes or the prediabetes that we might have. 07:47 We know that most people can reverse those conditions. 07:50 Fifteen years ago that was, that was considered to be, 07:53 uh, questionable whether you should even say that. 07:56 Now we have plenty of data, plenty of research showing 08:00 that type 2 diabetes is reversible. 08:02 Right now, we're at the crossroads of recognizing 08:05 that not only is 90 percent of Alzheimer's preventable, 08:10 but much of the cognitive decline and the dysfunction 08:14 in Alzheimer's is actually reversible if we pay attention 08:18 to these strategies, including additional tests that look, 08:22 that are cardiovascular tests, 08:24 like, for instance, the blood test homocysteine. 08:26 Elevated levels of this amino acid in the, in the body, 08:30 uh, become neurotoxic. 08:32 And so, naturally, if high homocysteine destroys 08:35 hippocampal brain cells, we don't want that. 08:38 And so there are natural strategies that we can use 08:42 with our doctors to lower the homocysteine amino acid proteins 08:47 to a healthy range so that they're not causing this, 08:51 this, this, uh, destruction of, of the hippocampal brain cells, 08:55 preventing neurogenesis from taking place. 08:57 >>John: I think what a lot of people are going to be 08:59 surprised about it there, that it is, that there is hope. 09:01 >>Dr. Youngberg: Absolutely. 09:02 >>John: This can be dialed back, and the future can be 09:05 a whole lot brighter than you might have otherwise thought. 09:07 I'll be back with more with Dr. Wes Youngberg in just a moment. 09:10 ♪[music]♪ 09:20 >>Dr. Youngberg: Hello, I'm Dr. Wes Youngberg, 09:21 and I've just written a book called "Memory Makeover: 09:23 How to Prevent Alzheimer's and Reverse Cognitive Decline." 09:28 This book is in story form. 09:30 It's case studies of individuals that I have worked with 09:32 and my colleagues have worked with where they've actually 09:34 been able to stop cognitive decline, 09:38 and 80 percent of the time have been able to reverse aspects 09:42 of cognitive decline. 09:43 If you want to know more about that, 09:45 get the book "Memory Makeover." 09:50 >>John Bradshaw: Thanks for joining me today 09:51 on It Is Written. 09:52 I'm John Bradshaw. My guest is Dr. Wes Youngberg. 09:55 Dr. Youngberg, in your book, "Memory Makeover," 09:58 where you talk about preventing Alzheimer's 10:00 and reversing cognitive decline, 10:02 you devote quite a lot of space to the case of John and Mary. 10:07 And it's a remarkable story. 10:09 Tell me about them. 10:10 >>Dr. Wes Youngberg: I, I first met John and Mary, 10:12 not their real names, uh, about, about four years ago 10:16 when I was invited to that city 10:18 to do a workshop for the hospital 10:21 on helping physicians learn how to reverse diabetes. 10:24 And, and it just so happened that John and Mary 10:27 were attending a, a "Diabetes Undone" series 10:31 at their local church. 10:32 And so I was invited to present there, 10:35 and, and that's when I first met John and Mary. 10:39 And he was concerned about her blood sugar. 10:41 She had already been diagnosed with, with advanced Alzheimer's. 10:44 >>John: Mmm. 10:45 >>Dr. Youngberg: And so he asked me at that time, he said, 10:46 "Well, is there, is there anything that can be done 10:49 for Alzheimer's?" 10:50 And so, at the time, I, I said to him, "Well, yes, 10:53 "they're, we're learning some new things on how this relates 10:56 to type 2 diabetes." 10:58 Well, they got busy with their lives, as we all do, 11:02 and four years go by. 11:04 So she's now had advanced Alzheimer's for four years. 11:06 She's seeing a really good neurologist, 11:09 and, and so he, he asks this neurologist one day, says, 11:12 "Is there anything else that we can do?" 11:15 And so the neurologist, not wanting to give false hopes, 11:19 but, but wanting to encourage them to do whatever was rational 11:22 and reasonable, said, "Well, why don't you start working 11:26 "on a more comprehensive and aggressive 11:28 lifestyle medicine program?" 11:29 As we've been discussing so far. 11:31 >>John: Yeah. 11:32 >>Dr. Youngberg: And so, so, uh, John was encouraged 11:34 by the neurologist to actually give me a call and set up 11:36 a series of phone consultations. 11:38 Well, uh, initially I was very careful to caution John, 11:44 um, not to expect, you know, something dramatic, 11:48 but, but to have hope that we could do things that could, 11:52 number one, slow that decline further, 11:55 because he was already having problems 11:57 with even understanding her. 11:58 She would try to communicate with him 12:00 and, "Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh," she would talk like that. 12:04 >>John: This is quite a way along? 12:05 >>Dr. Youngberg: Literally, she has advanced, 12:06 more severe Alzheimer's. 12:07 >>John: Oh yeah. 12:08 >>Dr. Youngberg: And so his doctor had said, 12:09 "Basically we're at a crossroads here. 12:12 "You, you really need to get her into a home, 12:15 "because otherwise you're going to burn out, 12:17 "and, and, and if you burn out, what's going to happen to her? 12:21 "Right? So at least if she's in a home, 12:22 "you can go and visit her and spend time with her, 12:24 but then get your rest." 12:25 'Cause he was 24/7 with her. It was really rough. 12:28 She was having horrible sundowning syndrome. 12:31 Anybody who understands Alzheimer's knows 12:33 that that's a horrible experience. 12:35 It happens around sundown; that can last for three to four hours 12:38 where they are, they're confused, they're agitated, 12:41 they're hostile, they're--it, it's just a horrible experience 12:44 with a loved one to, to go through that. 12:47 Well, so this had been going on now for about three years. 12:50 And, and so, when they started, uh, 12:54 uh, a comprehensive lifestyle medicine program, 12:57 where he didn't just ask his wife, John, 12:59 "You want to go exercising, honey?" 13:00 'Cause he knew she would say no. 13:02 She would become belligerent. >>John: Right. 13:03 >>Dr. Youngberg: "Uh, no!" 13:04 You know, she wouldn't get off the couch. 13:06 But if he said to her, "Honey, would you like to go shopping?" 13:10 she would brighten up, you know. 13:13 And, and even though she couldn't communicate very well-- 13:16 she didn't, she didn't know some of the family members-- 13:18 she wanted to go shopping. 13:20 So she started looking for her purse, she'd grab her purse, 13:22 and John would take her to the mall, 13:24 and they'd walk to the end of the mall and back, 13:27 and back again. 13:28 They'd get half an hour of exercise in going to the mall. 13:30 Then they'd go to the grocery store 13:32 and walk about the perimeter of the grocery store. 13:34 She would grab donuts and grab sodas and all the things 13:37 that she loved, 'cause she was a sugarholic. 13:39 And he, she would get her exercise grabbing them, 13:41 and he would get his exercise putting them back. 13:43 >>John: Putting them back. 13:44 >>Dr. Youngberg: Okay, and so he made sure-- 13:46 you see, at that stage you're dealing with 13:48 essentially a toddler's mentality. 13:50 You can't say, "Well, they want it, 13:51 so I should just give it to them. They're an adult." 13:53 You can't give them to them, dementogenic foods; 13:56 they're never gonna get better. 13:57 So, so, he made, he found a way to get her to exercise. 14:00 He found a way to get her to eat the right foods. 14:02 We did all the rational things that were available 14:05 in the medical literature, which was a lot of things. 14:07 We did all the right tests and treated every single risk factor 14:11 optimally--not just, not just the normal, but optimal. 14:15 In six weeks, her sundowning syndrome started going away 14:19 dramatically. 14:20 Can you imagine spending three hours every night 14:23 trying to get your spouse to calm down and not to go outside 14:26 after packing all her bags and wanting to go see mom, 14:29 who has been dead for 30 years? 14:32 Every night for three hours. 14:33 Okay, and then the, the next morning have to take 14:36 all the, all the clothes back and put them 14:38 in the, in the drawers? 14:39 That'll happen every day for years. 14:41 >>John: A lot of people are dealing with this. 14:42 >>Dr. Youngberg: That was gone in two months. 14:43 Now, I'm not saying everybody who has a spouse with that, 14:46 with, uh, with sundowning syndrome 14:48 is going to cure that in two months. 14:49 That, this was the case in, in this situation. 14:52 And, and she had not been able to-- 14:55 to make a long story short, she had not been able to, 14:59 uh, recognize her sister for over three years. 15:04 So just about 12 months into the process-- 15:07 actually 11 months, this is just recently-- 15:10 uh, they traveled to a city three hours away, 15:14 where her sister lived, and for the first time in three years, 15:20 when she got out of the car, she recognized her sister. 15:23 She walked up to her and hugged her, called her by name, 15:26 and sat down in the living room, 15:29 talking with her sister as sisters should be able to do, 15:33 remembering how they grew up together. 15:35 And this is something that she had not been able to do 15:37 for three years. 15:38 And so, she still has, technically, Alzheimer's, 15:42 but it is a form of Alzheimer's which is so much more functional 15:45 than it was for that period of time, that John told me, 15:49 he said, "I feel like I have my wife back again. 15:52 "In fact, she even laughs at my jokes now. 15:56 "She knows the time when she looks at the clock. 15:58 "She knows where we are as we're driving, 16:00 and she corrects me if I miss a turn." 16:03 Previously she had been unable to do that. 16:05 And so there is hope, even for people who have 16:09 advanced Alzheimer's, if you have a health partner, 16:13 a spouse, who's willing to put the effort into it now, 16:16 to prevent that further decline 16:18 and to begin that reversal process. 16:21 It's exciting to see what John was able to do for Mary. 16:25 And that's why in the book I call it a love story. 16:28 >>John: "Memory Makeover" is the book. 16:30 And the good news is there is hope, 16:33 and lots of it, for somebody battling cognitive decline. 16:36 We'll be back with more in just a moment. 16:39 ♪[music]♪ 16:48 >>Dr. Youngberg: Hello, I'm Dr. Wes Youngberg, 16:50 and I've just written a book called "Memory Makeover: 16:52 How to Prevent Alzheimer's and Reverse Cognitive Decline." 16:56 This book is in story form. 16:58 It's case studies of individuals that I have worked with 17:00 and my colleagues have worked with where they've actually 17:03 been able to stop cognitive decline, 17:06 and 80 percent of the time have been able to reverse 17:09 aspects of cognitive decline. 17:11 If you want to know more about that, 17:13 get the book "Memory Makeover." 17:18 >>John Bradshaw: Most everybody wants to live a little longer, 17:21 a little healthier, and a little happier. 17:25 But the question is, how can you experience that life? 17:29 Jesus said that He came into the world that we might have life 17:33 "more abundantly." 17:35 Evidently it's what God wants us to have. 17:38 So don't miss "Life and Longevity" 17:41 with special guest Dr. David DeRose. 17:44 We uncover simple secrets of the Bible, 17:47 attainable secrets, the things that God presents to us 17:51 that are guaranteed to enhance our lives, 17:55 and at the same time open up our hearts and minds 17:58 to receive more of the Holy Spirit of God. 18:01 "Life and Longevity," 18:03 Bible secrets to living the abundant life 18:06 that God wants you to have, 18:09 featuring special guest Dr. David DeRose. 18:12 "Life and Longevity" on It Is Written TV. 18:19 >>John Bradshaw: Thanks for joining me today 18:20 on It Is Written. 18:21 Dr. Wes Youngberg, we've been talking about, 18:24 uh, preventing and even reversing cognitive decline. 18:28 >>Dr. Wes Youngberg: Right. 18:29 >>John: Do you meet people who say, 18:30 "Nah, this just can't happen"? 18:32 >>Dr. Youngberg: You know, I was trained, 18:33 and most of my colleagues were trained, 18:36 that this was just really impossible. 18:38 And so, unless, unless we have taken the time 18:42 to look at the new research and to study it and to see 18:46 what is possible, 18:47 then we're gonna believe what we were taught 30 years ago. 18:51 Right? And so, so that's why I spend a lot of my time 18:54 lecturing to medical audiences, to give them, 18:56 give them the vision of what is really possible, 18:59 because if we take the time to address the underlying triggers 19:04 of Alzheimer's, it, it's, it's transformative. 19:08 So that's why, once again, the, the research 19:10 out of the Adventist health study at Loma Linda University 19:13 has documented that 90 percent of Alzheimer's is preventable. 19:17 We can, we can track that. 19:18 But, but the, I also see in my practice, 19:21 and, and other colleagues of mine that do this full-time 19:25 have noticed, that at least 80 percent of those 19:29 who are willing to invest and, and put effort into addressing 19:34 the fundamental strategies and then the specialty strategies 19:38 related to their individual risk factors, 19:40 are actually able to begin to reverse that process, 19:43 which means that it's also preventing progression. 19:46 So the first step is to prevent progression 19:48 or to slow progression. 19:49 The second step is to stop progression. 19:52 And the third step is to focus on reversal 19:55 of that cognitive decline. 19:57 And the vast majority of those who invest in this, 20:00 like John and Mary did, 20:01 are actually able to accomplish that. 20:03 >>John: We have a few moments left, so let's, let's, 20:06 let's leave this with some, some steps. 20:08 Someone is saying, "I hear what you say. This isn't a guarantee. 20:11 "I hear what you say. This doesn't mean 20:13 we're going to get rid of everything." 20:14 >>Dr. Youngberg: Right. 20:15 >>John: "But we're talking about improvement 20:16 "and very significant improvement. 20:18 "I want that for my family member. 20:19 I want that for myself. I'm going to start." 20:22 Where do we start? Let's look at some steps. 20:24 >>Dr. Youngberg: Okay, so, um, but, we, we need to start 20:27 with exercise. 20:28 That's the most fundamental strategy. 20:30 Exercise is what makes you feel better. 20:32 Exercise is what starts to change the brain 20:35 to start healing. 20:36 Uh, but exercise by itself isn't going to fix all this, right? 20:39 >>John: Okay, so exercise, plus? 20:40 >>Dr. Youngberg: Yeah, uh, so we have to have the right diet. 20:42 We have to have the right fuel. 20:43 We have to get the right nutrients into our body. 20:46 We have to avoid the very foods that are bringing toxins that, 20:49 that are causing damage to neurogenesis. 20:52 >>John: Unfortunately those are the foods 20:53 that a lot of people like 20:54 but everybody is willing to admit are bad for us. 20:56 So, keep away from or minimize or eliminate what? 20:59 >>Dr. Youngberg: Yeah, basically, fast foods, 21:01 fried foods, refined foods, the, you know, all the sugary foods. 21:06 [chuckles] There are so many studies we could cover, John, 21:09 but if, if, if you're going to start 21:11 with avoiding one thing that's really bad for the brain, 21:14 it's sugar, you know. And I, I, I could eat a lot of sugar. 21:18 >>John: I think everybody could. 21:20 >>Dr. Youngberg: You know, we all love sugar. 21:22 But here's the bottom line. 21:23 Sugar actually dumbs down the brain very quickly. 21:27 I could tell you stories when I've experienced it myself, 21:30 right? So I'm not perfect. 21:31 I make stupid mistakes from time to time, 21:33 and I notice it when I do. 21:35 >>John: And it's not just that sugar is so bad, 21:37 but again, you look at the standard American diet, 21:39 we're consuming tons of this stuff. 21:41 >>Dr. Youngberg: Yeah. 21:42 >>John: Way more than the body was ever meant to consume. 21:43 >>Dr. Youngberg: Yeah. 21:44 >>John: So if we pull that back to a realistic level, 21:45 that's really gonna help. 21:46 >>Dr. Youngberg: Yeah, absolutely. 21:47 And so then we talk about sleep. Sleep is so critical. 21:50 If, if somebody doesn't fix the sleep problem, 21:54 uh, even if they're addressing the other things quite well, 21:57 it's going to really slow any of the benefit. 22:00 And so, again, we want to slow things down; 22:03 we wanna begin to reverse that process. 22:05 You've gotta get a good night's sleep. 22:07 We gotta figure it out. 22:08 >>John: How many hours is a good night's sleep? 22:09 >>Dr. Youngberg: Yeah, so, so, for the average person 22:12 who's trying to prevent further cognitive decline, 22:14 they really should be getting at least seven or eight hours 22:17 of sleep, you know, somewhere between seven and eight hours 22:19 of nightly sleep. 22:21 Studies have shown just going to bed late, 22:23 even if you get eight hours, 22:25 causes damage to the hippocampal cells, even in young people. 22:29 So, so this is some-- 22:31 neurodegeneration doesn't begin at age 75 or 85. 22:35 It begins, begins very early, even as teenagers. 22:39 So, so if we start paying attention as teenagers 22:43 and young adults, we are protecting the reserve 22:46 of cognitive function in our brain. 22:48 And that way it'll take a lot longer to eventually get 22:52 to a problem, if there ever was one. 22:53 >>John: Exercise, the right food, 22:55 and eating the right food is, is two things; 22:57 it's eating the right food and not eating a bunch of junk. 23:00 >>Dr. Youngberg: Yeah. 23:01 >>John: Getting adequate sleep. 23:02 >>Dr. Youngberg: Yeah. 23:02 >>John: What else? 23:03 >>Dr. Youngberg: Optimal hydration, getting plenty, 23:05 plenty of water, spending time outside, 23:08 getting, getting some sunlight on a daily basis, 23:10 optimizing your blood vitamin D levels. 23:13 Those, those are critical, critical steps. 23:15 And I would like to say that doing comprehensive 23:18 blood testing, doing genetic testing, 23:21 all that is, is indispensable 23:23 to understanding our individual risk. 23:26 So at some point the fundamentals have to be, 23:29 have to be, uh, we have to add to the fundamentals 23:32 the, the individualized risk factors that we might have. 23:35 And the only way you're gonna know 23:37 if you have a problem with these is to work with your doctor 23:39 to get comprehensive blood tests, 23:41 not just the standard physical blood tests, 23:44 but tests that relate to all the risks that can affect the brain. 23:47 >>John: Why do you think it is that the incidence of dementia, 23:51 Alzheimer's in particular, is way up, way up 23:54 compared to 50 years, 100 years ago? 23:58 >>Dr. Youngberg: Well, yeah, I think it has to do with, uh, 24:00 the choices that we've made, 24:01 and we've bought into some of the marketing, 24:03 the biggest marketing lies of our, of our generation. 24:07 Uh, I, I just recently read, uh, a big magazine at the airport 24:12 was saying how to deal with, uh, Alzheimer's, 24:14 and it had "hope" on it. 24:16 So I thought, okay, I want to find out what they say 24:17 about hope. 24:18 >>John: Sure. 24:19 >>Dr. Youngberg: And you know what one--they had two things 24:20 about hope; one of the things was "more good news for," 24:24 for, uh, "drinkers." [laughs] Basically they were saying, 24:28 suggesting, that if you just drank more alcohol, 24:32 more, more alcoholic beverages, 24:33 that that would protect your brain from dementia. 24:36 >>John: That's absurd. 24:37 >>Dr. Youngberg: The opposite is true. 24:38 The best studies ever done, British Medical Journal, 24:41 uh, showing that a 30-year MRI study, 24:45 so that even occasional social drinking 24:49 led to hippocampal brain cell loss, 24:51 even occasional, by over 300 percent, 24:55 moderate drinking over a 30-year period. 24:57 And these were people that had, you know, 24:59 upper social economic status. 25:02 >>John: So we've become prisoners, really, 25:03 of our own lifestyle. 25:04 >>Dr. Youngberg: Right. 25:05 >>John: Our forebears didn't live this way. 25:06 We don't have to go back to the Stone Age, 25:07 but just in relevantly recent times, 25:09 people were living far healthier lives. 25:11 If we can somehow tweak this thing a little bit, 25:14 we'll find fantastic results. 25:16 I'm impressed with this very much, 25:18 "Memory Makeover: How to Prevent Alzheimer's 25:20 and Reverse Cognitive Decline the Natural Way." 25:22 Thanks for doing this. 25:24 >>Dr. Youngberg: My pleasure, John. 25:25 >>John: Thanks for doing this. 25:26 This book [thumps] will change lots and lots of lives. 25:31 And if you look to the God who made you-- 25:35 remember the Bible says, "We are fearfully and wonderfully made." 25:38 If you bring into your lifestyle the God who made us 25:41 in the beginning and made us to live a certain way-- 25:44 and, uh, let me just check this with you. 25:47 When you add into this faith, hope, trust, 25:51 and a relationship with God, 25:53 there's healing in that, too, isn't there? 25:54 >>Dr. Youngberg: That's, that's actually probably 25:56 the number one thing. 25:57 Having healthy relationships with our fellow man, 26:01 but also vertically with God, I think we can clearly say 26:04 that that's the most important part of healing. 26:07 >>John: Dr. Youngberg, thank you. I appreciate it immensely. 26:10 >>Dr. Youngberg: Thank you for having me. 26:12 >>John: Thank you for remembering that It Is Written 26:14 exists because of the kindness of people just like you. 26:17 To support this international life-changing ministry, 26:20 please call us now at 800-253-3000. 26:24 You can send your tax-deductible gift 26:26 to the address on your screen, 26:28 or you can visit us online at itiswritten.com. 26:31 Thank you for your prayers and for your financial support. 26:34 Our number again is 800-253-3000, 26:38 or you can visit us online at itiswritten.com. 26:43 >>John Bradshaw: Let's pray together now. 26:44 ♪[soft music]♪ 26:44 Our Father in heaven, 26:45 we're grateful, 26:46 grateful that there's hope, 26:47 grateful that You are the Great Physician. 26:50 We are grateful today that You love us and loved us so much 26:53 to allow Jesus to come to this world 26:55 that we could live here, and there. 26:59 We know He's coming back soon. 27:01 You want for us the more abundant life, 27:03 a life that stretches beyond this world 27:05 and into the world to come. 27:08 Friend, you can have that life in Jesus. 27:09 If you've not accepted it from Him, would you do so now? 27:12 Would you pray a prayer in your heart that says, 27:14 "Lord, take me, make me Yours. 27:17 "I want You, the God of heaven, 27:18 to have my life and guide me in Your path." 27:21 Lord, will You guide us in the paths of better health? 27:24 There are people right now who are saying, 27:25 "Thank You. I want this new life, new hope." 27:29 We want to fight this thing off 27:30 and, and reverse the ravages of this terrible disease. 27:35 Lord, we thank You for the great hope 27:37 of the wonderful future that we have in You 27:39 in this world and soon when Jesus returns. 27:44 In Jesus' name we pray. 27:46 Amen. 27:47 Thanks so much for joining me. 27:49 I'm looking forward to seeing you again next time. 27:51 Until then, remember: 27:53 "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, 27:56 but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'" 28:00 ♪[inspiring theme music]♪ |
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