Reversing Alzheimer's: The New Toolkit to Improve Cognition and Protect Brain Health

by Heather Sandison

Overview

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

A revolutionary and much-needed exploration of Alzheimer’s and how patients and their caregivers can take back control from this insidious disease.

A significant portion of our population worries about the grip of dementia as we age. With over 6.5 million Americans living with Alzheimer's, the urgency for a solution has never been greater.

Dr. Heather Sandison is at the forefront of dementia care and research. The founder of Solcere Health Clinic, San Diego’s premier brain optimization clinic, and Marama, the first residential memory care facility to have the goal of returning cognitively declined residents to independent living, Dr. Sandison knows better than most what Alzheimer’s does to people—to their brains, their bodies, their families, and their lives.

If you're facing the challenge of Alzheimer's, either personally or as a caregiver, there is hope. A growing body of evidence shows that implementing a handful of strategies can improve cognition and quality of life in dementia patients. In Reversing Alzheimer's, Dr. Sandison lays out this customizable and doable approach so that you can start supporting you or your loved one's brain health right away.

Within these pages, Dr. Sandison distills complex neurocognitive research into actionable steps, empowering you to:

• Fortify your brain health against cognitive decline
• Implement lifestyle changes that can reverse the effects of Alzheimer's
• Transform your environment to support cognitive wellness
• Understand options for brain health to fit any budget

Dr. Sandison's expertise, derived from her clinical practice, residential care, and peer-reviewed research, charts the course for a future where Alzheimer's is not a terminal diagnosis, but a reversible condition. Reversing Alzheimer’s is an essential tool for anyone aspiring to rewrite their story and achieve a future free from the affliction of Alzheimer's.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780063339088
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	06/11/2024
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	13,705
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Dr. Heather Sandison is a renowned naturopathic doctor specializing in neurocognitive medicine and the founder of Solcere Health Clinic, San Diego’s premier brain optimization clinic, and Marama, the first residential memory care facility to have the goal of returning cognitively declined residents to independent living. She is the primary author of the peer reviewed research “Observed Improvement in Cognition During a Personalized Lifestyle Intervention in People with Cognitive Decline” published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. Dr. Sandison hosts the annual online Reverse Alzheimer’s Summit where she shares cutting-edge and tried-and-true insight into what is possible for those suffering with dementia.

Editorial Reviews

"Reversing Alzheimer’s challenges the reader to abandon the antiquated and ineffective approaches to treating Alzheimer’s offered by standard pharmaceutical intervention and embrace an empowering paradigm shift that leverages multiple modalities to finally and dramatically reverse the cognitive decline that typifies this disease." — David Perlmutter, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grain Brain

"In these pages, Dr. Heather Sandison has clearly outlined a road map of evidence-based practices that systematically address the underlying causes of declining cognition. Better brain health is possible, even with a chronic degenerative disease like dementia." — Terry Wahls, MD, author of The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions

"Reversing Alzheimer's will be the new go-to guide for anyone looking to optimize cognition, prevent memory loss, or support a loved one struggling with dementia. Read this for the latest practical, science-backed steps for achieving brain health." — Dr. Mark Hyman, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Young Forever

"Dr. Heather Sandison has helped numerous patients in her practice overcome Alzheimer’s and cognitive decline. Sandison shares the details of her effective program and many success stories in her comprehensive, easy-to-understand book, Reversing Alzheimer’s. Her approach to preventing and overcoming cognitive decline is based on solid science, is personalized, and can be reasonably integrated into a person’s everyday life. Dr. Sandison's experience with her own patients proves that Alzheimer's disease does not have to be inevitable or hopeless." — Dr. Mary T. Newport, MD, author of Clearly Keto: For Healthy Brain Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention

"Dr. Sandison's dedication to reducing dementia's toll on patients and caregivers is extraordinary. By creating a long-term care facility that has the goal of returning residents to independent living, putting science behind everything she does, and laying out her approach so clearly in this book and her online courses, she is changing the future of healthcare." — Dr. Kara Fitzgerald, author of Younger You: Reduce Your Bio Age and Live Longer, Better

From the Publisher

Reversing Alzheimer’s will be the new go-to guide for anyone looking to optimize cognition, prevent memory loss, or support a loved one struggling with dementia. Read this for the latest practical, science-backed steps for achieving brain health.”

Dr. Mark Hyman