Tuesday, July 31, 2018

August 2018 Newsletter: Preventing and Reversing Cognitive Decline


Tenth Anniversary Edition of the Monthly Newsletter
Welcome to the Tenth Anniversary of my Monthly Newsletter! Amazing how time flies! I want to take the opportunity to thank all those who support me daily in this work – my wife Susana, my mentors, and all my clients – past and present!

Preventing and Reversing Cognitive Decline
Last month you met Dr. Jason Fung who works with Type 2 diabetes patients to fully reverse and prevent this disease without medications or surgery. He is using a special diet to control insulin with intermittent fasting.

This month, I am introducing Dr. Dale E. Bredesen, a Professor at UCLA, Founding President of the Buck Institute, and Chief Medical Officer of MPI Cognition. In 2017 he wrote, The End of Alzheimer’s: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline. My summary of the book is the feature article of this newsletter.

I am also encouraging you to participate in my Share the Care program. Refer a friend or loved one to Rosen Wellness and you will both receive a benefit. See below for the offer details.

Preventing and Reversing Cognitive Decline
Alzheimer’s is feared like no other disease for two reasons: there is no effective treatment and the progression of the disease can be extremely challenging for both the person and his or her loved ones. As Dr. Bredesen says, “Everyone knows someone who’s survived cancer, but no one knows anyone who’s survived Alzheimer’s – until now.”

Alzheimer’s affects an estimated one in nine Americans 65 or older, which is approximately 5.2 million people. As the population ages this number is expected to continue to increase. The number of people affected by Alzheimer’s is creating a tremendous burden on Medicare, Medicaid, and our long-term care facilities, and of course on the families who are dealing with the disease progression.

In his book, Dr. Bredesen turns the conventional wisdom upside down! He believes that rather than Alzheimer’s being caused by the buildup of amyloid plaques in the brain, these plaques are the protective response of the brain from at least one of three main threats. He also states there is no single cause to Alzheimer’s and each type of threat requires different actions. It is not a question of what is “wrong” with the brain, rather it is a question of what conditions in each affected individual is causing this reaction in their brain. In many cases more than one of the three threats is present.

These three threats are: 1) Inflammation from infection, diet, and other causes; 2) The decline and shortage of supportive nutrients, hormones, and other brain-supporting substances; and 3) Toxic substances such as metals or biotoxins (poisons produced by microbes such as molds).

For the rest of the article click here: https://brwellness.com/?p=1173

Share the Care
I am pleased to reintroduce the Share the Care program. It provides a wonderful incentive to share your success improving and restoring your health and quality of life with friends and relatives.
The program is designed to help people you know take the next step with their health – and to express my gratitude to you.  Here is how it works: Tell your friends and family what I do and how I have helped you.  If they are interested, provide them my contact information.   

They will receive $50 off their initial consult and you will receive 10% off your next purchase.

Thank you for being a valued client.  

At Home Gluten Test Kit
I recently became aware of an at home gluten test kit. It is called Gluten Detective and it is the first at-home test for the identification and monitoring of gluten consumption. Gluten is hidden in many products and sometimes we can believe we are eating gluten-free foods and yet still being exposed to gluten. This test helps to identify if that is the situation. Gluten Detective offers 25% off the purchase of your first kit. There are stool and urine kit options available. Even at full price these kits seem to be reasonably priced. For more information click here: https://glutendetective.com/.

ConsumerSafetyGuide.com
I was recently contacted by Consumer Safety Guide and asked to add a link on my Resources page. I was very impressed with the information they provide and wanted to share it with you on my Website and here: https://www.consumersafetyguide.com/

In their own words, “Consumer Safety Guide was created to keep the public informed about consumer dangers and safety issues associated with numerous products that can cause the public harm. Our website is constantly being updated with the most recent information on the most popular prescription medications and FDA-approved medical devices that could be endangering your health or putting your loved ones at risk. Our mission is to keep you informed and help you make the most educated decisions about your health care!”

The Importance of Trust
“I have gone to Bernie with different issues over the past few years. I appreciate his vast knowledge outside of traditional western medicine. With each concern I bring he is always thorough, professional and dives right in to find the best solution. I know I can trust him when it comes to my health & wellness.” K.K.

“Have a fabulous vacation-I just wanted to say that today after taking my drops and pills, I felt so zen and like in a state of being relaxed! So, whatever they are doing...I’m excited️. Thank you so much!” H.J.

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Preventing and Reversing Cognitive Decline


In my last article I mentioned that as a holistic nutritionist, it is important for me to provide my readers and clients with information to improve their health and to share this with others. Much of this information is not readily available, may be considered controversial, or is dismissed by the main stream as anecdotal or not supported by science. Yet the truth is that many people have benefited and there is real science to back it up.

In the last article you met Dr. Jason Fung who believes Type 2 diabetes is fully reversible and preventable and is doing this with his patients without medications or surgery. He is using a diet to control insulin and using intermittent fasting.

In this article I am introducing Dr. Dale E. Bredesen, a Professor at UCLA, Founding President of the Buck Institute, and Chief Medical Officer of MPI Cognition. In 2017 he wrote, The End of Alzheimer’s: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline.

Dr. Bredesen writes how Alzheimer’s is feared like no other disease for two reasons: there is no effective treatment and the progression of the disease is extremely challenging for both the person and their loved ones. As he says. “Everyone knows someone who’s survived cancer, but no one knows anyone who’s survived Alzheimer’s – until now.”

Alzheimer’s affects an estimated one in nine Americans 65 or older, which is approximately 5.2 million people. As the population ages this number is expected to continue to increase. The number of people affected by Alzheimer’s is creating a great burden on Medicare, Medicaid, and our long-term care facilities, and of course on the families who are dealing with the disease progression.

In his book Dr. Bredesen turns the conventional wisdom upside down! He believes that rather than being caused by the buildup of amyloid plaques in the brain, these plaques are the protective response of the brain from at least one of three main threats. He also states there is no single cause to Alzheimer’s and each type of threat requires different actions. It is not a question of what is “wrong” with the brain, rather it is a question of what conditions in each affected individual is causing this reaction in their brain. In many cases more than one of the three threats is present.

These three threats are: 1) Inflammation from infection, diet, and other causes; 2) The decline and shortage of supportive nutrients, hormones, and other brain-supporting substances; and 3) Toxic substances such as metals or biotoxins (poisons produced by microbes such as molds).

Dr. Bredesen calls his protocol RECode. The three threats are further broken down into 36 factors which can play a role in Alzheimer’s and his complete protocol addresses all of them. He has found that not all 36 will apply to everyone, so everyone is evaluated for what they require. The protocol is designed to prevent and reduce inflammation, optimize hormones, trophic factors and nutrients, and eliminate toxins.

As you can see, diet plays a big role. The foods he recommends are like those of Dr. Fung. Some people refer to Alzheimer’s disease as Type 3 diabetes.

I don’t want to give away the whole book, nor do I have the space here to go into great details. But I do want to share one last thought. Dr. Bredesen refers to investigating these 36 factors as a “Cognoscopy.” In determining the individual protocol the following factors are evaluated: homocysteine, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, folate, insulin resistance, C-reactive protein, ratio of albumin to globulin, Interleukin-6, Vitamin D3, TSH, Free T3, Free T4, Reverse T3, estradiol, progesterone, the estradiol-progesterone ratio, cortisol, pregnenolone, DHEA, zinc, copper, magnesium, selenium, glutathione, mercury, level, cadmium, sleep patterns, LDL-p, Vitamin E, Vitamin B1, leaky gut, food sensitivities, autoantibodies, mitochondrial function, BMI, genetics, quantitative neuropsychological testing, imaging, and a few others!

Based upon this analysis specific recommendations are established. With those who are compliant he is seeing significant improvements in their condition. Dr. Bredesen is still challenged by many of his colleagues, but he carries on as he sees his patients’ lives improve.

For more details and information I encourage you to read his book. I can assure you will find it very interesting and eye opening.

Bernard Rosen, PhD is a Nutrition Consultant and Educator. He works with individuals, groups, and at corporations to create individualized nutrition and wellness programs. His office is in Mequon, WI. To learn more or to schedule an appointment, e-mail at bernie@brwellness.com, call (262) 389-9907 or go to www.brwellness.com.