How to REVERSE COGNITIVE DECLINE & ALZHEIMER'S with Dr. Dale Bredesen #shorts #alzheimer #dementia

Name: How to REVERSE COGNITIVE DECLINE & ALZHEIMER'S with Dr. Dale Bredesen #shorts #alzheimer #dementia
Uploaded: 2022-05-13T18:48:16+00:00
Duration: 45 s
Channel: Claudia von Boeselager
Description: In this segment, Dr. Dale Bredesen (Speaker A) uses a personal anecdote about undergoing colonoscopies on Valentine's Day to introduce the concept of a…

13 May 2022 · 1 min

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In this segment, Dr. Dale Bredesen (Speaker A) uses a personal anecdote about undergoing colonoscopies on Valentine's Day to introduce the concept of a "cognoscopy"—a simple, routine cognitive screening. He argues that cognitive decline, traditionally seen as a disease of the 60s‑80s, actually begins in the late 30s to 50s, but diagnosis is typically delayed by about 20 years. Consequently, he recommends that anyone aged 45 or older should undergo a cognoscopy to detect early signs of decline and intervene before significant impairment occurs.

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We all know that when we turn 50, we should get a colonoscopy. And actually, my wife and I had his and hers colonoscopies on Valentine's Day. How romantic. Yes, we decided, look, let's get this over with and let's just put this behind us. It's not a particularly pleasant thing to do. Now, interestingly, cognoscopy is much easier. So we recommend, look, anyone who's 45 or over should get a cognoscopy. Why? Because this problem, the cognitive decline that we used to think of as a problem, a disease of our 60s, 70s, and 80s, is really a disease of really late 30s, 40s, 50s, and it's just that you get the diagnosis 20 years later.