JJ Virgin4x NYTimes Best Selling Author, Certified Nutrition Specialist, Fitness Hall of Famer

Genetic Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

10 Jul 2025 · 1 min

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In this interview, JJ Virgin and the host discuss the pervasive risk of Alzheimer’s disease, emphasizing that even individuals without the APOE4 allele face a significant chance of cognitive decline. They highlight the importance of early, proactive prevention and the shift from fear‑based narratives (e.g., losing a driver’s license) to actionable strategies. The conversation references Dr. Bredesen’s neuro‑protective protocols, now widely taught and documented, and notes that implementing these protocols is a matter of practice. JJ also points out that the same principles appear in Kara Fitzgerald’s book Younger You, underscoring a growing consensus that these evidence‑based methods should become common practice for longevity and quality of life.

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It's such a devastating thing to think about growing old and, and losing what makes you, you, right? Losing your memories, losing your relationships. But there is so much we can do. And so the earlier you get started, the better. Prevention, yes. But if you're already starting to notice, I think before people would wait, they didn't wanna see a doctor because they thought there's something they can do to help me. They're just gonna take away my driver's license. Now I'm gonna be more isolated and more dependent. And I get that, but that's not the case anymore. Like the story is different now. There are thousands of people who've been trained by Dr. Bredesen and it's in books. Like it's just a matter of implementing it, putting it into practice.
Well, and the big thing here is everyone's at risk. I mean, if 13% of the population who doesn't have the APOE4, either of those, is at risk, everyone is at risk. And everything that you do for prevention here helps everything else. So it's really, you know, I know this is the niche, but really this is, could be a book written for longevity and quality of life too, you know?
Right. I'm sure you've talked to Kara Fitzgerald. She's a colleague and friend of mine and she wrote, uh, Younger You. Yes. And we laugh because it's the same stuff. Right. It's the same stuff. It's packaged a little bit differently. So it makes sense and relates for the people who are, are reading our books. But yeah, it's, it's common sense and now it's time for us to make it common practice.