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The Ageless Brain

The Ageless Brain

How to Sharpen and Protect Your Mind for a Lifetime

Summary

There are approximately 55 million people living with dementia around the world. It is estimated that this number will rise to 139 million by 2050. And it isn’t just the elderly who are affected; diagnosis rates are rising in younger adults, with women at a higher risk than men. For many, especially those with a genetic predisposition, this fate has seemed inevitable. Until now.

In The Ageless Brain, Dr Bredesen, a world-leading pioneer in the field of neurodegenerative research, will share cutting-edge science on neurodegeneration, including how misunderstandings of the disease have hindered our efforts to treat it. Lauded for his integrative protocol, he has, in clinical studies, reversed the symptoms of Alzheimer’s and dementia. In this book, he will share his preventative program that readers of all ages can put into practice straight away. This plan will empower all of us to optimise our cognitive health and live well into old age.

If you want to stay sharp and have a vibrant mind for life, this book is essential reading.

Reviews

  • For far too long, we’ve been led to believe that keeping a sharp mind and a strong memory is beyond our control. Dr Dale Bredesen’s groundbreaking work proves otherwise. The Ageless Brain is a practical and inspiring guide that equips readers with essential knowledge to combat the most debilitating effects of ageing. As a global leader in cognitive decline and brain degeneration, Dr Bredesen gifts us with the tools and insights needed to support lifelong brain health. For everyone, this book is essential.
    David Perlmutter, MD, FACN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grain Brain and Drop Acid

About the author

Dr Dale Bredesen

Dr Dale Bredesen is internationally recognised as an expert in the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease. He graduated from Caltech, then earned his MD from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. He served as chief resident in neurology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) before joining Nobel laureate Stanley Prusiner's laboratory at UCSF as an NIH postdoctoral fellow. He held faculty positions at UCSF, UCLA and the University of California, San Diego. Dr Bredesen directed the Program on Aging at the Burnham Institute before joining the Buck Institute in 1998 as its founding president and CEO. He is Professor of Neurology at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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