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The Doctor's Farmacy · September 3, 2024 · 55m
Dr. David Perlmutter: Why Alzheimer's Prevention Starts Decades Before Symptoms
Neurologist David Perlmutter discusses why Alzheimer's disease begins 20-30 years before symptoms appear and why prevention through nutrition, exercise, and gut health is more effective than pharmaceutical treatment.
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Perlmutter presents evidence that Alzheimer's pathology begins with gut microbiome disruption and chronic inflammation 20-30 years before memory loss. The gut-brain axis is the pathway through which metabolic dysfunction reaches the brain.
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Perlmutter argues that aerobic exercise produces brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which promotes neurogenesis, strengthens synaptic connections, and protects against neurodegeneration. No pharmaceutical can replicate this effect.
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