The End of Alzheimer's Program: The First Protocol to Enhance Cognition and Reverse Decline at Any Age
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Author:Dale E. Bredesen
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Emi Gómez Rodríguez,
¡Hola! Hoy os traigo una nueva reseña gracias a la colaboración de Edición Anticipada, del libro “El fin del Alzhéimer” y a Penguin Random House por el envió del ejemplar。No soy muy dada a leer este tipo de libros, pero cuando te toca esta enfermedad de cerca como es el Alzhéimer te lees todo lo que sea necesario para poder entender esta maldita enfermedad。 Y poder ayudar a tus seres queridos que la padece y de paso si es posible a ti misma para poder detectarla cuando comienzas a tener los prim ¡Hola! Hoy os traigo una nueva reseña gracias a la colaboración de Edición Anticipada, del libro “El fin del Alzhéimer” y a Penguin Random House por el envió del ejemplar。No soy muy dada a leer este tipo de libros, pero cuando te toca esta enfermedad de cerca como es el Alzhéimer te lees todo lo que sea necesario para poder entender esta maldita enfermedad。 Y poder ayudar a tus seres queridos que la padece y de paso si es posible a ti misma para poder detectarla cuando comienzas a tener los primeros síntomas。El libro te presenta un programa elaborado por el Dr。 Bredesen que me ha parecido muy interesante y todos deberíamos de leerlo para tenerlo en cuenta en un futuro。 Ya que todos estamos predispuestos a padecer esta enfermedad por diferentes factores。El libro nos muestra como está actualmente la investigación sobre el deterioro cognitivo (que en la actualidad todos llegamos a sufrirlo en mayor o menor medida), así como darnos unas pautas concretas y bastantes sencillas para revertir esos efectos。El test que el Dr。 Bredesen nos muestra te hace preguntarte si comemos bien, hacemos el ejercicio adecuado e incluso si dormimos como deberíamos。Lo que hace que nos haga reflexionar, en como nos afectara a nuestro cerebro el estilo de vida que llevamos。 Eso sí, sin perder la atención medicina tradicional。Alzheimer:Deterioro Cognitivo。Causas:Deficiencia hormonal, o desequilibrio nutricional, exposición a toxinas culinarias, estrés, dormir mal。Soluciones:Realizarse exámenes de intolerancia a la glucosa, ejercitar el cerebro, llevar una vida tranquila, dormir y comer bien。Este libro, no prometerá curaciones milagrosas, ni dietas milagros。 Si no todo lo contrario lo que hace que recapacitemos el estilo de vida que tenemos y lo predispuestos que estamos a padecer la enfermedad。 Eso si siempre orientándote por tu médico de familia por supuesto。 Y para que llevemos una vida más saludable。“El Alzhéimer no tiene cura, pero este programa experimental del Dr。 Bredesen me da ha entender que hay algo que podemos hacer para cuidar nuestro cerebro y mantener dormido el alzhéimer e incluso poder revertir sus efectos gracias a cambiar nuestra nutrición y estilo de vida”。Es un libro muy completo, está bien escrito, es fácil de entender, aunque hay algunas partes más técnicas。 Explica todo sobre el Alzhéimer de una manera bien detallada, lo que lo va provocando y como va poco a poco sucediendo todo。 Pero lo que más me ha gustado, es que nos enseña trucos, actividades, cosas que hacer para no llegar a tener la enfermedad si se tiene predisposición a ella o si estas empezando。Desde trucos, que alimentos tomar para ayudar a tu salud y a tu cerebro, ejercicios de memoria, etc。Todo de una forma muy detallada junto con datos y estudios probados, por los pacientes del Dr。 Bredesen que nos irán relatando sus experiencias。 Da esperanza a los enfermos basándose en datos y casos reales que defienden sus afirmaciones。Lo negativo que he encontrado en el libro:Fuera de Estados Unidos es muy difícil encontrar ayuda para seguir el método del Dr。 Bredesen。En mi país (España) no hay nadie capacitado para seguir este método, ya que sus pruebas son demasiada novedosas para hacer los análisis sanguíneos correspondientes y llevar el correspondiente seguimiento。 Son pruebas caras y que se basa en pruebas de Estados Unidos。También la suplementación que recomienda según el caso y en el cambio de dieta suele ser bastante cara。En definitiva, si tienes cerebro, tienes que leer este libro。 Su autor sólo desea que nadie tenga que morir padeciendo Alzheimer y no se deja nada en el tintero。 Es un libro básico para cualquier persona que padece perdidas de memoria de cualquier índole。 Es imprescindible y de uso obligado si te preguntas que podemos hacer con esta terrible enfermedad llamada Alzhéimer。 Gracias al método experimental del Dr。 Bredesen conoceremos esta enfermedad y como podemos detectarla a tiempo, e incluso con él poder revertirla。 Llevando un estilo de vida más saludable。 EL Dr。 Bredesen detalla de forma precisa como debemos seguir el protocolo para ver mejoría en las personas afectadas。Una lectura 100% recomendable para todo el mundo, pero principalmente a cualquier cuidador o familiar cercano de personas con Alzhéimer, demencia senil, etc。 Tiene que leer estos avances probados por el Dr。 Bredesen para detener e incluso revertir la pérdida de memoria。https://emimimundomisreglasmisopinion。。。 。。。more
Kristina Clement,
A dense book, but absolutely fascinating to read about how changes in diet and exercise can protect against Alzheimer's disease。。。。。there is a lot more to it than that, but I was struck by the things you can do at any age to reduce your risk。 A dense book, but absolutely fascinating to read about how changes in diet and exercise can protect against Alzheimer's disease。。。。。there is a lot more to it than that, but I was struck by the things you can do at any age to reduce your risk。 。。。more
Joanne,
Seemed like good advice and well detailed。 Kind of lost me with the no sugar, no grain, no dairy。 Two years ago my husband and I changed the way we ate。 We became mostly vegan, still eating plain yogurt and fish and on special occasions even meat。 In the last year I think we've eaten meat less than 5 times。 To take it another step by eliminating all sugar, grain and dairy is too far for us。 We feel as though we're living on fruits and vegetables as it is。I am eliminating myself as a possible rev Seemed like good advice and well detailed。 Kind of lost me with the no sugar, no grain, no dairy。 Two years ago my husband and I changed the way we ate。 We became mostly vegan, still eating plain yogurt and fish and on special occasions even meat。 In the last year I think we've eaten meat less than 5 times。 To take it another step by eliminating all sugar, grain and dairy is too far for us。 We feel as though we're living on fruits and vegetables as it is。I am eliminating myself as a possible reviewer of this book for the above reason。 。。。more
Maria,
Sinceramente al principio no tenia las expectativas muy altas con este libro, ya que no era un tipo de libro que yo leyera。 Pero me lo leí y se ha convertido en una de mis mejores lecturas de este año。 Te hace reflexionar muchísimo sobre la vida, también te explica y aprendes mucho。
Ami Campbell,
For anyone facing dementia or with a loved one facing it, this book does offer so much hope。 Although it was easy to get overwhelmed by the detail and scope of the program, it gave a new vision for treatment that can work。 Like the others, I was waiting for some sort of guide at the end, resources in a clear list of where to find people to help with this work, what a typical weekly diet looks like, supplements, etc。 Most of the info is in there, one just needs to dig。 I highlighted a lot for eas For anyone facing dementia or with a loved one facing it, this book does offer so much hope。 Although it was easy to get overwhelmed by the detail and scope of the program, it gave a new vision for treatment that can work。 Like the others, I was waiting for some sort of guide at the end, resources in a clear list of where to find people to help with this work, what a typical weekly diet looks like, supplements, etc。 Most of the info is in there, one just needs to dig。 I highlighted a lot for easy access to important details。 Overall hopeful, I'll be gifting this one! 。。。more
Marla Calvert,
The advice in this book is largely not evidence-based。 Citations are a mess and many recommendations do not have any evidence cited。 Most of the “evidence” is anecdotal; this patient was severely impaired, took these supplements and had a miraculous recovery。 There is advice here that is likely sound for improving cognitive health: eat more plants, low glycemic foods, exercise, get good quality sleep。 The good advice is mixed in with too much of what looks like quackery to me。 Not a book I could The advice in this book is largely not evidence-based。 Citations are a mess and many recommendations do not have any evidence cited。 Most of the “evidence” is anecdotal; this patient was severely impaired, took these supplements and had a miraculous recovery。 There is advice here that is likely sound for improving cognitive health: eat more plants, low glycemic foods, exercise, get good quality sleep。 The good advice is mixed in with too much of what looks like quackery to me。 Not a book I could recommend to friends or patients。 。。。more
Grete,
Excellent book full of hopeful helpful information for those suffering and those who are close with those suffering from Alzheimer's disease Excellent book full of hopeful helpful information for those suffering and those who are close with those suffering from Alzheimer's disease 。。。more
Recetalibros Irene Charco,
Tras las lecturas a las que estoy acostumbrada de ficción, me topé con este libro de un género tan diferente a lo que suelo leer que inmediatamente me puse a buscar referencias sobre él。 Ya no solo porque me llamara la atención la portada, el título o el tema a tratar sino porque desde hace un par de meses, esta enfermedad me toca de cerca en la familia y lo vi como una señal "si has descubierto este libro, y al leerlo puedes mejorar la vida de ese familiar, adelante con él"Al principio es algo Tras las lecturas a las que estoy acostumbrada de ficción, me topé con este libro de un género tan diferente a lo que suelo leer que inmediatamente me puse a buscar referencias sobre él。 Ya no solo porque me llamara la atención la portada, el título o el tema a tratar sino porque desde hace un par de meses, esta enfermedad me toca de cerca en la familia y lo vi como una señal "si has descubierto este libro, y al leerlo puedes mejorar la vida de ese familiar, adelante con él"Al principio es algo confuso porque empieza a contarte la enfermedad con datos científicos y algo dispersos y no sabía si terminaría leyéndolo ya que por experiencia, algunos libros de divulgación acaban siendo muy tediosos pero cuanto más me adentraba en esta lectura, tomándomelo como clases particulares o como si asistiera a una charla de algún especialista, he podido encontrar en este libro algunos 'tips' en el día a día que no solo me ayudan a comprender los estados por los que pasan los afectados de Alzheimer sino a incluirlos de 'motu proprio 'Ya os adelanto que este libro no es una fórmula mágica pero todo es bienvenido cuando se trata de frenar un mal, demasiado abundante en la población, para desgracia de todos。 。。。more
Sofia Martin,
Desde que me llegó la oportunidad de leer este libro no estaba muy segura de si me apetecía leerlo o no, ya que es un tema un poco o bastante desconocido para mí。 Al final, decidí darle una oportunidad, ya que es un tema que al final toca a muchas familias y de hecho, la mía es una de ellas, por lo que aquí estoy para realizar una pequeña reseña sobre este libro。Al principio, he de decir que me costó bastante seguir con él, ya que muchas cosas no lograba entenderlas o no tenía muchas esperanzas Desde que me llegó la oportunidad de leer este libro no estaba muy segura de si me apetecía leerlo o no, ya que es un tema un poco o bastante desconocido para mí。 Al final, decidí darle una oportunidad, ya que es un tema que al final toca a muchas familias y de hecho, la mía es una de ellas, por lo que aquí estoy para realizar una pequeña reseña sobre este libro。Al principio, he de decir que me costó bastante seguir con él, ya que muchas cosas no lograba entenderlas o no tenía muchas esperanzas en que pudiesen funcionar, pero vi conveniente el seguir con la lectura para ver que me deparaba。Seguía sin estar muy metida dentro del tema, por lo que decidí ver reseñas de otras personas, incluso gente que había seguido el método que cuentan en este libro y que les había dado bastantes resultados, aunque siempre con algunas pegas, como que había ciertas cosas muy caras。 Pero lo mejor de leer estas reseñas, es que había pacientes que habían mejorado de cierta manera y ya no se encontraban tan deprimidos。 Y al seguir leyendo vi que no solo era un caso aislado, si no que mucha gente lo había llevado a la práctica y veían buenos resultados, además que decían que el libro solo tenía cosas con sentido y no burradas como te puedes encontrar en otros sitios。No es un libro de los que suelo leer, pero me ha hecho aprender bastante de este tema que tan de cerca toca a mi familia。 No se si lo llevaré a cabo porque al final lo veo complicado, pero da esperanzas a muchas familias que pueden tener familiares con esta horrible enfermedad de la que espero pronto saquen cura。 。。。more
Roxana,
Empezaré explicando porque me decidí a leerlo y es básicamente porque me pareció relevante ver con mis propios ojos (sobre el papel) que no es estrictamente necesaria una medicación para poder curar o retrasar una enfermedad。Mi futura profesión, la cual probablemente no conozcas pero no me extenderé, es la terapia ocupacional; uno de los abordajes que podré hacer desde ella es la ayuda a personas con demencia, como es el caso el alzhéimer (en el que se centra el libro en cuestión)。Me ha parecido Empezaré explicando porque me decidí a leerlo y es básicamente porque me pareció relevante ver con mis propios ojos (sobre el papel) que no es estrictamente necesaria una medicación para poder curar o retrasar una enfermedad。Mi futura profesión, la cual probablemente no conozcas pero no me extenderé, es la terapia ocupacional; uno de los abordajes que podré hacer desde ella es la ayuda a personas con demencia, como es el caso el alzhéimer (en el que se centra el libro en cuestión)。Me ha parecido interesante y lo guardaré sin duda para releerlo de nuevo cuando me sea necesario, de hecho como prácticamente todo lo puedo aplicar a mí misma, sin duda iré haciéndolo de manera progresiva。Este libro te da las bases para una vida saludable, centrándose en datos y estadísticas que demuestran que muchas de las cosas a las que quizá no ponemos tanta atención, están en cierto modo relacionadas con la demencia。Es quizá un mundo algo utópico si lo tomas al pie de la letra y en su totalidad, pero conforme vas leyendo te das cuenta de que hay pequeños cambios que no son tan utópicos y pueden retrasar la aparición de una demencia。。。 Por lo que me ha parecido un gran punto de vista。 。。。more
Kim,
I read the first chapter of this and skimmed through the rest plus two of his other books- The End of Alzheimer’s The First Program AND The First Survivors。 Take aways- good to eat/ avoid, other common protocols like getting enough (uninterrupted) sleep, exercise, fasting, etc。 His protocol gets more complicated。 I’ll start with the basics。
Peg (Marianna) DeMott,
Lots of stuff I didn't know about Alzheimer's。 Some I did。 Planning on purchasing the Kindle version so I can go back and checking things out further。 Lots of stuff I didn't know about Alzheimer's。 Some I did。 Planning on purchasing the Kindle version so I can go back and checking things out further。 。。。more
Adrienne,
I’m onboard with anything that will help me avoid the scourge。
Jennifer,
Summarizes pretty much everything I tell my family to do。
Joan,
I would like to have seen some actual day-to-day meal planning of what one can eat on this diet。 That may just be me who needs something more concrete。 What does a breakfast, lunch, snack, and dinner look like? The science was all well and good but the practical side of me needed more detail on the foods and meal planning。
Portia Wilcock,
This book is very compelling。 There are a lot of technical details, and it could be overwhelming。 This book is a great reference to start your journey to better cognitive health。
Whitney,
Some good information that I will utilize, other bits I'm a bit skeptical about so I will leave those behind for now。 Some good information that I will utilize, other bits I'm a bit skeptical about so I will leave those behind for now。 。。。more
Travis Sherman,
Just reading his chapter on sleep made this worthwhile。 Bredesen is very convincing。 He may indeed have found a 'protocol' that reverses cognitive decline through a fairly common sense routine weighted down with a lot of science stuff。 Just reading his chapter on sleep made this worthwhile。 Bredesen is very convincing。 He may indeed have found a 'protocol' that reverses cognitive decline through a fairly common sense routine weighted down with a lot of science stuff。 。。。more
Davis,
As a budding neurologist, this book is beyond encouraging。 Sad to see how slow it is to be accepted mainstream though。 Alas, as is the history with humans and revolutionary ideas。 Highly recommend this book。
Pedro Chaves,
Outstanding!If you or someone in your family is concerned with Alzheimer's, this is the reference guide into how to understating and fight it!All the aspects related to this disease out how to fight it are addressed。I wish I had this book 8 years ago。。。 Outstanding!If you or someone in your family is concerned with Alzheimer's, this is the reference guide into how to understating and fight it!All the aspects related to this disease out how to fight it are addressed。I wish I had this book 8 years ago。。。 。。。more
June,
cognitive decline statistic,R&D, FDA mine cures simplistic,but a few as such align with holistic。A protocol is bold,to overhaul healthcare mold and much been told;No Alzheimer drugs should be sold,though gadgets and supplements bankrolled。I suggest:sow TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) in medical schools,allow treatment only with integral rules and tools。A reference guide I beholdcomprehensive, yet no set standard gold。A humanistic plan to carry one's life long controlled,A hedonistic man may m cognitive decline statistic,R&D, FDA mine cures simplistic,but a few as such align with holistic。A protocol is bold,to overhaul healthcare mold and much been told;No Alzheimer drugs should be sold,though gadgets and supplements bankrolled。I suggest:sow TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) in medical schools,allow treatment only with integral rules and tools。A reference guide I beholdcomprehensive, yet no set standard gold。A humanistic plan to carry one's life long controlled,A hedonistic man may merry all along before fold。 。。。more
Eyelandgirl,
I thought this would be more of a workbook with step by step approaches to what was covered in the original book。 In terms of applying what was learned, I actually felt that the main book with the sample daily routine of two people on the program was more useful。
Richard,
Reasonable holistic intervention for cognitive decline。 There is hope similar plans will be common practice worldwide for dealing with lifestyle diseases。
Andrea ,
Absolutely life changing book。 If you or anyone you love is suffering from cognitve decline, this provides hope and practical advice。 Dementia and Alzheimer's can be slowed down and even reversed。 This book will show you how。 I also recommend Dr。 Bredesen's previous book that provides more scientific background。 Absolutely life changing book。 If you or anyone you love is suffering from cognitve decline, this provides hope and practical advice。 Dementia and Alzheimer's can be slowed down and even reversed。 This book will show you how。 I also recommend Dr。 Bredesen's previous book that provides more scientific background。 。。。more
Christie Tull,
This is a must have book if anyone in your family has dementia or if you are APOE4 positive。 I took so many notes reading this one。 Actionable steps that have true results。
Michael Kearney,
I didn't know so much could be done to reverse cognitive decline。 Excellent book! I didn't know so much could be done to reverse cognitive decline。 Excellent book! 。。。more
Q,
It was easy to read, but I doubt the credibility of those suggestions, given it says WiFi has negative impacts on our health。 For the true believers, maybe the modern world is too dangerous a place to live。 This book nicely blends some true scientific finding with pseudo science myths。
Peter McCluskey,
This sequel to The End of Alzheimer's is an attempt at a complete guide to a healthy lifestyle。Alas, science is still too primitive to enable an impressive version of that。 So what we end up with is this guide that would overwhelm anyone who tries to follow it thoroughly, while still lacking the kind of evidence that would convince a skeptic。Bredesen provides some guidance about which advice is most valuable - primarily the changes needed to reduce insulin resistance。 That still leaves lots of i This sequel to The End of Alzheimer's is an attempt at a complete guide to a healthy lifestyle。Alas, science is still too primitive to enable an impressive version of that。 So what we end up with is this guide that would overwhelm anyone who tries to follow it thoroughly, while still lacking the kind of evidence that would convince a skeptic。Bredesen provides some guidance about which advice is most valuable - primarily the changes needed to reduce insulin resistance。 That still leaves lots of ideas for which it's hard to guess which ones I ought to worry about。EvidenceThe strength of the evidence is somewhat like the evidence against smoking that was available in 1960, or the evidence in favor of masks in March 2020。The mainstream medical establishment seems more resistant to imperfect evidence than it was in 1960。This book pays little attention to convincing skeptics or to motivating readers to care about the health benefits that it offers。 Most people should read The End of Alzheimer's before deciding whether they care enough to wade through this book。Exercise is one area where his advice is backed by better evidence than I expected。 A meta-analysis of 19 studies of people at risk for Alzheimer's concluded:Overall, there was a modest favorable effect of exercise on cognitive function (d+ = 0。47, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0。26–0。68)
New TidbitsSome examples of new ideas in the book that I found interesting:* we should brew green tea at no more than 170 degrees to maintain its healthy qualities* canned tomatoes are especially risky due to the effects of their acidity on BPA* it's probably healthier to sleep on one's side。 The evidence cited is a rather tenuous, but plausible inference from ratsHe's added more types to his attempts to decompose Alzheimer's into useful diagnostic categories。 That looks like progress, as I can now identify one (vascular) as closely matching my guess about what I'd be at risk for if I were careless about my lifestyle。Benzodiazepine use is clearly correlated with cognitive decline。 It seems unlikely that we'll get anything resembling an RCT on this, but careful controls lend some support to the concern that benzodiazepine is causing the decline。Changes in his ProtocolHis homocysteine advice seems more plausible now。 He's removed the suspicious advice to try methionine restriction as a last resort。 But he sticks with his target of 7 or lower。 I have increasing reason to doubt that that target is feasible for me, and likely for many other people。 I guess that other, apparently unrelated, parts of his protocol (SIBO treatment?) may end up enabling me to hit that target。 Or maybe his advice to try higher doses of TMG and choline will help。 But I suspect I'll end up settling for a target of 8。He changed his recommended pregnenolone blood levels from a maximum of 100, to a minimum of 100。 I'd like to know why。 My DoubtsBredesen highly recommends Matthew Walker's "Why We Sleep"。 A critic says the book is riddled with scientific and factual errors。 OTOH, Bill Gates says This book put me to sleep。 I can easily imagine that Walker's advice helps most of the people who read it, even if his justifications for the advice are crappy。 I'm inclined to guess that Bredesen was right to recommend it, but wrong to not qualify that recommendation。Bredesen encourages prayer: "some research has also demonstrated that prayer can even positively affect outcomes。", citing a paper which speculates that prayer could produce meditation-like benefits。 The paper has good links to support the benefits of meditation, but the link to prayer seems to be just a guess。 The paper is mainly about both positive and negative outcomes for people who were prayed for, leaving me confused as to what Bredesen wants us to get out of the paper。He's more cautious about fruit than I think is healthy。 He lists 22 fruits that he recommends, and discourages us from eating others。 Maybe that caution is appropriate for people who are recovering from insulin resistance, but I'm pretty sure it's healthy for the rest of us to eat almost any type of whole fruit。 Bredesen seems to place too much weight on the Glycemic Index, when a more appropriate measure of risk would say it's safe to eat sugar if accompanied by decent amounts of fiber and other nutrients。I'm pretty sure these fruits should be considered healthy: baobab, pumpkin, figs, and pretty much any berry。 I like berries that he likely hasn't heard of: saskatoonberries, salmonberries, and cloudberries。 However, it's hard to get those without added sugar。ConclusionHe has apparently made slow progress at expanding the network of doctors who understand his protocol - see Josh Mitteldorf's experience。 I don't plan to use that network, as I'm getting health support via a somewhat similar functional medicine group。aIt will require plenty of time and attention to get value out of this book。 The risk / reward ratio looks good for pretty much all of Bredesen's ideas。 I expect that most people over about 55 or 60 will be able to get some benefits from trying out his advice, even though some unpredictable fraction will end up being wastes of time。 A small fraction of readers will likely get big benefits。P。S。 Ignore the foreword (written by Perlmutter)。 Medicine is not polarized between reductionism and holism。 The dichotomy I see plaguing Alzheimer's research is closer to the tension between High Modernism and something more Bayesian。 Perlmutter is misusing the term reductionism。 Bredesen is trying to follow Einstein's advice that "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler。", and is being resisted because the degree of simplicity that he's been able to achieve so far doesn't match the demands of standard medical practice。 Scientism might be a better word to describe what Perlmutter is trying to oppose。 。。。more
John Schwartz,
This is a very interesting method to fight dementia。 It is not complicated and does not offer a simple pill but requires a person eats properly, exercise and sleep well。 If anyone feels they are headed to Alzheimer's or know someone who is this book is worth reading This is a very interesting method to fight dementia。 It is not complicated and does not offer a simple pill but requires a person eats properly, exercise and sleep well。 If anyone feels they are headed to Alzheimer's or know someone who is this book is worth reading 。。。more
Katy Jo Turner,
I loved his first book, which outlined the program。 It gave me hope。 I thought this book would give me a roadmap, a checklist in the correct order of what to do and how to do them, but it seems pretty much as complicated and overwhelming as the first book, only this time throwing out a bunch of statistics and facts without actually listing the sources in the back of the book。 He listed his website for people to view sources, but that seems like an odd way to save on printing cost。 When I see a s I loved his first book, which outlined the program。 It gave me hope。 I thought this book would give me a roadmap, a checklist in the correct order of what to do and how to do them, but it seems pretty much as complicated and overwhelming as the first book, only this time throwing out a bunch of statistics and facts without actually listing the sources in the back of the book。 He listed his website for people to view sources, but that seems like an odd way to save on printing cost。 When I see a source referenced, I automatically skim to where referenced sources are listed to see if I've heard of it, or to look into it while I'm learning about the topic to confirm if it's reputable (or not)。 This didn't allow for that, and it automatically made me feel like I couldn't trust the author, like he was trying to hide things。 (He also mentioned how sunscreen is bad, in a very offhand sort of way, which shocked me。) I want to believe what he's writing, but now that he's written a second book that doesn't do much more than the first (and I heard that there's another scheduled for publication next year), I wonder if he's a little more interested in extra income than advancing the fight against cognitive decline。 。。。more