Ketogenic Diet Protects Against Alzheimer’s

Dr. Joseph Mercola reveals how the ketogenic diet protectss against Alzheimer;s Disease by keeping the brain healthy and youthful.

Alzheimer’s disease — the most severe form of dementia — is proving to be stubbornly resistant to conventional remedies. More than 190 human drug trials have ended in failure,1 and despite a burgeoning epidemic, the best drugs on the market only ameliorate symptoms while adding other health risks.

At present, the best conventional medicine can really hope for is improved diagnosis, which is why prevention is so crucial. Mounting research suggests your diet is indeed a foundational driver of this disease, and an effective prevention strategy. Read more

Alzheimer’s Is Preventable

Dr. Joseph Mercola interviews Grain Brain’s David Perlmutter, MD, on fourteen strategies to avoid Alzheimer's.

An estimated 5.4 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, a severe form of dementia,1 and hundreds of thousands more may suffer from an often misdiagnosed subtype called “hippocampal sparing” Alzheimer’s, according to recent findings.2

The most recent data3, 4 suggests that well over half a million Americans die from Alzheimer’s disease each year, making it the third leading cause of death in the US, right behind heart disease and cancer. Read more