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The Alzheimer's Answer: Reduce Your Risk and Keep Your Brain Healthy

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One of the best books written on Alzheimer's disease ... and I've read just about all of them on the market. Dr. Sabbagh gives excellent, clear and concise explanations on what occurs, along with the "how and why" it might occur. He offers many suggestions to ward off this horrendous disease. You don't have to be a physician to understand this book.

Knowing what to expect, when you are a caregiver, really helps. Every caregiver of a loved one with Alzheimer's should read this book!

Until a cure is found, this is a "must read."

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, and AD currently afflicts about 5 million people in the U.S. alone. Unfortunately, the number of affected individuals is expected to increase with each passing year. The risk of dementia due to AD increases with advancing age, and certain "worried-well" older individuals often seek medical advice on how to prevent or delay the onset of progressive memory loss. In addition, family members, especially first-degree relatives (siblings and children), of subjects with AD have a higher risk. They too wish to know what they can do to avert the slow-motion catastrophe they are now witnessing, or have witnessed, in their loved one. In The Alzheimer's Answer, Dr. Marwan Sabbagh (with a foreword by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor) provides advice in a clear and concise manner. Fortunately, there is much that can be done. With each chapter, Dr. Sabbagh presents the evidence for strategies to delay or perhaps prevent the onset of AD. This advice includes maintaining ideal body weight, not smoking, eating right, drinking only in moderation, and enjoying frequent physical, mental, and social activities (as well-described in the book). Other advice includes screening and treatment for high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and sleep disorders. Once memory decline begins, a medication review, and screening for depression, thyroid disorders, and vitamin B12 deficiency become essential. Medical advice and supervision for strategies to prevent head injury (often due to falls in the elderly) and stroke are also recommended as strategies to prevent dementia. Importantly, Dr. Sabbagh brings the reader to the cutting edge of our collective knowledge, and outlines the many gaps that can be filled in only by further research. There are many ways to prevent or delay the onset of dementia due to AD, and this book will hopefully make a significant impact on the ever-worsening deluge of affected individuals. Much of the advice also leads to "healthy aging" in general. Everyone with a relative or close family member affected by AD, or with memory concerns of their own, should read this book, and seek and heed the medical advice of their personal physician. I agree with Justice O'Connor--"Dr. Sabbagh has provided a much needed and extremely useful book about a much dreaded disease".

Sabbath, the author, presents many ways for the average American to prevent Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. The trick, although it is really not a trick, is too take these suggestions seriously. Even if you are skeptical about taking supplements, you can still eat right, keep your brain and body active, and not smoke to name a few. Learn why these things are so... important in preventing any of the dementias. An educated, proactive person is one of the best defenses against Alzheimer's disease. Discover how to be one by reading this book.
If you know someone already afficted with one of the dementias, read this book because it is never too late to help them.
by Susan Berg author of Adorable Photographs of Our Baby: Meaningful, Mind Stimulating Activities and More for the Memory Challenged, Their Loved Ones, and Involved Professionals

Dr. Sabbagh has written a book that has benefits for everyone. He lays out the science of Alzheimer's research in a way that is clear and understandable to the lay reader. Reading this book is like having a conversation with someone who cares. I recommend it to anyone with an interest in improving quality of life for themselves or loved ones.

Dr. Sabbagh makes it clear that Alzheimer's is an issue for us all. He describes current understanding of the disease without being afraid to admit that there are yet limits to what the scientific community knows about its treatment and prevention. He gives clear and simple suggestions for maintaining and improving brain health and overall health in general.

It is easy to see that Dr. Sabbagh cares deeply about his subject matter. His case studies are poignant and touching, and oftentimes inspirational. He makes it clear that it is his hope to eradicate Alzheimer's and work himself "out of a job." He sees this disease as a global concern that we all would be wise to learn more about.

I found this book extremely helpful for anyone having questions about Alzheimer's. And that includes most people who intend to live to a ripe age! Also those who have relatives with the disease. It is written by a medical doctor but in layman's language, and it gives practical advice based on latest scientific research.

This book is outstanding! I'm in my early 30s, but because my grandmother just got diagnosed with Alzheimer's, I am trying to find out as much about the disease as possible. This book is an extremely useful tool to: 1) learn more about how the disease will affect my grandmother as she progresses, and 2)learn about things I can do right now to help reduce my risk for Alzheimer's as I age. If I could recommend one book, it would be this one. It's easy to read and provides real answers to the questions we all seem to have. Since I finished the book, I've passed it along to other family members so they can benefit from the information, too.

This book has been very helpful to us. We have a parent that is in the mild to moderate stages of Alzheimers and some days we did not know what was happening. This book has helped us to recognize the signs and condition and how to handle them. Thank you. I advice any one to read this book.

Excellent resource for anyone interested in Alzheimer's, especially for those who are at risk or have a loved one at risk. The most up to date information I've found, written for all of us to understand, and by a neurologist no less! My mother was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's at only 75 years of age (intermediate stage), and both my maternal grandparents had Alzheimer's as well. I have sent this book to all my siblings...it gives some relief from the fear of heredity to be able to have an active role in the possibility of prevention. The first thing I did when I bought this book was to read the chapters on vitamins and supplements (and promptly added those to my daily regimen), only then did I find myself at chapter one.

Anything that i would like to recommend to read, when it comes to prevention we called "complementary medicine" or supplementation...my resourceful guideline for intellectual INPUT.... would be this BOOK.

RF, BayCityTexas

This book provides good general information but needs some fact checking. I picked it up in the library and quickly went to the chapter on estrogen. I take estrogen because I have osteoporosis. There are many kinds available and relatively little good data on exactly how the different varieties might help with osteoporosis or Alzheimers. The author is correct to point this out. However, he says, on page 135 "natural estrogen sources include conjugated estrogen such as Premarin, Estratest, and estradiol." This is not correct. Estratest (a product no longer offered, made by Solvay) is not conjugated estrogen -- it is esterified estrogen plus methyltestosterone. Does this make a difference? Well, who really knows. But there is growing evidence that conjugated estrogen and esterified estrogen have different impacts on the bones. The generic product that replaced Estratest -- EEMT, made by Breckenridge -- is synthetic and is not bioidentical to Estratest. The author should have checked these facts.

When I uncover something like this, it throws the integrity of the rest of the book into question.