Episode 206:Protect Your Brain & Prevent Alzheimer’s & Dementia w/ Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum

In this episode of the Aging Well Podcast, host Dr. Jeff Armstrong and guest Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum discuss Alzheimer's and dementia, offering insights on prevention and natural treatments. Dr. Teitelbaum shares his journey into natural medicine after battling chronic fatigue syndrome and highlights the importance of holistic approaches in preventing cognitive decline. Key topics include the impact of medications, nutrition, emotions, and metabolic health on brain function. The episode emphasizes the value of lifestyle changes and natural remedies over traditional pharmaceutical treatments while offering practical tips for maintaining cognitive health through diet, sleep, and brain exercises.

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Transcript

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Welcome to the Aging Well Podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Jeff Armstrong. In this episode, we're diving into an important topic, Alzheimer's and dementia, conditions that affect millions of people worldwide. We are joined by Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, an internationally renowned expert in health and wellness, to share his insights on how to reduce the risks of these devastating conditions and to age well.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 0:27

Dr. Tietelbaum, welcome to the Aging Well podcast. It's such a pleasure to have you with us today. Could you start by just telling us a little bit about yourself, how you came interested in focusing in on Alzheimer's and dementia?

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 0:42

Absolutely. Jeff. it's so good to be with you and with all of your folks today. for those of you out there who don't want to get dementia, who wanna stay sharp as attack all the way through, or who have a loved one that's starting to get dementia, we're gonna teach you how to prevent it, how to even reverse a good bit of it. so. How, the question is kind of what's a nice doctor like me doing in a field like natural medicine. So let me expand that out a bit. and I got into it the old fashioned way. I came down with post viral chronic fatigue syndrome, what we'd call these days long COVID after a nasty viral infection. you have brain fog, you have the fatigue and pain and all the other things that go with it. it actually knocked me out of medical school and left me homeless. being a science geek. The, saved me, uh, well, a number of things that, um, but I'm a science geek and going through the scientific literature, I was shocked to find that much of what helped from so many things, including dementia, we simply were not being taught. And when I showed this research to my professors, I was able to recover and go back to med school because I learned enough to treat myself. And I would show my professors, these studies that look, there's all these effective treatments and they, you know, but that uses natural stuff. And about 90 percent of doctors would basically do the equivalent of crossing themselves and going, that's pseudoscience. And I say, but look at the study. I don't have to look at the study. It's pseudoscience. I've never seen any research showing that natural stuff helps, But here are some studies, I'm not going to waste my time looking at that. It was that kind of a conversation, a 10 percent said that's nonsense, but let me look at it. And those went out to become holistic doctors themselves. You start to realize medical school after a while, sometimes that's virtually everything we're taught. is slick pharmaceutical advertising masquerading as science. There is this whole gold mine of research showing safe, natural, affordable, and available treatments are very helpful for a wide array. when you're looking at 10 million Americans who are looking to come down with dementia, that's a big area. That's such an area that needs help. And there is a lot of research showing that so much can.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 2:55

So first, let's have you define aging well

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 2:59

my goal is to die very young, very late in life. realizing that we can be more effective by being done by doing, early in our life for run, run, run, run, run, run, run to get stuff done, create a profession, create a family, then we realize that sometimes just being in this place of wisdom where we're simply present with people, listening, an ear, uh, applying what we've learned, we powerfully create. By being, not by having to run like a lunatic, uh, to do so healthy and happy, um, to me that's aging well.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 3:35

dementia can be triggered by numerous different things, Alzheimer's, multi infarct dementia, medications, hidden infections and inflammation, nutritional deficiencies. And you believe, as you mentioned, that dementia can be largely prevented. Can you dive into that a little bit more?

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 3:54

Absolutely. Half of the people diagnosed with Alzheimer's up not having to get an autopsy. They just never had it, didn't have a bit of it, but we get in, we're kind of lazy as doctors and the person comes and says, Oh, you know, brain is wandering and dah, dah, dah, dah, and it's Alzheimer's. then we'll offer one or two medications that are useless. but they're quite profitable. So they're pushed heavily. the medications for Alzheimer's, just not impressed with, what I find, what the research shows is using a mnemonic called dementia, which looks at things like drugs and emotions and metabolic, and there's a whole, we'll go through that list today. Most dementia can be prevented. In fact, research more and more, we're seeing that JAMA and the major medical societies and journals are now saying the same thing I was saying 40 years ago. most dementia is not Alzheimer's and most can be prevented. don't have to wait. You can do that now. It'll take a long time for your doctor to get that information because nobody is paying to get this information to them.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 5:01

Okay, so you mentioned your mnemonic dementia, and that stands for, drugs, emotion, metabolic. Ears and eyes, nutrition, tumors, and other brain issues, infections, and anemia. Did I get that right?

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 5:14

You don't have dementia

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 5:15

Well,

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 5:16

you've

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 5:16

I can read still.

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 5:17

good. So, yes.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 5:19

let's start with drugs. can you explain how certain medications can affect our cognitive health? And what drugs are we specifically talking about? And more so, more so, what specific steps we should take to minimize our risk?

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 5:34

numerous things that block the memory molecule, So things like antihistamines, antispasmodics for the bladder, incontinence drugs, like that are, are important. are the common things to do. Now, I'm not saying you can't take your Benadryl for sleep, but I'm saying before I do that, I'm going to go with melatonin, which actually helps your veins. And I'd like, an EP 120, 10 milligram, sustained release melatonin. I like that. Those sustained release keeps you asleep all night instead of putting to sleep and then two in the morning, you're wide awake. so, You know, there's anti anxiety drugs, we don't need to be anxious. There's all kinds of things like lavender, magnesium, so many things that are calming. there's angiocalm that I'll use in my practice that's as effective in studies as Valium medications. antidepressant drugs. If you're depressed, I don't know the Prozac's answer. are people that it helps and that's great, but I'm going to go with the curcumin, which also may help the Alzheimer's. I'm going to go with saffron. I'm going to go with things that are very effective anti depressants that, that, Don't aggravate the brain stuff. So the bottom line is many of you, if you look at your medication list, you may be on 10, 15 different medications. And what you'll find is that as a doctor, it takes 30 seconds to write a prescription, have the person feel satisfied that you did something as they walk out the door and you can still take your 10 minutes and be on to the next person because that's all insurance will pay you for 10 minutes or so. but it takes a long time for a doctor to stop a medication. especially if they didn't start it because they don't know why. worth making an appointment to go through the medications and see one by one, can they be left off unless it's clear like a blood pressure medicine that you need you may need to pay the doctor for their time to do that because insurance won't. That's more of a wellness visit, a preventive medicine visit.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 7:31

We've had several guests on the podcast over the course of this past year who have, you know, brought up, first off, the, you know, the medications you mentioned are, you know, putting people at greater risk of dementia, one word of advice that I especially have, kind of take in the heart and keep expressing to people is talk to your pharmacist about the drugs that you're on because oftentimes they will know better than the physician what those drug interactions might be and what are the risks beyond normal side effects and it always drives me insane when I hear drug advertisements for one small thing that might give comfort. There's going to be like 20 other things that to me are far more uncomfortable. And, you know, so talking to our pharmacist can actually help us understand how those interactions might be, what are some of the other risks and possibly what we shouldn't be on.

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 8:24

Yes, the problem that pharmacists face is that legally they're not authorized to stop things. can't. you're on poison, they can't say stop it if your doctor it. talk to your pharmacist is good, but then make an appointment with a holistic physician. Who can take the time to go through say, okay, this may not be needed. Let's see how you do without that, but also to say, here are natural, safe alternatives. That won't cause dementia that you can use instead of the medications. there's so much you can do. So the pharmacist is a good idea. Holistic doctor is a good idea. And just asking your doctor, let them know. I would like. To make an appointment to see what I can come off of and let's try one at a time each month. stop or lower those one thing, see if my body still needs it. But you need to be proactive with that. You need to ask them because otherwise they won't.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 9:14

So moving on to emotions, you emphasize the role of mental health and sleep in preventing cognitive decline. And that's another point that has come up over the course of the podcast is how sleep apnea and our poor sleep or poor sleep hygiene can have a dramatic effect on our risk of dementia. Can you elaborate a little bit more on how conditions like depression and anxiety contribute to dementia risk? And even more so, what are some of those natural remedies that we might be able to take in order to manage some of these issues without the side effects of medications?

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 9:51

what's called dementia. Is often depression math, you know, mimicking dementia, the person may not be having decreased cognitive function. It may just be so withdrawn from the depression or so fluttery, so to speak, from the anxiety. for depression, as I mentioned, simple things, the CuraMed. That specific form of curcumin was more effective than Zoloft and head on studies. And there's been research suggesting that it may decrease dementia risk. So you get a two for one. Instead of side effects, you get side benefits. For anxiety, the angio come. and lavender. Just get a sprig of lavender, old dried lavender plant. Put it in a vase by the bedside. That double duty. We'll talk about smell. We'll talk about eyes, ears. I'm going to add scents. The, you may find that the sense of smell, the ability to smell things like coffee and cinnamon and clothes and other scents go down as people develop dementia, but there's research showing that it goes the other way. If you have people smelling things And these essential oils, it improves cognitive function. It exercises a part of the brain. The only part of the brain that connects directly with the outside world is the sense of smell. Everything else goes through relay stations. So lavender for anxiety and sleep. sleep remedies. We mentioned the melatonin. There's a mix that I use called revitalizing sleep formula. It's a mix of valerian, passionflower, lemon balm, 5 HTP, blah, blah, that's, it's six things. And I'll get most of you sleeping like kittens. and you'll find that poor sleep is associated with poor cognitive function. We knew that when we were 30. If we got a lousy night's sleep, our brain didn't work. we knew it was because we got a lousy night's sleep. we blame it on getting older. No, it's not. It's still just getting a lousy night's sleep. And there's simple, natural things that can help that safely.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 11:47

Any other recommendations for sleep? that sleep hygiene piece?

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 11:51

Well, absolutely. First of all, don't drink caffeine right before bedtime. Don't go for a walk right before bedtime. That's not the time. Don't do stressful things when you have your grandchildren. don't, well, I do, I shouldn't say that, but you know, it's not the wisest thing to run around like crazy if you're going to try to put them to bed right after. You want to run like crazy. then about an hour before bedtime, you want to start quieting them down. And it's basically quiet time. Things, it's a pre bedtime routine. That tells the brain that we no longer need to be in adrenaline mode as time to go into the calming sleep part of the nervous system. And adults are just big children when it comes to sleep. Have a bedtime routine that's enjoying. Don't pay your bills. Don't, for God's sake, don't watch this crazy stuff that they call the news. I don't care which side you're watching these days. It's basically nonsense meant to scare you to death and make everybody hate each other. I love fiction. I read several hours a day. I love reading. But I like my fiction to be labeled fiction. And the stuff on the TV that they call news is fiction. I know firsthand. For some reason, they like me and they quote me a lot. Once in a while, they even quote me accurately. It's just kind of, you know, they're good people. But if you're enjoying it and you're having fun, going, yeah, cool, you know, and you're having a good time with it, watch it. But when it starts feeling bad, turn it off. Take that time and use it to sleep. Do things that are calming as a bedtime routine before sleep. A hot bath with Epsom salts if you're feeling a little creaky and achy. Two cups of Epsom salts in a tub of hot water. And soak. It will relax your muscles. Give yourself a half hour before going to sleep after that or you'll sweat. So put on a nice warm robe. Read a book for a half hour. And yes, it is okay to have a glass of wine or drink. Not too much alcohol. It'll disrupt sleep quality. But yes, I think a drink or two is okay. and it may help you sleep. Find a sleep routine that rewards you for the day, calms you, and helps you ease into sleep.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 13:56

What about the idea, like, sleep consistency? Having not only a bedtime, but a waking time that's very consistent, and that's also consistent on the weekends.

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 14:05

I think that your body loves routine. if it's convenient for you to create a sleep routine, do so, but don't be a slave to these recommendations. These recommendations are tools for you to make a life that you love. They're not You know, it's one thing if it's a fun Texas two step and you're enjoying doing these things, do them. But if you find you're struggling under a weight of 80, 000 medical recommendations of do this and don't do that, no, that's not healthy. yes, it's good to have a routine, when you don't, and that's fine too.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 14:38

And your third point was metabolic, and that touches on hormones like thyroid and testosterone. What should people be aware of in terms of hormone optimization, and how can they take proactive steps to protect their brain health?

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 14:53

Okay, tired, achy, weight gain, cold, intolerance. These suggest low thyroid, even if the blood tests are normal. Uh, too low or too high of a thyroid. And the TSH test is one of the most god awful tests ever created by humankind in terms of being inaccurate and the harm that it causes. But that's the only test that most doctors rely on. The sooner you stay home, um, and just give the test, and it's sad, but tired, achy, weight gain, cold, intolerant. Um, if your doctor won't consider a trial of thyroid hormone, a holistic doctor that will. with testosterone in males. your testosterone is considered normal if it's over say 220, depends on the lab. but if it's under 500 and you have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, prediabetes or diabetes, a spare tire around the abdomen. Um, you know, so the cholesterol and blood sugar and blood pressure going up, other things are not going up, your libido is down. are symptoms of low testosterone and low testosterone for every 50 percent increase, in testosterone level, there's a 26 percent decreased risk of developing dementia. too much is not good. but if people are showing signs of low fat testosterone, I'm not talking about bodybuilder toxic stuff, I'm talking about the bioidentical natural testosterone, either the cream or the pellets, to keep testosterone levels over 550. this can make a big difference in terms of decreasing dementia risk.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 16:22

any, Kind of holistic recommendations for maintaining and elevating testosterone as we age.

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 16:28

Well, here's a nice simple thing. We did a study using a special form of ginseng. Ginseng used to be the most popular herb in Asia for a thousand years, but it had to be wild ginseng. Farm ginseng didn't have the potency. It went up in price so much that the ginseng is now on the endangered species list people were hunting the wild ginseng near to extinction. They have a new aquaponic approach, that is the same as the old wild ginseng in terms of the active component levels. It's quite remarkable. when I first heard about it, I said, yeah, yeah, yeah, whatever, but I said, okay, I'll try it. I could feel my energy and cognition went up quickly. If I have a day that I'm tired, I will go ahead and just take the HRG 80, that specific brand red ginseng and get the chewables, not the capsules cut the cost by 75 percent by doing the chewables. the funny thing is it raises testosterone also as a natural side effect.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 17:25

Okay, well next, moving on to ears and eyes. You alluded to that a little bit. It's surprising to learn that something like untreated hearing loss can increase the risk of dementia.

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 17:36

19%?

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 17:37

do vision and hearing impact cognitive health and what should people do to stay on top of the issues as they age?

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 17:43

Well, for those of us who worked with computers, um, you know, in the days when we worked with computers instead of everybody had, you know, a thing, there's the old saying, garbage in, garbage out. if the data coming in is faulty, then what comes back out is going to be faulty. our data sensor inputs, eyes, ears, nose, All these senses will sometimes decrease with age. if we are not seeing clearly, not, you know, even if we're not walking into walls and can barely drive, improving vision increases the quality. the input data we're having and makes it more likely that what comes out will be accurate. Same with hearing, with touch. For those of you who have trouble with falling, it's not only a middle ear thing or a blood pressure thing, but the ability of the feet to sense where they are on the ground, that sense of touch is often down. And that's one of the reasons people have a tendency to fall. taking vitamin D decreases that tendency for some reason in the research. So again, get a hearing check, get a vision check, when you make your morning coffee, can you smell it? Is it, do you remember this? Think back to when, you know, the pot of coffee was on you, up and smell the coffee, that, do you still have that? your sense of smell is down, some different scents, get some essential oils that have sharp smells, or even have a diffuser, you know, these little diffusers in the room that will put out these different scents. research shows if you use that for a couple hours a night, it improves cognition. what we hear about as doctors is whatever the newest, most expensive, profitable medication is. And they're not bad people. The pharmaceutical industry is a business. But they're not going to teach me about essential oils and lavender. It costs money to teach doctors. There's no money in that. But there's things you can do. So that's why I'm here. You all gotta have a habit. My hobby or whatever, um, mine is to teach people how to stay healthy, with things that are safe, affordable, accessible, and effective.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 19:39

let's talk about nutrition. You advocate for a whole food diet, low in gluten, along with supplementation.

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 19:45

didn't say

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 19:46

what's that?

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 19:47

eat a healthy diet whole foods tend to be healthier, but don't make yourself nuts with it. Cut down sugar. I do not salt restrict unless people have heart failure. The effect on blood pressure is near negligible. one to three millimeters is what will drop your blood pressure. If you go from a super high salt diet to a non tolerable low salt diet, you need potassium. It's not a salt thing. It's a potassium deficiency. the research is clear. One of the most potent pills you can take for preventing an optimal Alzheimer's is folic acid. I mean, the research is really strong with that. If it was a pill, it would be 24, 000 a year and every doctor would be prescribing it. The recent Harvard study, showed that, brain, Aging went down by two to three years with a simple, multivitamin. It didn't even have to be a very good one. So, eat sensibly. Now, that often means a whole food diet, but it doesn't mean that you, if you have something, that you can't have a pizza or something once in a while, too. Usually, I mean, I'm, my wife calls me a Costco holic, and I, I will still have the buck fifty hot dog. You know, it's just, I know it's not the healthiest thing, but it feeds my soul. It's a weird thing. So it's okay to have common sense and still to enjoy your food.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 21:05

Yeah, what's the point in having food that you're not going to enjoy? I think I, what was the, the old meme or joke where the guy is eating a healthy diet and you know, he says, you know, somebody says, why are you eating that healthy diet? You know, why are you eating a diet? Because I want to live longer and I want to live an extra 20 years. It's like, well, what's the point of living 20 years if you can't enjoy it? And the next scene, he's in the junk food store getting all that kind of crappy food he can eat.

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 21:30

Somewhere the middle path between those.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 21:33

All right. So we move on to kind of tumors and other brain issues. those are a reason. We should be getting our CT scans and MRIs. When should somebody consider these tests, and what are some red flags that they should look out for?

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 21:44

So number one for nutrition get a good multivitamin. It's not just folic acid It's a wide array of nutrients. There's one called clinical essentials tablets that I recommend. That's what I take myself these things everything I've mentioned today is easy to find health food stores Amazon and my website these are everywhere easy to find There's a vitamin powder that will be coming out in December, I think of 2024, called the energy revitalization drink or one drink that tastes good, actually replaces over 20 pills. I'll be switching to that when that comes out. that's going to be the, a remarkable multivitamin. So healthy diet, but I think everybody. Almost everybody would benefit from being on a good multivitamin, like say, clinical essentials or energy revitalization drink mix. in terms of tumors, I don't recommend screening or anything with the MRIs, somebody has dementia. I think if somebody has dementia, even if it's MCI, even if it's mild cognitive impairment, they deserve an MRI to make sure there's not something overt going on. in the brain. That's a problem. and you know, the doctors are saying, Oh, well, you know, we'll give these medications that are expensive. We have no idea what they cost, but the drug rep sure is cute. And she knows a penny how much I spend of her medications and she will flatter me so much. And I want to prescribe her. And when I go to the conferences, all these conferences, the esteemed professors are talking about these expensive medications. Oh, they're on a payroll of the companies? notice it. Anyway, I'm being a bit of a jerk here, but being 50 years in medicine, most doctors still can't distinguish advertising, you know, from the science, what we think is science, the slick pharmaceutical advertising. MRIs, yes, they're somewhat pricey, they're quite safe, but nobody is pushing them because the companies that make money don't have access the doctors for the MRIs. But an MRI, if you have, or a family member is showing signs of questionable dementia, push the doctor to get the MRI. Make sure there's not tumors. Make sure there's not any of a hundred other things that could go ahead, and be triggering a reversible dementia.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 23:53

All right, so finally, infection and anemia. You noted that underlying health conditions can also contribute to dementia. how can people ensure that they're getting good, thorough medical checkups to catch these early?

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 24:37

So number one, for the infections, the most common ones that are missed. will be the nasal sinusitis candida fungal infections. Now, most doctors are trained, because there is no test that distinguishes normal growth of yeast from overgrowth, it doesn't exist. It's like a little child goes, you're invisible now. It's like, no, we don't have a test for it does not mean it doesn't exist. when you see chronic sinusitis includes post nasal drip, you're clearing your throat a lot gas bloating, diarrhea, constipation. And the doctor says, ah, you're an old fart. That's what I said. You know, and last, this is usually fungal overgrowth. Now, these are the common infections and they do drag down cognition. In my practice, if somebody has chronic or nasal congestion, and it's not seasonal for allergies, I will treat with the antifungals. if the people don't have access to it, let me put an invitation, Jeff. for those of you who would, you know, I know we're rattling off a lot of stuff here. I'm happy to send you the information sheet. dementia and how to use a dementia protocol. you can email me and just get a pen and paper. Write this down. My email address is fatigue. F A T I G U E. Then doc. D O C. So fatiguedoc at gmail. com. for the dementia or cognition. information. See, there's a lot of different ones people ask for. So, mental tuning, whatever you want to do just for that. And I'll be happy to go ahead and send this to you. Um, uh, let me know if you or the person has dementia, that you're writing for somebody or it's just for overall benefit. If dementia is present, I will add in a supplement called PEA, Healthy Inflammation Response. it takes about three months. That's the only thing I've seen in the research actually helps the growth of new brain cells and the studies on dementia are promising. But it's two a day, give it three months. So happy to send out information on all these things. in terms of infections, go after the candida, take a glass or clear plastic cup. you go pee next time, pee in the cup. Hold it up. You should be able to read. If you put a book or something behind the glass cup, you should be able to read the lettering. The urine should be that clear. It could be yellow, but it should be clear. If your urine is cloudy, Well, you can't put your fingers behind it and even tell how many fingers there are. you probably have a bladder infection and that should be addressed to make sure that doesn't help. You know, if you have no cognitive problems, don't bother with it. But if you're starting to see cognitive issues, check those. That's usually fungal. if it smells like, uh, remember silent, but that leaves in grade school, the, rotten egg smell, bacterial. I will take an herb called berberine, 500 milligrams, three times a day, to kill off, the unhealthy bacteria in the gut. for infections, these are the most common ones

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 27:36

right, and

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 27:37

missed by physicians.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 27:39

Now for the question I ask of all our guests. What are you doing personally to age well?

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 27:43

Living a life I love, chasing my wife around, sometimes she even lets me catch her. I follow my bliss. You know, if I don't do things because I should. I do things because that's what my soul is singing for and wants me to do. I'm a, you know, I retired from direct patient care about almost two years ago now. Uh, after 50 years in medicine, I figured it was time to focus on teaching. Following my bliss means being here and teaching you how to get a life you love. So nobody's paying me to be here. This is so cheers.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 28:15

And for the listeners, he's not holding up an alcoholic beverage. Well, I don't know. It's in a kind of a

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 28:19

that would be okay too. But it's,

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 28:21

That would be.

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 28:22

in Hawaii, that supports my health too. And coffee. We have these health myths, Jeff. Salt is bad for you, no it isn't. Coffee and tea and chocolate are bad for you, no they're not, they're health foods. In moderation, you know, get the low sugar one side. This tastes like a sundae, but there's no sugar in it. It's all stevia.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 28:39

That good dark chocolate is one of my shortcomings. I can't eat the cheap chocolate anymore. I've trained my palate so much for the You know, it's gotta be like 86 or higher percent coca.

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 28:51

Life is too precious to waste on cheap chocolate.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 28:54

cheap wine or cheap anything.

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 28:57

Hot dogs.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 28:57

Oh yeah, cheap hot dogs are somewhat okay.

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 29:00

know,

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 29:01

But even then it's got to be a pretty decent cheap hot dog. I mean, I love the old ballpark hot dogs or when I Go to New York. I got to have the road coach hot dogs. I mean, I don't care what's in that water. There's just something really good and tasty about those Nathan hot dogs that once in a while is not going to harm me.

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 29:20

Well, that's the best. Anyway, but, but here's the thing. If you have sucked all the pleasure out of your life. To where like you have nothing to look forward to the next day. No pleasures, nothing like that. Your body will say, Hey, you know, I think this movie's, they're showing the credits on the screen. It's time to walk. if they're still having good stuff coming up and you're looking forward to things, that supports life, that supports health. if you have things that are fun, you're not hurting anybody and they're not overtly harming yourself. that can be life affirming. use your common sense with it. How does it feel to, you

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 29:54

It reminded me of an episode of Saturday Night Live back in the 80s. I got to see it filmed live. Dennis Miller was doing the warm up to get the audience worked up. Dennis Miller went to my high school. He's a fellow Pittsburgher, he was doing a story about, the old Milwaukee commercials where they're sitting around and life don't get no better than this.

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 30:13

Mm

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 30:13

he's like, life, don't get no better than this. Shoot me now. Cause life ain't worth living.

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 30:17

ha!

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 30:18

So, you know, you got to do the stuff that's really going to give you pleasure in life. It's going to make life enjoyable and, give us a good health span, not necessarily just longevity.

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 30:28

You want life to be long. That is this feel like it's lasting too long. Yeah, exactly. Yeah, it's supposed to be fun. And we're at an age now. And I can say that even if you're 10, it doesn't really matter what else thinks of us. It's how do you feel about yourself? Are you following your bliss? Are you being authentic? And doesn't mean doing what other people told you you should do. It means what is your heart telling you? I'm going to follow that more than what anybody else tells me, including people like me,

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 30:57

Sounds great.

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 30:58

if what I'm saying feels bad to you, ignore it. Seriously, just ignore it. But if it's just like, it feels really good, then make it yours. You know, have fun with it.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 31:10

you've shared a lot of incredibly valuable insights today. As we wrap up, what's the most important takeaway for listeners when it comes to preventing Alzheimer's and dementia?

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 31:20

Well, again, get a good multivitamin. clinical essentials for the energy revitalization drink mix. If you already have symptoms, I would get the PEA, healthy inflammatory response. I would check your eyes and ears, make sure your sleep is okay. Simple basic things that apply, for overall health. That are easy, fun, cheap, um, sense.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 31:43

And I think you alluded to this a little bit, when you gave your email address, but how can our listeners and viewers learn more about you and connect with you? is there a webpage and social media?

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 31:53

Okay, so if you email me, you can ask, my Facebook page is too long for me to, that's Jacob Title MMD, I think, anyway, but yeah, I do answer questions on Facebook, and you can email me for that. The fatigue doc at gmail dot com, ask for the dementia information sheet is really a good way to get all of this. Bye. you can ask me for my Facebook address. I'll send that for the supplements. I talk about, uh, the website is end fatigue. E N like Nancy D like David and then F A T I T U E dot com. but again, the, this is all readily. I, one of the things people have to do is to distinguish when they're being sold stuff when they're being educated and informed. that's why I'm, I'm, if you want to support me by going to my end fatigue website, that's great. But. All this stuff I'm saying you can get at your health food store, Amazon, I won't make a penny from any of it. so you can know that's just part of my gift in terms of credibility for people.

jeff_1_10-11-2024_120109: 32:52

Okay, and we'll include those links in the description notes for anybody that wants to just send you an email or go to the webpage. Well, thank you so much for joining us today, Dr. Teitelbaum, and for sharing these essential tips on protecting our brain's health. Just keep up the good work, keep hanging loose in Hawaii, and keep aging well.

squadcaster-a5i1_1_10-11-2024_090111: 33:12

indeed. And you as well, life is supposed to be fun. Folks, please enjoy it.

33:19

Thank you for listening. I hope you benefited from today's podcast. Until next time, keep aging well.