"When Juli comes home after work, her husband doesn't regale her with stories about his photography business the way he once did. Instead he proudly shows her a pill container emptied of the 20 supplements and medications he takes every day. Rather than griping about traffic, he tells her about his walk. When they go out to a favorite Mexican restaurant, he might opt for a side salad instead of tortilla chips with his quesadilla. "He's actually consuming green food, which is new," says Juli, who asked to be identified by only her first name to protect her husband's privacy."
"So they decided to spend that money on a doctor who promises that diet and lifestyle changes can treat Alzheimer's. He recommended a keto diet, along with light cardio exercise and strength training. He also prescribed a bevy of supplements, such as creatine, which Juli's husband takes alongside the memantine and donepezil prescribed by his neurologist."
A 62-year-old man diagnosed with Alzheimer's in December 2023 and his wife prioritized lifestyle interventions after insurance refused costly PET scans. The couple spent money on a clinician who recommended a ketogenic diet, light cardio, strength training and multiple supplements such as creatine, used alongside neurologist-prescribed memantine and donepezil. The husband adopted daily walks, reduced fried food, and chose healthier restaurant options. Emerging evidence links addressing vision and hearing loss, stress, poor diet, diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol and high blood pressure to slowing or preventing Alzheimer's symptoms.
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