The Alzheimer's Solution: A Revolutionary Approach to Prevent and Reverse Alzheimer's, Offering Hope Through Groundbreaking Science and Personalized Treatment Plans

Lots of great information. I was getting a little forgetful and this book gave me great hope that I can heal my brain with 5 steps: diet, exercise, sleep, brain games (stimulation) and meditation (restorative resting). Do you know that after a week of no processed sugar and more exercise, my brain started working better! Honestly, I believe you can do a lot to help yourself by reading this book. I recommend.

The Sherzai’s base all their recommendations on high quality research—large sample size, controlled-for variables that could affect results, and researchers without financial ties to their results and conclusions. They focus on long-term research studies. This is very much not the case of all health and dementia books. Some authors of similar books ignore long-term outcomes of their recommendations, even though they are poor, maybe because of their own financial incentives.I recommend listening to the Rich Rolls podcast where he interviews the Sherzai’s. It is long yet it had me hanging on every word. It is so worth your time and you will not be bored.As I apply the Sherzai’s recommendations I feel better and have gotten rid of brain fog. I listen to it on audible and refer to my printed copy. I keep reminding myself with it to help avoid “cheating.”Please know that the research on the benefits of eating fish are comparing eating fish to eating more highly saturated meat, NOT to plant-based diets supplemented with DHA & EPA from algae. The fish get it from algae and we can benefit from also getting it from algae and avoiding the saturated fat, mercury and micro plastics in the fish. Yes, fish is better than beef and even poultry, but we can do better. We are fortunate to be able to do better.I hope you read and apply the information in this cutting-edge book. We need to stop the horrific Alzheimer’s epidemic and this book explains how to do it. According to the authors mild cognitive impairment can usually be reversed and, started early enough, Alzheimer’s can be prevented except in a few rare genetic cases. But prevention is a lifetime program. It comes with the benefit of being good for your heart, anti-inflammatory and reducing cancer risks It’s also good for mood.The book includes about 40 pages of brain-healthy recipes. So far I’ve only tried one of them-turmeric milk. It’s made from just five ingredients. I put the ingredients in the blender and blend long enough that it heats. I’ve adjusted the amounts of the spices to my taste. I like it so much that I have it first thing every morning. It’s a treat I look forward to. Plus it’s made with ingredients that repair and rejuvenate the brain. I plan to try more of the recipes as some look easy and with inexpensive ingredients found in any grocery store. But, honestly, I like the turmeric milk so much that the book was worth the cost even if I got nothing else from it.Please do yourself and your family a huge favor and get this book from the library if you don’t want to buy it. Just read it. Alzheimer’s is no walk in the park-so it’s worth putting in some effort to prevent it.

In their book “The Alzheimer’s Solution,” Drs. Dean and Ayesha Sherzai propose an ambitious plan with a promising positive influence not only over your memory performance and prevention of dementia, but your overall health. The bullet points of their plan are already mentioned in some previous reviews, but what stood out for me, as a psychotherapist with background in medicine, are the following:1. The Authors’ Holistic Approach: The authors, unlike many other professionals in their field, are fully aware - and proponent of – a holistic approach and its importance in treating (and most importantly, preventing) diseases, particularly dementia. They objectively highlight the problem of having a myopic approach to medical challenges, which is unfortunately rampant in the medical field, and which is often dismissive of prevention and behavioral change. This is critical because as long as our approach is myopic, and pathology/disease-oriented, we are looking for one-dimensional, simplistic solutions and ignore the role of lifestyle and multiple other factors that help ensure and maintain better health.2. The Authors’ Objectivity: If you are already exposed to the field of self-help and happened to have read a few self-help books, you probably know that there is plethora of information on the market in the form of books, e-books, magazines, websites, blogs, etc. Alas majority of the information offered for readers sandwiched as self-help is purely subjective and lacking sufficient, objective material. This is because a significant number of self-help books follow a familiar narrative style of focusing on few cases of individuals who have overcome a life challenge, achieved success in another domain of their lives. Such experiences are, to the most part, not replicable. Nevertheless, the Sherzais’ approach is objective, scientific, and well-researched, not to mention they have been working with hundreds of patients for years and had the resources to closely monitor their progress. Additionally, the "Notes" are particularly impressive, demonstrating the depth of their efforts in the subject matter and providing wealth of knowledge and resources for those who are interested to read more on the subject.3. Not only theoretical, but also practicalThe authors, who have done extensive research in addition to comprehensive meta-analysis of hundreds of studies on dementia, not only explain the theoretical and scientific mechanisms behind dementia (as much jargon-free as possible!), but they also offer workable strategies and practical solutions in the form of NEURO (Nutrition, Exercise, Unwind, Restore, and Optimize). The bullet points of the plan is already mentioned in other reviews, but it was a breath of fresh air to read the rationale behind their holistic plan, and much to the satisfaction of a scientific, objective mind, every step is supported by scientific data.Last but not least, I immensely enjoyed reading the book, learned a few new things on memory performance and overall optimal physical/mental functioning and, of course, the significance of behavioral change in preventing chronic diseases.And this simply means the authors got it right!

Does a good job of advocating for better health habits. There is increasing evidence of lifestyle changes being good for brain health. Book was big on dietary, sleep, habit, and exercise changes, but a little light on the more hard core science of Alzheimer's. It is a good mass-audience starter book. I work in the medical field, keep up to date with Alzheimer's research, and was hoping for a little more deep dive technical information. Otherwise, would have given it a 5.

Great book backed by research and excellent recommendations to combat Alzheimer’s.

Bottom line: The doctors base ALL of the their facts on years of treating patients with AD and dementia. There is NO pharmaceutical involvement or underwriting, and their recommendations are ALL holistic (Meaning..no drugs, lifestyle change is the key)We are doing it, and feel great. The book is clearly written, hard to put down, and the recipes at the end are great. I am so very grateful for this book...and everyone should have a copy!!!

I'm not discrediting the authors here, but this book outlines a totally unrealistic plan of action to potentially prevent and reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer's. There may be those who can adhere to it, but it is not something that I see myself doing.

A great starter for an individual

A comprehensive text by the Brain Docs, Dr. Dean and Ayesha Sherzai, covering a definition of Alzheimers, and ways to prevent and delay cognitive decline with Lifestyle Medicine.As persons in their 70s with family members who have gone before us to experience the horrors of cognitive decline and dementia, we were anxious to learn more about how we could prevent this fate ourselves (and for our adult children).The book is clearly written and works well as a read aloud book, which is what we did since Ed has recently had eye surgery and does not have clear eyesight in one of his eyes.We also joined in with the NEURO Academy Community for a few months but were dealing with several other tasks and felt that we needed to withdraw from an online community and focus on what we had learned and our nearby neighbors, our family, etc. Since the community involvement and reading the book we have both spent the first weeks of 2024 learning and refreshing in languages other than English (German for me, and German-French and Spanish for Ed). We have also begun to build meditations into our life, for stress release, and even to help overcome difficult situations (like illness). This is a very positive experience. We eat a plant-based diet, and have been exercising and making plans for other brain-growing-and-nururing experiences.My husband and I recommend the book and the Sherzai community NEURO Academy.

Written by 2 doctors who have done a great deal of study and research into the subject of how lifestyle affects our physical and brain health. There are other books available only a little cheaper but they are of no use compared to this excellent book. Don't buy any other book on dementia, just this one.

Schade das es das Buch nur in Englisch gibt, sonst hätte ich für meine gesamte Verwandtschaft die deutschen Exemplare bestellt, damit sie durch die führenden Fachärzte und Forscher auf diesem Gebiet wachgerüttelt werden, bevor es zu spät ist. Ich habe es verschlungen, man erhält ein weit umfangreicheres Bild der Krankheit als sonst - wie auch der Prävention. Der Mensch als Ganzes wird betrachtet, was nicht alltäglich ist, wenn man sonst mit Medizinern spricht oder Studien liest.

A very 'generous' book the authors are obviously passionate about their work and it shows, lots of information and the latest research which is very helpful, usable and easy to read. Very practical advice and recipes that can be incorporated into real life.

This book is packed with great information everyone should know. Very comprehensive.