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😬 I hate talking about this cause it's scary. It turns you into a shell of your former self. I feel sorry for the family having to take care of him every minute. God speed for Bruce Willis to end this.😞
I'm 39, and a few months ago, I had a few stressful weeks followed by a very stressful interaction with a manager at work. After this I could immediately tell my memory was shot, my speech slowed down, I couldn't find the words, and I forgot the names of people I've known for many years that I had just talked to. I did research, and it all pointed to FTD, so I went to go get an MRI, and nothing showed up, so the Dr just dismissed me and only offered sleeping pills. I didn't take them but have learned to ignore the problems at work. I still need to work on why I can't fall back asleep. However, a recent video by Dr. Ekberg mentioned the benefits of apple cider vinegar before going to sleep. It's only been three nights so far, but I'm already getting way better sleep and am able to fall back asleep if I wake up in the middle of the night. I will continue to do so and report back if it has continued to work. In general, my brain is in slightly better shape now, but it was scary, and I'd like to fully recover. Thank you Dr. Ekberg. You have been a blessing.
Thank you @salvadorgonzalez4642. You're doing the right thing to keep working at it. The stress at work was the trigger, not the cause. Most of us have chronic stress that unbalances the brain to some degree. We would all do well to practice mindfulness, and relaxation exercises on a regular basis. 😄
I had a stressful relationship. It triggered my brain memory as well. What did I learn? Get away from people who you know are bad for you. Set boundaries. Speak up for yourself. However, the best advise is GET OUT OF THAT SNAKE-PIT.
Using the term Doctor very loosely. So loosely that I think you are a fraud. A holistic doctor is not a real profession. It is a self-important title to a man who hasn't updated his knowledge in over 20 years. UA-cam grows them proud. Personally I would have too much shame to just crown myself a doctor. But I guess shame is a characteristics you lack.
I was very glad to see your video! About 20 years ago, family members were trying to convince my grams she was slipping in mental deterioration. Which, if you think about it, was incredibly cruel as grams had taken care of her Alzheimer's afflicted mother until her passing. I stopped all that by sending grams to 2 places, the library and the YMCA. She now reads at least 1 book a week and takes the Ys free Silver Sneaker program. She is slowing down a little but just had her 90th bday fully cognitive!
My late father passed away last year from vascular dementia. It's an absolutely devastating way to die and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy if I had one. Until his diagnosis he was a very vital person in our life owning his own building business for some 40 odd years. In the early 80s my mum walked away from the marriage. It was my dad that took up the role of both mum,dad. He is unfortunately no longer with up but he is dearly missed. And there will never be anyone like him💗
So sorry to hear this and I can relate to you as my mum has vascular dementia and has deteriorated so much in the last 6 months. She was diagnosed 3 years ago. We dread losing her 😢she will be 79 this June and was such a vibrant and active woman before this hit her. Thank you for sharing about your dad.
I wish this Doctor would have been around 30 years ago when I was in nursing school. His way of teaching is engaging and make me eager to learn more. Now I am retired and try to watch all his videos for my own health. Thanks Doc!
Learning is never too late. I am 79 and always welcome videos of Dr. Ekberg and another favorite, Dr. Sam Webster, a wonderfully charming and knowledgeable Anatomy professor. Between the two, I am very mindful of what I eat, how I move about and what I think.
He was If you have an Anatomy and Physiology book with an athlete on a bicycle on the front that's him. That's the one we used in nursing school 30 years ago.
I’m so impressed by Dr. Ekberg’s knowledge and thankful that he so generously shares his knowledge for free with all of us. He is by far my favorite channel to listen to when it comes to health and healing. Thank you very much Dr. Ekberg for making a profound difference in this world.
I was my aunt’s caregiver for over a year, she had Alzheimer’s disease and lived with my husband and I. I saw firsthand how this disease robs you of who you are and it left her in fear everyday. I never really thought about getting Alzheimer’s before because both of my parents died young and didn’t have it but caring for my aunt was a wake up call for me ! Thank you for this video and this priceless information. ❤
My mom had alzheimer and was cheerful until she died at 80 of a heart attack. She only knew me but did recognize my dad's voice but not his face. I took care of my mother in law until she died at 9i. She had dementia and turned from a pleasant woman to mean and combativd.
I've spent the last three years rebuilding my brain and nervous system via fasting and no sugar. People who know me are blown away. I'm unrecognizable from three years ago. You are onto something!
I watch several health related channels on youtube but Dr. Ekberg is by far the most informative of them all. Lots of good information, thorough explanations and no hyperbole! Oh, and he doesn't try to sell anything.
I agree lifestyle is important but I don't think anyone knows enough to speak definitively. My dad walked everyday. He played the trumpet and started learning the drums and to ride a horse. He read voraciously - all kinds of books and he had a huge music collection. He enjoyed wood working. This began after my mother died. He didn't get counselling. I think this trauma turned it on. My husband died suddenly when I was just turning 50. I felt like I was lost. I still worked and couldn't remember anything - people, places, anything. I got counselling and made myself consciously aware of this fight. I made myself consciously aware and thoughtfully fought the loss. I think stress and trauma are huge in this area. I sincerely appreciate your help. I wish more doctors still helped. Grief is what I'm talking about.
It’s so effortless to watch your videos, the narration is on point and I don’t even know when I’ve spent over half an hour completely immersed in such great educational content. I have watched almost all your videos in their entirety and many of them multiple times, that’s how much value you are providing by educating us about how to maintain our health by holistic methods.
Thank you @DenzilPeters. I really appreciate your feedback and so glad that you liked it. The purpose of my channel is to explain the principles and mechanisms of health in such a way that you start gaining an understanding and respect for the miracle that is the human body. I spend so much time on it because when we get "the why" and start owning the mechanisms we become empowered for life . Comments like yours makes it all worthwhile. 😄
I have allergies from doctors but for some reason, whenever I listen to Dr. Sten Ekberg, I feel so calm and relaxed. Now, can we please make 2 copies of Dr. Ekberg, put one in the CDC and the other one in FDA so that we can get rid of big pharma.
This is where we realize the invention of the internet is a blessing..to allow angel Drs who actually care about people and not the pharmaceutical greed like Sten to bring us life saving information for free..Many Blessings to you and your family for your kindness..
Dr.S. Ekberg, Many, Many Thanks. I am 73 years old, 3 years ago my Dr diagnosis me Dementia, I was very sad. Now i am ready to learn more about Dementia. My mom 91 years old the last 12years my oldest brother also suffering the last 6 years. I am trying to educate myself and help my family . Again, thank you.
Thank you for your very helpful advice, and suggestions on this topic. I am 79 years old and sloooowly losing it. Mostly with a personality change, loss of motivation, loss of math skills. While I am still able to comprehend, I will start changing my diet or cutting out sugar. I do practice mindfulness meditation. Both my parents started signs of senility in their mid 80's. I hope i am good for another 5 years. I am bilingual. I am trying to learn Spanish as a 3rd language. Thank you again for the help.
I am 39! And I have these symptoms too 🙈 quit my very stressful job, changed my diet, enrolled into university - and it’s slowly coming back to me. Wish you luck in your endeavors, I think with application of effort the results will follow 💪
Don't forget to use intermittent fasting! Eat beginning at eleven ayem, say, and stop eating at five pm, for example. Just make sure to get lots of protein and animal fat and olive, avocado or coconut oils; while you also eat berries, prouts on salad, cooked greens, and fermented foods and mushrooms. Exercise rounds this all out. Also make sure your electrolytes are in balance! And check it all out with a doctor first.
@@glintinggold Thank you for the food suggestions. The right food can be our cure or if we eat the wrong food, it can hurt us. May I ask why are mushrooms important? Thanks.
Learn to learn as many new things as you can in order to regenerate newer neural connections. Add intermittent fasting 18-6 or 20-4, that would initiate autophagy and protein plaquing in the brain would be eaten off by the body.
Both of my parents got very bad dementia in their early 80's so this presentation was very important to me! Good to know I am already doing many of the things I need to do. I have been exercising for over 40 years and decided to start two on-line business ventures in retirement. This is making me learn many new skills which I am hoping will keep my brain sharp.
Look into Gotu Kola and Ginkgo Biloba mixed together, this will help to improve your cognitive function and most importantly, these herbal plants are natural, good luck 😎
Just lost my mom to dementia, well actually lost her ten years ago really! Dementia is heartbreaking! Didn't know you were an olympic athlete in a previous life - very impressed!!
Everyone should forward this video to as many people as they can. I already sent it to everyone on my contact list. It’s such important information, how can anyone not share? Thank you Dr Ekberg!!!❤
Thank you so much Dr. Ekberg for bringing this subject to light in detail. I received Frontal Lobe Damage in 2016 due to a TBI sustained in a car accident. I overcame a lot in cognitive therapy, et al. but My Executive Functioning is still none existent. I've been following your channel since 2017. Your content has the most comprehensive information for me. It also aligns with my practices and values. I turned 60 this month and I am grateful for your efforts. I know I would be a lot worse off if I did not have a certain lifestyle and follow certain pratices (before and after the accident). I've been recommending your channel for a long time. Please do more on on this subject and keep up the good work.
Perhaps red light therapy would help. My son suffered frontal lobe damage during birth, then childhood vax and autism diagnosis. He's 26 and slowly gaining more language and self regulation, able to follow directions better etc. No known side effects. It's been a tremendous gift. There are many YT videos on what red light can do for the brain specifically.
I too had a TBI (25yrs ago) then had brain surgery. Keto/carnivore has helped my depression and anxiety. Stay away from carbs and sugar and you’re on the right track!
My mother started Alzheimer’s at 58 years old. She was a Grace Kelly look-alike, always keeping herself, beautifully dressed & groomed. She became nonverbal in her mid-60s. Devastating!
Excellent explanation, thank you. My mother has dementia and it progressed a lot in the last couple years. For her stressful events were the trigger, death of her parents, husband, sister, two nephews. She just closed down, severely depressed and lost will to live. I still grieve my father, grandparents, aunt, cousins passing. It takes time.
Great video for me, again. I’m 75 and noticed some confusion and I was able to dig in and cause improvement. I’m so happy I can listen and realize I must help myself, with the outstanding information I Hear. Thanks
I'm glad you mentioned lack of joy. I have a lot of hobbies so I am always entertained or amused. I noticed some people don't have many hobbies and get bored easily. They tend to sit or lead a sedentary lifestyle and often watch TV. Some TV shows aren't that great to stimulate the brain. Retirement is not a good idea for these kind of people and they are better off to go out and work. You hear people say I will get bored if I retire. That is because they have few hobbies so to keep working is a good thing for them.
After many decades after a hand injury I have again at 63 years old picked up my guitars again and started learning once again. I have read that learning to play an instrument is one of the best things you can do to stimulate the brain. Pretty sure I am not going to be doing much shredding lead riffs anymore but just playing involves a great deal of coordination and finger memory.
I’m 77 , I had singing lessons at aged 50, I’m about to go back to singing classes. I’m giving sugar and carbs away, I just threw out my ice cream out along with my GF bread 🥖 this bread is really no loss. I’m starting keto tomorrow. I’ve tried and failed, tomorrow’s the day. 👌
After having memory lapses, I began taking mct oil (coconut oil) and stopped carbs. Your body then is in ketosis. My memory improved greatly, and lost weight. I am 76 and will stay on this diet for life!
I'm 36 and just love watching these videos by Dr Ekberg! I think it's important to keep challenging yourself in your life and make it fun too. I am guilty of overworking and being dull at home. We all have our faults so I will work on that.
My father has FTD. He is 73 now, but looking back, there were personality & behavioral changes at least 8-10 yrs before. He is t2 diabetic since his 40’s and he was on statins for many years. I wish I knew about all of this sooner. I feel I could have helped him and the trajectory of his life. Assuming, of course, that he would have listened and made the necessary changes. Dementia is a very cruel disease and is very hard on the caretaker & family members.
You are describing my father, unfortunately he wont try anything I recommend. He insists that because he is type2 diabetic that he HAS to eat 6 or more times per day and have carbs with every meal. He eats sleeves of sugar free cookies and 4 sandwiches every day. Long story short, in the last 5yrs I have given up on trying to change his health because it only caused stress and he seemed to intentionaly get worse whenever I suggested change, to call it frustrating is an understatement. Since watching Dr Berg I have lost 70lbs.
From France, so, sorry for my English. My sister is 74. For cholesterol, she takes statins, against my advice. Five years later, the doctor told her : well, you seem to begin being diabetic... And now, her brain seems to be less efficient...
@@paulinesimon2257 Look at (cardiologist) Dr. Aseem Malhotra's 2022 book: A STATIN FREE LIFE. I believe he's done many videos on UA-cam that you might want to look for. That's how I found out about him and his book. I recommend you do a quick search because I no longer have that link.
I’ve experienced both parents that had dementia. My father developed Louis body disease, the same thing that Robin Williams had. My mother developed vascular dementia so sad to say to the closest people in your life. Forget who you are. I wish you all the best stay away from carbohydrates.
@@alkalk8938 If it's possible I highly recommend you take your father to a registered dietitian to give him a lesson on a diabetic diet. I became a dietitian in 1982 and one of the biggest parts of the job was patient education. He may very well believe what they say even if it's exactly what you've been telling him! Unfortunately that's how things go a lot of times 😕 I believe that a lot of insurance companies will pay for a certain number of outpatient meetings per year with a clinical dietitian when the diagnosis is diabetes or kidney disease. Of course you have to check with Medicare and/or his insurance company.
Dr Ekberg, thank you for all that you have published on the internet. I am suffering from knee replacement surgery and a sprained ankle that won’t heal. I have packed on 35 lbs. My numbers are off the charts. I’m off sugar, alcohol, carbs. Already I can walk better and sleep better. Additionally, I’m down 10 lbs. Thank you!
Dear Dr Ekberg Thank you for this great podcast of F / T Dementia. I worked 10 years in a nursing home as a professional dying- and grieving councellar. If I only would have heard this a few years earlier. Well it‘s not too late to improve health. Thank you very much Love and light🇨🇭
Many scientist and doctors now know that dementia is 3rd diabetes type. So keto and carnviore diets work for these patients. Also, Bruce has the EXPERIMENTAL coivd shots. He needs to detox the heavy metals including mercury, graphene out of his body and also parasites (YEP) that were put in these EXPERIMENTAL coivd shots. There are ton of vids on how to detox your body of mercury, heavy metals (which are in ALL vaccines), parasites (many doctors believe 80-90% of citizens have them including USA citizens it's not just a 3rd world issues). see yt Dr Mindy Pelz, Dr Group, Eric Bakker naturopath, dr berg, Dr Mark Hyman vids on both how to detox heavy metals and also parasites. If you know somone that has dementia detox bodies (& brains) with the help of a Function or alternative medicine doctor (these are licensed doctors) or naturopath as you can get sick if you dont detox properly. Worth the time & money.
@@jansmith3158 Hi Jan thank you for your interesting answer. The last 5 weeks I had a proper detox program for the intestine to eliminate parasites, candida and heavy metal with a naturopath. It was fantastic. But thanks for letting me know! Love and light from 🇨🇭
As a musician for over 50 years, I am always encountering challenges to keep my skills up… There’s always a new song to learn, and different ways to challenge myself on the instruments I play. The comment that I get most often is about my range. Stylistically and vocally I have a lot of interests, and I am confident that this engagement keeps my brain pretty toned up. Doc didn’t specifically mention musical instruments and singing, so there’s my 2 cents. Add in 35 years of martial arts and recent keto and I feel good about my brain’s future!
Your knowledge, coupled with your doctoral degree and your very bald head make you extremely credible and trustworthy. Thank you for these videos. Subscribed.
I lost my grandma to dementia. She was a master knitter and crossword solver but very sedentary and loved processed added sugar foods. This has been an extremely useful and informative video. I've improved my health so much because of your advise and yet my family members with pretty much all the metabolic conditions in the world wouldn't listen. They are just stuck in their routines... I follow a few doctors in UA-cam and I get so confused when they disagree on some of the basic concepts. Your videos are the best- not only do they show the end result but explain how people can think for themselves
Thank you @nikolayegov1414. I really appreciate your feedback and so glad that you liked it. The purpose of my channel is to explain the principles and mechanisms of health in such a way that you start gaining an understanding and respect for the miracle that is the human body. I spend so much time on it because when we get "the why" and start owning the mechanisms we become empowered for life . Comments like yours makes it all worthwhile. 😄
I lost mine that way too. She ate cookies and cakes and candies. She fed her dog that garbage too, including chocolate. Her dog contracted diabetes that way.
Keep doing you. Eventually they may see you as an example. If they offer you unhealthy " food" just say no thank you. Make sure you eat before you go to their homes if you visit during the holidays. This will take away the desire to eat.
Thank you Sten! I have relatives that had Alzheimers/ demensia or died of cardiacarrest on one side of the family AND type 2 diabetes on the other!!!! I started my fight against my bad genes at 23 when I moved away from home…! Lots of exersise, different hobbies, lot’s of different social plattforms/ new people. I ate different from my relatives even then but found your channel here during the pandemic! It has really changed my life so much! I do intermittent fasting ca. 18.00-12.00 for most days! I have lost a whole size in pants by now and is trying to do keto diet as much as possible! I try and eat what you recomend in your videos. I cut down on as many carbs I can. How much is 10% in carbs? Can you give examples of food amount! Your the best doctor! Bye from 🇸🇪☁️
There are nutrition charts online and on food packaging! Use them diligently Get a gram scale for serving sizes. Simple math: subtract fiber & sugar alcohol grams from all carbohydrate grams for the “Net Carbs” that affect us directly. And beware the many sneaky names for sugar, even laced into meat products!
Super happy for you starting so early in your life! Document your test results and measurements over time. Some will be pursuaded by the improved # and others by your radiance and exuberance. Keep it up! I’m 58 and just moved into ketovor. Inflammation down and pant size too. Feel great!
Figure 10% of the calories you consume every day. So as I understand it, if you eat c. 1600 cal. daily, that would be 160 cal. from carbs. Since one carb has 4 calories, that means you want to eat 40 grams of carbs. (40x4=160). At first you should get a scale that measures grams as well as ounces. Then for awhile you’ll be wise to weigh your food to get a better idea of your macros. I did this for years when I was on the standard reduction diet, which was unfortunately too low in fat. So even though I lost weight, I was often hungry. Thanks to Dr. Ekberg I have upped my fat and lowered my carbs. Dropped 20 pounds so easily it made me giddy! Am now down to 120 pounds, my dream weight. I have more energy. Feel fantastic. I will never go back to the high carb low fat nonsense! This is a way of life.
Thank you so much for everything! Just to add, I believe it to be beneficial to also take up new learning, ie., writing, singing, a musical instrument, arts, painting, drawing, dancing reading books and the sciences including the quantum field. My mother in her mid eighties is suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's, diabetes, just been admitted to LTC home after breaking her hip. She was diagnosed while in her 50's. I'm her only son and we don't recognize each other today, so very sad. But within me I still maintain strong loving, happy memories of my mom and much letting go. Blessings, peace.
Absolutely the best!! I love every minute of this presentation and am so grateful for the clarity around the systems that contribute to brain health and well-being. Incredibly motivating! Thank you! ❤
My mom died from FTD at 65. It was terrible to watch what happened to her. My dad died the same year, I think from the heartache and stress of watching my mom go downhill. I am very interested in this kind of positive information, I’m always looking for ways to live a better life. I always feel better when I exercise consistently. I’ve also noticed when I am consistent with my studies to learn Spanish I feel great.
This is a keeper👍 Some tips on keeping glucose levels low if one does eat carbs: 2-3 Table Spoons of (Real) EV Olive Oil just before a meal - Eat the carbs towards the end of the meal - And drink watered downed fruit based vinegar, I like both Red and White Balsamic Vinegar and sometimes Apple Cider Vinegar. One can also use plain White Vinegar if need be. For a sweetener now for over 20 years now I have been using liquid Stevia and for baking the crystals/powdered
Thank you for this information! After losing my young son to suicide it took a minimum of two years to rebuild my brain. I am still working on that. It's been seven years now. I need to drop the sugar, for sure. I just got my Master Gardener's certificate three months ago. My body has multiple pain issues and joint degeneration. At 63, I am doing some things for brain health, but you have given me extremely good information to kick it up several notches. Thank you again!
I am so sorry for your unimaginable loss. I only just lost my 24 year old son on February 19 to an extremely severe acute pancreatitis. Less than 2 days in the hospital, and he was gone. He turned 25 on March 2 💔 My concentration and memory have been nonexistent. I walk around in a brain fog most of the day. It just doesn't seem real.
@@tammybacha9813 Oh no 😢 I'm so deeply sorry for your loss, the worst loss of all. Hugs to you, sweet mama. I won't tell you it gets better, because that won't make any sense right now. Your brain function and your heart will begin to heal when they are ready. 🌹
My mother in law had dementia that started with the "I forgot where I put this..." The progression was devastating and she lost her life to it. Thank you so much for bringing attention to this. She had type 2 diabetes as well. It makes you think though.
Thank you @jenniferporasky292. The memory loss is mostly associated with Alzheimer's, which is often called Type 3 Diabetes because of it's strong correlation to T2D.
I have two dogs, and believe companionship from pets are great for our health - as long as we are taking good care of them so they can live their best lives. I pray your depression lifts, and that you don’t isolate from people. There’s really good people out there too! ❤
My heart goes out to the Willis family. If Bruce can recover and make a comeback that would be fantastic. Thank you, Dr. Ekberg for all you do to help educate us about keto, sugar, IR, and IF to mention a few. I have no way of going to a doctor, but I can access information here and choose to lower sugar intake, exercise more, and meditate, which I think everyone would agree is wise.
I was just hoping the course wasn’t so in-depth. All the details about the brain and how it works and the biological study and structure of the brain. Tell me the problem, and then the recommendations to make it better. This is more like a science class. He’s probably a teacher. I’ll try to fast forward!🫤
@Doggy Doodle , I also went without health insurance or a regular doctor, until just a few years ago. But I was curious about Lainey;s reason for not having a doctor.
There is no coming back from degenerative disease. Degenerative means it will continue to get worse over time. You can slow it down a bit but that's about it.
Bruce is a man who spent his life memorizing scripts and interacting heavily with other people. He seemed relatively healthy actually. The fact that this disease hit him scares the crap out of me.
It could be his genetics, he may have played football and some suffered some concussions. Any number of factors may have contributed to his particular case. All or any part of that may or may not apply to you.
My best friend told me about you and your channel and I am so glad I found this video. I am 69 and my mother had Dementia and I do not want to have that if at all possible. I have done many of the things you have suggested to do what I can do before having symptoms, I eat clean (more Kentogenic), exerice regularly (weight resistance, walk), socialize, I'm a member of a weight loss group I go to once a week, I am involved with Mastermind with two close girlfriends and every day we affirm our requests for personal improvement and goal setting and we meet once a week to discuss the week. I read a lot, play games online and do what I can to be as healthy as I can. Thank you for what you do!!
Fantastic explanations, Dr. Ekberg. I really appreciate how well you break things down to a usable form, and how you always take responsibility to remind people that a lot of the studies people use as "proof" are based on inaccurate assumptions. And of course you always focus on the true causes of disease.
So sad he was such a vibrant and charismatic personality. Famous people have access to the healthiest foods and drinks and still succumb to these diseases and disorders. Michael J Fox, Linda Ronstadt, Linda McCartney, Phil Collins, Michael Landon and many more. I guess we all have to live well and roll the dice. Dr. Stan’s videos are so informative!
My Mum has dementia, my Granny had dementia and growing up on the farm meant home cooking. They both had a high diet of morning and afternoon tea with cakes etc. When we visited there were at least 6 cake tins brought out. In my life I have avoided sugar and have believed for all time it was the sugar they consumed. I've worked in dementia wards and taken good to them. It always included cakes, sweets etc. There's a lot of money to made from keeping people sick. Bless my Granny and Mum xx
I think your voice too should reach the entire globe,, you have changed my entire meaning of life and this change is for good,, v r so grateful to have you
Thanks for this video Dr. Ekberg. I have an Aunt with dementia, and it's very difficult... she's losing her personality, and her sparkling attitude. It's just so sad. Thank you for being so thorough in explaining it. Hope you have an awesome Friday!
I work in aged care and have nursed ex airline pilots, ex nurses, ex athletes, ex farmers with dementia. The new theory is high stress. Doesnt really seem to be a pattern because everybody's body is different.
Thank you so much for this informative video Dr. Ekberg. My father died from Dementia that progressed into Alzheimer’s at age 71. I read everything I can get my hands on about the disease in an attempt to avoid the same fate. Thank you again for this & all of your great content.🙂
Dr. Eckberg thank you so much for making this video. I am 63 years old and I am trying the best I can with the keto diet/Mediterranean diet. I was under tremendous stress taking care of my mother and father full-time for the last 13 years and it’s really taking a toll on me so I am fasting and I am taking, many supplements because I can’t afford most of the food… As you know, the food that is good for you is the very expensive food… Lol… Anyway, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for making this video because I am just petrified of getting Alzheimer’s and or dementia because it is in my family from my grandmother on my father side to my grandmother on my mother side and my mom and a couple of aunts and uncles. The only thing that I am lacking is exercise. I will say I love to learn and I have 9° and I’ve read over 13,000 books. One of my goal is to read a book for every day of my life and I lived about 25,000 days, so I am about 12,000 books behind… But I will catch up… I hope I get to meet you someday you truly are a genius and one of the things I research a lot of is brilliant people and how they think and you are definitely on that list so I’m going to watch a lot of your videos and listen to your podcastsand learn as much as I can from what you teach. Thank you sir, and may God bless you and your family.❤
The best way to get the blood up into the brain to get it cleaned out is with aerobic exercise. It takes at least 20 minutes of aerobic exercise to get the blood up into the brain to get it cleaned out. Did he mention that?
Such a informative video. My step mom has Alzheimer’s and my dad is her caretaker. They are in early 70s. I’ve always maintained low carb diet and very minimal sugar since I’m a cancer survivor and have hypothyroidism. Now going through menopause. So I avoid sugar as much as possible and processed foods. Exercise and read a lot. And one of my hobbies is to crochet 🧶 I find these things to be very beneficial and helpful to me. Thank you for sharing! This should be the standard work course for everyone.
Many things we can do like daily intermittent fasting , exercise , eat a healthy diet, take care on good sleep. Lift two legs up the wall for 15-20 minutes while practicing slow deep breathing. Do this before bedtime help to a restful sleep and take away your stress of the day.
Yes! Lay perpendicular to wall, legs up against wall, hips above heart (cushion can help elevate) - just an additional input for those who weren’t aware how beneficial this pose can be.
tks Dr Erkberg, you are one of those very fewer Dr who merely giving medical education to the viewer instead of selling their own products at the end of the video!
Very timely: I am caregiver of a family member who went thru craniotomy & stroke & AVM removal as a result of TBI in 2021 so am watchful of evidence of Dementia symptoms but we do everything we can per this list. Family member is blessed to be fully functional so I say we need to just maintain. As for myself, I walk the walk except I can go all the way with Keto & IF, as well as other necessary preventative measures. Thanks for this.
I’m guessing all those 3 letter things are bad. Go watch Dr. Boz. She’s a big proponent of fasting to promote autophagy and ketones so the brain can repair itself. She helped her mom so it’s personal for her. Covaids got her unfortunately.
It would be most helpful if you would use English rather than acronyms. Your reply was very good other than not working in your venue some people have no idea what you are writing about. Thanks.
Dr. Sten, your methodical and meticulous attention to detail helps me completely comprehend so many health issues. My mother is breathing but completely gone to alzheimers. I quit sugar a year ago but occasionally fall (3×s in 6 months) instead of daily. Next, i quit starches. In January, i went full carnivore, with the odd keto cheat, and have never felt better. My brain is clear, pain is now minimal, and i've lost 55 pounds. I can't thank you enough for your hard work and clear presentation. K
Thank you for this video! We’re in a fight for our life. I began IF a little over a year ago and have lost nearly 60 lbs but honestly the health benefits are my true goal. I plan to get my blood panel redone soon and hopefully my fatty liver will be reversed as well as my anemia among a few other things. I have learned so much from your videos. I’ve never been a science geek (although I would love to be) and yet I can understand everything you say. I really appreciate that!!
Jessica, I just read a study about people who have fatty liver disease. (I do) depending on your blood type, it can be associated with a genetic thing. If you don't indulge in alcohol or lots of sugar, this might be worth investigating.
@@sueyoung2115 Avery active man, ate healthy, no smoking, took long walks, he liked wine but one or two glasses, usually red wine, and he had alzheimer the last 3 years, but he was a good patient, not violent, my son and I missed him very much..
This is a great video, which explains many things we've heard about. I'd like to mention DANCING! Dancing kept my mom fit and mentally sharp until her 90th birthday. Unfortunately there were many toxins coming from the golf courses around her condo not to mention the pesticides they sprayed around there, and she got lymphoma. But she was sharp in her mind up until the end. PS - You didn't mention alcoholism's effect on the brain. (Mr. Willis had a heavy drinking habit for quite awhile). I had to quit eating sugar years ago due to intestinal dysbiosis acquired after a fateful trip to India. One piece of cake and I can feel sick for two weeks. There's so much to learn!
I watched my very intelligent father die from Alzheimer’s. I told myself that I would not die that way. I do everything on this video except I don’t eat plants. I am 63 and very healthy.
Woooooooow! This is now my favorite channel on You Tube. How valuable it is. Thank You Dr Eckberg for putting all the work to make a healthier population. I appreciate you very much.
I believe joy in one’s life is a plus. So many people I know are joyless. I tell them to wad up any stress, resentment, etc., and throw it out the window. Looking forward, helps. Have a reason to get out of bed. Japanese have a word for that ...ikigai.
I am 76 years old. My mother was diagnosed with narfarc dementia when she was 80 ...we were shocked for she was very active all her life: swimming laps every day; reading, researching, always helping those in need, etc. Turned out she was having mini strokes and we didn't know. We have also have a history of blood clots. My first 4 were following the birth of my daughter when I was 20 years old. So I have spent a lifetime trying to avoid clots ... not always successfully (TIA in my 30's), but definitely making headway. I walk 10,000 steps a day to push the blood throughout my compromised vascular system. No sugar; no alcohol; a very basic diet for I also had a heart attack in 2017. My question: Does playing guitar help my brain cells? You didn't mention it as a suggestion ... due to my learning disabilities, my memory has always been compromised. However, I do enjoy playing guitar ... thanks.
Playing musical instruments helps too since it is combination of learning as in learning a new language and exercise since it requires very precise and intricate finger movements - both enlarging neural networks.
yeah my mum was having mini strokes also for years we didnt know... she also had heart problem. She refused to take her warfarin and had a stroke followed by 7 years of vascular dementia before she died. I still think the shock of my dad dying set her off a year later was the stroke. All the ststins and drugs in care home finished her off also.
A good overall basic walk through of dementia. Too often the average human only thinks of the present as their future self can worry about these long- term progressive diseases and obviously by that time, it's almost always too late. The time is now, regardless of how old you are or what you have going on in your life. An ounce of prevention goes a very long way. But sadly too many folks view a healthy lifestyle (not just a physical one, but mental, emotional and spiritual) as "work" and not pleasurable in the moment, so most don't do it and stay on the path more traveled. We only get one life, make the most of it.
I love this channel. Dr Ekberg is such a great communicator and gives no nonsense advice. I am curious of whether Dr Ekberg recommends/takes himself any kind of supplements regularly. For example: any vitamins (D, B6) or minerals (Zn, Mg...) and other more specific stuff (Resveratrol, tudca, omega 3, NAD...) That would be a great addition to the channel. Thank you and keep up the great work :)
Dr. Ekberg , I like the picture with you and Bruce on the front page. You do look a like quite a bit. But you both also have some special charm as your own. Thank you for explaining things with such clarity and charm. And you are our Champion ! To me especially now. I have just discovered you last week.Thank you so much for wonderful videos.
Dear Mr Ekberg, my husband had FDT diagnosed by the age of 54 J. He passed away 5 Years later. It was "a journey" for bouth of us. My husbands did all the advise you tell, but one thing does not worked STRESS at work. You explane how the the brain works is the first one, what everybody will understand. Thank you, be plessed.🙏
I was subscribed to your channel since 240K! Your channel growing so fest and soon you’ll surpass some other “big” channels…Congratualation doctor Ekberg! I tried to think, why is like it!? Simple! Your channel has more substance than any other health channel!
Thank you @protoword10. I really appreciate your feedback and so glad that you liked it. The purpose of my channel is to explain things better than other channels and help people understand the principles. I spend so much time on it because when we get "the why" and the mechanism we become empowered for life . Comments like yours makes it all worthwhile. 😄
Another great video, i have been running my brain on ketones for the month of February and will break fast on March 1, all possible through Dr. Ekberg's extensive video library, thanks!
My mother was 80 when my father (her husband) passed away. She started having trouble remembering after that and was never the same. They had been married for about 50 years.
My dad passed in 2013 and shortly thereafter my mom started exhibiting pronounced memory issues - they’d been married 52 years when he crossed over. Interesting similarities in our stories.
Right after my grandfather died, my grandmother told us there was nothing left for her, and she wanted to die. She developed severe dementia within months of his death, and had been married for about 65 years. 😞
New subscriber. Thank you Dr. Elbert. My wife passed in 2022 with FTD. Many of the things you mentioned where factor’s (stress,diet,overworking. To name a few. In my sixties working at a much heather life style,and balance. I eat a healthy balance of foods, exercise, and nearly off of any meds. Thank you for your great insight. You are a Blessing.
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I love any Bruce Willis movie 🙏🏾
Yes I am, I've been a Bruce Willis fan for ever, yippee ki-yay Mther Fcker.
😬 I hate talking about this cause it's scary. It turns you into a shell of your former self. I feel sorry for the family having to take care of him every minute. God speed for Bruce Willis to end this.😞
How would hyperbaric oxygen therapy help with Dementia or Alzheimer's?
I bought your Ultimate Bloodwork Course and I love it!
Lost my dad to Alzheimer’s at 69.
Awful way to go.
I avoid carbs and sugar.
Lift weights and hike.
I’m not going out that way.
Miss you dad.
RIP 🙏🏾
I lost my mom to Alzheimer's at 68 years old. She had it for 6 years before she died. I am also on Keto now, and I exercise. I want to avoid it.
I also lost my mum to Alzheimer’s, have stopped all sugar and eat very little carbs
Intermittent fasting help tremendously and very effective to cure most illnesses. It's easy simple and costless.
Too all those commenting here, please investigate Pernicious Anemia. It is insidious. It is very often undiagnosed because they don't look for it.
I'm 39, and a few months ago, I had a few stressful weeks followed by a very stressful interaction with a manager at work. After this I could immediately tell my memory was shot, my speech slowed down, I couldn't find the words, and I forgot the names of people I've known for many years that I had just talked to. I did research, and it all pointed to FTD, so I went to go get an MRI, and nothing showed up, so the Dr just dismissed me and only offered sleeping pills. I didn't take them but have learned to ignore the problems at work. I still need to work on why I can't fall back asleep. However, a recent video by Dr. Ekberg mentioned the benefits of apple cider vinegar before going to sleep. It's only been three nights so far, but I'm already getting way better sleep and am able to fall back asleep if I wake up in the middle of the night. I will continue to do so and report back if it has continued to work. In general, my brain is in slightly better shape now, but it was scary, and I'd like to fully recover. Thank you Dr. Ekberg. You have been a blessing.
Ask yourdelf if you introduced some mRNA into your body when all your stress got more intense and your responses got weak with memory loss....
Thank you @salvadorgonzalez4642. You're doing the right thing to keep working at it. The stress at work was the trigger, not the cause. Most of us have chronic stress that unbalances the brain to some degree. We would all do well to practice mindfulness, and relaxation exercises on a regular basis. 😄
I had a stressful relationship. It triggered my brain memory as well. What did I learn? Get away from people who you know are bad for you. Set boundaries. Speak up for yourself. However, the best advise is GET OUT OF THAT SNAKE-PIT.
@@dardar1434 taking responsibility for my body, mind & soul.
Letting go & letting God!
Happened to me a couple of years ago too, think it was related to the stress of working too much.
Just gold - thank you.
An ex-Olympic athlete “metamorphised” into a holistic doctor, providing life saving advice. What a human being.
a real health champion!
Metamorphosis…or, simply, education, learning. Not listening to Dr. Ekberg will make you sica .
A Former-Olympic athlete...
But yes, I agree with you!
Dr. Ekberg staves off dementia by writing mirror image lettering on the glass screen in his video
Using the term Doctor very loosely. So loosely that I think you are a fraud. A holistic doctor is not a real profession. It is a self-important title to a man who hasn't updated his knowledge in over 20 years.
UA-cam grows them proud. Personally I would have too much shame to just crown myself a doctor. But I guess shame is a characteristics you lack.
I was very glad to see your video! About 20 years ago, family members were trying to convince my grams she was slipping in mental deterioration. Which, if you think about it, was incredibly cruel as grams had taken care of her Alzheimer's afflicted mother until her passing. I stopped all that by sending grams to 2 places, the library and the YMCA. She now reads at least 1 book a week and takes the Ys free Silver Sneaker program. She is slowing down a little but just had her 90th bday fully cognitive!
Your grams is very lucky to have you ❤️
Enjoy every minute grams
I'm so happy for her improvement!
You are a wonderful grandson! Best wishes for dear Grams!❤
You are such a great grand daughter :)
My late father passed away last year from vascular dementia.
It's an absolutely devastating way to die and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy if I had one. Until his diagnosis he was a very vital person in our life owning his own building business for some 40 odd years. In the early 80s my mum walked away from the marriage. It was my dad that took up the role of both mum,dad.
He is unfortunately no longer with up but he is dearly missed.
And there will never be anyone like him💗
What a wonderful father it sounds like you had. I know your heart misses him everyday. I miss my dad too.
So sorry to hear this and I can relate to you as my mum has vascular dementia and has deteriorated so much in the last 6 months. She was diagnosed 3 years ago. We dread losing her 😢she will be 79 this June and was such a vibrant and active woman before this hit her. Thank you for sharing about your dad.
@@lisas2538 ❤blessings to you!x
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It is such an awful, undignified way to leave this world! I'm glad you had such a wonderful father! ❤
Eggs, Eggs, Eggs w/yolk soft cooked if cooked, minerals, coconut oil, 🫐 blueberries.
I wish this Doctor would have been around 30 years ago when I was in nursing school. His way of teaching is engaging and make me eager to learn more. Now I am retired and try to watch all his videos for my own health. Thanks Doc!
Learning is never too late. I am 79 and always welcome videos of Dr. Ekberg and another favorite, Dr. Sam Webster, a wonderfully charming and knowledgeable Anatomy professor. Between the two, I am very mindful of what I eat, how I move about and what I think.
He was
If you have an Anatomy and Physiology book with an athlete on a bicycle on the front that's him.
That's the one we used in nursing school 30 years ago.
He is not a M.D.
That's what makes him BETTER!
@@ornvik481 He is smarter than most MD's
PREVENT or hopefully reverse Dementia before it's too late
1. Change lifestyle before symptons
2. cut sugar, cut insulin resistance, avoid carbs
3. Follow Keto, Intermittent fasting
4. 75% natural fat (grass fed meat, butter, nuts, fish , cheese), 5% carbs, no sugar
Avoid processed plant oils. Eat EVOO, avocado, coconut oils
5. exercise - walking, high intensity interval training, yoga, weights, pilates
6. hobbies, books, volunteer, join a club
7. Brains stimulation/exercise, learn more than one language
8. BrainTap, meditation
My luck, I do this stuff and walk outside to get mail , and get hit by a truck. R.I.P.
Thank you.
Appreciated!
Koszonom szepen!👍🥰
Thank you 🇬🇧
Merci depuis la France, en keto depuis 6 mois et une energie retrouve. J'ai 69 ans et ma vie devient meilleure grace a vous.
I’m so impressed by Dr. Ekberg’s knowledge and thankful that he so generously shares his knowledge for free with all of us. He is by far my favorite channel to listen to when it comes to health and healing. Thank you very much Dr. Ekberg for making a profound difference in this world.
I was my aunt’s caregiver for over a year, she had Alzheimer’s disease and lived with my husband and I. I saw firsthand how this disease robs you of who you are and it left her in fear everyday. I never really thought about getting Alzheimer’s before because both of my parents died young and didn’t have it but caring for my aunt was a wake up call for me ! Thank you for this video and this priceless information. ❤
My mom had alzheimer and was cheerful until she died at 80 of a heart attack. She only knew me but did recognize my dad's voice but not his face. I took care of my mother in law until she died at 9i. She had dementia and turned from a pleasant woman to mean and combativd.
(((Hugz))) I'm currently caring for a family member with Alzheimer's it's definitely tough.
your aunt is blessed to have you!
Wonderful . Thank you . We need to know this .
I've spent the last three years rebuilding my brain and nervous system via fasting and no sugar. People who know me are blown away. I'm unrecognizable from three years ago. You are onto something!
did you gradually change? i'm glad it's helping.
@@lapacesiaconvoi yea, very slowly and gradually but last six months have been like neural rhictor scale of improvements.
What kind of fasting did you do?
@@10outof10x OMAD going on two years.
How is fasting related to dementia?
I watch several health related channels on youtube but Dr. Ekberg is by far the most informative of them all. Lots of good information, thorough explanations and no hyperbole! Oh, and he doesn't try to sell anything.
Also DR BERG & DR AXE
Berg tries to sell and market all kinds of things! Plus, I don't like supporting Scientology!
Agree.
God bless Dr Berg
@@lindamyers953 Wow, didn't know he supports Scientology? That's a bummer
@@lindamyers953 you are talking about a different doctor - not this one! 😊
I agree lifestyle is important but I don't think anyone knows enough to speak definitively. My dad walked everyday. He played the trumpet and started learning the drums and to ride a horse. He read voraciously - all kinds of books and he had a huge music collection. He enjoyed wood working. This began after my mother died. He didn't get counselling. I think this trauma turned it on. My husband died suddenly when I was just turning 50. I felt like I was lost. I still worked and couldn't remember anything - people, places, anything. I got counselling and made myself consciously aware of this fight. I made myself consciously aware and thoughtfully fought the loss. I think stress and trauma are huge in this area. I sincerely appreciate your help. I wish more doctors still helped. Grief is what I'm talking about.
So on point Kelly, losing a loved one can really impacts the brain.😮
Dr. Ekberg and Dr. Berg should collaborate. They are the greatest Doctors on the enternet. I love their work!!.
This is one of those channels everyone on the platform should automatically be subscribed to.
Thank you @tylers9962. I really appreciate the comment and have to say I agree completely, but then again I am a little biased. Thanks for watching. 😄
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Unfortunately UA-cam doesn't promote such channels bcoz BIG PHARMA.
Especially my idiot doctor. BTW you’re fired.
It’s so effortless to watch your videos, the narration is on point and I don’t even know when I’ve spent over half an hour completely immersed in such great educational content. I have watched almost all your videos in their entirety and many of them multiple times, that’s how much value you are providing by educating us about how to maintain our health by holistic methods.
Thank you @DenzilPeters. I really appreciate your feedback and so glad that you liked it. The purpose of my channel is to explain the principles and mechanisms of health in such a way that you start gaining an understanding and respect for the miracle that is the human body. I spend so much time on it because when we get "the why" and start owning the mechanisms we become empowered for life . Comments like yours makes it all worthwhile. 😄
Agree!!
@@drekbergvery accurate comment! I agree 100%!
I have allergies from doctors but for some reason, whenever I listen to Dr. Sten Ekberg, I feel so calm and relaxed.
Now, can we please make 2 copies of Dr. Ekberg, put one in the CDC and the other one in FDA so that we can get rid of big pharma.
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This is where we realize the invention of the internet is a blessing..to allow angel Drs who actually care about people and not the pharmaceutical greed like Sten to bring us life saving information for free..Many Blessings to you and your family for your kindness..
Dr.S. Ekberg, Many, Many Thanks. I am 73 years old, 3 years ago my Dr diagnosis me Dementia, I was very sad. Now i am ready to learn more about Dementia. My mom 91 years old the last 12years my oldest brother also suffering the last 6 years. I am trying to educate myself and help my family . Again, thank you.
What have you done think might have it the woozy heads confused me
Thank you for your very helpful advice, and suggestions on this topic. I am 79 years old and sloooowly losing it. Mostly with a personality change, loss of motivation, loss of math skills. While I am still able to comprehend, I will start changing my diet or cutting out sugar. I do practice mindfulness meditation. Both my parents started signs of senility in their mid 80's. I hope i am good for another 5 years. I am bilingual. I am trying to learn Spanish as a 3rd language. Thank you again for the help.
I am 39! And I have these symptoms too 🙈 quit my very stressful job, changed my diet, enrolled into university - and it’s slowly coming back to me. Wish you luck in your endeavors, I think with application of effort the results will follow 💪
Don't forget to use intermittent fasting! Eat beginning at eleven ayem, say, and stop eating at five pm, for example. Just make sure to get lots of protein and animal fat and olive, avocado or coconut oils; while you also eat berries, prouts on salad, cooked greens, and fermented foods and mushrooms. Exercise rounds this all out. Also make sure your electrolytes are in balance! And check it all out with a doctor first.
@@glintinggold Thank you for the food suggestions. The right food can be our cure or if we eat the wrong food, it can hurt us. May I ask why are mushrooms important? Thanks.
Learn to learn as many new things as you can in order to regenerate newer neural connections.
Add intermittent fasting 18-6 or 20-4, that would initiate autophagy and protein plaquing in the brain would be eaten off by the body.
@@glintinggold Thank you. Good advice.
Both of my parents got very bad dementia in their early 80's so this presentation was very important to me! Good to know I am already doing many of the things I need to do. I have been exercising for over 40 years and decided to start two on-line business ventures in retirement. This is making me learn many new skills which I am hoping will keep my brain sharp.
Keep your cholesterol and blood glucose in normal range.
Look into Gotu Kola and Ginkgo Biloba mixed together, this will help to improve your cognitive function and most importantly, these herbal plants are natural, good luck 😎
Get rid of vegetable oils like Canola or Wesson. Use extra virgin olive, coconut oil, or avocado oil for cooking or frying, instead.
@@reyrey4261 And mostly saute rather than deep fry your food. Or else try steaming.
Praying for Bruce Wills. I’m brain cancer 17 years survivor and counting. 🙏🙏🙏
He is dearly missed. He was to young to leave this world. A dynamic man.
I like how he addresses to us as "health champions". Beause of you, we are more informed in taking care of our health.
I have always been a fan of Bruce Willis I can watch his movies over and over.
Just lost my mom to dementia, well actually lost her ten years ago really! Dementia is heartbreaking! Didn't know you were an olympic athlete in a previous life - very impressed!!
Everyone should forward this video to as many people as they can. I already sent it to everyone on my contact list. It’s such important information, how can anyone not share? Thank you Dr Ekberg!!!❤
Thank you @user-nu3lc5my6g. The greatest compliment you can give is to help me help more people by sharing the videos with others.😄
Absolutely!!!
Thank you so much Dr. Ekberg for bringing this subject to light in detail. I received Frontal Lobe Damage in 2016 due to a TBI sustained in a car accident. I overcame a lot in cognitive therapy, et al. but My Executive Functioning is still none existent. I've been following your channel since 2017. Your content has the most comprehensive information for me. It also aligns with my practices and values. I turned 60 this month and I am grateful for your efforts. I know I would be a lot worse off if I did not have a certain lifestyle and follow certain pratices (before and after the accident). I've been recommending your channel for a long time. Please do more on on this subject and keep up the good work.
Perhaps red light therapy would help. My son suffered frontal lobe damage during birth, then childhood vax and autism diagnosis. He's 26 and slowly gaining more language and self regulation, able to follow directions better etc. No known side effects. It's been a tremendous gift. There are many YT videos on what red light can do for the brain specifically.
@@GallieSallie thank you
I too had a TBI (25yrs ago) then had brain surgery.
Keto/carnivore has helped my depression and anxiety. Stay away from carbs and sugar and you’re on the right track!
My mother started Alzheimer’s at 58 years old. She was a Grace Kelly look-alike, always keeping herself, beautifully dressed & groomed. She became nonverbal in her mid-60s. Devastating!
Excellent explanation, thank you. My mother has dementia and it progressed a lot in the last couple years. For her stressful events were the trigger, death of her parents, husband, sister, two nephews. She just closed down, severely depressed and lost will to live. I still grieve my father, grandparents, aunt, cousins passing. It takes time.
Hello 👋🏻 Beautiful Lady 🌹
How are you and the weather condition like?
Great video for me, again. I’m 75 and noticed some confusion and I was able to dig in and cause improvement. I’m so happy I can listen and realize I must help myself, with the outstanding information I Hear. Thanks
What did you change?
fasting!@@sunshinefl6586
I'm glad you mentioned lack of joy. I have a lot of hobbies so I am always entertained or amused. I noticed some people don't have many hobbies and get bored easily. They tend to sit or lead a sedentary lifestyle and often watch TV. Some TV shows aren't that great to stimulate the brain. Retirement is not a good idea for these kind of people and they are better off to go out and work. You hear people say I will get bored if I retire. That is because they have few hobbies so to keep working is a good thing for them.
After many decades after a hand injury I have again at 63 years old picked up my guitars again and started learning once again. I have read that learning to play an instrument is one of the best things you can do to stimulate the brain. Pretty sure I am not going to be doing much shredding lead riffs anymore but just playing involves a great deal of coordination and finger memory.
Best of luck to you getting back to guitar.
I’m 77 , I had singing lessons at aged 50, I’m about to go back to singing classes. I’m giving sugar and carbs away, I just threw out my ice cream out along with my GF bread 🥖 this bread is really no loss.
I’m starting keto tomorrow. I’ve tried and failed, tomorrow’s the day. 👌
After having memory lapses, I began taking mct oil (coconut oil) and stopped carbs. Your body then is in ketosis. My memory improved greatly, and lost weight. I am 76 and will stay on this diet for life!
Hi cyntha... congratulations..I been using bullet proof brain octane C8 mct oil&ultima electrolyte my clarity is improving
I'm 36 and just love watching these videos by Dr Ekberg! I think it's important to keep challenging yourself in your life and make it fun too. I am guilty of overworking and being dull at home. We all have our faults so I will work on that.
My father has FTD. He is 73 now, but looking back, there were personality & behavioral changes at least 8-10 yrs before. He is t2 diabetic since his 40’s and he was on statins for many years. I wish I knew about all of this sooner. I feel I could have helped him and the trajectory of his life. Assuming, of course, that he would have listened and made the necessary changes. Dementia is a very cruel disease and is very hard on the caretaker & family members.
You are describing my father, unfortunately he wont try anything I recommend. He insists that because he is type2 diabetic that he HAS to eat 6 or more times per day and have carbs with every meal. He eats sleeves of sugar free cookies and 4 sandwiches every day. Long story short, in the last 5yrs I have given up on trying to change his health because it only caused stress and he seemed to intentionaly get worse whenever I suggested change, to call it frustrating is an understatement. Since watching Dr Berg I have lost 70lbs.
From France, so, sorry for my English. My sister is 74. For cholesterol, she takes statins, against my advice. Five years later, the doctor told her : well, you seem to begin being diabetic... And now, her brain seems to be less efficient...
@@paulinesimon2257 Look at (cardiologist) Dr. Aseem Malhotra's 2022 book: A STATIN FREE LIFE. I believe he's done many videos on UA-cam that you might want to look for. That's how I found out about him and his book. I recommend you do a quick search because I no longer have that link.
I’ve experienced both parents that had dementia. My father developed Louis body disease, the same thing that Robin Williams had. My mother developed vascular dementia so sad to say to the closest people in your life. Forget who you are. I wish you all the best stay away from carbohydrates.
@@alkalk8938 If it's possible I highly recommend you take your father to a registered dietitian to give him a lesson on a diabetic diet. I became a dietitian in 1982 and one of the biggest parts of the job was patient education. He may very well believe what they say even if it's exactly what you've been telling him! Unfortunately that's how things go a lot of times 😕
I believe that a lot of insurance companies will pay for a certain number of outpatient meetings per year with a clinical dietitian when the diagnosis is diabetes or kidney disease. Of course you have to check with Medicare and/or his insurance company.
Dr Ekberg, thank you for all that you have published on the internet. I am suffering from knee replacement surgery and a sprained ankle that won’t heal. I have packed on 35 lbs. My numbers are off the charts. I’m off sugar, alcohol, carbs. Already I can walk better and sleep better. Additionally, I’m down 10 lbs. Thank you!
Best teacher on the internet!! Thank you, Dr. Ekberg!
Bruce, prayers are incoming for you and your family. You are back. And the world welcomes you. You will tell your story with clarity and truth.
The most health educational doctor online. Brilliant stuff.👌
Dear Dr Ekberg
Thank you for this great podcast of F / T Dementia.
I worked 10 years in a nursing home as a professional dying- and grieving councellar.
If I only would have heard this a few years earlier.
Well it‘s not too late to improve health.
Thank you very much
Love and light🇨🇭
Many scientist and doctors now know that dementia is 3rd diabetes type. So keto and carnviore diets work for these patients.
Also, Bruce has the EXPERIMENTAL coivd shots. He needs to detox the heavy metals including mercury, graphene out of his body and also parasites (YEP) that were put in these EXPERIMENTAL coivd shots.
There are ton of vids on how to detox your body of mercury, heavy metals (which are in ALL vaccines), parasites (many doctors believe 80-90% of citizens have them including USA citizens it's not just a 3rd world issues). see yt Dr Mindy Pelz, Dr Group, Eric Bakker naturopath, dr berg, Dr Mark Hyman vids on both how to detox heavy metals and also parasites. If you know somone that has dementia detox bodies (& brains) with the help of a Function or alternative medicine doctor (these are licensed doctors) or naturopath as you can get sick if you dont detox properly. Worth the time & money.
@@jansmith3158
Hi Jan thank you for your interesting answer. The last 5 weeks I had a proper detox program for the intestine to eliminate parasites, candida and heavy metal with a naturopath. It was fantastic. But thanks for letting me know!
Love and light from 🇨🇭
@@brigittarhyner9306 your welcome. Do you mind sharing what kind of products you used for your detox program? thank you.
@@jansmith3158
If you would like some more information, please write your e-mail address. It‘s too difficult to explain through youtube
Have any of you looked up “Dr.“ Ekberg’s credentials? You know he’s not a medical professional, right?
As a musician for over 50 years, I am always encountering challenges to keep my skills up… There’s always a new song to learn, and different ways to challenge myself on the instruments I play. The comment that I get most often is about my range. Stylistically and vocally I have a lot of interests, and I am confident that this engagement keeps my brain pretty toned up. Doc didn’t specifically mention musical instruments and singing, so there’s my 2 cents. Add in 35 years of martial arts and recent keto and I feel good about my brain’s future!
Your knowledge, coupled with your doctoral degree and your very bald head make you extremely credible and trustworthy. Thank you for these videos. Subscribed.
And the Noble prize goes to Dr. Ekberg. Hes amazing!
I lost my grandma to dementia. She was a master knitter and crossword solver but very sedentary and loved processed added sugar foods. This has been an extremely useful and informative video.
I've improved my health so much because of your advise and yet my family members with pretty much all the metabolic conditions in the world wouldn't listen. They are just stuck in their routines...
I follow a few doctors in UA-cam and I get so confused when they disagree on some of the basic concepts. Your videos are the best- not only do they show the end result but explain how people can think for themselves
Thank you @nikolayegov1414. I really appreciate your feedback and so glad that you liked it. The purpose of my channel is to explain the principles and mechanisms of health in such a way that you start gaining an understanding and respect for the miracle that is the human body. I spend so much time on it because when we get "the why" and start owning the mechanisms we become empowered for life . Comments like yours makes it all worthwhile. 😄
I lost mine that way too. She ate cookies and cakes and candies. She fed her dog that garbage too, including chocolate. Her dog contracted diabetes that way.
@@TomSidProductions Whoa! Her diet was really that bad?
Follow Chris Kresser, Dr mercola, etc. Dr Terry Wahls they’re all singing from the same hymn book. Check them out.
Keep doing you. Eventually they may see you as an example. If they offer you unhealthy " food" just say no thank you.
Make sure you eat before you go to their homes if you visit during the holidays. This will take away the desire to eat.
Thank you Sten! I have relatives that had Alzheimers/ demensia or died of cardiacarrest on one side of the family AND type 2 diabetes on the other!!!! I started my fight against my bad genes at 23 when I moved away from home…! Lots of exersise, different hobbies, lot’s of different social plattforms/ new people. I ate different from my relatives even then but found your channel here during the pandemic! It has really changed my life so much! I do intermittent fasting ca. 18.00-12.00 for most days! I have lost a whole size in pants by now and is trying to do keto diet as much as possible! I try and eat what you recomend in your videos. I cut down on as many carbs I can. How much is 10% in carbs? Can you give examples of food amount!
Your the best doctor!
Bye from 🇸🇪☁️
There are nutrition charts online and on food packaging! Use them diligently Get a gram scale for serving sizes.
Simple math: subtract fiber & sugar alcohol grams from all carbohydrate grams for the “Net Carbs” that affect us directly. And beware the many sneaky names for sugar, even laced into meat products!
Super happy for you starting so early in your life! Document your test results and measurements over time. Some will be pursuaded by the improved # and others by your radiance and exuberance. Keep it up! I’m 58 and just moved into ketovor. Inflammation down and pant size too. Feel great!
Check out Ben Bikman for additional info.
Figure 10% of the calories you consume every day. So as I understand it, if you eat c. 1600 cal. daily, that would be 160 cal. from carbs. Since one carb has 4 calories, that means you want to eat 40 grams of carbs. (40x4=160). At first you should get a scale that measures grams as well as ounces. Then for awhile you’ll be wise to weigh your food to get a better idea of your macros. I did this for years when I was on the standard reduction diet, which was unfortunately too low in fat. So even though I lost weight, I was often hungry. Thanks to Dr. Ekberg I have upped my fat and lowered my carbs. Dropped 20 pounds so easily it made me giddy! Am now down to 120 pounds, my dream weight. I have more energy. Feel fantastic. I will never go back to the high carb low fat nonsense! This is a way of life.
@@carolesmith755 Thank you so much for your sinsere answer! I’ll try this!
Thank you so much for everything!
Just to add, I believe it to be beneficial to also take up new learning, ie., writing, singing, a musical instrument, arts, painting, drawing, dancing reading books and the sciences including the quantum field.
My mother in her mid eighties is suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's, diabetes, just been admitted to LTC home after breaking her hip. She was diagnosed while in her 50's.
I'm her only son and we don't recognize each other today,
so very sad. But within me I still maintain strong loving, happy memories of my mom and much letting go.
Blessings, peace.
Absolutely the best!! I love every minute of this presentation and am so grateful for the clarity around the systems that contribute to brain health and well-being. Incredibly motivating! Thank you! ❤
What I'm most impressed with is how easily and legibly you can write backwards!
😂 I sure didn’t catch that. Glad you mentioned it. Interesting to see.
My mom died from FTD at 65. It was terrible to watch what happened to her. My dad died the same year, I think from the heartache and stress of watching my mom go downhill.
I am very interested in this kind of positive information, I’m always looking for ways to live a better life.
I always feel better when I exercise consistently. I’ve also noticed when I am consistent with my studies to learn Spanish I feel great.
My condolences 🙏 am just curious as to when your mom developed dementia because she died so young
I'm so sorry I'm going through that now.
@@millardthompson8157 same here. My mom just died from dementia ( on the new year day) this year. It was devastating. I’m still grieving now.
So 😊learn Arabic and your brain, will be in good shape...(seriously)...
Thanks wish yu a good life ❤️
This is a keeper👍 Some tips on keeping glucose levels low if one does eat carbs: 2-3 Table Spoons of (Real) EV Olive Oil just before a meal - Eat the carbs towards the end of the meal - And drink watered downed fruit based vinegar, I like both Red and White Balsamic Vinegar and sometimes Apple Cider Vinegar. One can also use plain White Vinegar if need be. For a sweetener now for over 20 years now I have been using liquid Stevia and for baking the crystals/powdered
Absolutely heartbreaking for Bruce Willis and his family. The disease is wretched for all. Have always love him.
Best wishes for Bruce Willis 😢💔🙏
Thank you for this information! After losing my young son to suicide it took a minimum of two years to rebuild my brain. I am still working on that. It's been seven years now. I need to drop the sugar, for sure. I just got my Master Gardener's certificate three months ago. My body has multiple pain issues and joint degeneration. At 63, I am doing some things for brain health, but you have given me extremely good information to kick it up several notches. Thank you again!
God bless you, dear mother. Praying for you. 🙏
I am so sorry for your unimaginable loss. I only just lost my 24 year old son on February 19 to an extremely severe acute pancreatitis. Less than 2 days in the hospital, and he was gone.
He turned 25 on March 2 💔 My concentration and memory have been nonexistent. I walk around in a brain fog most of the day. It just doesn't seem real.
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Oh no 😢 I'm so deeply sorry for your loss, the worst loss of all. Hugs to you, sweet mama. I won't tell you it gets better, because that won't make any sense right now. Your brain function and your heart will begin to heal when they are ready. 🌹
How's the NO SUGAR going??? Carbs??? I bet your body is feeling better without sugar & carbs!
Find a less stressful job. It’s the key for longevity.
I agree. On a Greek island too.
My mother in law had dementia that started with the "I forgot where I put this..." The progression was devastating and she lost her life to it. Thank you so much for bringing attention to this. She had type 2 diabetes as well. It makes you think though.
Thank you @jenniferporasky292. The memory loss is mostly associated with Alzheimer's, which is often called Type 3 Diabetes because of it's strong correlation to T2D.
how did she lost her life ???
@@anastasijabeograd3903 My Mom stopped eating. Then fell.
@@anastasijabeograd3903 she essentially lost her memory and "forgot" how to eat and drink. We put her into hospice shortly thereafter
Too much salt, oil and sugar, (SOS) in most peoples diets.
You reminded me that my depression and loneliness are dangerous, despite my artistic skills and otherwise healthy lifestyle.
I have two dogs, and believe companionship from pets are great for our health - as long as we are taking good care of them so they can live their best lives. I pray your depression lifts, and that you don’t isolate from people. There’s really good people out there too! ❤
My heart goes out to the Willis family. If Bruce can recover and make a comeback that would be fantastic. Thank you, Dr. Ekberg for all you do to help educate us about keto, sugar, IR, and IF to mention a few. I have no way of going to a doctor, but I can access information here and choose to lower sugar intake, exercise more, and meditate, which I think everyone would agree is wise.
@Lainey Wright, I'm just curious why you don't have access to a doctor. You're probably better for it, but what about an emergency scenario?
I was just hoping the course wasn’t so in-depth. All the details about the brain and how it works and the biological study and structure of the brain. Tell me the problem, and then the recommendations to make it better. This is more like a science class. He’s probably a teacher. I’ll try to fast forward!🫤
@Doggy Doodle , I also went without health insurance or a regular doctor, until just a few years ago. But I was curious about Lainey;s reason for not having a doctor.
So all you just think about is him come back to acting instead of his health? NICE!
There is no coming back from degenerative disease. Degenerative means it will continue to get worse over time. You can slow it down a bit but that's about it.
Bruce is a man who spent his life memorizing scripts and interacting heavily with other people. He seemed relatively healthy actually. The fact that this disease hit him scares the crap out of me.
Maybe his diet wasn't so good? Who knows ... it's all very sad because he was my favorite Actor. 😞
It's related to one's diet.
@@veniqer
Yes True. 94% of all diseases are caused by bad diet. And the other 3% caused by Toxins in our Environment and 3% given to us by Genetics.
Hereditary
It could be his genetics, he may have played football and some suffered some concussions. Any number of factors may have contributed to his particular case. All or any part of that may or may not apply to you.
My best friend told me about you and your channel and I am so glad I found this video. I am 69 and my mother had Dementia and I do not want to have that if at all possible. I have done many of the things you have suggested to do what I can do before having symptoms, I eat clean (more Kentogenic), exerice regularly (weight resistance, walk), socialize, I'm a member of a weight loss group I go to once a week, I am involved with Mastermind with two close girlfriends and every day we affirm our requests for personal improvement and goal setting and we meet once a week to discuss the week. I read a lot, play games online and do what I can to be as healthy as I can. Thank you for what you do!!
Fantastic explanations, Dr. Ekberg. I really appreciate how well you break things down to a usable form, and how you always take responsibility to remind people that a lot of the studies people use as "proof" are based on inaccurate assumptions. And of course you always focus on the true causes of disease.
Fantastic
Thank you
So sad he was such a vibrant and charismatic personality. Famous people have access to the healthiest foods and drinks and still succumb to these diseases and disorders. Michael J Fox, Linda Ronstadt, Linda McCartney, Phil Collins, Michael Landon and many more. I guess we all have to live well and roll the dice. Dr. Stan’s videos are so informative!
Plenty of famous and wealthy people eat rubbish and live crap lifestyle
Dr. Sten’s.
Problem with wealthy people is that they can afford to eat healthy foods but choose to not.
Actors also often have lean times too though so would not always have been wealthy/healthy...
@@gralaw1965 Not always. Linda McCartney ate a very healthy diet, but still got cancer--it does happen.
Lieber Herr Ekberg, herzlichen Dank für dieses super gut strukturierte und umfassende Video. Tolle Leistung, die vielen Menschen helfen kann. Danke!
Danke Schön @villamagicaTV. 😄
My Mum has dementia, my Granny had dementia and growing up on the farm meant home cooking. They both had a high diet of morning and afternoon tea with cakes etc. When we visited there were at least 6 cake tins brought out.
In my life I have avoided sugar and have believed for all time it was the sugar they consumed. I've worked in dementia wards and taken good to them. It always included cakes, sweets etc. There's a lot of money to made from keeping people sick. Bless my Granny and Mum xx
I think your voice too should reach the entire globe,, you have changed my entire meaning of life and this change is for good,, v r so grateful to have you
Thanks for this video Dr. Ekberg. I have an Aunt with dementia, and it's very difficult... she's losing her personality, and her sparkling attitude. It's just so sad. Thank you for being so thorough in explaining it. Hope you have an awesome Friday!
Thank you @angelfriend3710. Sorry to hear that. Dementia is a very cruel disease
That's happening to some younger people after taking the recent intervention.
I work in aged care and have nursed ex airline pilots, ex nurses, ex athletes, ex farmers with dementia. The new theory is high stress. Doesnt really seem to be a pattern because everybody's body is different.
Thank you so much for this informative video Dr. Ekberg. My father died from Dementia that progressed into Alzheimer’s at age 71. I read everything I can get my hands on about the disease in an attempt to avoid the same fate. Thank you again for this & all of your great content.🙂
Dr. Eckberg thank you so much for making this video. I am 63 years old and I am trying the best I can with the keto diet/Mediterranean diet. I was under tremendous stress taking care of my mother and father full-time for the last 13 years and it’s really taking a toll on me so I am fasting and I am taking, many supplements because I can’t afford most of the food… As you know, the food that is good for you is the very expensive food… Lol… Anyway, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for making this video because I am just petrified of getting Alzheimer’s and or dementia because it is in my family from my grandmother on my father side to my grandmother on my mother side and my mom and a couple of aunts and uncles. The only thing that I am lacking is exercise. I will say I love to learn and I have 9° and I’ve read over 13,000 books. One of my goal is to read a book for every day of my life and I lived about 25,000 days, so I am about 12,000 books behind… But I will catch up… I hope I get to meet you someday you truly are a genius and one of the things I research a lot of is brilliant people and how they think and you are definitely on that list so I’m going to watch a lot of your videos and listen to your podcastsand learn as much as I can from what you teach. Thank you sir, and may God bless you and your family.❤
The best way to get the blood up into the brain to get it cleaned out is with aerobic exercise. It takes at least 20 minutes of aerobic exercise to get the blood up into the brain to get it cleaned out. Did he mention that?
Such a informative video. My step mom has Alzheimer’s and my dad is her caretaker. They are in early 70s. I’ve always maintained low carb diet and very minimal sugar since I’m a cancer survivor and have hypothyroidism. Now going through menopause. So I avoid sugar as much as possible and processed foods. Exercise and read a lot. And one of my hobbies is to crochet 🧶 I find these things to be very beneficial and helpful to me. Thank you for sharing! This should be the standard work course for everyone.
Many things we can do like daily intermittent fasting , exercise , eat a healthy diet, take care on good sleep. Lift two legs up the wall for 15-20 minutes while practicing slow deep breathing. Do this before bedtime help to a restful sleep and take away your stress of the day.
Yes! Lay perpendicular to wall, legs up against wall, hips above heart (cushion can help elevate) - just an additional input for those who weren’t aware how beneficial this pose can be.
One stress buster is quiet simple, just listen to a Dr. Ekberg video. He has such a calming effect ❤😇
My goodness - Nobody can teach as well as you. You are simply the best of the best 👍❤️🌹 Thank you for all the knowledge you give us 🙏❤️
tks Dr Erkberg, you are one of those very fewer Dr who merely giving medical education to the viewer instead of selling their own products at the end of the video!
Very timely: I am caregiver of a family member who went thru craniotomy & stroke & AVM removal as a result of TBI in 2021 so am watchful of evidence of Dementia symptoms but we do everything we can per this list. Family member is blessed to be fully functional so I say we need to just maintain. As for myself, I walk the walk except I can go all the way with Keto & IF, as well as other necessary preventative measures. Thanks for this.
I’m guessing all those 3 letter things are bad. Go watch Dr. Boz. She’s a big proponent of fasting to promote autophagy and ketones so the brain can repair itself. She helped her mom so it’s personal for her. Covaids got her unfortunately.
You are welcome @revview5594. Thank you for watching. 😄
It would be most helpful if you would use English rather than acronyms. Your reply was very good other than not working in your venue some people have no idea what you are writing about. Thanks.
@@jjjunem Your idea that this is not English is mistaken.
Bruce was one of the coolest actors
This doctor has great oratory skills.
Sten is killing it, no wonder some people are disputing his presentations
someone I know has this, healthiest eater and exerciser I've never met. Totally sugar and carb free. mid 60's gets this.
you mean improve your odds of NOT getting dementia !!! - clear and concise explanations - - as always - you are a gem of a human !!!
You are the Die Hard of this subject matter and I see the resemblance to Bruce. Thanks so much Doc!!
Once again you nailed the topic. Thanks for the efforts you take to educate us
You are welcome @celebratinglifewithmuthu1854. Thank you for watching. 😄
Mum died in December from a horrendous 10-year battle with alzheimers and dementia. We are terrified it's hereditary. It's a hideous disease.
Dr. Sten, your methodical and meticulous attention to detail helps me completely comprehend so many health issues. My mother is breathing but completely gone to alzheimers. I quit sugar a year ago but occasionally fall (3×s in 6 months) instead of daily. Next, i quit starches. In January, i went full carnivore, with the odd keto cheat, and have never felt better. My brain is clear, pain is now minimal, and i've lost 55 pounds.
I can't thank you enough for your hard work and clear presentation. K
This man is unbelievably good, explains so well, I like him, also Dr Berg. They truly make the most sense.
Thank you for this video! We’re in a fight for our life. I began IF a little over a year ago and have lost nearly 60 lbs but honestly the health benefits are my true goal. I plan to get my blood panel redone soon and hopefully my fatty liver will be reversed as well as my anemia among a few other things. I have learned so much from your videos. I’ve never been a science geek (although I would love to be) and yet I can understand everything you say. I really appreciate that!!
Jessica, I just read a study about people who have fatty liver disease. (I do) depending on your blood type, it can be associated with a genetic thing. If you don't indulge in alcohol or lots of sugar, this might be worth investigating.
My husband passed away 5 years ago, he was a healthy
@@sueyoung2115 Avery active man, ate healthy, no smoking, took long walks, he liked wine but one or two glasses, usually red wine, and he had alzheimer the last 3 years, but he was a good patient, not violent, my son and I missed him very much..
Jessica, wondering where your health is now. I’m doing IF, Keto for lowering A1c, very low natural sugar etc. Retest on two month, we will see!
This is a great video, which explains many things we've heard about. I'd like to mention DANCING! Dancing kept my mom fit and mentally sharp until her 90th birthday. Unfortunately there were many toxins coming from the golf courses around her condo not to mention the pesticides they sprayed around there, and she got lymphoma. But she was sharp in her mind up until the end. PS - You didn't mention alcoholism's effect on the brain. (Mr. Willis had a heavy drinking habit for quite awhile). I had to quit eating sugar years ago due to intestinal dysbiosis acquired after a fateful trip to India. One piece of cake and I can feel sick for two weeks. There's so much to learn!
Hope you are doing well Jill . So sad to lose a parent like that
I watched my very intelligent father die from Alzheimer’s. I told myself that I would not die that way. I do everything on this video except I don’t eat plants. I am 63 and very healthy.
Sounds like you're on track for success.
Woooooooow! This is now my favorite channel on You Tube. How valuable it is. Thank You Dr Eckberg for putting all the work to make a healthier population. I appreciate you very much.
I believe joy in one’s life is a plus. So many people I know are joyless. I tell them to wad up any stress, resentment, etc., and throw it out the window. Looking forward, helps. Have a reason to get out of bed. Japanese have a word for that ...ikigai.
I am 76 years old. My mother was diagnosed with narfarc dementia when she was 80 ...we were shocked for she was very active all her life: swimming laps every day; reading, researching, always helping those in need, etc. Turned out she was having mini strokes and we didn't know. We have also have a history of blood clots. My first 4 were following the birth of my daughter when I was 20 years old. So I have spent a lifetime trying to avoid clots ... not always successfully (TIA in my 30's), but definitely making headway. I walk 10,000 steps a day to push the blood throughout my compromised vascular system. No sugar; no alcohol; a very basic diet for I also had a heart attack in 2017. My question: Does playing guitar help my brain cells? You didn't mention it as a suggestion ... due to my learning disabilities, my memory has always been compromised. However, I do enjoy playing guitar ... thanks.
I've read nattokinaise can help with blood clots. And playing guitar would probably boost vagus nerve function which helps everything.
Playing musical instruments helps too since it is combination of learning as in learning a new language and exercise since it requires very precise and intricate finger movements - both enlarging neural networks.
yeah my mum was having mini strokes also for years we didnt know... she also had heart problem. She refused to take
her warfarin and had a stroke followed by 7 years of vascular dementia before she died. I still think the shock of my dad dying set her off a year later was the stroke. All the ststins and drugs in care home finished her off also.
Yes! Playing the guitar falls into the “stimulation” category. It’s a skill, a “second language,” provides a purpose and joy, and so much more!
@@lemunbalm3731 Is it hard to learn??
A good overall basic walk through of dementia. Too often the average human only thinks of the present as their future self can worry about these long- term progressive diseases and obviously by that time, it's almost always too late. The time is now, regardless of how old you are or what you have going on in your life. An ounce of prevention goes a very long way. But sadly too many folks view a healthy lifestyle (not just a physical one, but mental, emotional and spiritual) as "work" and not pleasurable in the moment, so most don't do it and stay on the path more traveled. We only get one life, make the most of it.
Very wise words! People take their health for granted until it starts failing them. 😢
I love this channel. Dr Ekberg is such a great communicator and gives no nonsense advice. I am curious of whether Dr Ekberg recommends/takes himself any kind of supplements regularly. For example: any vitamins (D, B6) or minerals (Zn, Mg...) and other more specific stuff (Resveratrol, tudca, omega 3, NAD...) That would be a great addition to the channel.
Thank you and keep up the great work :)
Dr. Ekberg , I like the picture with you and Bruce on the front page. You do look a like quite a bit. But you both also have some special charm as your own. Thank you for explaining things with such clarity and charm. And you are our Champion ! To me especially now. I have just discovered you last week.Thank you so much for wonderful videos.
Dear Mr Ekberg, my husband had FDT diagnosed by the age of 54 J. He passed away 5 Years later. It was "a journey" for bouth of us. My husbands did all the advise you tell, but one thing does not worked STRESS at work. You explane how the the brain works is the first one, what everybody will understand. Thank you, be plessed.🙏
I was subscribed to your channel since 240K! Your channel growing so fest and soon you’ll surpass some other “big” channels…Congratualation doctor Ekberg! I tried to think, why is like it!? Simple! Your channel has more substance than any other health channel!
Thank you @protoword10. I really appreciate your feedback and so glad that you liked it. The purpose of my channel is to explain things better than other channels and help people understand the principles. I spend so much time on it because when we get "the why" and the mechanism we become empowered for life . Comments like yours makes it all worthwhile. 😄
Another great video, i have been running my brain on ketones for the month of February and will break fast on March 1, all possible through Dr. Ekberg's extensive video library, thanks!
My mother was 80 when my father (her husband) passed away. She started having trouble remembering after that and was never the same. They had been married for about 50 years.
My dad passed in 2013 and shortly thereafter my mom started exhibiting pronounced memory issues - they’d been married 52 years when he crossed over. Interesting similarities in our stories.
Right after my grandfather died, my grandmother told us there was nothing left for her, and she wanted to die. She developed severe dementia within months of his death, and had been married for about 65 years. 😞
New subscriber. Thank you Dr. Elbert. My wife passed in 2022 with FTD. Many of the things you mentioned where factor’s (stress,diet,overworking. To name a few. In my sixties working at a much heather life style,and balance. I eat a healthy balance of foods, exercise, and nearly off of any meds. Thank you for your great insight. You are a Blessing.