from ReCode Cognoscopy Dr. Dale Bredensen.
I seem to be high for my Cortisol AM
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I'm not sure what these 3 labs these mean? My guess is I have chronic stress with: 1- Low DHEA used to make up for other hormones. 2- high AM cortisol 3- I seem to be low in my Pregnenolone as it is used up for other shortages |
The first four results of my Cognoscopy from Lab Corp came back.
On page 124 The End of Alzheimer's by Dr. Dale Bredesen:
The goal of fasting insulin is less than 4.6.
Mine is high as I have Diabetes type 2. I clearly have insulin resistance and I struggle to keep my glucose down with Low Carb High Fat diet and medication excluding insulin.
I could not find Ferritin levels in The End of Alzheimer's
From Wiki
Dr Bredesen advises Oxidized LDL to be less than 60 U/L
I went to the Lawrence Atma Holistic Center to get this lab work this morning.
They had me freeze my urine last night.
I have never heard of that before which is why I went to this clinic to evaluate my AZ.
I am going through the Dementia program as I am entering my fourth year of AZ and want closer monitoring of my AZ. I suspect I will get worse this year or my fifth year.
If I get worse I am willing to take under the clinic's supervision the following drugs:
I wonder who has the record. Probably a Mormon with multiple wives?
Last week my wife and I went to a Holistic clinic in Lawrence.
Yesterday I had my physical done by a Nurse Practioner.
It was an extensive neurologic exam.
I had a neurological exam done when I entered a trial at KUMCR done by a Neurologist MD.
I was impressed by the 90 minutes spent on me going over my history in detail and the physical exam. I had trouble walking with my feet in tandem. I have not been doing my balance exercise.
Nurse Practioner also repeated the MOCA test.
I had a perfect score in Feb 2020 link.
This time I missed one on trying to remember 5 objects. I was not as sharp on some of the other items either but satisfactory.
I could name 30 words that start with B in one minute. I start out just naming as many words as I could quickly. Then I had to think of words with vowels.
Ball
Bell
Bite
Boat
The Nurse Practioner asked me if I used recreational drugs?
I said yes. Viagra.
There was no bill at the end of the visit as I had already paid cash for a Bredesen program.
This includes 8 visits with the team and the blood work.
I go in for the lab blood work on Monday.
This was the main reason I went into this program.
The actor Clemence Poesy plays a French detective in this mystery.
Someone says to her character (Elise Wassermann) that she plays that she has a great memory for details of the case.
Elise responds
"I don't have a great memory,
I just know how to use it."
We learn from watching the show that she uses her house to put various memories in to trigger her memory.
This is called a "memory palace" which I have used for myself with Alzhermiers.
Memory palace to remember 55 European nations
and to remember my favorite travel experiences.
Memory palace to remember 15 top vacations
2-Visiting new grandson this weekend
I have written that
memory is not all it is cracked out to be.
My short term memory does seem to be getting worse.
I recently wrote about it here link.
The important thing is my thinking is still quite good as I am still creative in writing my Year three.
Page one out of eight
What could cause different results with
fingerstick glucose vs CGM
article link good video explaining how
blood glucose (finger stick) may be different
from interstitial glucose (CGM)
My first visit to a clinic that employs the
Bredesen ReCode treatment for Alzheimer's.
I drank the cool-aide.
I have criticized Dr. Bredesen's book:
The End of Alzheimer's here
My belief was to not chase false nostrums.
Spend your time enjoying your life
Now that I have done so well over the last 20 months I am more inclined to believe the Julie G case of Dr. Bredesen that she may be the first cure of Alzheimer's.
My New view of Bredesen 9/3/20 link
I also wanted to research what they are offering by doing it myself.
Expensive: $7,000 paid today for the package.
In truth I expected it to be much more.
Dr. Sandel said that it about twice that much in NYC or Chicago.
This price includes:
40 visits over a year a
Cognoscopy lab is included
(which was the main item I was interested in.
In fact, I thought that was all I would buy. Instead, I drank the cool-aide and bought the whole package)
I have 3 neurologists in 2 states.
They are all good.
Dr. Swerdlow is excellent, but I only see him once a year.
I felt the need to have more care on a monthly basis.
Two years ago I argued that was unnecessary.
The sales pitch today was that the clinic would follow me monthly to monitor my progress and if I didn't improve they would take other measures.
They would do monthly lab work.
I decided it was time to get into a program like that especially since we will probably not travel again until 12 months from now due to COVID19. I desired a real hands-on approach. I suspect that my fourth year of Alzheimer's will be inexorable unless this program will change that. False Hope?
I would even be open to taking some of their exotic India and Chinese herbs.
I told Dr. Sandal that I had read the Bredesen book. Dr. Sandal was so personable that it helped persuade me to buy the package. He was a great salesman
I was not interested in the diet they propose.
I have been on Atkins type diet since 2011 with subsequent nutritional ketosis.
I am married to it (my diet). Dr. Sandal accepted that.
I wanted to know my cortisol levels as after 18 months of 14-hour fasting I was having anxiety.
Dr. Sandel said the increase in cortisol does happen with fasting and does result in anxiety especially in an Alzheimer's patient.
The increased cortisol resulted in my glucose going up at the end of a 14 hour fast.
Dr. Sandal is the first specialist (neurologist and endocrinologist) to agree with my assessment of my situation. That impressed me.
