Vegan Diet for Alzheimer's Study Results Are In

[@murermesterhans8532]

I showed my mom this video a week ago. She has early-onset Alzheimer’s and is an alcoholic. Now she’s trying to eat a plant-based diet and she’s going for a lot of walks. She has been so happy and hasn’t touched any alcohol since. Thank you for this video!

[@Goodbyeeveryonehere]

She's getting the dopamine she used to get from alcohol from exercise instead

[@SlipperyManBean]

amazing!

[@dm39361]

This is so beautiful to read.

[@KatsCorner]

Make sure she moves her arms too. Very important to brain function. Also standing up straight and working on balance and posture.

[@Mrs.BlackSheep13]

What a wonderful thing you did for your Mom. God bless you both 🙏.

[@courag1]

Such good news. I am 10 years past the age both my grandmother and father began exhibiting symptoms of their memory loss. They really started showing signs around age 60. I am now 71, my husband who eats mostly like me, has no signs of dementia either. I am at my goal weight and all things one gets medicated for as seniors, we do not have to take. Our food is delicious. So glad we are eating right. I used to be crippled with arthritis, the diet fixed that quickly for me. I don’t walk with even a cane. I most often walk 5+ miles a day. This is the right way, especially for seniors, to live.

[@llt4000]

Can you tell us what you mostly eat? I would like to follow a diet similar. Thx

[@naftalibendavid]

You give me hope. 60. Watched my mom start deteriorating at this age so I am wfpb for several years and hoping for the best.

[@Petunia-fl9lu]

well both my parents don't have dementia and while my father accidentally in good health at 93 - (without dementia) my mother has outlived all her siblings and while they got demential in their late 80s she is older and doesn't have it at all, and my parents were and are not vegans... so...I could say there's is the right way to live. No junk food and active. no smoking.

[@courag1]

@@llt4000 I mostly follow the diet recommended by Dr. John McDougall’s “The Starch Solution”.

[@courag1]

@@Petunia-fl9lu Genetics do play into it. Dementia was in my father AND maternal grandmother. But the dementia of Alzheimer’s has a vascular component, if one eating lots of meat has clogged arteries in their heart, there is a vert strong chance, that the blood supply to the brain is clogged up. Whether a person is starved of oxygen, no matter the method, brain cells will die. The reason a very low fat vegan diet works, is that it will normalize weight, get rid of visceral fat and clean up the arteries. Though I follow the Dr. John McDougall diet: “The Starch Solution”, I eat a lot of raw dark leafy green, know to help open up clogged arteries via the work by Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn. I used to have high cholesterol but got that down adding grapefruit to my diet. Actually all citrus works. Whatever also lowers blood pressure is good for the vascular system of the whole body. I also walk 5 miles a day, weather and health permitting, or do indoor exercises. Prevention is better than trying to reverse dementia.

[@MatthewMartinDean]

Good news, I'm going to file this into my long term memory.

[@lifeisagift5627]

Lol😂😂😂

[@beanburrito8903]

😂❤😂❤

[@arjunratnadev]

you better!

[@foxfox-xx3zk]

😂 Won't be there for long if you're vegan apparently.

[@michaeld4861]

I read that in professor Farnsworth's voice.

[@BusyLizzy_]

Totally anecdotal, but when I cleaned out my mother-in-law's kitchen after she was moved into nursing care due to alzheimer's, there was a huge number of cream-based soups and sauces, cheese-based processed foods, and a freezer/fridge full of bacon, pork, red meat -- she was known for hating anything from the cruciferous family (would not touch broccoli, cauliflower or cabbage). She ate peas, green beans and corn, and caesar salad (with lots of creamy dressing and bacon) -- but few other veggies. My other experience with Alzheimers was my grandmother -- known for eating her steak 'still mooing' and for having diverticulitis, which meant she was not allowed to eat anything with 'roughage' at the time (so, very little fibre). I think there is a trend worth noting there.

[@JohnJohn-xb1sn]

I would be more concerned about the carbs and sugars a long with all the preservatives. Not so much the real meat products

[@caliskaterboy]

Thanks for sharing. It's not surprising considering all those animal products cause atherosclerosis, which as he mentioned earlier in the video is a cause of Alzheimer's.

[@tamcon72]

@@JohnJohn-xb1sn Why comment under a video you haven't watched? Like, the first few minutes justify BusyLizzy_'s comment.

[@JohnJohn-xb1sn]

Just watched the whole dumb thing. No one will do a real meat based study. They always find people that eat absolutely garbage and call that a meat based diet.

[@JohnJohn-xb1sn]

Hamburgers with French fries and a milkshake is not a meat based diet

[@sticksbass]

i was getting all the stroke symptoms until i went vegan 15 years ago.

[@caliskaterboy]

Great job on making the change! I work at a rehabilitation hospital and 70% of our patients are post-stroke. We are seeing an alarming number of patients in their late 20s and 30s who are recovering from strokes. They are heavy meat eaters and eat fast food. The only vegan I've cared for so far was a 92-year-old vegan woman who had a fall. Clearly, it's not the vegans suffering from all these chronic illnesses. But the animals are and always will be the true victims of the meat/dairy/egg industries, not the ones who face the adverse health effects of eating them.

[@sticksbass]

@@caliskaterboy also by my late 20's i started getting agonizing constipation and by my 30's started gagging and throwing up from most cooking oils. suffered through all that a long time until i started listening to vegans on yt. drs. would give me suppositories and tell me to take aspirin every day the rest of my life. i thought i was doomed since i have stroke and colon cancer in my fam history.

[@GarudaLegends]

meat eaters literally live longer than vegans. lol. why lie?

[@sticksbass]

@@RiDankulous def a huge thing 2 b grateful 4.

[@sticksbass]

@@RiDankulous i follow dr ellie philips for dental health.

[@chrystalthornton1502]

One problem is that elderly dementia patients can be like young children and getting them to eat veggies instead of junk can result in pouting and tantrums. Best to start early while you still understand the importance of prevention.

[@sudd3660]

the elderly are incapable of taking care of themself, we decide what they eat, pouting be damned :P

[@cazzawazzadingdong5139]

Totally agree. PIty that advertising, propaganda, and a mcdonalds on every corner gets in the way of that.

[@maxmadmagoo]

The study was done on those who had early stage Alzheimer’s

[@d.k.2272]

It doesn’t matter what stage… I have worked with all stages. It is also generational and cultural. I have had patients in their 30s up to their 90s and to watch them eat would verify everything said here. My father won’t eat that way because that’s just not how he was raised or how his family ate. He got diagnosed with a whole host of things all related to diet as we know now that he could have the opportunity to reverse, but he literally refuses to eat differently because that’s just how he does it. It’s how he was raised. He also holds his diet as something that is very masculine to eat so much meat and processed junk. Eating vegetables or “salads” is what women do to maintain their weight. You don’t have to have memory impairment to refuse to eat vegetables. but it is very common for people whose memory starts slipping to want to just eat the things that provide them with the most dopamine or whatever is most familiar to them.

[@Goodbyeeveryonehere]

If they'd eaten veg all their lives they wouldn't be in that mess now

[@henrituhola]

When I started going plant based, I noticed my skills with violin improved. It is as if I recognized pitches better and therefore had better intonation. I also feel like I learn notes faster now. But these are hard things to measure yourself.

[@11235Aodh]

Makes sense, there is only 1 blood vessel that leads up to the ears (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinthine_artery), when it gets atherosclerotic like many other vessels you get hearing loss. Same for the eyes and spine, one major bloodvessel can cause a lot of problems when it clogs up. It's so annoying to hear people say "Ohhh it's due to old age!" when they stubbornly keep eating their meat and dairy (or high fat vegan would also work).

[@isbalella]

I'm out of practice, but now after 7.5 years of being vegan I can match pitch more easily than before when I was actually playing my instrument every day. Just an anecdote, but it's interesting that it improved without even trying.

[@MictheVegan]

I wish I had the clip but now on the news they are showing one of the subjects who had to quit orchestra due to his early Alzheimer's. HE IS NOW ABLE TO PLAY IN IT AGAIN!!!

[@asor8037]

@@11235Aodh recognizing pitch has little to do with blood vessels leading to the ears though, more to do with storing the memory of the actual pitch in the brain. But of course eating healthy and having better mental clarity and maybe even your brain working better is not a bad thing either.

[@barbarabruce7648]

​@@MictheVeganInteresting! I have raised two vegan from conception teenagers. Both are pitch perfect singers and extremely gifted ( prodigies ??) violinists. Hubby and I long time vegans, non musicians but play music constantly in the house and car. Kids heard it in the womb and practically came out of the womb playing instruments. Great blood flow to the brain and ear most probably.

[@jpe1]

I told a friend, who is 73 years old, about this study, and he said basically that if he has to stop eating meat to prevent Alzheimer’s, well then, he’ll just have to loose his mind. Humans will always choose to do what they want, regardless of how bad it might be for their body. I knew a woman with COPD who would continue smoking while taking supplemental oxygen, there was no way she was going to give up her cigarettes until she died (which wasn’t quite true, she was forced to stop a week before she died when she was hospitalized for congestive heart failure). Similarly, people who like eating meat will continue to do so, regardless of how much it might shorten their life. I didn’t stop eating animal products to improve my health, I stoped because I never really wanted to eat meat in the first place, I ate meat simply because that’s what society (and my parents) told me to do, so I conformed to social norms, but once I understood that it was OK to eat just plants, then I was happy to do so, no convincing required.

[@RC-qf3mp]

Now you’re conforming to the trendy social norm of veganism. Congrats on fooling yourself into believing you’re not conforming. Nothing wrong with meat if part of a we’ll formulated ketogenic diet. No processed meat, no cafo meat. Eat a variety of meats, and lots of fish. No sugar. No fake food.

[@mb7626]

I think these people are generally in a state of ignorance or unjustified optimism about how bad chronic and life threatening health conditions are. Though it’s crazy that that attitude is maintained even in the face of something as horrible as Alzheimer’s.

[@RC-qf3mp]

@@mb7626 by ‘these people’, you mean vegans who eat lots of sugar and deprive themselves of omega 3 fatty acids from fish - the good DHA/EPA, not the ALA from flax seed which has poor conversion. The omega 3 that goes to the brain and comprises of 25% of the dry weight of the brain? You mean ‘these people’ - vegans, right?

[@dawn8542]

My mom said that about smoking. Had she known she'd die at 54 of lung cancer, I think she would have changed.

[@d.k.2272]

I relate to this so much. I didn’t like eating animals and would sneak my portion of meat to the dog under the table when my parents weren’t looking or into the big potted plant that my mother had in the corner of the dining room near my chair. She couldn’t understand why the dog was always getting into her plant… oops. It was in seventh grade that I was shown a video of a quadruple bypass on a guy who mostly lived on McDonald’s and he was in his late 30s. I asked my teacher “how can I make sure that doesn’t happen to me?” She told me “ become a vegetarian.” So I looked into it and went vegetarian that day. I asked her more questions… if I could be healthy because my parents said that I would stop growing or get really sick. She gave me some information that helped and in high school I learned about veganism and felt foolish for being just vegetarian. So then I went completely vegan and I intend to stay that way for the rest of my life. I am in my mid-40s now. By my age, my dad already had a major heart attack and has been diagnosed with CHF, COPD and emphysema and has had a triple bypass and a pacemaker put in. Meanwhile, all of my doctors say I have the labs of someone considerably younger than myself. I talked to my mother into being mostly plant-based. She sometimes eats things that are considered vegetarian. She is only three years younger than my dad and she is not on any medication‘s and doesn’t have any health issues. She used to be severely overweight, but going mostly plant-based has changed that drastically... she was on her way to diabetes and high blood pressure probably followed by heart issues. Her side of the family has all kinds of cancer and heart issues. All of her labs and tests come back perfect. Meanwhile, my dad has to take so many medication‘s every day and each doctors visit comes with worse news. His heart function is around 20% and he is in his later 60s. He is tired and feels bad all the time and now he is to the point where it hurts to eat. It looks like he is coming to the end of his CHF journey. But eating vegetables is feminine and not how he was raised so he has refused to change. He still makes fun of me for being vegan. Unfortunate for him he won’t be making fun of me for much longer.

[@lorah3005]

👍 Whole food plant based for the environment and health; vegan for the victims!

[@RC-qf3mp]

Grass fed beef for the environment, carbon sequestration, keto diet, vitamin B12 and heme iron.

[@zaruhisurmenyan4529]

Yes!!! 🎉🎉

[@tofu-munchingCoalition.ofChaos]

​@@RC-qf3mp How's that better for the environment when CO2eq-emissions are so high? Ketosis is evolutionary selected against. For that and other reasons it's probably not good on a societal level but there might individual reasons to go keto. Just no reason to be unscientific about it and include a food that checks all the wrong boxes. And how is it good for B12 and iron you can easily get otherwise without unnecessarily killing a sentient being (and without the negative health effects)?

[@11235Aodh]

@@tofu-munchingCoalition.ofChaos Exactly true, i wonder if these people even ever contemplate why the Inuit have LOST their ability to get into ketosis. Clearly it wasn't so good after all.

[@suelane3628]

@@RC-qf3mp Grass fed? Here in the UK unless you use hardy rare breeds they have to be kept in barns in the winter and fed silage. Silage is horrific for the environment and is responsible for the demise of hay meadows and ground nesting birds whose nests are destroyed by the frequent mowing. Even in the summer most grass fed animals are not naturally grazed (rough grazing/hay meadows) but in fields which have been ploughed, sprayed and sown with around six species of grass which are then dressed with artificial fertiliser which is not fully utilised so it runs off into our waterways stimulating excessive algal growth which then decays causing oxygen deficiency which kills the fish.

[@deepakhiranandani6488]

Thanks. Recently on another video, probably from The Real Truth About Health, I heard about a study on this subject the results of which were awaited. It must have been this one. Thanks for the quick response, it's indeed heartening. Dairy, eggs, chicken and meat all around me: people are so tenacious about these habits. Only about 30% of my compatriots are vegetarian and they are heavily and increasingly into dairy milk and its products. Still I shall share this video. I have been vegan since 2000... amazing how other people remain non vegan, several strong reasons to be fully plant based. Well thanks again for the well made video.

[@aaronb5606]

Nordic Naturals also sells vegan algae-based omega 3 supplements.

[@jacjac_0]

It's the one my plant based doc recommends. I can see why Mic is annoyed with that choice, you have a company with a plant based Omega but they mysteriously chose to roll with fish on a vegan study. Sus.

[@catalyst3713]

I wish they'd take out the carrageenan on that one.

[@Petunia-fl9lu]

it's supplemented with vegetable oils.. if you read the label.

[@jpe1]

I came looking for this comment! I also take Nordic Naturals’ vegan omega-3 supplements. I suspect Mic doesn’t know that they make vegan products as well as animal derived products.

[@GarudaLegends]

Deficient drug addict.

[@codyscottrose]

Amazing. I'm thrilled that there's more research on Alzheimer's showing positive results

[@RC-qf3mp]

The keto research into Alzheimer’s is amazing. Ketones are the best thing for the brain. 🧠

[@11235Aodh]

@@RC-qf3mp Not true, being ketogenic limits the electrical signaling in the brain (because more fat = less oxygen). My mom was on this diet in the 50s for her epilepsie. Her and other children were taken off it because the other risks became too high even though the epilepsie events went down. Why someone with a healthy brain would want to limit oxygen and electrical signaling is beyond me.

[@RC-qf3mp]

@@11235Aodh they opened up the brains of people with epilepsy who were diagnosed on kids and lived their whole lives on keto, up into their 80s. After opening up their brains, doctors were amazed - their brains look like they were in their 40s, not 80s. Check out the research. There are better and worse ways to do ‘keto’. Loading up on salmon, sardines, avocados and seed sprouts is keto. So is loading up on processed CAFO meat junk and fake sugar foods. The healthiest thing for the brain is fat - from fatty fish, omega 3. The brain needs energy, and it gets that from ketones. Electrical signaling in the brain needs lots of things - mainly omega 3 and fat that comes from meat. Lots of record-setting Ultra endurance athletes - who need lots of oxygen in the body and brain - go on keto. Look up Zack Bitter. You don’t ‘bonk’ or ‘hit the wall’ on keto. See the research of Drs. Phinney and Volek on fat oxidation. Keto athletes have the highest levels recorded in human history for fat oxidation. You have been misinformed on a number of issues. For starters, look up the research on the brains of epilepsy patients on keto their whole lives. Then read about the benefits of MCT oil (which becomes ketones in the body) on dogs with Alzheimer’s and then tested on humans with Alzheimer’s. We have brain imaging to show where glucose in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s is lacking, but the ketones can fill in the gaps. The actual brain imaging. We know it works. Cognitive tests on people with Alzheimer’s proves it. Ketones > glucose.

[@cazzawazzadingdong5139]

@@RC-qf3mp such as..............................

[@RC-qf3mp]

@@cazzawazzadingdong5139. See Dr. Palmer’s research and lectures on keto for Alzheimer’s and other mental health conditions. He’s a psychiatrist and medical school professor at Harvard. The ketogenic diet was invented for epilepsy-the brain, and has been proven effective for a variety of neurological conditions, including Alzheimer’s. MCT oil is easily converted into ketones and so is used for tests on dogs with Alzheimer’s which was so effective it was used in people and with brain imaging scans. 100% proven. Look it up.

[@zzzz1192]

how is this not major national news... shame how things work. Thank you Mic

[@genuineimpulse9134]

Well it could be their use of eggs in a “vegan” diet. Almost like it shouldn’t be advertised as vegan because it’s not.

[@ejRecording]

As Peter rogers point out, these medical pioneers are NOT even in the college textbooks

[@GarudaLegends]

because meat eaters literally live longer than vegans.

[@ejRecording]

@@GarudaLegends ya, no the the healthiest of the longest living people are low fat plant based

[@GarudaLegends]

@@ejRecording false. btw you literally described meat eaters. Thank you for proving my point. 🤡

[@Barnaclebeard]

I cannot say what a relief this is off my mind, thank you so much, Dr. Dean Ornish. I wish we had these data when my loved ones were suffering.

[@thespiritualistoslo]

Really good that they have started this research. My best friend has lost both her parents to alzheimers/dementia so she has gone completly plant-based (as am I). I hope they use this study to justify getting funds for more, bigger, longer studies 🙂

[@letransformateur6477]

Incredible news! My uncle just started to decline rapidly from dementia or alzheimers. Ill share this info with his caretakers, hoping they are open to the message.

[@justcarineinparis]

I didn't know about your grandmother, it must have been such a heartbreaking experience... ❤

[@mara3842]

I was hoping you'd make a vid on this!! Amazing.

[@Conus426]

Whats also crazy is the whole reversal of symptoms due to lifestyle changes. It really seems like the saying that its never too late change is kind of true with health conditions a lot of the time.

[@coleenhammond9542]

I was on the keto diet which ruined my memory and learning skills. Got on the starch solution life changing result lifestyle and now my memory is better with more energy and better sleep 😊❤results within 1 week . Thank you.

[@RC-qf3mp]

Were you doing clean keto? No fake sugar? Eating fatty fish3-7x per week? Using blood ketone meter? Keto shown to be best diet for epilepsy, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s . But must be clean anti inflammatory keto.

[@JappaKneads]

​@RC-qf3mp The idea of clean saturated fat is laughable...

[@ceeemm1901]

@@JappaKneads Yeah, like "lean" protein...

[@justcarineinparis]

Keto almost killed me, and I was a vegan keto... The bottles of oils just went to the garbage can...

[@RC-qf3mp]

@@JappaKneads you can do keto without eating saturated fat. So what’s laughable is your comment that fails to understand what keto is or what saturated fat is with respect to keto. But where’s the support that saturated fat is bad? I’m sure it’s bad if you combine the saturated fat with a high carb diet. But where’s the research that shows saturated fat is bad on a clean keto diet? Science and facts matter - if you just don’t like the idea of eating food that has faces, then that’s a prejudice and bias, not objective science.

[@MrEroshan]

Interesting results, now they need a larger study.

[@eddiel2911]

See my comment. They study includes doing everything that's healthy. I don't think that kind of study will get much funding. And if it did get funded, you would want to study much more than just cognitive markers. Strange study.

[@cindraamundsen2197]

This is so powerful and brings so much hope. So sad it is not being widely broadcasted.

[@GarudaLegends]

Because meat eaters live longer than vegans. No one cares about your silly vegan diet. The world is being more health conscience

[@MictheVegan]

At least CNN is covering it as well as Ornish on Fox.

[@mkmstillstackin]

Very interesting stuff, Mic! Thanks for this quick reaction and overview. So happy to hear this study has such meaningful significance to you, on a personal level, and meaningful implications for us all! I skimmed the study earlier today and was quite impressed with how well-written it was and how well it described the methodologies employed throughout the testing period. Even without a background in scientific research, I was still able to follow along, from end-to-end, at a high-level, which is more than I'm often able to say about many other tests I've attempted to read.

[@TrinMatrix]

My Aunt died with Alzheimers now my cousin has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Thank you for sharing this research material on what might help🙌

[@JohnJohn-xb1sn]

Get them off carbs sugars and processed foods. Put them on Good fats like sardines and fatty cuts of beef. The brain is made of fat and cholesterol

[@11235Aodh]

@@JohnJohn-xb1sn That doesn't mean it's the preferred source of nutrient. Especially glut4 transporter is solely glucose dependent.

[@missoats8731]

@@JohnJohn-xb1sn It doesn't matter what the brain is made of, the only thing that matters is what it needs to function properly. And it has been shown time and time again that it gets impaired by the same things that cause arteriosclerosis. Which you recommend to eat. It's okay if you don't want to eat the way science shows is best for you, but please let suffering people alone with your stupidity.

[@ejRecording]

@@JohnJohn-xb1snall the data points the opposite direction, we aren't designed for animals Anyways

[@roku3216]

@@JohnJohn-xb1sn If you had watched the video, sugar and processed food were not the diet.

[@tspicks4360]

Boy, I wish I'd known about the plant based benefits back when my mom had Alzheimer's. Not sure how much she'd have wanted to comply, but possibly might have (though she'd have been asking about where the meat was, often lol). A missed opportunity. Thanks Mic !

[@ExplorewithSarahlouise]

It’s hard to change some ppl tho I’m trying to get my dad on it as he just found out has decline and it’s hard ppl are so stubborn you would think everyone would jump on it

[@d.rabbitwhite]

If only I could get my family to believe this. And if they believe it to believe that they can change their habits.

[@whitneyw.7919]

This is powerful! Because dementia is on the rise. I fell off the plant based wagon and I think I’m going back now. Thank you so much for posting this very helpful info!

[@paulgibson1032]

It would be helpful to know what they were eating BEFORE changing to a vegan diet. Maybe it was the elimination of seed oils, excess sugar, and ultra-processed foods from the diet that mattered more than going "vegan".

[@scottyg5403]

The study sounds very encouraging for people dealing with this disorder. There is a couple of doctors called the Brain Docs. The Sherzais. I think that's how you spell the last name I'm not sure But they are very much into a whole food plant based diet and they're also doctors who specialize in this area so I would love to hear their take on this study as well. Thanks for the video.

[@KYLE-zo4bm]

wow I've been waiting for this study im so glad they had positive results!!!

[@EvelynBaron]

Meant something to me too; my Dad my total hero developed Alzheimer's and was wretched and no longer recognized any of us, and I've been terrified of the possible genetic link so very encouraging results indeed. Tx Mic!

[@hannahmitchell87]

Aww, darling! I'm so sorry you experienced that as a child. How upsetting for all of you

[@MictheVegan]

Thankfully I was young enough to not register that I was almost bludgeoned.

[@COACH-CARBOHYDRATE]

The biggest factor in Alzheimer’s disease is oxygen deprivation to the brain, things that can causes dehydration a fatty diet that restricts blood flow being sedentary, Carbs FTW!! 💪💪💪

[@ceeemm1901]

Starchivore City!!!!

[@11235Aodh]

Truth! Thank you.

[@g.s.5868]

SEED OILS, margerine ... fake oils

[@RC-qf3mp]

But the best diet for Alzheimer’s is a very “fatty diet” - a diet rich in fatty fish w/omega 3 fatty acids (DHA/EPA, not the weak ALA found in flax seed). Alzheimer’s brains have been shown with imaging scans to lack blood glucose in various regions, and to be characterized by inflammation in the brain. A ketogenic diet, high in fat, low in carbs, produces ketones that can reach the areas of the brain low in glucose. So no, you are wrong, a ‘fatty diet’ is not bad, but optimal for Alzheimer’s patients as shown in various studies, experiments and brain imaging scans.

[@roku3216]

@@RC-qf3mp Show evidence in the form of clinical trials, peer-reviewed

[@veganradiation]

What a groundbreaking study! Im thrilled to see the positive impact that a plant-based diet can have on Alzheimers prevention and treatment - Im sharing this crucial info with my friends and family, come join the conversation

[@eddiel2911]

Not the conclusion of the study. Read the paper

[@tamcon72]

I'm sorry about your nan, Mic. I'm sure that's hard to go through. The research results are really good news, as the rates of Alzheimer's seem to keep climbing and we have been flailing around for a therapy for years. Thanks for posting!

[@Petunia-fl9lu]

the incidence rates are climbing because we are living longer. there's just more older people over 80. The prevalence rate of dementia is declining due to improvements in the prevention and management.

[@teresamoore4126]

Alzheimers is now known as type 3 diabetes.

[@fjalar4856]

This is huge! Thank you Mic❤ Let's spread this. Get the word out to the world✌️

[@TangoMasterclassCom]

Thanks for your great video, Mic! Always so well put together. I was also waiting for the results of this study, and I am very glad you covered it so quickly. I share your video with people rather than the video of Dr. Greger. You make it much more entertaining and more informative, and I appreciate that you add the anecdotes. Alzheimer prevention was also one of the main reasons why I started eating WFPB. Vegan for the animals, eating WFPB for animals & health.

[@maryaskin4356]

I started plant based for the planet but now for my brain! I was already reasonably healthy but now ramping it up with DAILY exercise and lots of greens, berries and legumes.❤

[@WeCelebrateEatingPlants]

Yay 🥦❤ Wondering what sort of launch results they may have had without the fish oil creating additional problems or preventing as much healing

[@roku3216]

The fish oils go rancid so fast, I was wondering about that kind of damage as well.

[@lilydauber3147]

Stay plant strong!

[@shreyaaashree]

THIS MAKES ME SOO HAPPY!! VEGANISM IMPROVES EVERYTHING!!!!😭😭😭😭

[@gregpearson4962]

This study doesn't provide evidence that the vegan diet was the cause of the improvement in the intervention group.

[@user-gb6zv7tb2g]

I agree the short term improvements seen probably are not due to decrease plaque size, but rather increased NO production from eating plants. The increased NO will then allow increased dilation of the arteries improving blood flow to the brain among other vital organs. Dr. Gregor has great videos about the mechanism and research behind plant consumption and Nitric Oxide production by our body. Great video, I enjoyed your presentation of the data. Well done.

[@RC-qf3mp]

What’s doing the magic is the fish oil, lifestyle, and reduction of ultra processed junk from a SAD way of eating/living. You’d get better impacts on Alzheimer’s by eating an anti-inflammatory fish-based keto diet. Throw in some MCT oil too for more ketone production. Alzheimer’s is characterized by inflammation in the brain leading to lack of glucose in the brain, as seen in brain images. Ketones can go where blood glucose has trouble reaching. Ketones fuel the brain and protect the brain. 🧠

[@keitochan001]

My father passed away from AD last month. Thank you for answering so many questions I had about the disease. It’s not like haven’t told him to go on a plant based diet. It’s soo depressing and exhausting…. I remember how he tried to get into a study during covid but was too far along.

[@halfsight420]

My great grandmother suffered from Alzheimers. And now my mother is exhibiting signs of dementia, but refuses to go vegan. It's one of the factors in my decision to go plant based and then eventually vegan. Thanks for sharing this study information!

[@MauroDraco]

15:09 the reason is capitalism. Profits > Lives + Environment + Civilization’s future

[@rickdingenenzo]

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[@greytuesday28]

Congrats on 400K Mic!

[@HeidiFaith]

and as an added benefit, you also get to NOT abuse animals!

[@mara3842]

I got scared for a second when the carnivore doc came on lmao

[@marcingolab6227]

Dr Cutlets xD

[@soilikasanen]

Large 5 year Omega-n-3 VITAL Study was supposed to show all possible benefits of fish oil, and the results were basicly null. Oh, I wish control group would have received all these pills, too. Maybe next time there's LF-group incl. WFPBD, D3 & B12, plain WFPBD with D3 & B12, pill group with all these supplements and controls with just usual care. I'd bet the results would score in this order.

[@lesterlasa3367]

Excellent news 📰 I shared this with some of my family

[@sk.n.9302]

Love Drs. Sherzai. Science based all the way & plant based.

[@ScottLane-ud9tj]

My mother had dementia and for many years I noticed her diet. She also had cancer, but did Not die from cancer. This was her diet: no fruits, no veggies, no salads. She ate only cooked foods, candy and donuts.

[@GaiaCarney]

Thanks for sharing this, Mic the Vegan 🥦 It’s a good thing a vegan diet can be inexpensive because that list of supplements is a chunk of change!

[@donnam2012]

I note that you are attributing all these improvements to the "plant based diet". I'm curious about your dismissal of the intervention of 30 minutes of walking being a significant impact - what is the basis for this dismissal? My husband has AD and his neurologist said there is little good evidence - so far - for diet having effect, but there IS good evidence for exercise. He recommended 30 minutes walking per day. I agree that it is a big shame that they did not control all the other variables and have the diet the only difference between the two groups.

[@ReizarfEgroeg]

In general, vegan diets tend to be lower in saturated fat and cholesterol, and richer in fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains, which might be beneficial for brain health. The studies so far have been small, and more research is needed.

[@andocobo]

Vegan diets have no cholesterol, no plants contain cholesterol

[@lightninggornall]

what is your brain made out of ? saturated fat , so what do you think would be useful for it?

[@layladarby1994]

actually think it's more to do with higher fibre, constipation has been linked to dementia, going plantbased will increase fibre so will show improvement in systems.

[@lightninggornall]

@@layladarby1994 not likely, what's more likely to cause dementia constipation or seed oils and sugar

[@layladarby1994]

@@lightninggornall sorry but I worked with dementia patients for years, constipation was the theme, and know doctors are saying the same thing.

[@diversifiedcollectibles9242]

Notice the first women said "BREADED" veil.. Second person said "cereal" NONE of these "meat studies" are done in a low carb setting.

[@twbishop]

it would be interesting to re-do the study with ovo-lacto vegetarians and pescatarians included (and more test subjects). the results for these groups could be similar to vegans, or similar to omnivores. also, not all vegetarian/vegan diets are created equally. for example, cauliflower and spinach are not wheat white flour and soybean oil.

[@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments]

Vegan omega 3s are not the same as fish oils they are much higher in DHA vs EPA and the cost of getting 1200 + mg EPA per day from vegan omegas would be totally prohibitive for many people. I had severe cognitive decline/early Alzheimer’s 14 years ago when I was just 50. I work as a functional medicine naturopathic physician. I put myself on a stack of supplements to boost neuroplasticity and initially a keto diet. The results were phenomenal I recovered my memory, facial recognition, hearing loss and mental arithmetic. After 7 years on the keto diet the high fat caused pre diabetes/ insulin resistance from the build up of fat inside the muscle cells (intramyocellular lipids) so I switched to a plant based diet and continue to make improvements. I also have bipolar disorder, this is most likely the cause of the early development of Alzheimer’s in my brain. An aspect of bipolar disorder is a reduced ability to transport EPA across the blood brain barrier, this results in low levels of EPA in the brain, high inflammation and poor neuroplasticity. For some of us with mental/brain illness high EPA is a life saving medicine. I would love for someone to invent a plant based high EPA supplement that was affordable, until then my plant based diet plus fish oil is what I need to do to stay not just healthy but alive. I’m so pleased to see more people talking about how much the brain is repairable.

[@Argyle7777]

Wow this is interesting. I'm almost completely vegan, but more for cardiovascular health. I'm more scared of dementia/Alzheimer's though so great news!

[@geminicls446]

Promising results for sure - but not earth shattering or surprising. Basically, a healthy lifestyle leads to a healthy brain. Again, can’t say that the plant-based diet was the cause for improvment, as there were several lifestyle changes for the intervention group. In addition to diet, the participants took supplements (omega-3’s are huge), engaged in moderate aerobic exercise such as walking and strength training for at least 30 minutes a day; stress management including meditation, stretching, breathing, and imagery for 1 hour a day; and online support groups for participants and spouses or study partners for 1-hour sessions three times a week. The standard care group basically ate the SAD diet and didn’t do any lifestyle interventions. So not surprising that the intervention group, with an overall healthier lifestyle did better. Also worth noting, insulin resistance is a major cause of heart disease - more so than LDL cholesterol (not saying LDL doesn’t matter, but seems to be something that vegans like to downplay). You also really downplay exercise and the other interventions - and insert your personal bias that the plant based diet is the probable cause of the positive changes. They did moderate exercise - walking and weight training. Many studies show the benefits of exercise for brain health and cognition. I really wish that Ornish would just do a dietary intervention study without the other stuff to show that plant based is better if that’s the conclusion you want. And don’t put it up against the SAD diet, we all know that SAD is terrible and disease promoting. There is also evidence for the ketogenic diet for reversal of neurodegenerative disorders. Bottom line - WFPB, KETO, etc. focus on Whole Foods, reduction of added sugar/refined carbohydrates, and seed oils, which are more likely the root the cause of neuroinflammation. I wish you would see the big picture here, but after watching many of your videos your personal bias always comes before science.

[@TheMinlou]

both my grandma and father had dementia. i'm afraid of it too. this is amazing

[@SunFellow941]

WOW!!! Dr. Dean Ornish is at it again-- this time researching the link between diet and Alzheimer's. Ornish has been doing studies since the 1970s when he was just a medical student, yet was the first to prove you could reverse heart disease on a low fat vegetarian diet. His first book, STRESS, DIET & YOUR HEART came out in 1982! He was a big hero to us at the time as he had studied holistic health with Swami Satchitananda, known for delivering a blessing at the first day of the Woodstock Music and Art festival in 1969. 💘💝💖💗💓💟❣❤🧡💛💚💙💜🌹🌺🌻🌼🌷🍉🍊🍋🍍🥭🍎🍏🍐🍑🍒🍓🫐🥝🍅🥑🍆🥧🧁🌍🌎🌏🌐🌅🌄🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘🌠🪐☀🌞

[@leondietrich9872]

The study does not prove or say that the improvement is because of the vegan diet. This is just one piece of a whole set of interventions and to parse those out and only look at the vegan part leads to wrong conclusions

[@gabrielleolivia1]

I’m seeing signs in my mom. Her mother had it. I’m hoping as I share this information with her that she’ll change her diet.

[@shelydon78]

Hey Mike. We always heard of fish helping the brain. Can pescatarians have the same outcome? ( the kind of pescatarians that are pretty much vegan, except for the fish)

[@eddiel2911]

So they had participants do everything that's good for your health: diet, exercise/yoga, supplements, social care, health care, brain exercise, relaxation/meditation. It's wonderful that the so many participants were improved. So now we know there are preventative measures that work. But how can we know what specifically helps? If we leave out one or a few of these things, we will be creating a different regimen with unknown results. Fortunately, I try to keep up with most of what they did, but I never even heard of Lion's mane supplement. And why omit Quercetin?

[@nospringchicken2211]

Dr. Bredesen had similar results with a Mediterranean low carb diet.

[@PatrickDrinksCoffee]

I feel like the detail that is missing from this study (and I'm sorry if I missed it), is weight loss. It paints an unclear picture if there's no calories/lifestyle equated control group (only intervention vs non-intervention) to compare the WFPB diet to, when they more than likely lost a substantial amount of weight. Regardless, it's great to see progress be made on the topic of improving one's life with such a terrible disease like Alzheimer's.

[@dianastoevelaar9548]

❤This is great news, Mike! Thanks for sharing such awesome information always in such an informative, easy to understand and entertaining style, so typical of you.😊❤

[@Cat_Woods]

LOL. My parents said "old-timer's disease" too.

[@Apodeipnon]

Seems like a real lack of imagination in the medical field when something that nobody thought was possible is made possible just by a dietary change

[@sparky9839]

This is great news! Hopefully my wfpb diet will help make up for my extreme sleep deprivation which is thought to be a main cause of Alzheimer’s as well 😫

[@letransformateur6477]

Go to bed!

[@sandradamen-fw4zy]

Thank you Mic for all the work, ❤ 🥦🍀!

[@johntyy88]

I’m excited for these result as a person who has mainly plant-dominant diet. As a healthcare professional working with people with dementia for 14 years and a researcher, I think we should be cautious of these results. 1. Ornish has a vested interest in the results of this study. 2. Short term with low amount of participants with mild Alzheimer’s - a longer term study would be more convincing but the progression of the disease would not have positive results they’re looking for. 3. The MoCA is simple assessment and should not be as a stand alone assessment for measuring cognition. It’s standardized and people with mild dementia often remember the assessment when it’s given again, and people with mild dementia can often “outsmart” this assessment and could change the result to show a milder dementia than is actually present. I’ve had people with cognitive deficits recite the MoCA to me from memory. I’m excited for more thorough research though.

[@margaretsmith9637]

Am I mistaken? I thought the plant based omega 3s are different and not as readily used by the body?

[@ProBloggerWorld]

💯Alzheimer’s made me go plant-based cold turkey. And I never looked back. Only regret is, that I didn’t do it earlier. Best life decision ever ever.

[@catsrus2890]

Wow!!

[@trackee2024]

So many pro-meat folks like to say it’s the SAD that causes health issues, not the meat, and when people go vegan, it’s just eating unprocessed foods that helps. Honestly though, I’ve watched a lot of family members who were not “bad” eaters get very sick. Eggs and bacon for breakfast (not cereal or pop tarts or garbage food). Maybe a sandwich for lunch. Then steak or chicken with veggies for dinner. My father in law is morbidly obese and suffers so many health problems (cancer, aneurism, heart issues, falling) and eats ‘real food’ meat. This study was really interesting and I appreciate that you shared it!! I

[@gabymalembe]

Veganism can lead to feelings of superiority in susceptible individuals.

[@roku3216]

How awful what happened with your grandmother. Your path from there to now has helped many by bringing important research into a well organized and entertaining channel.

[@elizabethmadness5277]

Amazing study! Yay 🎉

[@GarudaLegends]

Meat eaters still live longer.

[@roku3216]

@@GarudaLegends This is literally disproven by statistics. Lifespans are roughly similar but healthspans benefit from plant based.

[@TheVafa95]

Is there correlation between high cholesterol and Alzheimer's occurance in Vegans?

[@jojobeanstudio1339]

This makes me wonder about dementia too. Excited for this new research

[@eugene9000pro]

I had severe migranes untill I went vegan 12 years ago. On vegan diet I got migranes only after eating coconut oil thai soup - saturated fat causes it, apparently

[@lightninggornall]

saturated fat stops you from getting alzheimers, your brain is literally made out of it

[@raymarks7430]

So glad I found your channel! I had heard Ornish mention his study prior to it being published but not the results. I’ll look into the supplements more .. lions mane? Anyway .. what are your thoughts on glucose spikes on vegan diet? That glucose goddess KZbinr seems to bring up interesting points also showing cause and effect of glucose spikes. On a vegan diet it seems it’d be hard to smooth those out. Do you have a video discussing this topic? Keep it up!

[@veganmamafourgirls5370]

Great video Mic! I can always count on you for some really interesting scientific reviews as well as a bit of humor thrown in. Thank you! So great to hear the good news about the possibility of reversing Alzheimers.

[@MetalBere]

Thanks for this information

[@Corilo91]

This is such big news! GO VEGAN!

[@eddiel2911]

not the conclusion of the study

[@dawn8542]

Mic, PLEASE do a video on The China Study. Because carnists ALL say it's been debunked. And I want to know if it's true. And when I attempted to share a video from the author, KZbin stopped me and said it was false.

[@RawandCookedVegan]

Great stuff Mic!

[@someguy2135]

Nordic Naturals also sells an algae based omega-3 supplement. However they probably sell a lot more of the fish oil version and would probably prefer to sell more of that since the majority of their customers and potential customers would tend to buy the fish oil.

[@HidingFromFate]

Cheaper too, which may have factored in to the choice of going with the fish based versus algae based. In terms of operating budget for the study

[@vpowpow4033]

This is so ironic, I constantly have brain fog and struggle to remember names, dates, and details on a plant based diet… So though I’ll potentially never get Alzheimer’s, I can simulate the symptoms every day. Joy!

[@mnlamraj9744]

We don't know what to believe anymore

[@carnismiscancer2108]

Great video!

[@murraybrockway6540]

I went Whole Food Plant Based no Sugar no Oil no Salt (WFPB-SOS) November 2020, was walking 30 minutes several times a week, taking stairs to fourth floor, working out with dumbbells and occasionally fasting. I lost 50 pounds in 10 monthes, got off Metformin and blood pressure medication, improved my cognition and memory. The 4 monthes I ate a lot of nuts there was no weight loss. I had a set back eating at my moms retirement home (mashed potatoes with cream, sugary deserts and no flax or chia seed snacks) gained 10 to 15 pounds, memory got worse and since then started taking algae oil to help recover. August I started hiking staye park trails to prepare for the Labor Day 5 mile Mackinaw Bridge Walk. I double crossed it for 10 miles plus at least another mile walking to and from parking and lunch. My pluse has been down to 53 to 65 bpm since then. Pretty good for 68 years old and considering I had attrial flutter 133 bpm pulse, congestive heart failure, 149/95 mm Hg high blood pressure, high cholesterol and on 8 medications. The more meat and eggs I gave up 8 year ago the better I got It.

[@ceeemm1901]

I'm so glad about these results but I can't remember why. What was the question again?

[@davidtrevino9473]

Bobby D Cutlets 🤣 Awesome video..cant wait for more and more people to wake up to this amazing life saving info!

[@itgetter9]

"From veal to healed." YES!

[@johnhollar6001]

Thank you. Hope this is followed up w more research.

[@j.a.p.818]

I am glad he mentioned lead levels, but there needs to be more attention to "heavy metals," especially Mercury amalgam fillings, cigarettes (Cadmium), Aluminum, etc.

[@MrAmitdaswani]

It seems like a lot of us turn to a plant based diet before considering ourselves vegan because of some medical challenges that family members face/faced.

[@WOK-YT-handle]

Yep. For me it started with Forks Over Knives and pretty soon Earthlings & Dominion got into the algorithm and opened my eyes the rest of the way 😳

[@anonymousa-uy1hk]

Wow, this is amazing! I used to care for a woman with dementia and, god bless her, but when you saw her diet, it wasn’t hard to understand how she got the condition. And in the world of dementia, from my experience, you tend to see a decline yearly not improvement. The fact that this woman’s condition has not progressed in 5 years is astounding. Of course larger studies need to be done but this definitely promising.

[@RC-qf3mp]

There are different kinds of dementia and Alzheimer’s, some are directly caused by specific genes, and if you have those genes, doesn’t matter too much what you eat or your lifestyle.