4 Simple Steps REVERSE Early Alzheimer’s (New Study)

If you’ve been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s, it can feel like a life sentence.

After all, when you’re told it’s “incurable,” the future can look grim.

But today, I’m here to tell you there’s real hope.

A breakthrough clinical trial shows that four lifestyle changes can reverse the progression of Alzheimer’s.

And the earlier you start, the better.

Here’s what you need to know…

Researchers dubbed this plan: “Eat well, move more, stress less, and love more.”

This advice isn’t new—Dr. Dean Ornish introduced it 30 years ago to reverse coronary artery disease.

Since then, these same steps have been found to:

• Lower blood sugar in type 2 diabetics
• Reduce the growth of prostate cancer cells
• Ease symptoms of depression

With a track record like that, I’m not surprised that it’s been confirmed they can also do what no other drug or treatment can—reverse signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s.

Let’s take a closer look…

For this study, one group of patients with early Alzheimer’s didn’t make any changes to their lifestyle. Meanwhile, a second group made the following four changes:

1. Began daily exercise, which included following an online strength training program.
2. Ate a vegetarian diet that included mainly vegetables, fruit, whole grains, nuts, and seeds. They weren’t allowed to eat processed foods, sugar, alcohol, or refined carbs. (I would add back in organic meats and wild-caught fish. I believe the benefits came primarily from cutting out the bad stuff.)
3. Practiced stress reduction by doing one hour of meditation, yoga, or deep breathing daily.
4. Participated in an online support group three times a week for one hour.

If this seems like a big commitment, that’s because it is. But the participants who closely followed this plan saw their hard work pay off—and gained significant improvements in their cognition.

Overall, 46 percent of the lifestyle group had improvements in three of four cognitive tests. They also saw progress in other critical areas, including memory, judgment, doing hobbies, personal hygiene, and independence.

The lifestyle-group volunteers who didn’t see improvements still benefited with 37.5 percent remaining stable throughout the 40 weeks of the study.

In addition, blood tests in many patients showed that brain-damaging beta amyloid plaque levels had declined.

The control group didn’t fare as well. All of them experienced a decline in their cognitive function during the study period.

The lifestyle group also took a handful of important brain-protective nutrients:

• A multivitamin
• Omega-3s
• Curcumin
• Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin B12
• Magnesium
• Lion’s mane mushroom
• Probiotic

Making major lifestyle changes isn’t easy. But as studies show time and again—it’s always worth it.

For Alzheimer’s, this doesn’t mean a cure, but it does mean you’ll gain significantly more time to live life on your own terms.

P.S. Move it or lose it—discover the surprising truth about brain health.

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Ornish, D., Madison, C., Kivipelto, M. et al. Effects of intensive lifestyle changes on the progression of mild cognitive impairment or early dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease: a randomized, controlled clinical trial. Alz Res Therapy 16, 122 (2024). DOI:10.1186/s13195-024-01482-z