Dr. Peter Whitehouse, a geriatric neurologist and author of “The Myth of Alzheimer’s: What You Aren’t Being Told Told About Today’s Most Dreaded Diagnosis” says that Alzheimer’s disease is a 100-year-old myth that’s over the hill.
Whitehouse has replaced the term “Alzheimer’s disease” with “severe brain aging.” That distinction, he says, makes all the difference. He says we need to stop throwing money at searching for a cure to what he calls “age-associated cognitive challenges.” Instead of medication, the focus should be on preventing brain aging through simple strategies such as exercise, reading and eating right.
To read the interview with Dr. Whitehouse, click here.
Posted by Carrie Pollare
Source: Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease
