Ep 1: What is Alzheimer’s Disease?

Alzheimer’s disease affects over 6 million Americans and counting, yet no two people with the disease are alike. Our understanding of Alzheimer’s has changed a lot over the years. In this first episode, we start with the basics: causes, risk factors, symptoms, how it affects the brain– and explain the relationship between Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

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Resources

For information about Alzheimer’s Disease

• Alzheimer’s Association 
• National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
• Healthline
• Bright Focus, for more information about amyloid and tau
• MayoClinic, for more information about disease progression

Patient Support and Advocacy Groups

• Alzheimer’s Speaks
• Alz Authors
• Alzheimer’s Association Local Chapters (US)
• Alzheimer’s Society support groups (UK)
• Dementia Friendly America
• HFC

Guest’s Books

• Dr Andrew Budson – Seven Steps to Managing Your Memory: What’s Normal, What’s Not and What to Do About It
• Dr Jason Karlawish – The Problem of Alzheimer’s: How Science, Culture, and Politics Turned a Rare Disease into a Crisis and What We Can Do About it
• Paul Hornback – God Still Remembers Me: Devotions for Facing Alzheimer’s Disease with Faith
• Paul Hornback – My Purple Brick Road: A Faithful Battle with Early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease
• Dr Daniel Gibbs – A Tattoo on my Brain: A Neurologist’s Personal Battle against Alzheimer’s Disease
• Dr Phillip Sloane – ​​Alzheimer’s Medical Advisor: A Caregiver’s Guide to Common Medical and Behavioral Signs and Symptoms in Persons with Dementia 

A transcript of this episode is available here.

This episode is made possible with support from Altoida.