Table of Contents
Introduction: What to Do While We Wait for a Cure 15
1 Get Smart About Alcohol 31
2 Consider Alpha Lipoic Acid and ALCAR 34
3 Ask Questions About Anesthesia 38
4 Check Out Your Ankle 41
5 Don't Shy Away from Antibiotics 44
6 Eat Antioxidant-Rich Foods 47
7 Know About the ApoE4 Gene 52
8 Drink Apple Juice 56
9 Beware of Bad Fats 59
10 Keep Your Balance 62
11 Eat Berries Every Day 66
12 Grow a Bigger Brain 69
13 Control Blood Pressure 73
14 Get a Quick Blood-Sugar Test 77
15 Be a Busy Body 80
16 Don't Be Afraid of Caffeine 83
17 Count Calories 86
18 Watch Out for Celiac Disease 89
19 Treat Yourself to Chocolate 92
20 Control Bad Cholesterol 96
21 Eat Choline-Rich Foods 99
22 Go Crazy for Cinnamon 102
23 Say Yes to Coffee 105
24 Build "Cognitive Reserve" 108
25 Be Conscientious 112
26 Keep Copper and Iron Out of Your Brain 114
27 Eat Curry 117
28 Try the DASH Diet 121
29 Overcome Depression 124
30 Prevent and Control Diabetes 127
31 Get the Right Diagnosis 131
32 Know the Early Signs of Alzheimer's 134
33 Be Easygoing and Upbeat 137
34 Get a Higher Education 140
35 Avoid Environmental Toxins 143
36 Know the Estrogen Evidence 147
37 Enjoy Exercise 151
38 Be an Extrovert 155
39 Have Your Eyes Checked 158
40 Know the Dangers of Fast Foods 162
41 Yes, Yes, Yes - Eat Fatty Fish 164
42 Take Folic Acid 168
43 Eat a Low-Glycemic Diet 171
44 Google Something 174
45 Raise Your Good HDL Cholesterol 178
46 Guard Against Head Injury 181
47 Be Good to Your Heart 184
48 Keep Homocysteine Normal 187
49 Avoid Inactivity 190
50 Try to Keep Infections Away 194
51 Fight Inflammation 198
52 Find Good Information 201
53 Keep Insulin Normal 204
54 Have an Interesting Job 207
55 Drink Juices of All Kinds 210
56 Learn to Love Language 214
57 Avoid a Leptin Deficiency 217
58 Don't Be Lonely 220
59 Embrace Marriage 223
60 Know the Dangers of Meat 225
61 Consider Medical Marijuana 228
62 Practice Meditation 231
63 Follow the Mediterranean Diet 235
64 Recognize Memory Problems 238
65 Keep Mentally Active 242
66 Take Multivitamins 245
67 Build Strong Muscles 249
68 Take a Nature Hike 252
69 Do Something New 254
70 Get Enough Niacin 257
71 Think about a Nicotine Patch 260
72 Be Cautious About NSAIDs 263
73 Go Nuts over Nuts 266
74 Worry about Middle-Age Obesity 269
75 Get Help for Obstructive Sleep Apnea 272
76 Go for Olive Oil 275
77 Beware of Omega-6 Fat 278
78 Know Your Plaques and Tangles 281
79 Have a Purpose in Life 284
80 Get a Good Night's Sleep 287
81 Forget About Smoking 290
82 Have a Big Social Circle 293
83 Don't Forget Your Spinach 296
84 Investigate Statins 299
85 Surround Yourself with Stimulation 302
86 Deal with Stress 306
87 Avoid Strokes 309
88 Cut Down on Sugar 312
89 Drink Tea 316
90 Take Care of Your Teeth 319
91 Have Your Thyroid Checked 321
92 Beware of Being Underweight 324
93 Prevent Vascular Dementia 327
94 Play Video Games 330
95 Put Vinegar in Everything 333
96 Get Enough Vitamin B12 336
97 Don't Neglect Vitamin D 338
98 Watch Your Waist 342
99 Walk, Walk, Walk 346
100 Make It Wine, Preferably Red 350
Putting It All Together: Your Anti-Alzheimer's Plan 353
Acknowledgments 365
Alzheimer's Disease Centers 369
A Note on Scientific References 375
Index 377