The Alzheimer’s Solution: How to Prevent It With Nutrition with Ralph Sanchez – Ep. 225
“99.8% of drug trials have failed. There is no solution and nothing on the horizon for Alzheimer’s disease in the pharmaceutical industry. Everything in terms of prevention with nutrition, lifestyle, and diagnosing some of the interrelated risk factors associated with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease is on the rise.” – Ralph Sanchez
This week, we’re joined by author of The Diabetic Brain in Alzheimer’s Disease, Ralph Sanchez, M.T.C.M., CNS, D.Hom. Ralph has an incredible background of discovering that he needed to heal his mind and body after being exposed to pesticides and mercury toxins. Eventually, this led him down the path to investigating Alzheimer’s disease and how we can prevent it through natural, non-processed foods.
As you tune into today’s episode, you will learn about:
- The connection between Chinese medicine, functional medicine, and homeopathy.
- The importance of understanding your family’s health history and how it will impact your health.
- How the medical system differs from a holistic approach.
- Nutrition and how it affects our chances for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and Alzheimer’s.
- About his new upcoming book, The Improved Mind Diet, and the impact that the Mediterranean Diet and DASH has on diabetes.
- The benefits of leafy greens and berries with the Mind Diet; especially blueberries for the mind’s health.
- How to transition into a whole foods diet with ease.
- Why diet and exercise are the fundamental tools to Alzheimer’s prevention.
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Enjoyed listening to our interview with Ralph and eager to learn more about Alzheimer’s prevention? Just for our listeners, Ralph is offering free gifts to our listeners including:
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- A Brain Defend Self Assessment Quiz
- A Free Discovery Session with Ralph Sanchez
- A Preview of his new eBook, “The Improved MIND Diet”
The Diabetic Brain
Click here to get your copy of The Diabetic Brain in Alzheimer’s Disease
The incidence of Late-onset Alzheimer’s disease is expected to triple by the year 2050.
An emerging and compelling explanation to this alarming projection is the biological phenomena of a brain insulin resistance and the underlying risk factors that are associated with it.
The Diabetic Brain in Alzheimer’s Disease ebook is a thorough and revealing overview of how and why Alzheimer’s is so prevalent. It’s a vital read for anyone wishing to arm themselves with the powerful knowledge that can slash their risk for dementia and preserve their cognitive function into the golden years ahead of them.
Key Points Include:
- How brain insulin resistance contribute to the risk of Late-onset Alzheimer’s disease
- The biological links between type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease to Late-onset Alzheimer’s disease
- The role of inflammation and oxidative stress in the development of Late-onset Alzheimer’s disease
- The importance of understanding the identifiable risk factors that are linked to dementia disorders
- Why it is vital to proactively take steps now to save your brain
About Ralph Sanchez
Ralph Sanchez, M.T.C.M., CNS, D.Hom., is a complementary healthcare practitioner and currently maintains a consulting service in functional medicine that includes a particular emphasis on a “Personalized Brain Health and Renewal Program”. Mr. Sanchez resides in Northern California.
Mr. Sanchez holds a Master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine, is a board-certified nutrition specialist, and has a diplomate certification in homeopathic medicine.
What You’ll Hear on This Episode
00:00 Open Sky Fitness Introduction
1:15 Opening comments with Rob and Devon
1:30 Check out last week’s show: OSF 224 – How To Suppress Hunger to Maximize Weight Loss
1:40 About today’s show with Ralph Sanchez – How to prevent Alzheimer’s through nutrition.
2:40 Join the conversation in our online Open Sky Fitness Podcast Group on Facebook
3:30 What Rob learned from participating in Jay Ferruggia’s Renegade Strength Camp
6:30 How we can continue to grow and train our mind and body.
10:40 Rob and Devon’s future plans for Open Sky Fitness.
14:30 Introduction to Ralph Sanchez
16:40 The exposure to pesticides he had experienced through working in landscaping and the negative effects they had on his health.
18:20 How he ended up in acupuncture school to learn about health and how to help people.
19:20 His credential in homeopathic medicine and journey towards healing his own health issues through functional medicine.
19:50 The connection between Chinese medicine, functional medicine, and homeopathy.
20:40 What symptoms he experienced from being around pesticides so much during his landscaping work.
22:00 The increase of mercury poisoning in his body due to pesticides and how a detoxification improved his health drastically.
25:40 The concussion he received from a car crash and how that along with the pesticides and mercury really impacted his brain’s health.
26:30 The groundbreaking discovery of the genetic risk factor, APoE4, linked in those with Alzheimer’s.
28:00 His parent’s backgrounds as far as health and working with metals in factories and how that exposure impacted their health.
30:00 The importance of understanding your family’s health history and how it will impact your health.
31:50 How the medical system differs from a holistic approach.
35:10 Nutrition and how it affects our chances for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and Alzheimer’s.
37:10 About his new upcoming book, The Improved Mind Diet, and the impact that the Mediterranean Diet and DASH has on diabetes.
39:50 The benefits of leafy greens and berries with the Mind Diet; especially blueberries for the mind’s health.
40:50 Issues some people face with eating carbohydrates and why we’ve turned to follow a more low-carb diet.
44:00 Analyzing our health through blood markers.
47:30 What foods we should be avoiding from packaged process goods.
48:30 How can we transition into a whole foods diet with ease?
50:00 Why we need to add more Omega 3 foods to our diet.
51:20 Rob and Devon’s Pale-based diet and why they don’t eat nearly as much protein as a strict Paleo diet calls for.
52:10 Why diet and exercise are the fundamental tools to Alzheimer’s prevention.
55:30 How to connect with Ralph.
57:20 Final comments with Rob and Devon
1:05:45 Check out our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Group on Facebook
1:02:30 Open Sky Fitness Closing
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- Check out last week’s episode: OSF 224 – How To Suppress Hunger to Maximize Weight Loss
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- Check out Jay Ferruggia’s Renegade Strength Camp
- Listen to Renegade Radio with Jay Ferruggia – Ep. 87 How To Be A Man Of Value: Mike DeSanti
- Learn about the Founder of Functional Medicine, Dr. Jeffrey Bland
- Find out more about the MIND Diet
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