Alzheimer's treatment can feel like a buffet with too many stations: medications, exercise, sleep, diet, supplements — where do you even start?
There's a study out there which studies the treatment for Alzheimer's Disease! And here's what it found out. It found what is cutting-edge Alzheimer's care.
It's called the Evanthea study, and think of it as a bake-off for Alzheimer's care. On one side: a precision medicine approach known as Recode 2.0.
Lining up against it: Dr. Ornish's lifestyle-and-supplement plan, the buzzy new drug Lecanemab, and a Mediterranean-diet-based strategy from the Pointer study.
So who took home the trophy?

Cutting-edge Alzheimer's Care
Recode 2.0, and it wasn't close. Compared to Dr. Ornish's lifestyle/supplements method, it was almost twice as effective. Compared to medications such as donanemab and lecanemab — monoclonal antibodies running $26,000–$30,000 a year — it was almost SEVEN times as effective. That's not a marginal win; that's a different weight class.
So what is this precision medical approach? It is cutting-edge Alzheimer's care. Here's the big idea: no two brains with Alzheimer's are struggling for the exact same reason. It realizes that everyone's Alzheimer's is different, so there is personalized treatment for each person with Alzheimer's, built like a mystery novel — investigate first, then act — instead of a one-size-fits-all prescription.
What is Recode treatment for Alzheimer's?
The toolkit looks something like this:
- Feed the brain right. There is a foundational treatment of the right kind of food to feed the brain.
- Let it fast. Fasting is part of the lifestyle as fasting helps the brain take out its garbage.
- Move it. Exercise is involved as exercise is good for the body and brain.
- Sleep and de-stress. Sleeping right and stress management is key as well.
The real magic, though, is in the detective work. There are different types of Alzheimer's which is different for each person. One person may be inflamed, another may have sugar issues, whereas others may be low in vitamins and hormones. It all depends on the person, and depending on what the person has, the treatment will be individualized to their needs.
So it's good to know that the novel treatment for Alzheimer's is precision medicine, otherwise known as Recode 2.0.
Curious what that could look like for you or someone you love? To book an introductory visit with a certified Recode practitioner as well as a certified functional medicine doctor, please click here to to book the introductory visit with a certified Recode practitioner with functional medicine certification.
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Dr. Richard Chen
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