Living With The High-Risk Alzheimer's Disease ApoE4 Gene

If you’ve been told you have the ApoE4 gene that puts you at risk for Alzheimer's or think you may have it, most likely your doctor told you there’s nothing you can do. That’s not entirely true. We’ll share the nine things you can do to reduce your risk of Alzheimer's. Many people learn they have a genetic risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and feel like victims. We'll help you protect your brain now to mitigate the risk.

(00:00) - Have You Got the APOE4 Gene Associated with Alzheimer's?

(00:33) - Heads Up: Julie Bergfeld on Her Alzheimer's

(01:07) - Julie Bergfeld on Her Alzheimer's Gene

(01:35) - The APOE4 gene is associated with Alzheimer's

(02:21) - APOE4 gene associated with Alzheimer's disease

(02:58) - Julie's battle with Alzheimer's disease

(08:15) - Brain Games for APOE 4

(08:33) - Challenging Your Brain

(09:44) - Dementia and behaviour change

(11:11) - Starting small: How to Get Out of the Tiny Habits

(11:44) - Mental health: Start small and build momentum

(12:23) - How to Keep From Getting Down or Defeated Over a Diagnosis

(15:25) - Does thinking about getting older affect your dementia risk?

(19:33) - Genetic Testing

(24:54) - Julie on the Genetic Testing

(27:58) - APOE4 gene test

(29:11) - Alzheimer's risk for women, genetics and the treatment

(31:31) - A message about hope for your brain in your 30s

(33:34) - Outro

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References

1. Levy, Becca R., et al. "Positive age beliefs protect against dementia even among elders with high-risk gene." PloS one 13.2 (2018): e0191004.
2. Alzheimer's Disease genetic fact sheet.

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