Is Dementia Reversible?

Dayna Dye

Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, Lewy Body dementia. These diseases invoke dread in the bravest of us. The prospect of the loss of the memories of all that we hold dear and all that makes us who we are as individuals can be worse than the fear of death. A significant part of that fear is the knowledge that these diseases are considered, at this time, incurable.

But what if dementia is actually a reversible condition?

“We have come to fear Alzheimer’s disease as omnipotent. As impervious to any and all treatments,” writes Dale E. Bredesen, MD. “Until now. …read more