A Surge in Alzheimer’s Disease Predicted

April 25, 2022 by Dr Mark B Burdorf

A Surge in Alzheimer’s Disease Predicted

A recent report has shown that 6 million families in the United States will be dealing with a family member with Alzheimer’s disease. Currently 150,000 Arizonians have Alzheimer’s Disease. That number is expected to increase to 200,000 by the end of 2025.

There’s Bad News and Good News

The bad news is that over 250 drugs over the past 30 years have tried and failed in the treatment of this horrible disease. The good news is this disease can often slowly progress over a 20-year period. That gives hope for early recognition and treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Sensory Deprivation and Activation

Our bodies have three sensory systems. They are the eyes, the vestibular system in the inner ear, and the cerebellum, the back of your brain. Our brain is a sensory and motor dependent system.

Solitary confinement for 30 days has been reported to cause hypertension, headaches and migraines, profuse sweating, dizziness, and heart palpitations. Many inmates also experience extreme weight loss due to digestion complications and abdominal pain. Many of these symptoms are due to the intense anxiety and sensory deprivation. So, if things get worse with sensory deprivation, imagine the opportunity with sensory activation?

Take Care of What You Want to Keep

A dentist once told me, “Mark, you don’t have to brush or floss your teeth, only the ones you want to keep.” Are you willing to do an exercise that takes less than 10 minutes a day to decrease your statistical chance of getting this dreaded disease?

Ignoring spine and brain injuries over time does not heal them. In my 35 years of chiropractic practice and 27 years of doing functional neuro rehabilitation, I know this to be so true.

Schedule a complimentary consultation at drburdorf.com or 480-951-5006 to learn about treatment options.

Treating the root cause of your condition, not just your symptoms, is the fastest way to recovery and is the best way to obtain optimal health and wellness.

More Flavonol, Less Alzheimer’s

February 18, 2020 by Dr Mark B Burdorf

Flavonols Can Affect the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

Higher flavonol intake was linked to lower risk of Alzheimer’s dementia in a prospective cohort study of older adults.

After adjusting for genetic, demographic, and lifestyle factors, people who consumed the highest dietary intake of flavonols were 48% less like to develop Alzheimer’s dementia than people with the least intake, reported Thomas Holland, MD, of Rush University in Chicago, and colleagues, in Neurology.

“This research lends a further understanding of the contents of the foods we eat,” Holland said. “The bioactive in foods — which from our research would be specifically flavonols found in kale, spinach, tomatoes, tea, olive oil, apples, pears, and over 20 other foods — have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that have the potential to protect against cellular damage due to oxidative stress and sustained inflammation,” he told MedPage Today.

The top contributors to individual flavonols are:

Isorhamnetin: pears, olive oil, wine, and tomato sauce
Kaempferol: kale, beans, tea, spinach, and broccoli
Quercetin: tomatoes, kale, apples, and tea
Myricetin: tea, wine, kale, oranges, and tomatoes

Your blood work can tell the story of what your body needs. To schedule a consultation or to have your blood tested, call our office at 480-951-5006 or schedule your appointment here.

Treating the root cause of your condition, not just your symptoms, is the fastest way to recovery and is the best way to obtain optimal health and wellness.

Brain Health Seminar in Scottsdale

May 6, 2019 by Dr Mark B Burdorf

Interested in brain health? Have you or someone you know suffered a traumatic brain injury? Do you have unexplainable pain or nerve issues? Join us on Tuesday, May 7 from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Natural Grocers (Scottsdale Rd and Thunderbird Rd) for a very informative and interactive session where Dr. Burdorf explains and shows some strategies used to maintain the brain for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Light Therapy for Brain Disorders

November 20, 2017 by Dr Mark B Burdorf

Brain Disorders and Light Therapy

“Shining Light on the Head: Photobiomodulation for Brain Disorders”

Photobiomodulation (PBM) describes the use of red or near-infrared light to stimulate, heal, regenerate, and protect tissue that has either been injured, is degenerating, or else is at risk of dying. One of the organ systems of the human body that is most necessary to life, and whose optimum functioning is most worried about by humankind in general, is the brain.

The brain suffers from many different disorders that can be classified into three broad groupings: traumatic events (stroke, traumatic brain injury, and global ischemia), degenerative diseases (dementia, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s), and psychiatric disorders (depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder).

Many investigators believe that PBM for brain disorders will become one of the most important medical applications of light therapy in the coming years and decades. Despite the efforts of “Big Pharma”, prescription drugs for psychiatric disorders are not generally regarded very highly (either by the medical profession or by the public), and many of these drugs perform little better than placebos in different trials, and moreover can also have major side-effects [117].

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Are you or someone you know suffering from brain disorders? Dr. Burdorf is a highly trained and qualified expert of the brain, spine and nervous system, and may be able to help you. If you’re interested in an assessment to find out how he may be able to help, give Dr. Burdorf a call. His office number is 480-951-5006, or you can Schedule your appointment here.