THE 4 PILLARS OF Alzheimer’s Prevention

1 WORKING TOWARDS Prevention SINCE 1993 3rd Quarter 2018. THE 4 PILLARS OF. Alzheimer's Prevention TM. Volume 18, Issue 3 N E W S L E T T E R. OUR MISSION. President's Message Report From Alzheimer's Association The Alzheimer's Research & Prevention International conference Foundation (ARPF) We just returned from the annual Alzheimer's conference in is dedicated to the Chicago. Prevention of The main message I want to share is that when it comes to Alzheimer's Prevention , lifestyle medicine is taking center stage. Alzheimer's disease In fact, many other presentations were given at the conference by funding research that support our 25 years of research and investigations. studies and providing We had an exhibition booth to share our remarkable work. It educational outreach was incredible how many attendees, doctors and scientists came up to us and thanked us saying, Drugs don't work.

2 And memory Dharma Singh Khalsa, Our good friend Professor Miia Kivipelto, , the main screenings. Founding President / scientist of the Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Medical Director Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER) study presented one of the main plenary sessions or keynotes. She described how a lifestyle approach based on our 4 PILLARS of Prevention significantly reduces many INSIDE risk factors for the development of Alzheimer's. As you may know, ARPF has supported FINGER and we're also partnering in their On the Cover: hallmark research on telomeres (the protective caps on DNA). President's Message We gave a great poster presentation on how Kirtan Kriya our SAFE (safe, affordable, fast, Page 2: effective) yoga meditation may prevent Alzheimer's in women. This was co- presented with Tej Khalsa, of the Mayo Clinic, one of our Scientific Advisory Council (SAC).

3 Introducing Our Newest members. The media picked this up and shared it widely. Medical and Scientific Katerina Sheradova, from the Czech Republic, Advisory Council Member also a member of our SAC, gave a very interesting presentation. Dr. Sheradova revealed how spirituality Page 3: has a very positive impact on your brain health and Community Outreach reduces risk for memory loss. This is equivalent to our What Grads Are Saying fourth pillar, Spiritual Fitness. About BLTT Women and AD risk is also a very important issue. Although it isn't clear yet exactly why women have a Page 4: much higher risk for Alzheimer's, hormones certainly Donor Spotlight play an important aspect. I will be discussing more about that in future newsletters. Page 5: We are grateful for your support and so are the Research Update millions of people who are receiving help to prevent this horrible disease.

4 Your participation is necessary Page 6-7: in achieving this goal. Please see the last page of this issue for a new opportunity to join our mission. Donor List - Thank You! Yours in Brain Health, Page 8: Dharma Singh Khalsa, Professor Miia Kivipelto, , Three Easy Ways You Founding President / Medical Director Can Help PHONE 1-888-908-5766 EMAIL WEB 2018 Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation | Page 2 | WORKING TOWARDS Prevention SINCE 1993. OFFICERS AND. BOARD MEMBERS. Richard S. Isaacson, Director, Alzheimer's Introducing Our Newest Medical and Scientific President/Medical Prevention Clinic Director Weill Cornell Medical Dharma Singh Khalsa, College New York, NY. Vice President Randal Brooks, MA, LPC. Tejinder Kaur Khalsa, , , FRCP. Fellow, General Internal Advisory Council Member Treasurer Bert Beatty, MHA Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Elissa Epel, Rochester, MN.

5 Secretary Kirti K. Khalsa Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, Dr. Epel is a Professor in the Member Department of Psychiatry at Fletcher Wilkins, BS. Assistant Professor of University of California, San EXECUTIVE STAFF Medicine Harvard Medical Francisco. Her research aims Chair of Education School Brigham and to uncover and understand Women's Hospital Advisory Committee the mechanisms of healthy Chris Walling, PsyD, MBA, Boston, MA. aging, and to apply this C-IAYT Miia Kivipelto, , science through interventions Senior Advisor Aging Research Center and Alzheimer's Disease in order to reach vulnerable Simran S. Stuelpnagel Research Center Karolinska populations, notably women. Newsletter Editor Chelsea Pyne Institute Stockholm, Dr. Epel's research has been Sweden featured in venues such MEDICAL AND Karen Koffler, SCIENTIFIC as TEDMED, NBC's Today Medical Director of ADVISORY COUNCIL the Osher Center for Show, CBS's Morning Show, Chief Scientific Advisor Integrative Medicine at 60 Minutes, National Public George Perry, University of Miami, FL Radio, New York Times, Wall Professor of Biology & Helen Lavretsky, , Street Journal, Wisdom , Chemistry Professor, Department of Health , and in many Chief Scientist, Brain Health Psychiatry UCLA Semel Elissa Epel, science documentaries.

6 She Consortium Institute and Resnick University of Texas at San co-authored The Telomere Effect with Elizabeth Blackburn, a NYT. Neuropsychiatric Hospital Antonio, TX Los Angeles, CA. bestseller under the category of Science. Lisa Mosconi, Dr. Elissa Epel is the Director of the Aging, Metabolism, and Daniel Amen, Director of the Amen Associate Director, Emotions Center, and the Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Clinics, Costa Mesa, CA. Alzheimer's Prevention Study, & Treatment (COAST) and Associate Director of the Center Clinic Weill Cornell Medical for Health and Community. She studies psychological, social, and Ma Gloria Borras-Boneu, College New York, NY. GRD Health Institute behavioral pathways underlying chronic psychological stress and Barcelona, Spain Andrew B. Newberg, stress resilience that impact cellular aging. Dr. Epel also studies the Director, Marcus Institute of Hiroko Dodge, interconnections between stress, addiction, eating, and metabolic Integrative Health Myrna Kevreson Research Brind Center Jefferson health.

7 With her collaborators, she is conducting clinical trials Professor of Neurology to examine the effect of self regulation and mindfulness training University Hospital University of Michigan, Ann Philadelphia, PA programs on cellular aging, weight, diet, and glucose control. She Arbor Oregon Health &. Science University, OR Arti Prasad, , FACP is involved in NIH initiatives on the role of stress in aging, and on Nancy Emerson Chief of Medicine, Hennepin reversibility of early life adversity, and Science of Behavior Change, Lombardo, Medical Ctr, Professor/ and is the President Elect of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Adjunct Research Assistant Vice Chair of Medicine, Research and on the Steering Council for Mind & Life Institute. Professor of Neurology University of Minnesota Boston University, School Minneapolis, MN Dr. Epel has received several awards including the APA Early Career of Medicine, Alzheimer's Kate ina Sheardov , Award, the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research Neal Miller Disease Center Boston, MA Head of the Memory Young Investigator Award, and she is a member of the National Elissa Epel, Center Hospital Brno, Academy of Medicine.

8 Dr. Epel was named Innovator of the Year Professor of Psychiatry, Czech Republic by McLaughlin group and received the 2017 Silver Innovator Award University of California, San Michelle Sierpina, from the Alliance for Aging Research. Francisco, CA Founding Director UTMB. Karen E. Innes, MSPH, Osher Institute for Lifelong We are delighted and honored to announce that Dr. Elissa West Virginia University Learning University of Texas Epel will be the 2018 Brain Longevity Therapy Training keynote School of Public Health Medical Branch speaker and will present on The Telomere Effect: How Lifestyle Morgantown, WV Galveston, TX Influences Cellular Health and Alzheimer's Risk. To register for the October 2018 session of the Brain Longevity Therapy The 4 PILLARS of Alzheimer's Prevention is Training, please visit published quarterly by the Alzheimer's Research &.

9 Prevention Foundation. PHONE 1-888-908-5766 EMAIL WEB 3rd Quarter 2018 | Page 3 |. Community Outreach Your ARPF is participating in these events, come and meet us! September 7-9. EVENTS. Medical Fitness Tour, San Francisco, CA. September 8 Memory Screenings and Disability Forum & Expo, Phoenix, AZ. September 22-26. Memory Screenings at the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM), San Diego, CA. Oct 12-14. Brain Longevity Therapy Training in Washington, DC. October 13. Memory Screenings at Saddlebrooke Health Fair, Oro Valley, AZ. November 7. Fitness Challenge for Seniors, North Phoenix Baptist Church, Phoenix, AZ. What Grads Are Saying About BLTT. Kristy Manuel has been teaching yoga for 17 years and is a certified yoga therapist with the International Association of Yoga Therapists. Yoga has taken her all over the world and from it she has received countless blessings.

10 The joy of practicing yoga benefits both the student and teacher. Last year, Kristy graduated from the Brain Longevity Therapy Training to pursue a more advanced niche: working with seniors at-risk for cognitive decline. This is a challenging discipline because the bodies and minds of her students are not as strong or flexible as they once were. BLTT helped Kristy further understand the science behind brain function in correlation to Alzheimer's. She has been able to use her new skills to help students mentally, physically and emotionally. Through each practice, Kristy is reversing the Alzheimer's epidemic. Kristy added, BLTT widened my knowledge behind the power of yoga and meditation, and inspired me to incorporate Kirtan Kriya (KK) into my daily practice. I have been teaching KK for a few years to those who struggle with PTSD because of all the physical senses involved.