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Oct 17, 2015
Feel Good But Not Real Good
1 of 2 found this helpful I am a Dementia Specialist Consultant. I specialize in Alzheimer's Dementia, how to avoid it, how to recognize the early signs and how to compassionately care for the diagnosed patient through proper training and support of the family and caregivers. Therefore, I am constantly looking for evidence based research that can make my training sessions more useful and effective.
I bought this DVD knowing nothing about Dr. Leaf. I was generally pleased with her introductory material. However, the longer I watched her presentation, the more small, yet significant errors I found. The first thing I noticed was a graphic that was misleading in the way it was labeled. I am not saying that I interpreted it wrongly. It was poorly labeled . Then there were statements that are highly debatable, though not stated as such and there were statements as fact that just are not true. One such statement was that humans only use (paraphrase) "10% of their brain." We use all of it, but not at the same time. Therefore, we do not have 90% of our brain sitting idle waiting for something to fill it up.
Having noticed several problems as above, I started looking into Dr. Leaf's background. Therein, I believe is the reason that inaccuracies were included in this presentation. I could find nothing in her background that showed she has current academic training in neuroscience.
The human brain is the most complicated system ever witnessed by man. We have learned more about it in the last 10 years than we knew in the previous 90 years. Still, we do not know how it works to the point that we can say we totally understand it. Ten years ago, I might not have thought too much about a few inaccuracies in this video. However, today we are faced with a growing epidemic, Alzheimer's, that is going to bankrupt the healthcare systems of the world. We must learn how the brain functions in order to prevent mass collapse of modern society. With the projected increase in longevity, it is estimated that 50% of the modern world's population will have Alzheimer's Disease by age 80. Teaching about the brain is important, from street level, everyday persons to our most trusted medical advisors. Publishing or presenting inaccuracies is not something we have the luxury of going back and changing when the facts are already out there.
There are several important issues that Dr. Leaf addresses in this video and most of it is accepted as being useful and correct. Therefore, if you just want to watch a pleasant presentation and pick up a few hints on how to perhaps protect or improve your brain function, then you will probably enjoy this video. If you are looking for cutting edge information and accuracy, I would not recommend this. I suggest you look at material by Robert. M Sapolsky, Ph.D.,
John Medina, Ph.D., V.S. Ramachandran, Ph.D. and Paul Nussbaum, Ph. D.. These and more, are trained in the science of the brain, are on the cutting edge of how the brain works and how you can support maximum brain function.
I respect Dr. Leaf for her knowledge and effort to educate the masses. I just wish she had used a proper medical editor and fact checker. I would like to see her revise her presentation in the near future.
Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with anyone in the above statements. I have never met or spoken with them or anyone associated with them. I have no financial interest in them or their work. The opinions expressed in this review are mine and mine alone. I suggest all readers review the available material and form their own opinion as to the accuracy and usefulness for their own use.
Sep 13, 2008
The Why and How of much Of The Brain
1 of 1 found this helpful Excellent graphics as usual from PBS.
Much content for only three discs (5 Episodes).
Very important info on the baby/child brain developement and how
much is nature vs nurture.
This should be shown non-stop in the waiting room of every
Ob/Gyn office and every day-care center should require parents
to watch it at least twice a year.
Jul 16, 2010
Alzheimers (AD) From The Inside Out
I bought this book for two reasons:
1. To give to families of Alzheimer’s patients
2. Because, in August 2010, I'm presenting a lecture, "Think Smart: How to Avoid Alzheimer's Disease Until After You Are Dead!" to an assembly of therapists from 60 countries and I wanted to know more about the current state of affairs from as unbiased a view as I think could be obtained.
This book is for those who wish to really know about and understand the cause and effect that is credited to Alzheimer's Disease. This is not a book on caretaking, but it can help the caretaker better understand what has happened to the AD patient and what is likely to happen in the future.
While this book makes a case that Big Pharma is working on both cure and preventive measure, I remain highly skeptical that preventing AD is the main goal, simply because there is more money to be made in treating the disease than preventing it. That's how our present medical system works in a capitalist society.
NOTE: There are several meds that claim to slow, stop or even cure AD. Most of these are promoted by claims that are highly speculative and exaggerated. Very few doctors really know state-of-the-art treatments, due in part because the science is changing so fast. Don't hesitate to look beyond US shores at the research on AD that is taking place in Europe.
There seem to be several things people can do to avoid AD. I recommend reading the top 15 or at least 5 books and staying up to date with the latest research by subscribing to online medical newsletters.
Most of all, take action now to do all you can to prevent or at least delay AD until better treatment is available and it must come to be, or the modern world economy will be totally disrupted by millions more AD cases in the next few years.
Robert L. Bayliss, CH, CI, CTE NHE
Nashville, TN & Dallas, TX