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No one talks about it because it’s too ridiculous to be taken seriously by anyone with credentials

What's ridiculous about it?

You're right, do you want to march on over with me to Columbia and let everyone there know that Dale Bredesen actually got it right and his delusional ideas have been overlooked by the entire scientific community?

He's never actually given ANY evidence to prove what he's suggesting. He's only shown clinical cases which are basically "these people followed my advice and got better" - Which isn't exactly scientific.

It's akin to me saying that if you eat one cheeseburger every day for your whole life, you'll not get dementia. Then when you don't get dementia in the next 10 years, say that it shows what I'm saying must have had some validity behind it.

I don't agree with this comparison. He does say why it would be difficult to prove his assertions on Alzheimer's, but he also brings up cases where people reversed their mental deterioration, which is unheard of. So while the case count is small, if he's telling the truth here, that's a fairly significant result. Even if it is just 1 person.

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