Affirmativ Health, PLLC (http://www.affirmativhealth.com) has signed a license agreement with the Buck Institute for Research on Aging (Buck) to offer educational immersion workshops for sufferers of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), early stage Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and other early stage dementia types. Affirmativ Health will offer the RE:Mind workshop originally developed at Buck, leveraging their pioneering Alzheimer’s research as the foundation of the program. The initial RE:Mind workshop offered by Affirmativ Health will take place June 27 in Sonoma, CA.
Former Buck VP of Cognitive Wellness, Denise Kalos has joined Affirmativ Health as COO to continue efforts to expand access to the innovative RE:Mind workshop. Kalos comments, “I’m excited to join Affirmativ Health. Our team is poised to build on the strong foundation of the RE:Mind workshops already completed and to significantly expand our ability to offer the program around the country and, ultimately, to the rest of the world.” The RE:Mind workshop employs a personalized approach to the multiple metabolic and genetic facets of an individual’s cognitive health, and focuses primarily on education and lifestyle adjustments.
Ryan Fortna, MD PhD, a pathologist whose PhD work was focused on the cell biology of Alzheimer’s disease, will serve as Scientific Director of Affirmativ Health. He states, “Despite years of intense research efforts and significant progress on the understanding of the underlying pathologic basis of Alzheimer’s disease, very little progress has been made on the therapeutic side by standard medical approaches. While much of the medical community has ignored alternative approaches, there is growing evidence that lifestyle modifications, metabolic optimization, and other non-pharmaceutical approaches provide significant benefit for sufferers of early cognitive impairment, with results that are in many ways more impressive than traditional approaches. I am excited to be a part of the effort to bring this information to the public.”
Neuropathologist John W. Hoyt, M.D. will present a segment of RE:Mind in June. “Although no effective drug treatment has been discovered to prevent these dementias, the health and lifestyle changes taught in these workshops have proven beneficial in enhancing the neuroplasticity of the brain (i.e. its ability to re-wire itself), and reversing or slowing cognitive decline.”
Affirmative Health officially opened its doors on 9 May 2016 and is headquartered in Bellingham, WA.
Contacts:
Affirmativ Health:
Denise Kalos
COO
Affirmativ Health
707.800.2302