Live from the Integrative Healthcare Symposium

Katherine Shagoury

February 25, 2019

Preventative medicine for neurodegenerative conditions, disease

If global dementia were a country, it would be the 18th largest economy, said David Perlmutter, MD, FACN, ABIHM, neurologist, author, and lecturer at Empowering Neurologist, at the 2019 Integrative Healthcare Symposium in New York City.  

It’s costing us over $1 trillion to treat dementia, which is expected to rise $2 trillion by 2030. Many blame genetics, but the increase is not a sudden genetic change, Perlmutter said, but the environment.

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About the Author:

Katherine Shagoury

Katherine Shagoury

Katherine Shagoury is the editor of Integrative Practitioner. She brings a decade of experience creating and managing content for national healthcare audiences as a digital editor and professional journalist, including serving as managing editor for a popular medical billing and coding association and as a reporter for the Boston Globe, Boston.com, and USA Today. A certified personal trainer and nutrition coach with the National Academy of Sports Medicine, a certified group fitness instructor with the Athletics and Fitness Association of America, a certified barre instructor, and a TRX qualified trainer, her passion for and commitment to healthy living fuels her enthusiasm for supporting the integrative healthcare community.

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