Hope in the Desert

 Sal interviews the wonderful Betsy Wurzel. Follow him through Betsy's journey of caregiving during a rocky marriage and her powerful stand afterwords as she rizes to become one of the most prolific voices in the Dementia and Alzheimer's community. Betsy is raising awareness for Young Onset Dementia and she has a podcast called "Chatting with Betsy", Passionate World Talk Radio, and facebook group called "Kick Alzhiemer's Ass Movement" (KAAM).

 Sal interviews the founder of the RePatterning Project and has her walk him through the experience. Arden Leigh is the Founder of the RePatterning Project. Her use of timeline therapy to deal with trauma based strategies helps people who never thought success was possible reinterpret such limiting beliefs.

 Sal compares and contrasts RePatterning to Rehabilitation to find out which is better for dealing with bad habits and fixing trama, then he takes on a journey to actually explain the strategy. Finally he sets us up for an amazing interview to with a Specialist to discuss the issue further....

  Follow Sal has he researches a root cause of Parkinson's and just what to do about it. He also connects this root cause and it's solution to Alzheimer's.

 On this episode Sal interviews Dr. George Ackerman about his experience with his mother's decline from Parkinson's. They walk together to recount the harsh downfall of this deadly disease.  

Sal takes a deep dive into the chemistry of depression and it's intimate relationship to dementia, then he gives us a powerful secret biohack using a little known part of our mind-gut axis.

 Sal discusses the mind-gut axis and how to improve it with an amino acid the helps gut flow and can even participate in the reconstructing and strengthening the Blood Brain Barrier.

 Using the research of the mysterious Patient HM, Sal uses this information as a catalyst to launch into the ICT Protocol. Building on the last episode (Amyloid D-Beta) we are carried through a comprehensive case study as well as the ICT experiment itself led by one of the foremost leaders in Alzheimer's research to date. In this episode Sal ties everything together by giving us a few major advantages to Integrative Medicine and making his mentor's proud!

  Sal is going through a difficult time holding his responsibilities together and gets help from an old friend who teaches him a lesson about grief.

 Sal reveals three amazing tactics to use with your loved one during those stubborn moments: The Affectionate Deception, Positive Kino Interaction, and the Defuser- along with practical examples.

  Sal talks about a time when asking for help caused him to get chased by an elder woman. 

Care takers: use these tricks to instantly improve your results. In this episode Sal walks us through learning how to listen, then gives us a detailed explanation on appreciation, and finally takes a deep dive into the psychology behind how this is used in tandem with the victim mentality as a form of manipulation. Sal teaches us how to process this manipulation and what to do with it. People in any type of relationship can use this amazing insight. 

 Sal blames dementia for what his eyes miss...

 Care takers are  challenged everyday with trying to keep positive and hopeful. The result of their consistent provision and love can be stress, mental fatigue, and a lower sense of self-esteem. In this episode Sal breaks down self-esteem (what it is and how it works) and offers valuable insight on the steps you can take right now to invest in and build your self-esteem.

 Sal explains homeostasis and the reason why most people don't know about it or value it. This is a result of the Street Light Effect.

  This episode is about the history of the real John Snow: John, as the unspoken leader of a secret circle, systematically hunts down one of the most terrifying killers in Soho and stands against the powerful people of his time to present truth to outdated falsehood. In today's episode we learn the contributions that he would make to medicine and science in general.

   Sal begins his education on Dementia and Neurology with his new mentor. Sal must learn about the French Paradox and how any everyday person  can take advantage of this polyphenol called Resveratrol to fight cancer, lower blood sugar, prevent kidney damage, regulate cholesterol, and even defeat Alzheimer's. This fun fact, however, is not without conflict. As Sal travels down the rabbit hole he runs face first into the largest lie in medical history...

  Sal walks us through his internal plunge beyond depression which was a result of self-neglect and a lack of bonding. His deep insight and well thought out personal assessment gives us an opportunity to look in the mirror and see our own lives and personal struggles. After pulling us into the endless abyss he guides us out and sets the stage for what would need to happen now that this ultimate access would be at Sal's finger tips.

   With a storm on every side of him, Sal decides to lean into faith. His Father's sickness becoming more aggressive, his money depleted, and the clock running out; Sal has to decide if he's going to talk about belief or practice it. A message from his dead sister breathes life back into his mission and an old lends a hand in a miraculous way...

  Episode Disclaimer: The story is true, but Sal changes the names of these Character's to protect their anonymity. 

  As the Alzheimer's begins to get more aggressive, Sal is shook to the core to find out why. Resources running low and time against the two, Sal takes a huge gamble. What happens next creates an impossible situation that would drain the last drop of hope... and force Sal to honestly assess the reason that he set out to create this vitamin in the first place.

  Sal needs to learn an important lesson about where to place his values before he can produce something that will really help. With power comes responsibility and if the psyche is responding to the wrong thing then the power is very dangerous. To get his, he'll need to endure a serious trial that would prove years after to be unforgettable. 

 Sal has reached a beautiful relationship with his father, but as he tries to create this vitamin he runs into a myriad of other issues. As he gets help from the most unlikely of place he begins to understand the worth of being surrounded by and investing in the right people.

 In this episode Sal is reminded of a horrifying incident with his father that led to a revelation about something that every human suffers from. He learned why he suffered from it and how to solve it.

 Sal shares the ups and downs of his relationship with his father as they both battle the ghosts from their pasts and have to reconcile as a greater monster steps into both of their lives. What can heal the wounds of the past and reunit the hearts of father and son...

 This is my ridiculous and embarrassing attempt to tell you why it is that I do what I do. I walk you through from my home coming and devastating realization that my father's dementia is not only real, but fatal. I talk about my struggle with hope, finishing power, and entitlement. Then I smash into the wall when the Doctor confirms the dementia and cracks our skulls with the bat of hopelessness. I explain why I could not accept that and launched into an unstoppable quest to reach into the darkness and pull my father out. Tired, weary, and in heaps of pain we cross the finish line together. But we got so much more than a company, or a vitamin.