My parents are 85 and 87 years old.

Yet they're on zero medications, living independently in their 4-story home and even learning new skills like AI.

Here's how (the 7 things they do to stay healthy, sharp and thriving into their late 80s): 1) Consistent strength training

They've worked with a personal trainer 2x/week since 2002.

One-hour sessions focused on weightlifting and cardio.

At 87, my dad is still lifting weights.

It’s important here to find a trainer who specializes with older adults.

The glymphatic system is your brain's built-in detoxification system.

When it slows down, metabolic waste accumulates in your brain driving brain fog, memory decline and eventually Alzheimer's.

In this thread, I'll cover the 5 best ways to restore optimal glymphatic flow: Firstly, your brain makes up about 2% of your body weight but consumes 20-25% of your total energy.

This produces massive amounts of metabolic waste including beta-amyloid the toxic protein linked to Alzheimer's.

This waste must be cleared from your brain every single day.

Over 20 years, 2,315 healthy Finnish men (ages 42–60) were carefully tracked to study how regular sauna use impacted their health.

It was discovered men who used it 4–7 times per week had a 66% lower risk of dementia.

This is the complete breakdown of the study:🧵 The Kuopio Ischaemic HD Study launched in 1984.

2,315 Finnish men were split into 3 groups based on how often they used a traditional Finnish sauna (dry air):

• Once per week
• 2–3 times per week
• 4–7 times per week

Sessions were 20-30 minutes long and at 176–212°F.

The world's leading Alzheimer's researcher just dropped truth bombs that will change everything you know about Alzheimer's.

Dr. Dale Bredesen revealed why Alzheimer's is just a defense mechanism—and the simple lifestyle changes to prevent it.

His 12 insights you should know:🧵 1) Alzheimer's is a defense mechanism

When energy is too low, inflammation too high, or toxins too heavy, your brain switches from building connections to protecting itself.

It's not a malfunction.

It's a survival response gone too far.

Mold toxicity is POISONING us—slowly, silently, and systemically.

It can be the reason you’re dealing with constant exhaustion, brain fog and unexplained anxiety.

Yet 47% of homes have visible mold right now...

Your complete guide to identifying and eliminating mold: Firstly, mold releases mycotoxins (toxic compounds from fungi) that trigger inflammation in your ENTIRE body.

Your mitochondria detects this threat and protects you by shutting down energy production until you're safe.

Over time, it will cause these 5 health conditions:

Dr. Aseem Malhotra said: "If you take a statin for 5 years after a heart attack, it will add an extra 4 days to your life expectancy."

A marginal benefit yet 1 billion people are on it or have been prescribed it largely to prevent heart attacks.

The truth about statins:🧵 Statins became one of the most prescribed drugs in history for heart disease.

~92M Americans were on some form of it in 2019 (35% of the population), which drove $10B in revenue for the pharmaceutical industry that year.

It's typically prescribed to two types of patients:

MCT oil might be the most underrated food for brain health.

In a 2024 peer-reviewed paper, it reversed severe Alzheimer's symptoms in patients within hours. Yet doctors will never recommend it to you.

In this thread, I’ll explain why it’s so powerful at healing the brain: MCT stands for Medium-Chain Triglycerides - special fats that are 6-12 carbons long (C6, C8, C10, C12).

They're extracted from coconut oil, which contains about 65-70% MCTs.

Here’s what happens when you consume it:

For years, dementia was seen as an inevitable part of aging or the result of poor genetics.

But according to Lancet's research in 2024:

Over 40% of dementia cases can be prevented with simple lifestyle changes.

The 8 lifestyle changes proven to support brain health:
1) Social Interactions & Community

Isolation is proven to accelerate cognitive decline.

That's why we have residents eat meals together, participate in group activities, and spend time with families.

Even sharing a room helps dementia patients stimulate their brains.

Steven Bartlett just hosted a doctor the government tried to silence.

Dr. Annette Bosworth exposed how modern medicine profits from sick patients—and the simple diet that healed them better than any pill.

The 8 health truths modern medicine doesn't want you knowing:🧵
1) The system has no incentive to fix you.

A cured patient doesn't come back. A managed patient on drugs comes back every quarter.

Statins for cholesterol. Metformin for blood sugar. Antidepressants for fog.

Dr. Bosworth saw this loop for two decades before she broke from it.

The ketogenic diet is the most powerful diet for the elderly.

I've used it in my assisted living homes to help residents lose weight, regain their energy and even reverse dementia.

The complete guide to the ketogenic diet:🧵 Firstly, here’s proof:

We had a resident suffering from 10 years of memory decline. His wife rated his mental health 4/10.

After 10 days on the keto diet, he remembered appointments and conversations he couldn't before.

Read more on it here:

https://x.com/HalCranmer/status/2018648804464144490

If you have high insulin, you're at risk of almost every metabolic disease.

Diabetes, fatty liver, dementia, obesity—all connected to this one hormone. And emerging research suggests some cancers as well.

Here are the absolute best ways to lower insulin naturally: Firstly, insulin is a growth hormone.

At normal levels (4-10), it sends healthy growth signals.

But when it's chronically elevated, every cell in your body—including abnormal ones—gets an abnormal growth signal.

Dr. Ken Berry on the diseases and cancers it can lead to:

Dr. Georgia Ede spent 10 years prescribing medications that only managed symptoms.

Then she discovered the keto diet which targets root causes—inflammation and insulin resistance—and helped her patients adopt it.

It reversed these 5 chronic illnesses:
Firstly, let’s start with Dr. Ede's story:

Despite eating "healthy" in her early 40s—low-fat, whole grains, high-fiber—she developed chronic fatigue, IBS, anxiety, and depression.

She experimented for 6 months and landed on a diet "upside down from what we're told is healthy."

Annelise Barron (Stanford Professor) said: "A carnivore diet will prevent and put into remission multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's... I think it should also prevent Alzheimer's disease, especially if you couple it with an exercise program."

Here’s why she believes this: Firstly, professor Barron is a bioengineering professor at Stanford researching Alzheimer's & Parkinson's.

She reversed her OWN pre-diabetes, ulcerative colitis, Hashimoto's, knee pain & skin issues on the carnivore diet in 2020.

6 years later, all remain in remission.

My parents are 85 and 87 years old.

Yet they're on zero medications, living independently in their 4-story home and even learning new skills like AI.

Here's how (the 7 things they do to stay healthy, sharp and thriving into their late 80s): 1) Consistent strength training

They've worked with a personal trainer 2x/week since 2002.

One-hour sessions focused on weightlifting and cardio.

At 87, my dad is still lifting weights.

It’s important here to find a trainer who specializes with older adults.

Dr. Dale Bredesen helped reverse cognitive decline in 84% of patients in his clinical trial.

He implemented a comprehensive protocol for them that targets the root causes of cognitive decline rather than just prescribing medication.

Here's exactly what it is (and why it works):
Firstly, dementia occurs when the brain is under constant stress AND starved of resources—so it 'downsizes' by pruning connections.

It gets overwhelmed by inflammation and toxins while lacking energy and nutrients to repair and function adequately.

I own 4 assisted living facilities in Phoenix.

Over 10 years, I've sent 8 people home.

Here are 8 insights about elderly care that most people never hear: 1) The payment system is backwards

Level 1 care: $158/day
Level 2 care: $203/day
Level 3 care: $248/day

When I improve someone from Level 3 to Level 1, my rate drops $90/day.

The sicker they are, the more I get paid. That's the incentive structure.

Most doctors claim dementia is progressive and irreversible.

Yet Dr. Mary Newport’s discovery on coconut oil proves this wrong, which she documented in 288 real cases.

Her method on restoring cognitive abilities with this simple kitchen ingredient:
First, why Dr. Newport's credible:

She's a neonatologist (medical doctor) who tried an alternative approach when her husband couldn't qualify for Alzheimer's trials.

After giving him coconut oil, she saw signs of improvement immediately and shared this story to help other families.

(1/10) Parkinson's disease is a big problem affecting about 1 million people in the US and 10 million people world wide.

It's a progressive disease w/no known cure. However, you can really fight the disease and slow it down.🧵 (2/10) The disease starts in your gut. Early signs are constipation and trouble sleeping. Some suspect it may be a lack of vitamin B1.

There are also lots of links to pesticides and toxic chemicals. Many golfers contract the disease from the fertilizers on golf courses.

Most assisted living homes just warehouse elderly people until they die.

We’re getting them healthy enough to move back HOME.

In 9 years, 8 people moved back to independent living.

Here's what we’re doing differently: I explained the reality of residents in our assisted living home on @mikhailafuller’s podcast:

They don’t move in when they're "just diabetic."

They arrive when diabetes has already caused foot amputation or dementia is kicking in.

We get them in pretty rough shape.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is just one tool in our toolkit for reversing early-stage Alzheimer's in our residents.

We’re seeing them reclaim their memory, feel steady on their feet and hold a conversation again.

Here is how it works: We already help residents with healthy food, exercise, vitamins, and saunas.

But when we added oxygen therapy, everything changed.

This is another example of a resident regaining her memory: remembering what state they live in, their city and playing music again.

Old people don't have to move into an assisted living or nursing home. Some people accomplish amazing things even into their 8th, 9th or 10th decades of life.

Let's celebrate a few of them in this thread. Hopefully they will inspire you or your family members.🧵 Yuichuro Miura has been a mountaineer and skiier his whole life. In 1970 he was the first person to ski down Mount Everest.

Fast forward to 2013 when Mr Miura was 80. In that year he became the oldest person to climb to the summit of Everest.