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In this episode of the Thyroid Pharmacist Healing Conversations podcast, I speak with my long-time collaborator, James Maskell, author, speaker and healthcare entrepreneur, who is affectionately called “the Ryan Seacrest of Functional Medicine,” and is the leading voice in spreading awareness of the impact of integrative medicine. James has created a number of organizations to scale access to health focused care, and is a thought leader who has been featured at the World Health Organization, TEDMED, HuffPostLive, and TEDx.
James shares the critical issue of cognitive decline in light of his personal experiences with his father’s rapid decline, which turned out to be reversible. The podcast explores the interconnectedness of environmental factors, community support, and innovative approaches to reversing cognitive decline, highlighting the importance of awareness and proactive measures for maintaining brain health.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
- Rapid cognitive decline can often be triggered by infections or environmental toxins, such as mold exposure. In James Maskell’s personal story, identifying and removing his father from a moldy environment led to a dramatic improvement in cognition.
- Cognitive decline is no longer just an issue for the elderly; it’s increasingly affecting people in their 30s, 40s, and 50s. Environmental factors, infections, metabolic inflammation, and even the stressors of recent years have contributed to earlier onset cognitive issues.
- A new software platform is being developed to help functional medicine doctors more easily diagnose and reverse cognitive decline. By organizing patient lab data and identifying patterns, this technology aims to simplify complex cases and make root cause medicine more accessible.
- Cognitive decline is often driven by six main root causes: metabolic inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction and nutrient depletion, hormonal imbalances, chemical toxins, chronic infections and biotoxins, and vascular issues. Addressing these systematically can lead to significant recovery and prevention.
- Preventing cognitive decline starts decades before symptoms appear. Proactive testing, lifestyle changes, and addressing early functional imbalances around age 55 — or even earlier — can dramatically shift brain health outcomes later in life.
Join the Movement
- James Maskell’s Reversing Alzheimer’s Summit: Join us at this free online event on May 13th – 17th which brings together 30+ renowned experts in brain health, neurology, and functional medicine – register here!
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- James Maskell’s Reversing Alzheimer’s Summit: This is a free online event on May 13th – 17th which brings together 30+ renowned experts in brain health, neurology, and functional medicine. Register here to learn about early warning signs, root causes, and methods for reversing cognitive decline. I’ll be presenting on the connection between the thyroid and cognitive function – and catch my talk on the last day of the summit. 😉
Key Tools, Resources, and Supplements Mentioned:
- Movement and Muscle Recovery: Physical movement and sunlight exposure played a major role in James’ father’s cognitive improvement.
- Dale Bredesen’s book, The End of Alzheimer’s, features protocols for reversing cognitive decline through multimodal approaches.
- Kristine Burke, MD: Leading doctor specializing in reversing cognitive decline, highlighting the importance of personalized, root-cause care.
- Michael Nehls’ book, The Indoctrinated Brain, discusses how societal factors during the COVID era may have impacted brain health.
KeyTools and Resources
- TruNeura – A revolutionary tool for practitioners to help clinics operate and scale a successful brain health protocol
- Read James’ books, The Evolution of Medicine and The Community Cure
Books and Articles About Thyroid Health
- Mold: A Potential Trigger of Hashimoto’s
- Air Quality and Hashimoto’s – Is the Air You’re Breathing Making You Sick?
- 9 Sneaky Thyroid Toxins Hiding in Your Home
- How Supporting the Liver Is Key to Recovering from Thyroid Disease
- Are Flame Retardant Toxins Contributing to Your Thyroid Condition?
This episode is a treasure trove of information for anyone concerned about cognitive health, whether for themselves or their loved ones. Join me in tuning into this vital discussion, and let’s empower ourselves with the knowledge to create healthier futures!
I truly believe that by understanding how our choices today affect our health tomorrow, we can forge a brighter path for ourselves and future generations.
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About Our Host
Dr. Izabella Wentz
Dr. Izabella Wentz is a compassionate, innovative, solution-focused integrative pharmacist dedicated to finding the root causes of chronic health conditions. Her passion stems from her own diagnosis of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis in 2009, following a decade of debilitating symptoms.
Dr. Izabella Wentz has written several best-selling books, including the New York Times bestseller Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause, the protocol-based #1 New York Times bestseller Hashimoto’s Protocol: A 90-Day Plan for Reversing Thyroid Symptoms and Getting Your Life Back, the Wall Street Journal bestseller Hashimoto’s Food Pharmacology: Nutrition Protocols and Healing Recipes to Take Charge of Your Thyroid Health, and her latest book, Adrenal Transformation Protocol.
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About Our Guest
On a mission to flatten the curve of healthcare costs, James Maskell has spent the past decade innovating at the cross-section of functional medicine and community. To that end, he first created the Functional Forum, the world’s largest integrative medicine conference with record-setting participation online and growing physician communities around the world. His first organization, podcast and best selling book of the same name, Evolution of Medicine, prepares health professionals for this new era of personalized, participatory medicine.
Since then he has created a number of organizations to scale access to health-focused care.
His projects include Knew Health (affordable alternative to health insurance acq. 2019) HealCommunity (virtual groups as a service acq 2023, and TruNeura (AI powered decision support for reversing cognitive decline). He also consults startups, healthcare systems and sovereign nations in their efforts to adapt to Non-Communicable Disease.
He is an in-demand speaker, thought leader, and impresario, being featured by the World Health Organization, TEDMED, HuffPostLive and TEDx, as well as lecturing to healthcare audiences internationally. He lives in Northern California with his wife and two daughters.
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