January 2025

Yours in Brain Health,



Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D.

President / Medical Director

DONOR SPOTLIGHT

Le Craven, IMBA

This month, we would like to recognize Le Craven, IMBA. Le was ARPF’s office manager and former Board Member for many years. She has also been a caregiver for family members who suffered from dementia.

Le sends a message of hope, "The scientific rigor and devotion to the premise that prevention is indeed possible has presented us all with simple, practical, and affordable self-care regimens that hold this terrible disease at bay. As one Kirtan Kriya devotee said at an educational event, 'Even if we only accomplish delay for a decade, THAT would preserve quality of life for most of us seniors' Indeed!”

We are so grateful to Le for her years of service and her continued support of ARPF. Read More.

A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM OUR FOUNDER

Dharma Singh Khalsa, MD

OUTREACH

Arnold Schwarzenegger Shares Kirtan Kriya

We were delighted to see our research study featuring Kirtan Kriya called, "Cognitive and immunological effects of yoga compared to memory training in older women at risk for Alzheimer’s disease" receive attention from wellness industry leaders.

Arnold Schwarzenegger shared the following in his wellness newsletter:

"Another study looked at older individuals who were at risk for cognitive decline. Those who did yoga had less cognitive impairment (compared to those doing memory training) and had lower levels of gray matter and inflammation. 

The researchers explained that yoga’s blend of physical movement, controlled breathing, and mindfulness may create a “neuroprotective cocktail.” By lowering stress levels and improving oxygen flow to the brain, yoga appears to boost the brain's plasticity—its ability to adapt, grow, and improve.

If you want to feel less overwhelmed or mentally foggy — and protect your mind — try a few poses a few times per week. You might just stretch your way to a sharper, calmer mind that can better fight off the decline you experience with aging."

Want to learn more about the brain health benefits of yoga and meditation? Check out our renowned Brain Longevity Therapy Training.

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT

Pink Brain Project White Paper

The goal of this study was to explore whether women with multiple health conditions that are risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease would benefit from practicing Kirtan Kriya every day for 12 weeks. And guess what? The results are so gratifyingly positive!

Download your copy and see the incredible outcomes.

Research News: 

ARPF research was cited in a new scientific publication called

Sub-cellular Biochemistry.

Here is the article quoted: Yogic Meditation Reverses NF-Kb And IRF-Related Transcriptome Dynamics In Leukocytes Of Family Dementia Caregivers In A Randomized Controlled Trial

WORKPLACE CAMPAIGNS

ARPF is a proud participant in all workplace campaigns; these are only a few of the better-known ones:

• American Express
• Mayo Clinic
• Microsoft
• Subaru
• Whole Foods Market

Check with your employer to see if the Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation is on their list. Many employers also offer a donation match!

ARPF NOW ACCEPTS ALL THE FOLLOWING DONATIONS



• Securities and Stocks
• IRA Charitable Rollover
• Donor Advised Funds
• Your vehicle: car, truck, boat, motorcycle
• Cryptocurrency

Please contact ARPF’s CEO Kirti Khalsa at 1-888-908-5766 or [email protected].

ARPF LEGACY SOCIETY

Gold Level

• Mrs. Ethel A. Hoff
• Dr. and Mrs. Dharma Singh Khalsa
• Ms. Barbara Joan Davis 
• Gail B. Campbell
• Ms. Anita Poorman
• Robert S. Gamblin

Silver Level

• Mr. and Mrs. Claude and Billye Boucaud
• Mr. Carl G. Crawford
• Union Congregational Church

Bronze Level

• Mr. and Mrs. Randy Brooks
• Ms. Mary Gilbert
• Mr. Edward T. Haats
• Hansel Trust
• Mrs. Marjorie Olmstead
• Shaol and Evelyn Pozez Endowment Fund
• Lawrence M. Robbin

Officers and Board Members

PRESIDENT/MEDICAL DIRECTOR - Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D.

VICE PRESIDENT - Chris Walling, PsyD, MBA, C-IAYT

TREASURER - Bert Beatty, MHA

SECRETARY - Kirti K. Khalsa 

MEMBERS - Fletcher Wilkins, BS

- Diane Ventura-Goodyear, MBA

Executive Staff

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS MANAGER - Chelsea Pyne

OUTREACH COORDINATOR -

Camille Osorio

Medical and Scientific Advisory Council

CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER

George Perry, Ph.D., Professor of Biology & Chemistry, Chief Scientist, Brain Health Consortium University of Texas at San Antonio, TX 

ASSISTANT SCIENCE OFFICER

Kateřina Sheardová, M.D., Ph.D., Head of the Memory Center ICRC St. Anne´s University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic

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Daniel Amen, M.D., Director of the Amen Clinics, Costa Mesa, CA

Lisa Barnes, Ph.D., Alla V. and Solomon Jesmer Professor Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Chicago, IL

Ma Gloria Borras-Boneu, M.D., GRD Health Institute - Barcelona, Spain

Hiroko Dodge, Ph.D., Kevreson Research Professor of Neurology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Oregon Health & Science University

Nancy Emerson Lombardo, Ph.D., Adjunct Research Assistant Professor of Neurology Boston University, School of Medicine, Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Boston, MA

Elissa Epel, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA

Fayron Epps, Ph.D., RN, Principal Investigator of the Faith Village Research Lab, Atlanta, GA

Annie Fenn, M.D., Women’s health specialist & Founder of Brain Health Kitchen, Jackson Hole, WY

Karen E. Innes, MSPH, Ph.D., Professor of Epidemiology, Western Virginia University School of Public Health, Morgantown, WV

Richard S. Isaacson, M.D., Director, Alzheimer's Prevention Program, Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Tejinder Kaur Khalsa, M.D., M.S., FRCP, Consultant for WHO, Rochester, MN

Miia Kivipelto, M.D., Ph.D., Aging Research Center and Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Karolinska Institute - Stockholm, Sweden

Karen Koffler, M.D., Medical Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at University of Miami, FL

Helen Lavretsky, M.D., M.S., Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCLA Semel Institute and Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital- Los Angeles, CA

Lisa Mosconi, Ph.D., Director, Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY

Andrew B. Newberg, M.D., Director, Marcus Institute of Integrative Health –Myrna Brind Center Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Arti Prasad, M.D., FACP, Chief of Medicine, Hennepin Medical Ctr Professor/Vice Chair of Medicine, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN

Michelle Sierpina, Ph.D., Founding Director, UTMB Osher Institute for Lifelong Learning University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX 

Leonard A. Wisneski, MD, FACP, Clinical Professor of Medicine at George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC