Mission Statement: The Alzheimer’s Research & Prevention Foundation (ARPF) is dedicated to the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease by funding research studies and providing professional training, educational outreach and memory screenings. |
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In this Issue:
President's Message: More Breaking News on Covid-19 & Your Brain
Outreach & Education: Online Brain Longevity® Therapy Training
New Products For You
What Others Are Saying: ARPF Featured on Ezvid Wiki
Donor Spotlight: Denyse Le Fever
Research Update: The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
Donor List – Thank You!
Ever Loved
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President's Message
More Breaking News on Covid-19 & Your Brain
Dear John,
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As Covid-19 cases and deaths have continued to climb, we can expect an additional surge this Fall. Beyond that, there is emerging research revealing that even when a patient survives Covid, leaves the ICU after being on a ventilator, and then leaves the hospital, their health challenges are not over. |
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These people have now been given the name “Long Haulers.”
As was seen in a number of patients, indications are that they will be dealing with problems such as brain inflammation, seizures, tremors, kidney and liver problems, and diabetes for a long time to come. There is now a new medical specialty that has evolved to deal with Covid recovery.
Our research reveals that the key to balanced immune function is actually enhanced brain function. That makes perfect sense when you consider that the name of this medical specialty that concerns this topic is Psycho-Neuro-Immunology or PNI. This illustrates that mental health affects your brain health and your brain health affects your immune system.
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Outreach & Education
Online Brain Longevity® Therapy Training
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We are thrilled to announce the launch of our now completely virtual Online Brain Longevity Therapy Training (BLTT). This training is designed so you can become a certified Brain Longevity Specialist from the comfort and safety of your home, at your given pace, and at a great price.
Becoming a Certified Brain Longevity Specialist is a great asset to have in your toolkit– regardless that dementia cases are on the rise– it’s especially timely as we’ve seen such a huge need for wellness leaders during Covid. Whether if you're a caregiver, yoga teacher, therapist of all traditions, nurse, wellness coach, nutritionist, or just someone interested in brain health and longevity... this program will find a way to enhance your life.
The program, which is based on decades of science and ARPF-designed research on integrative medicine, is also clinically proven to slow the development of dementia.
We've seen great success in healthy aging using our protocol. You'll have the world's best
holistic and yogic techniques for brain health at your fingertips. Furthermore, we want our students to apply what they learn from day one.
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Maintaining Brain Health
Discover active coping strategies to maintain brain health during high-stress situations (particularly Covid-19) through our newest bundle. This educational trifecta includes a 1-hour webinar, slides, and a handout with twenty-five active coping strategies to maintain your resilience while we fight this pandemic. ARPF Presenter Dr. Chris Walling discusses cognitive exercises that are evidence-based and clinically informed to reduce stress and inflammation on a cellular level– all while increasing your odds for living a long, healthy, and happy life.
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The Neuroscience of Yoga
In this webinar, our guest speaker Kristine Kaoverii Weber, MA, C-IAYT, ERYT500, YACEP takes participants on a journey through the brain. She discusses the benefits of bringing ‘yoga’s ways of knowing’ into what it means to be a healthy human. Kristine also examines how yoga can be
utilized across the continuum of care: from prevention, to treatment, to recovery, to health promotion. Furthermore, participants look at research-based benefits of yoga and discuss specific strategies for using yoga postures to benefit different parts of the brain.
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If you would like to watch either of these recordings and receive the accompanying handouts and slides, please purchase them from our Store. |
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The Best Meditation For You Now
By Dharma Singh Khalsa, MD
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Got stress? Who doesn’t during these very intense and uncertain times.
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What Others Are Saying
ARPF Featured on Ezvid Wiki
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Donor Spotlight
Denyse Le Fever, Brain Longevity® Specialist
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For her birthday this year, Denyse Le Fever organized “A Solstice to Remember” fundraiser in honor of her father, Harry L. Le Fever. It was an informational, one-hour Zoom presentation on Stress Management and Better Brain Health through Yoga. In return, she asked for donations on ARPF’s behalf.
“A Solstice to Remember was such a special day for me to finally offer a workshop in honor of my Dad and ARPF. The end of my Dad’s life and his struggle with Alzheimer’s coincided with my decision to study yoga more deeply. Being able to offer this workshop in his honor was healing and heartfelt. Many participants had family and friends who had AD as well and I want to thank them for joining and for sharing how AD touched their lives.”
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If you’d like to shake things up this year, create a birthday fundraiser for ARPF that everyone can celebrate. Creating a Facebook birthday fundraiser is a popular way to give back to a cause you’re passionate about on your special day. Facebook makes it easy– all you have to do is invite friends and family members to donate to your ARPF fundraiser.
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Research Update
Recognizing The Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease
By Dharma Singh Khalsa, MD, Medical Director
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There are many medical journals that publish research. Typically, the highly prestigious journals publish the most solid and reputable research. At ARPF, we want to acknowledge the work of one such publication, The Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (JAD).
Over the course of the last 22 years, JAD has published more papers on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) than any other journal. Furthermore, JAD has received more citations than any other AD-focused journal. JAD is now published semi-monthly, has a parallel book series, and has launched the open access JAD Reports, as well as sister journals on Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and Neuromuscular Diseases.
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Logo Copyright Journal of Alzheimer's Disease used with permission.
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Do you buy or sell on Ebay? You can easily round up your purchase or donate a portion of your sale to ARPF! Just follow the prompts and look for “Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation.” |
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In Memory/ In Honor Donors
April to June, 2020
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Your ARPF is honored to be a part of Ever Loved’s memorial website. This is a beautiful way to celebrate a loved one’s life in an elegant, community-oriented memorial fund. Ever Loved makes funeral planning and connecting with providers, friends, and family as simple as possible.
If you would like to leave a legacy for your loved one through supporting ARPF research and initiatives, please visit our page. We are so thankful to those who wish to include ARPF during such a sensitive time. We will continue to make strides in Alzheimer’s prevention in memory of all those who have been afflicted by dementia. We are forever grateful.
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WORKPLACE CAMPAIGNS
ARPF is a proud participant in all workplace campaigns; these are only a few of the better known ones:
- Aetna Foundation
- American Express
- Bank of America
- Citibank
- Colgate
- Discover
- Expedia
- GE
- Google
- Intuit
- JP Morgan Chase
- Lab Corp
- Liberty Mutual Group
- Macy’s
- Mayo Clinic
- Microsoft
- Morgan Stanley
- Paypal/Ebay
- PepsiCo
- Sherwin Williams Co.
- Sony Corporation
- Starbucks
- State Farm Insurance
- Subaru
- The Coca Cola Co
- VISA
- Wells Fargo
- Whole Foods Market
Check with your employer to see if the Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation is on their list.
ARPF NOW ACCEPTS ALL THE FOLLOWING DONATIONS
Please contact ARPF’s Vice President Randy Brooks at 1-888-908-5766 or [email protected].
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LEAVE A LEGACY:
Remember Us in Your Will
If you would like to receive information on how you can leave a legacy to support the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation’s critical research initiatives, or to support one of our many other programs, please contact ARPF’s Vice President Randy Brooks at 1-888-908-5766 or by email.
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ARPF LEGACY SOCIETY
Gold Level
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Mrs. Ethel A. Hoff
- Dr. and Mrs. Dharma Singh Khalsa
- Ms. Barbara Joan Davis
Silver Level
- Mr. and Mrs. Claude and Billye Boucaud
- Mr. Carl G. Crawford
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Union Congregational Church
Bronze Level
- Mr. and Mrs. Randy Brooks
- Ms. Mary Gilbert
- Mr. Edward T. Haats
- Mrs. Marjorie Olmstead
- Shaol and Evelyn Pozez Endowment Fund
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Officers and Board Members
PRESIDENT/MEDICAL DIRECTOR - Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D.
VICE PRESIDENT - Randal Brooks, MA, LPC
TREASURER - Bert Beatty, MHA
SECRETARY - Kirti K. Khalsa
MEMBERS - Fletcher Wilkins, BS
-Edward Gellert, BSM
Executive Staff
VICE PRESIDENT OF EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - Chris Walling, PsyD, MBA, C-IAYT
SENIOR ADVISOR - Simran S. Stuelpnagel
NEWSLETTER EDITOR - Chelsea Pyne
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ARPF is a Proud Member of: |
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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
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Daniel Amen, M.D., Director of the Amen Clinics, Costa Mesa, CA
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
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 Clinic Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
Sat Bir S. Khalsa, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital – Boston, MA
Tejinder Kaur Khalsa, M.D., M.S., FRCP, Senior Associate Consultant, General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 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., Associate 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
Kateřina Sheardová, M.D., Head of the Memory Center ICRC St. Anne´s University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic
Michelle Sierpina, Ph.D., Founding Director, UTMB Osher Institute for Lifelong Learning University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX
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