More than 47 million people are living with Alzheimer’s worldwide. Doctors predict more than half of adults will be diagnosed with the disease by age 85. Despite the terrifying statistics, the truth is 90% of Alzheimer’s cases are preventable through lifestyle factors–and the younger we begin, the better.
people living with Alzheimer’s Disease
of these cases are preventable
And the younger we begin, the better.
Through our research and extensive collective medical backgrounds, we work to demystify the steps to achieving long-term brain health and the prevention of devastating diseases such as Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Most people don’t understand brain health is in their hands. We host local workshops in community centers, churches — places where members of the community are known to congregate — to arm people with knowledge to improve brain health.
We involve local community leaders across all industries – government, civic, business, faith – and equip them with the best strategies to approach brain health education and implementation for their communities.
Dr. Dean Sherzai has a leadership background and uses business models to create short and long-term success. He finished his medical and neurology residencies at Georgetown University with a subsequent fellowship in neurodegenerative diseases at the National Institutes of Health, followed by a second fellowship in Dementia and Geriatrics at the University of California, San Diego. He also holds two Masters Degrees; in advanced sciences at UCSD and a Masters in public health from Loma Linda University. Finally he has received a PhD in Healthcare leadership at Loma Linda/Andrews University.
Dr. Ayesha Sherzai has a culinary and nutrition background, and teaches people about the most important environmental exposure there is: food. Dr. Sherzai finished her medical residency at Loma Linda University and holds a Masters in advanced sciences from UCSD. She subsequently completed a residency in preventive medicine and neurology and thereafter received a fellowship in vascular neurology from Columbia University, and is currently finalizing her PhD in Nutritional Epidemiology at Loma Linda University. Ayesha also has a culinary RX, giving her a unique understanding of nutrition as a natural form of medicine.
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