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Report from the MCI SymposiumPresident’s Message

In mid-January, your ARPF participated in the Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Symposium, a form of early memory loss that may progress to Alzheimer’s. The conference was presented by the Mount Sinai Medical Center of Miami Beach, Florida. We were very welcomed there and shared our work by having a booth and meeting and discussing with other key researchers in the field. In addition, one of our Scientific Advisory Members from the renowned Karolinska Institute in Sweden and recipient of our research grants, Miia Kivipelto, M.D., Ph.D., gave a very

important presentation on her work, called The FINGER Study. She revealed that lifestyle modifications, such as those discussed in our 4 Pillars of Alzheimer’s Prevention, definitely act to reduce many risk factors for the development of Alzheimer’s disease and improve your memory.

What’s the most important thing I learned at this conference? It’s that memory loss is not a normal part of aging, any more than chest pain. There are many actions you can take to stave off the dreaded Alzheimer’s. I feel this is encouraging because, although the medical community doesn’t have all the answers yet, we are working very hard to make strides to understand the various aspects of Alzheimer’s and dementia. You can count on your ARPF to continue championing the lifestyle-based research at these type of conferences.

There are two tracks working to prevent Alzheimer’s. One school of thought is drug-oriented. As you know, there are millions of dollars being spent researching the magic-bullet drug that will stop, reverse and possibly prevent Alzheimer’s. But recently, the Alzheimer’s Association journal stated that, so far, drugs have been a failure. The other school of thought is about lifestyle, as presented by Dr. Kivipelto and championed by ARPF. What’s even more new and exciting is that the 4 Pillars of Prevention can help people who have the Alzheimer’s gene, as shown by this innovative research you are supporting. Yes, you read correctly and we will have more scientific results to share in an upcoming issue of this newsletter, as soon as all the data analysis is complete.

This totally reinforces the work you’ve been supporting and believe in. The 4 Pillars of Alzheimer’s Prevention: diet, stress management including Kirtan Kriya exercise and yoga, physical and mental exercise, and developing spiritual fitness enhance memory and reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

I’m sure you share in the excitement of the progress we are making together, and thank you for your continued and generous support.

Yours in Brain Health, DHARMA SINGH KHALSA, M.D. Founding President/Medical Director

Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D.Founding President/ Medical Director

Miia Kivipelto, M.D., Ph.D.Main Researcher of the FINGER Study

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prevention of Alzheimer’s disease by funding

research studies and providing educational outreach and memory

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On the Cover: • President’s Message

Page 2: • New Medical and Scientific

Advisory Council Member

Page 3: • Outreach Schedule

• What Others Are Saying

Page 4: • Community Outreach

Update • “What It’s Like”

Page 5: • ARPF Research Update

Page 6-7: • Donor List - Thank You!

Page 8: • Make a Difference!

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1st Quarter 2016

Volume 16, Issue 1

Working Towards Prevention Since 1993

THE 4 PILLARS OF

Alzheimer’s PreventionTM

| www.alzheimersprevention.org


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

BOARD VICE PRESIDENT -Randal Brooks, MA, LPC

BOARD TREASURER - Kirti K. Khalsa (interim)BOARD SECRETARY - Kirti K. KhalsaBOARD MEMBER - Edward Steinfeldt, MAEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT - Simran S. Stuelpnagel

MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COUNCILChief Science OfficerGeorge Perry, Ph.D.Dean and Professor, College of Sciences University of Texas at San Antonio

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

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

Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Brigham and Women’s Hospital – Boston, MA

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

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

Arti Prasad, M.D., FACPProfessor of Medicine Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine Executive Director, UNM Center for Life Albuquerque, NM

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

“The 4 Pillars of Alzheimer’s Prevention” is published quarterly by the Alzheimer’s Research & Prevention Foundation.

Arti Prasad MD, FACP, a Professor of Internal Medicine, holds many important roles at the University of New Mexico (UNM). She is the Division Chief of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Integrative Medicine (GIGIM), and the UNM Center for Life’s founding Executive Director. Dr. Prasad is involved in faculty development, community outreach, CME at the UNM School of Medicine and teaches in different phases of medical education. She gives lectures, seminars, invited talks, and Grand Rounds. She organizes and Chairs the Biennial Symposium of Integrative Medical Professionals in the

Land of Enchantment (SIMPLE). Dr. Prasad, an excellent physician and educator, has also been involved in clinical trials, mentoring medical students in research projects related to primary care and integrative medicine, and writing research proposals. Dr. Prasad has received grant support every year from 2010-2014 to develop and support an Integrative Medicine Track in the Internal Medicine Residency program at UNM. The track is the first program of its kind in the nation.

Under her able leadership, UNM School of Medicine became one of the earlier members of the Academic Consortium of Integrative Medicine and Health. Dr. Prasad was nominated and selected in 2015 as one of the founding board members to the new American Board of Integrative Medicine (ABOIM).

Dr. Prasad has received high recognition by her peers during her medical career such as the “Sage 20 Women Making a Difference Award”, winner of UNM’s Paul Bartlett’s Peace Prize, and UNM’S Sara Belle Brown faculty award in community service. She has been selected as a national delegate from NM for “Vision 2020 - Women in Leadership” program at Drexel University, and voted by her peers as one of the Top 100 docs of Albuquerque for several years in a row,

The most important and fulfilling aspect of Dr. Prasad’s career is providing patient-centered and compassionate care to her patients; creating and expanding new programs; fund-raising; and mentoring and coaching her faculty, colleagues, staff, residents, and students.

Introducing our Newest Medical and Scientific Advisory MemberArti Prasad. M.D., FACP

Arti Prasad. M.D., FACP Scientific Advisory Council Member

The Joyful Noise Fellowship has been together since 1987! Each week we donate to a charity that is the

most accountable, transparent, and financially sound. Our group chooses to donate to ARPF because we

appreciate that you take a holistic approach to preventing memory loss and Alzheimer’s. Plus, you do so

efficiently with low administrative and fundraising expenses.

On a personal note, both my mother and grandmother passed after a 5-year struggle with Alzheimer’s. I

love the idea of preventing it before it even starts. I know that these techniques are important, especially

for those of us with a family history of Alzheimer ’s disease.

Jana Warren Joyful Noise Fellowship in Piqua, OH

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what others are saying about arpf

Community Outreach ScheduleMARCH 12-13, 2016

Memory Screening Day and exhibit booth at the Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson, AZ

MARCH 14-20, 2016 Brain Awareness Week

MARCH 20-24, 2016Poster presentation at the American

Society on Aging Annual MeetingWashington, DC

APRIL 29-30, 2016 Memory screenings and presentation at

the Ability 360 Health & Wellness FairPhoenix, AZ

APRIL 30-MAY 1, 2016 ARPF’s research partners are presenting

at the 1st UCLA Conference on Integrative Medicine and Mental Health

Los Angeles, CA

MAY 17-20, 2016 Presentation and exhibit booth at the

Integrative Medicine & Health Conference (ICIMH)

Las Vegas, NV

JUNE 6-9, 2016 Exhibit booth at the Symposium on

Yoga Therapy and ResearchReston, VA

JULY 11-14, 2016 Presentation and exhibit booth at

the Symposium of Integrative Medicine Professionals in the Land of

Enchantment (SIMPLE) Conference Taos, NM

JULY 24-28, 2016 Presentation and exhibit booth at the Alzheimer’s Association International

ConferenceToronto, Canada



On January 20, we exhibited at the Tucson Estates Health Fair in Tucson, AZ. Tucson Estates (a 55+ retirement community) serves its health-conscious residents by sponsoring this annual health fair. Residents get to spend the day learning about different health initiatives available to them in the local community. Eileen Pattarozzi and Valerie Powors from the ARPF team managed the exhibit booth, handing out brochures and answering questions from the attendees. Eileen loved the event, mentioning that her favorite part was spending time with people in this age group, sharing stories and answering questions about our research.

As a fun offering, the ARPF ran a raffle to give away two 3,000-piece jigsaw puzzles. David Stumps, one of the winners, was very excited to use the puzzle to practice Brain Aerobics at home. Along with the puzzles, all materials presented by the ARPF were well received, and everyone was interested to hear about the 4 Pillars of Alzheimer’s Prevention. In fact, Tucson Estates was so happy with the ARPF’s information, that they requested we send brochures for them to include in the welcome packets for new community members.

As the fulfillment manager, I handle all shipping and orders for ARPF. A typical day starts with me checking what orders have been received since the last shipment date. I review each order and enter all of the data into an excel file, so I can easily track them. From there I collect materials to fulfill each order and sort them. Finally, I package everything and calculate postage so I can head off to the post office to send the orders out.

This is a part time job for me, as I am a college student working toward my Psychology degree. I enjoy the work because I get to see all of the different groups that ARPF interacts with. I am interested in continuing my education in a research field, and am inspired by the research initiatives of ARPF.

Next time you place an order, there’s a good chance I’ve packed it up for you!

Community Outreach Update:Tucson Estates Health Fair

What It’s Like — to Fulfill Orders for ARPFby Austin Chambers

Eileen Pattarozzi, ARPF Staff Helping visitors at the ARPF table

David Stumps Jigsaw Puzzle Winner


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ARPF Research Update: Strategic Memory for Alzheimer’s Rehabilitation Training (SMART): Fruitful Partnership with ARPF by John DenBoer, Ph.D.

If you are currently involved in the aging community, or know somebody in the latter stages of their life, you have probably heard the term “use it or lose it.” This is generally taken to mean that you have to keep your brain active in the latter stages of your life in an effort to avoid problems with thinking, or dementia.

But how exactly do you do this? Unfortunately, many seniors have been advised that by simply keeping their mind active they keep their brain sharp enough to avoid dementia. This may not be correct.

It is not enough to simply keep your mind active: older people must keep their brains active by engaging in new and novel exercises. Essentially,

these are cognitive activities that one has never seen before, or has rarely encountered. The Strategic Memory for Alzheimer’s Rehabilitation Training (SMART) Program has had a great deal of positive results, and has been effective in stemming the cognitive and functional decline associated with dementia.

ARPF has graciously partnered with Dr. DenBoer and SMART Aging, Inc., to offer the SMART program to 200 individuals across 6 Assisted Living/Independent Living facilities in the East Valley area of Phoenix, Arizona (ranging from Fountain Hills to Mesa).

The results of this mental training have been extremely positive, as the combination of the SMART program and Kirtan Kriya (KK) method has allowed participants (many of which who have early stage dementia) to improve their cognition while they are on the program. In addition to the above study, ARPF has partnered with SMART Aging, Inc., to offer the SMART Program and Kirtan Kriya meditation methodology to over 150 residents at Phoenix’s Church of the Beatitudes. Church of the Beatitudes is a nationally-recognized living center for the care of dementia, being featured in the NY Times approximately 4 years ago. Dr. DenBoer is looking forward to bringing the SMART program and KK method to this nationally recognized center. We will be updating you on these pages as the study progresses.

Dr. John DenBoer, Ph.D. Founder and Chief Medical Officer, SMART Aging, Inc.

SMART IS a cognitive rehabilitation program designed to improve brain function in elderly individuals who may have early memory loss, including Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).

SMART IS:• 12-week program, 3 versions• 3 hours of patient activity per week• Highly structured program• Customized via the results of

neuropsychological testing• Designed to increase neural connections via: – New (novel) learning exercises – Structured program• Adherence and compliance of the program

is increased via the use of a caregiver

Approximate Course of Dementia

SMART Dementia


OCTOBER to DECEMBER 2015THANK YOU

Individual Donations Many Anonymous DonorsSusan AbbateRebecca AganKimm and Steve ApplegatePeter AusiliAaron BaconMaria BalazTomas Balino RiosPatricia G. BarbelyGini BarrettElizabeth BartholomewFontella BatemanMark BellPatricia H. BellCarole BellewGertrude BeltCindy BentleyJennifer M. BiberElla C. BiggerstaffGregory S. BirdMichelle BlackKaren R. BoltonTimothy BoncoskeyLinda B. BorensteinCourtney B. BoscoeRobyn J. BraytonJames Bridgers, Jr.Randal BrooksGary BrownJeanette T. BrownJosef B. BrownJovern BrownPhyllis BrownLisa BrowningWilliam BuckleyKaren BuechnerKristin BurksMonica Y. ButlerRobert E. CallahanRobert CampbellAnita CannonKay CarlsonLynn CarterDorothy CaudillAlexia CavigilaRavyn N. ChambersPatricia A. ChappellGail Chimel

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The Burns Family Maria McKenna

The Deacon Family Dawn Tully

Charles “Bud” Westcamp Margaret Westcamp

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Lillian Richter Michele Danevich

Addie Tate Alice (Allie) Daniels

Robert Gordon Hayes Jeanne Hayes

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Dorothy Lambrecht Steven Lambrecht

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Canadian Mental Health Association

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THANK YOU

LEAVE A LEGACY: Remember Us in Your WillIf 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 520-749-8374 or [email protected].

ARPF LEGACY SOCIETYGold Level ($100,000 - $499,999) • Mrs. Ethel A. Hoff• Dr. and Mrs. Dharma Singh Khalsa

Bronze Level (Up to $50,000) • Mr. and Mrs. Randy Brooks• Edward T. Haats• Mrs. Marjorie Olmstead• Shaol and Evelyn Pozez

Endowment Fund


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