A video series with Prof. Dr. Dr. Jens Pahnke

Dementia research, explained plainly

A lecture by Alzheimer's researcher Professor Jens Pahnke on naturopathic approaches to treating dementia — how his studies began, what was tested, and where the findings offer hope. Watch the series on YouTube.

The series, segment by segment

  • What is Dementia?

    6:26

    Defines dementia (amnesia, aphasia, apraxia, agnosia) with visual examples from clinical diagnostics, and how patients with dementia can be classified.

  • Types of Dementia — Alzheimer's Dementia

    6:55

    Common and rare types of dementia; the beginnings of Alzheimer's research and namesake Aloysius Alzheimer; what's visible in patients' brains — plaques, tangles, vascular deposits, brain atrophy, inflammatory responses.

  • Genetics and Risk Factors of Alzheimer's Dementia

    6:17

    Alzheimer's families and sporadic cases; known and possible risk factors; protective factors studied (NSAIDs, coffee, red wine); how deposits of β-amyloid plaques develop in the brain.

  • Current Treatment and Research on “Waste Disposal” in the Brain

    5:29

    Symptomatic treatment strategies — three cholinesterase inhibitors, one NMDA receptor antagonist — their effects and side effects; how the brain's transport molecules are affected by long-term cardiovascular treatment; active ingredients that activate ABC transporters.

  • Medical Plants and Dementia / Alzheimer's

    12:43

    Study of plant extracts including ginkgo and Tebonin® in Alzheimer's mice; occurrence and use of Greek mountain tea in Europe; test results for Sideritis scardica versus ginkgo; St. John's wort and Pycnogenol trials.

  • Case Studies 2010–2013: Combined Use of Sideritis Tea / Laif®900

    2:58

    Patient feedback and clinical improvements; problems with St. John's wort and recommendations for minimum application to test effectiveness.

  • Current Findings — Sideritis / St. John's Wort Extract as Renovare 500

    7:20

    Patient feedback from Joy P.; best-effect combination of Sideritis scardica and Hypericum perforatum; interaction of St. John's wort with medication; how important early treatment is.

For the treatment methods discussed in this series, see sources of supply.