In the same way that the genetic movement profile, or indeed the movement profile itself, varies from individual to individual, so does the health profile. And this also applies to the diseases which manifest themselves as dementia. According to the latest scientific findings, the APOE (Apolipoprotein E) gene variant is a reliable indicator of whether someone is susceptible to Alzheimer’s disease or not. If we diagnose the APOE4 variant, then the risk of developing dementia rises by a factor of 9.2 compared with the APOE2 variant. It is important that the genetic test is carried out early, because Alzheimer’s dementia may be detected and diagnosed only after it has been developing for around twenty years, by which stage a cure is not possible given today’s knowledge of medicine.
Therefore, prevention is the only way to counter the disease. So when we detect the APOE4 gene variant in one of our clients at an early stage, we recommend cognitive training. Neurologists tell us that, even at an advanced age, people are able to form new neurons. From the genotype, we can identify the part of the brain in which the density of nerve cells will decrease, leading to the development of dementia.
The client then receives from us software-assisted cognitive training which is adapted specifically to his or her genetic structure. The effect is that new neurons are formed in the precise area of the brain where nerve cell density is set to decrease, thereby halting the trend towards dementia. The time that our clients are expected to devote to this is around three minutes per day. The system has been developed by a Swiss university and, taken in conjunction with the gene check, is the only way to prevent the disease.
