NOTE FROM TED: While some may find this helpful as a complementary approach, please do not look to this talk for medical advice. This talk only represents the speaker's personal business approach to and understanding of precision medicine and cognitive decline which remains an ongoing field of study. We've flagged this talk because it falls outside the content guidelines TED gives TEDx organizers. This TEDx event was independently organized by volunteers by and for a youth audience. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdfWhat if the cognitive decline we fear as we age is NOT inevitable—and what if we could not only prevent it but actually reverse it, without a drug? Triple board-certified physician Kristine Burke, MD reveals why the current approach to dementia has failed, and shares the specific critical systems in your body that determine whether your brain thrives or declines as you age. This isn't about hoping you'll be lucky and avoid dementia—it's about determining your own cognitive destiny while you still can. Kristine Burke, MD is a triple board-certified Precision Medicine Physician, Entrepreneur, Author, Educator, and Researcher. She is an expert in the reversal and prevention of chronic diseases such as dementia, diabetes, heart attacks and strokes with a special focus on mold-related illness and its connection to many health conditions. Stemming from her clinical outcomes excellence and research into promoting brain health and reversing the cognitive decline of early dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease, she co-founded TruNeura with its unique AI-supported patient coaching interface and provider-focused clinical decision support software advancing the mission to scale the prevention and reversal of cognitive decline worldwide. She is the Founder, Chief Executive, and Medical Director of True Health Center for Precision Medicine in Northern California. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx