Is Alzheimer’s Really Hereditary, or Is the Health System Missing the Real Cause
By C. Leonard, MBA, CHC, CBT Alzheimer’s disease is frightening partly because it can feel random. One person develops symptoms in their 60s. Another stays sharp into their 90s. When a disease is this painful and poorly understood, people naturally ask whether the cause is hidden, inherited, environmental, medical, or tied to the way health care works. The clearest answer is this: Alzheimer’s is not explained by heredity alone, but it is also not accurate to say heredity has
