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Aholistic treatment programme like no other The residential programme is preceded by a comprehensive consultation and discovery phase, including some preliminary lab tests, in order to get to know the client, their main concerns, and their goals, then begin to map out the bespoke testing and treatment plans for the client’s stay. After the intensive treatment phase, as clients return to daily life, they receive ongoing support from The Kusnacht Practice and are invited back to Switzerland twice a year to fine- tune the programme and supercharge their rejuvenation. The testing protocol is a 360-degree evaluation of the client’s entire metabolic state, not just their brain health. As well as the standard tests common to standard brain health programmes, such as MRI, X-ray, fitness, and body composition, the BIO-R ® Cognitive Blueprint testing protocol includes genetic and epigenetic factors that are known to have an impact on brain health. Tests range from nutritional and metabolic fitness, oral health, sleep hygiene, and toxic load, to biomarkers for inflammation, autoimmunity, neuropathy, blood-brain barrier disruptions, and computerised neurocognitive testing (to detect early signs of decline). Other assessments include lifestyle, environment, habits, and psychological state, all of which have a major influence on the functioning of brain and body. Such comprehensive testing is essential to enable The Kusnacht Practice’s interdisciplinary team of specialists to determine how best to tackle the underlying source of each client’s issues and develop the tailor-made programme that will deliver the optimum results for every individual. Why optimum cognitive health matters more than ever The need for such a programme has never been greater, as we live in a world of information overload (by 2011, the amount of information our brains received was already five times greater than in 1986; since then it has increased exponentially and today it’s estimated that we receive 11 million bits of information per second). Added to this, we must navigate ever-increasing social complexity and constantly evolving challenges. High achievers in the business and finance world need not only to make decisions faster and constantly reimagine their businesses in a changing world, but also need greater emotional intelligence, self- awareness, resilience, and sound judgement. Cognitive decline affects all of these brain functions – not only memory loss, mental agility, and the ability to focus. Memory loss alone is having a devastating impact as the world witnesses an explosion in dementia, with almost 10 million new cases recorded every year. Other severe neuro-degenerative diseases are also increasing at a faster rate than ever.As brain science advances, it has become clear that the damage sets in many years before it manifests itself in symptoms – and the causes are many. Our brains are under constant assault, not only from the greater demands of life but also from environmental toxins, electromagnetic smog, the increasing ubiquity of non-functional foods, chronic stress – the list goes on. For high achievers, the need to combat neural fatigue, arrest the damage, and maintain their competitive edge is urgent. The Kusnacht Practice’s proprietary BIO-R ® Cognitive Blueprint programme addresses this crucial issue at its core. It goes far beyond simply maintaining the status quo in terms of brain health and enables clients to halt cognitive decline, slow it down or reverse it at the source level. 276 | Simply Abu Dhabi