CHANGE YOUR STORY OF BRAIN AGING
Stop Guessing About Dementia.
Know Your Brain. Change Your Future.
1 in 9
people over age 65 live with Alzheimer's Dementia in the U.S.
Their brains have been sending SOS signals for decades but there has been no way to listen to the signals.
UNTIL NOW
Every father, mother, sister or grandfather with Alzheimer's tells a tragic story that started 10-25 years before their diagnosis. Our founder Dr. Alexis Anvekar calls this 10-25 year gap The Silent Gap of Dementia™. During this gap, there were signals of brain inflammation that traditional healthcare couldn't detect. By the time their dementia diagnosis was made, 30-60% of neurons were already lost and the treatment window in The Silent Gap of Dementia™ had likely closed.
Traditional Medicine can't detect the vague, subtle signs of brain aging until the window to act starts closing.
We can.
Our groundbreaking patent-pending System was built to detect and treat The Silent Gap of Dementia™
Our System for detecting brain aging, the CogSpan Immersive System, specializes in finding the modifiable, treatable signs that may precede a diagnosis of dementia by 10-25 years - The Silent Gap of Dementia.
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Dr. Alexis Anvekar has been practicing traditional medicine for over 25 years and has found that it doesn't always work. Traditional medicine is driven by the need to find a diagnosis before offering a treatment.
However, sometimes a diagnosis isn't possible because the labs are normal or the symptoms aren't just right. Despite this, the patient may feel that "something is off." In this stage of pre-disease the subtle signals our bodies send out are either hard to detect, invisible or meaningless on their own. So what do we do as doctors? We watch and wait for the disease to worsen until a diagnosis can be made.
This diagnosis-dependent method doesn't work with dementia. By the time a dementia diagnosis is made, the window to act has likely closed. The Silent Gap of Dementia is almost always missed by traditional healthcare--not because your doctor doesn't care, but because your doctor doesn't have the tools to find it.
SO WE BUILT THE TOOLS
"My patients fear Dementia more than any other diagnosis. CogSpan is the first program dedicated to The Silent Gap of Dementia. "
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Linda's reaction when comparing CogSpanTM to any other medical assessments she has had in the past
THE SCIENCE IS CLEAR
The Silent Gap of Dementia is a 10–25 Year Window
that no one talks about.
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window is open
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window is closing
window is closing
Age 45–50
SILENT ONSET
Amyloid plaques and neuroinflammation begin to accumulate. No symptoms. Normal labs. This stage is almost always missed.
Age 50–60
THE CRITICAL WINDOW
Cognitive edge erodes: slower recall, word-finding difficulty, mental fatigue. Symptoms are dismissed as "nothings." Conventional medicine has no reason to act.
Age 60–75
PREVENTION WINDOW SHORTENS
Brain volume loss becomes measurable on MRI. Mild cognitive impairment may be clinically diagnosed. Conventional medicine may offer medications that most doctors feel don't work.
Age 75+
DIAGNOSIS
By the time dementia is diagnosed, 30-60% of neurons may already be lost. The window to act is closing.
30-60%
Science shows that 30-60% of neurons may be lost by the time dementia is diagnosed. Your labs came back normal. Your doctor sees nothing wrong. But "normal" on standard labs doesn't mean your brain is aging optimally. CogSpanTM was built specifically to find what conventional medicine misses — in the years when it still matters.
Is Your Brain Already Signaling?
We Are Ready to Listen
afternoon wall
The Wall
The energy crash that didn't used to happen. You used to power through. Now you're barely managing around it.
lost efficiency
Lost Edge
You're keeping up in meetings. You used to be three moves ahead. The gap between you and your best self is widening.
half sec slower
Slower Recall
Names and word recall take just a half-second longer than they should. You catch yourself searching for words that used to come instantly.
nothing left for family
Nothing Left
Your family is right there — and you have nothing left to give them. Cognitive fatigue doesn't clock out at 5pm.
How We Listen
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We go far beyond typical labs. We get the most advanced Alzheimer's risk labs available in addition to over 100 additional labs. We don't guess. We don't dismiss. We don't leave you guessing or wondering if your signals mean anything. The CogSpan Immersive Program gathers hundreds of data points and uses a patent-pending mathematical model to tag, sort and organize every data point until a pattern emerges.
Your pattern then guides Dr. Anvekar into personally crafting your CogSpan Blueprint.
Your Blueprint is a detailed instruction manual that guides you through a detox phase, a replenishment phase and finally a restoration phase. Your Blueprint will also include easy to follow scores for our ten CogSpan patterns that we call Living Domains. Your scores can be followed with repeat assessments every 6-12 months long-term.
What We Check and How it Guides Us
Your SOS Signals will tell a story that will lead us to focus on one of these ten Living Domains
THE 10 LIVING DOMAINS
Brain Performance & Cognitive Aging
Inflammation & Immune Aging
Sleep, Circadian Rhythm & Recovery
Cardiovascular & Vascular Aging
Lifestyle, Purpose & Cognitive Reserve
Metabolic & Glycemic Stability
Mitochondrial Energy & Oxidative Stress
Hormonal & Neuroendocrine Balance
Physical Function, Strength & Mobility
Risk Behaviors, Environment & Health Engagement
Meet Mark - An Example
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COGSPANTM SCORE
Initial assessment
AN EXAMPLE
His labs were normal.
His brain wasn't.
Every afternoon around 1:00 p.m., Mark hit a wall. His thinking slowed, his focus disappeared, and by evening he had nothing left. His physician ordered the usual laboratory tests, but everything came back normal. He was told it was probably stress.
His CogSpan™ Immersive Assessment revealed a different picture. His overall score was 61, and his primary area of concern was Mitochondrial Energy & Oxidative Stress.
Advanced testing suggested his cells were not producing energy efficiently, contributing to the mental fatigue and cognitive slowdown he experienced each day—findings that were missed on routine laboratory testing.
After six months of a personalized program, his CogSpan™ score increased to 74, and repeat cognitive testing demonstrated measurable improvement. Most importantly, he reported having the mental energy and focus to finish his workday feeling sharp and engaged.
Mark will continue to follow his Bluprint recommendations and will retest every 12 months. By continually monitoring his brain health and addressing new risks as they arise, our goal is to help him maintain cognitive performance and continue building—and enjoying—his legacy for years to come.
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Data points assessed
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Living Domains evaluated
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Improvement in six months
Is CogSpan For You?
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The Executive
Leads high-stakes decisions and notices the first signs of cognitive fatigue after 1pm.
The Professional
Wants root-cause data, not symptom management and pills when it's too late to act.
The Mid-Life Woman
Concerned that her "brain fog" might be a sign of being in The Silent Gap of Dementia.
The Adult Child
Experienced with the devastation of a parent with dementia and fearing a repeated genetic cycle.
You're building your legacy right now.
we want to help you be present enough to enjoy it.
MEET THE FOUNDER
Alexis Anvekar MD, ABIHM
FOUNDER · THE LIVING METHOD™
Throughout my 25-year career, I've noticed an increase in my patients reporting vague symptoms and they always have normal labs. During the same time, my son suffered a traumatic brain injury and both my mother and grandmother were diagnosed with Alzheimer's. I dedicated myself to figuring out how to listen to the subtle signals of brain inflammation that cause diseases of the brain.
I realized that in order to listen to the signals, I needed to stop looking for a diagnosis. It was then when I realized that organizing the signals into categories revealed a treatable pattern that could be addressed to reduce brain inflammation that leads to disease.
My patent-pending program was designed to be a virtual program and has the capability to bring real healthcare to real people regardless of their access to longevity centers.
This is a step to a healthier you. A healthier Us.
CREDENTIALS
MD, ABIHM — Board Certified in American Board of Integrative & Holistic Medicine · Board Certified in Internal Medicine, National Board of Physicians & Surgeons
INNOVATION
Founder and Creator of Living Method
and its patent-pending
CogSpanTM Immersive Program built to detect The Silent Gap of DementiaTM
SPECIALTY
Cognitive longevity,
precision diagnostics,
brain performance,
Concierge Primary Care
LOCATION
The Living Method
445 S Fair Oaks Ave
Pasadena, California
91105
Dr. Alexis Anvekar was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah and was not allowed to attend college due to her gender. She left home at age 17 and enrolled in a local community college. She was a homeless student off and on for most of her college years. She worked full time throughout college, took on leadership roles to have tuition reductions, and took several breaks in school to take second jobs.
She eventually graduated with honors from both University of California, San Diego and Keck School of Medicine at USC.
She was the only student in her medical school who was awarded USC's very highest honor. Dr. Anvekar also was nationally recognized as "the most promising female physician-in-training in the country" with an award presented to her by the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA).
Her leadership roles during her education years included SLCC Vice President and Editor of Student Newspaper, Medical School Class President, Medical School Co-Editor of Student Newspaper, Committee of Interns and Residents Southern California Chapter Vice-President, Los Angeles Chapter President, National Chapter Vice-President, Co-Founder of Student Organization for the Medical Awareness of AIDS, and creator of a curriculum in USC Medical School that continued decades after she graduated, Delegate for American Medical Association (AMA) and American Medical Women's Association (AMWA).
As a senior at the medical school, she was invited along with the top 0.01% of graduating seniors to complete a coveted leadership fellowship called the USC Presidential Fellowship run by USC's Marshall School of Business.
When in residency, Dr. Anvekar met regularly with politicians in Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Washington, D.C. as an ambassador of the LAC+USC Medical Center and ally of the Angelinos in all walks of life served by LAC+USC.
She has been practicing since 2001 and was amongst the first in California to start a personalized type of healthcare service that mirrors the old ways of practicing medicine, now known as concierge medicine.
Awards include Top Docs, Most Compassionate Doctor Award (given to top 3% nationwide physicians), Patient's Choice Award (given to top 6% nationwide physicians), America's Most Honored Professionals Award, LA Magazine's Top Doctors Award, Pasadena Magazine Top Docs Award, America's Best Physicians Award and Who's Who Among Women Entrepreneurs.
Being active in her community and fostering a love for charity in her children is a priority to Dr. Anvekar. She Co-Founded a group called "Kids for Change." This is a group of amazing local families who introduce their children to charity by purchasing, cooking and serving meals to the 50+ homeless men, women and children of the Union Station Homeless Services Family Center one dinner a month since 2010 until the children all left for college.
In an effort to do her part in furthering science education, she served as Chair of the Science Fair at her local elementary and middle schools from 2011 to 2017 with some students advancing to national competitions. In 2009 she founded Wild 4 Science, an after school enrichment program aimed at fostering a lifelong love for science in young children. Dr. Anvekar believes that by introducing children to the fun and creativity in science at an early age, they are more likely to enjoy and succeed in science in the future.
Dr. Anvekar loves spending time with her family and friends. She enjoys photography as her primary hobby and maintains roots in the mountains of her home state, Utah.
