Michigan Cognitive Recovery Center

Michigan Cognitive Recovery Center A 54-bed senior community fully dedicated to reversing cognitive decline using the ReCODE (Bredesen) Protocol.

Personalized functional medicine, brain-health lifestyle support, and evidence-based cognitive recovery.

If you only trust one kind of medical evidence, make it the randomized controlled trial. It's the design that removes wi...
09/09/2026

If you only trust one kind of medical evidence, make it the randomized controlled trial. It's the design that removes wishful thinking: participants are randomly assigned, so the results reflect the intervention, not the enthusiasm of the people who chose it.

In 2025, ReCODE was put to that test, the first trial of its kind for the protocol. Per Apollo Health: 90% of participants improved in the 2025 Randomized Controlled Trial. The trial found statistically significant improvements in memory, executive function, processing speed, and overall cognition, with an effect size 600% greater than the leading FDA-approved Alzheimer's drug. Participants also showed improved blood pressure, insulin sensitivity, and cholesterol levels.

As always: individual outcomes vary, the research is public, and we'll happily send it to you or your doctor.

What would convince YOUR family, or your family's doctor? Tell us what evidence you'd want to see and we'll point you to it.

Before this was a program, it was a family going through what so many families are experiencing right now.When Alzheimer...
08/31/2026

Before this was a program, it was a family going through what so many families are experiencing right now.

When Alzheimer’s began changing his brother, our founder Steven Larsen and his family experienced the fear, confusion, and helplessness that so many families face. Doctors offered management. Nobody offered hope. His brother passed away in November 2025.

Steve channeled that loss into action—researching alternatives, partnering with Apollo Health, and building the Michigan Cognitive Recovery Center, a residential program built around a deeply researched, evidence-based approach to cognitive recovery.

In his words:

“This isn’t about false hope. It’s about giving families a real chance — evidence-based, science-backed, and deeply personal.”

Every family that walks through our doors is treated the way Steve wishes someone had treated his own.

Here's a question worth asking any memory care program you tour: "What testing will you do to understand why my parent's...
08/28/2026

Here's a question worth asking any memory care program you tour: "What testing will you do to understand why my parent's cognition is declining?"

Most programs, including many excellent ones, aren't built to ask why. They're built to keep people safe and supported while decline runs its course. That's a real service. It's also an incomplete one.

Per Apollo Health, cognitive decline has dozens of identifiable contributors, from insulin resistance to hormonal deficiencies to toxin exposure, and many are measurable with the right lab work. Testing for them is the difference between managing a condition and addressing it.

We wrote a full article on what standard programs miss and what comprehensive testing looks like. Link in the comments.

If your family has been through memory care admissions before: was lab testing ever part of it? We're curious what you encountered.

From the outside, the program can sound like a syllabus: seven components, education sessions, lab panels.From the insid...
08/26/2026

From the outside, the program can sound like a syllabus: seven components, education sessions, lab panels.

From the inside, it looks more like a good day—built with purpose.

Mornings begin with natural light and a KetoFLEX breakfast prepared by the kitchen. Before lunch, there’s movement: a walk along the campus paths or a fitness session.

Afternoons include brain stimulation and coaching, with time for rest built into the day rather than squeezed in around everything else.

Dinner is served early by design, supporting a 12-hour overnight fast with eating finished about three hours before bedtime.

Staff are there throughout the day—and overnight too.

None of it is meant to feel like a clinical treatment schedule. That’s the point. The best protocol is one a person can realistically live with, day after day.

Want to see it instead of just reading about it?

Comment “tour” and we’ll help arrange a visit, either in person or by video.

One of the cruelest features of cognitive decline is how deniable the early stages are. "Everyone forgets names." "She's...
08/24/2026

One of the cruelest features of cognitive decline is how deniable the early stages are. "Everyone forgets names." "She's just tired." "He's always been scattered."

Here's a framework families find useful. Normal aging is forgetting where the keys are. SCI, subjective cognitive impairment, is when a person notices their own thinking has changed even though tests still come back normal. MCI is when the changes become measurable, while daily life still works.

These aren't just labels. They define the window when action matters most. Per Apollo Health, the ReCODE program serves individuals with MCI to early-stage dementia, and it is most effective when started early.

If someone you love has started saying "my memory isn't what it was," take them seriously. Self-reported changes deserve evaluation, not reassurance.

Has a loved one mentioned their own memory concerns? How did your family respond? Your experience could help someone reading this today.

Rapid-fire honest answers to the five questions we hear most.1. Would my loved one qualify? The program serves SCI, MCI,...
08/21/2026

Rapid-fire honest answers to the five questions we hear most.

1. Would my loved one qualify? The program serves SCI, MCI, and early-stage Alzheimer's, where function is intact enough to engage. A free call settles it quickly.

2. Does it work? Per Apollo Health, two published studies show 75–84% of participants with MCI and early-stage dementia experienced measurable improvement in cognition on the ReCODE program. Individual outcomes vary, and we say that plainly.

3. What does a day look like? Structured but human: protocol meals, exercise, brain stimulation, coaching, rest, in a residential building, not a ward.

4. What does it cost? It's a significant investment, and we'd rather discuss real numbers with you directly than shorthand them in a caption. Call us and we'll walk through it, including financial options.

5. How soon can we start? Sooner than most expect. Spots are limited; the call is the first step.

What’s question number six?

Ask below, and we’ll answer it publicly so the next family wondering the same thing can benefit too.

According to Apollo Health, the ReCODE Protocol is built around seven key components known as the Bredesen Seven:Nutriti...
08/19/2026

According to Apollo Health, the ReCODE Protocol is built around seven key components known as the Bredesen Seven:

Nutrition, including the KetoFLEX 12/3 brain-health diet, exercise, sleep optimization, stress management, brain stimulation, detoxification, and targeted supplements.

Read that list again and notice something: none of it sounds especially complicated on its own.

The real challenge is doing all seven consistently, every single day—especially when the person following the protocol is experiencing memory challenges and the family member helping them may already be balancing work, home, and caregiving responsibilities.

That gap between knowing what to do and being able to do it consistently is exactly where a residential program can help.

At the Birch Building, meals, daily routines, coaching, activities, and overnight support are structured around the protocol, so consistency doesn’t have to depend on willpower alone.

For anyone working on brain-healthy habits at home: which of the seven is hardest to keep up with?

Tell us below. Your answers help us create content that’s genuinely useful for families.

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