Dr. Coby Hanes, DC, IFMCP, Is Now Among the First Practitioners in Oregon Certified in ReCODE 2.0 – a Protocol That Has Demonstrated Cognitive Improvement in 84% of Cases.
PRINEVILLE, OR – 8-13-26 — At dinner, the same query was posed three times. The daughter noticed. No one commented.
This is how it frequently begins—not through a formal diagnosis, but via a moment the family decides to avoid discussing. Weeks pass. Those moments accumulate. And when the family eventually raises the issue with a clinician, the typical response is something like: it’s merely aging, let’s keep an eye on it, return if things worsen.
Dr. Coby L. Hanes, DC, IFMCP, who leads The Center for Functional Medicine in Prineville, has heard that narrative recounted more often than he can remember.
“Monitoring is not a strategy,” Hanes stated. Not while a family watches someone they care about deteriorate month after month, and they’re advised to stay put and wait for further decline.
Dr. Hanes ranks among Oregon’s earliest practitioners to finish Dr. Dale Bredesen’s ReCODE 2.0 (Reversal of Cognitive Decline) Advanced Clinical Training—thereby offering a thorough, root-cause evaluation for early cognitive decline in Central Oregon, a locale where families historically traveled to Portland or left the state altogether to obtain this kind of care.
Individuals who wish to assess their status can use Dr. Hanes’ complimentary cognitive health questionnaire at Center4FunctionalMedicine.com. It requires about three minutes.
What Is ReCODE 2.0 (Reversing Cognitive Decline)
In contrast to conventional treatments that focus on a single pathway, ReCODE 2.0 pinpoints and tackles the multiple root causes fueling Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Bredesen’s research has uncovered at least 36 risk factors that trigger or add to cognitive decline, such as chronic inflammation, insulin resistance, hormonal and nutritional imbalances, vascular changes, toxins, sleep disturbances, and genetic predisposition like APOE4 status.
Dr. Hanes assesses each patient across those areas using a comprehensive exam and advanced functional lab testing. He then crafts a personalized plan aimed at the specific factors that individual actually has. The encouraging news? Every factor can be identified and managed.
“This is far more like detective work than anything else,” he remarked. “Two people with the identical diagnosis can have entirely different contributors, and their treatment plan should look completely different too.”
The Scientific Evidence
Following more than 400 unsuccessful drug trials and decades of being told “nothing can be done,” families confronting Alzheimer’s finally have reason for optimism. Dr. Dale Bredesen’s ReCODE 2.0 (Reversal of Cognitive Decline) clinical protocol is the first to actually demonstrate improved memory and cognitive function in individuals with Alzheimer’s and dementia.
A landmark study released in 2022 in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease revealed that 84% of patients following the ReCODE protocol experienced measurable cognitive improvement—outcomes previously unseen in Alzheimer’s treatment.
Later, in December 2025, Bredesen and colleagues published the first randomized controlled trial of the method across six U.S. locations. The group receiving the precision-medicine protocol showed significant cognitive gains. The group receiving standard care continued to decline. The study is currently awaiting peer review.
“This isn’t a pill. It’s a year or more of changing how a person eats, sleeps, moves, and manages stress,” Hanes said. “That’s not something someone does alone—and if the spouse or an adult child isn’t fully committed alongside them, it won’t work.” So before accepting any case, I have an honest discussion about whether the family is ready for that.
Where to start
The single action Dr. Hanes wants Central Oregon families to take is to stop waiting for conditions to worsen.
“The most critical window is when a person still sounds largely like themselves,” he said. “That is the phone call I wish I received more often—not the one that comes two years later.”
Families worried about their own or a loved one’s memory or cognitive health can access the clinic’s free three-minute cognitive health assessment at Center4FunctionalMedicine.com. Or find out more about the ReCODE program and schedule a consultation at the clinic’s ReCODE page.
About Dr. Coby L. Hanes, DC, IFMCP
Dr. Coby L. Hanes is a chiropractic physician and Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP) who has been practicing in Prineville since 1995. His clinical emphasis includes brain and gut health, autoimmune disorders, metabolic dysfunction, and environmental exposures. He has completed extensive post-doctoral programs including ReCODE 2.0, Mastering the Thyroid and Mastering Brain Chemistry, as well as training in functional neurology. He holds certification in botanical medicine from the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy, and he is the author of Going From Surviving to Thriving: Your Functional Medicine Quick Start Guide.
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