“Your brain cells stay with you for life. If you damage them, you don't have a second choice," says Lisa Mosconi, Ph.D.

Lisa, a neuroscientist, certified integrative nutritionist, and holistic healthcare practitioner, joins us to discuss how women at every stage of life can protect their brains, plus:

- How menopause affects women’s brains (~00:25)

- How to strengthen your brain in your 30s and 40s (~02:15)

- Which tests to ask for at the doctor (~05:33)

- How to find a menopause specialist (~08:56)

- The markers of Alzheimer’s everyone should be aware of (~14:48)

- What we’re getting wrong about the Alzheimer’s gene (~18:07)

- Red flags in a doctor you shouldn’t ignore (~21:04)

- How to know if you’ll benefit from hormone replacement therapy (~24:10)

- The best type of exercise for menopause symptoms (~26:15)

- The healthiest way to drink coffee as you age (~28:30)

- At what age is it OK to start drinking coffee? (~32:15)

- How to set your brain up for success before menopause (~35:42)

- Lisa’s POV on intermittent fasting (~41:07)

- Cutting-edge research on menopause & the brain (~43:12)

- The research study Lisa is most proud of (~47:48)

- Advice for women struggling with sleep (~52:32)

- The role of mindset in menopause symptoms (~56:37)

Referenced in the episode:

- Lisa's book, The Menopause Brain

- Episode #195, with Lisa

- Learn more about Weill Cornell Medicine's Midlife Clinic

- The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement Prevention Center in Las Vegas

- Episode #404, with Maria Shriver

- Lisa's 2021 study on menopause & the brain

- Sign up for Lisa's observational study

- Lisa's sleep doctor recs: Daniel A. Barone, MD, Ana C. Krieger, MD, and Andrew W. Varga, MD

- Research on women's happiness post-menopause

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