Why Women Are More Likely To Develop Alzheimers and How to Prevent It with Dr. Lisa Mosconi
b"This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and AquaTru.\\n\\nTwo out of every three Alzheimer\\u2019s patients are women. Today, Alzheimer\\u2019s is as real a threat to women\\u2019s health as breast cancer is. A 45-year-old woman has a one-in-five chance of developing Alzheimer\\u2019s during her remaining life, while a man of the same age only has a one-in-ten chance. What happens to women, and not to men, in midlife that could potentially trigger an Alzheimer\\u2019s predisposition, and that could potentially initiate Alzheimer\\u2019s?\\n\\nOn today\\u2019s mini-episode, Dhru sits down with Dr. Lisa Mosconi to talk about the research on why women represent two-thirds of the Alzheimer\\u2019s population. They discuss what happens to a woman\\u2019s brain when she goes through menopause and the connection to Alzheimer\\u2019s disease. They also talk about how to care for women\\u2019s brains, how to prevent dementia, and the groundbreaking research that Dr. Mosconi and her team are conducting at the Alzheimer\\u2019s Prevention Clinic.\\xa0\\n\\nDr. Mosconi is the director of the Women\\u2019s Brain Initiative and associate director of the Alzheimer\\u2019s Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College, where she serves as an associate professor of neuroscience in neurology and radiology. In addition, she is an adjunct faculty member at the NYU Department of Psychiatry and the author of Brain Food and The XX Brain.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nIn this episode we dive into:\\n\\xa0\\n-The statistics on Alzheimer's disease, and its impact on women\\n-The early changes we are seeing in the female brain midlife\\n-What happens to a woman's brain when she goes through menopause\\n-The impact of diet on our hormones and brain health\\n-What women can do to prevent dementia\\n\\xa0\\nListen to the full episode here.\\n\\xa0\\nFor more on Dr. Lisa Mosconi, follow her on Instagram @dr_mosconi and through her website, lisamosconi.com. Learn more about The Women\\u2019s Brain Initiative here. You can find her book, The XX Brain: The Groundbreaking Science Empowering Women to Maximize Cognitive Health and Prevent Alzheimer\\u2019s Disease, here.\\n\\nThis episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and AquaTru.\\n\\nInsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they\\u2019re offering my podcast community 20% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself.\\n\\nAquaTru is the primary water filter I use at home and in my office. Right now, they are offering my community an amazing deal. Get $150 off your filter at drhyman.com/filter today.\\n\\nHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"