Dr. Lisa Mosconi, Ph.D., Director of the Women’s Brain Initiative and Associate Director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College is interviewed by Deborah Copaken. They cover many topics in the interview, but two of particular interest are what is and isn’t known about women’s brain health and why making changes to habits around food, exercise, and mind/body practices is especially important during the menopausal transition.
“So this is the time [when you go through menopause] when — it’s my opinion but I think it is also common sense really — it is really when women need to pay extra attention to their health. Because this is a vulnerable time, definitely the time to start to really pay attention to your food and to everything that you put into your body.”
“I think diet is very important. There is a lot of evidence that the right foods and nutrients can really help support the brain whereas the wrong foods and nutrients can increase risk of cognitive decline, increase risk of Alzheimer’s, and also make the brain symptoms of menopause worse.”
An Amazon link (affiliate link) to Dr. Mosconi’s Book: Brain Food the Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power
