{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64913e28-7031-4ea6-9bef-fddf46dfed87/a90db5db-5f43-4710-ba2b-edadff0259c2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#59 How to Reverse Ageing (Part 3 of 4) The Female Ageing Brain with Dr Lisa Mosconi","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/613910d92449a85aeebc9e4c/1666865747445-83f96637cab877690ca3b0fd320eea54.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Today’s podcast is with the wonderful&nbsp;<strong>Dr Lisa Mosconi, PhD</strong>, author of the brand new book&nbsp;<strong>“The XX Brain”</strong>&nbsp;and the director of the&nbsp;<strong>Women's Brain Initiative</strong>&nbsp;and the associate director of the&nbsp;<strong>Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College</strong>, where she also serves as associate professor of Neuroscience in Neurology and Radiology.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>She is a&nbsp;<strong>board-certified integrative nutritionist</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>holistic healthcare practitioner</strong>&nbsp;and somebody who is championing better, more inclusive research that recognises the distinctiveness of the female brain for improved clinical outcomes. I loved her first book “Brain food”, and this new book is an incredible addition to her literary works and a way to empower women across the world to make more evidence based informed choices about their health and wellbeing with respects to brain health.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On Today’s podcast we talk about:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The statistics regarding how women are far more likely than men to suffer from anxiety, depression, migraines, poor recovery from brain injuries, Autoimmune conditions like MS and Alzheimer's disease.</li><li>What she refers to as Bikini Medicine</li><li>Her personal Story of Alzheimer’s in her family</li><li>What the ‘Women’s Brain initiative’ aims to achieve in science</li><li>How women's brains age distinctly from men's</li><li>The unique risks women face</li><li>How memory lapses, depression, stress, insomnia and the increased risk of dementia are key issues during menopause that arise in the brain rather than the reproductive organs</li><li>The key brain-protective hormone: Oestrogen</li><li>Abandoning one size fits all medicine and embracing personalised medicine</li><li>8 steps to improving women’s brain health including: Diet, Stress reduction, Sleep, harnessing the power of the Microbiome, deciding if HRT therapy is for you, Environmental toxins and supplements</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/XX-Brain-Groundbreaking-Empowering-Dementia/dp/1911630318/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=dr+lisa+mosconi&amp;qid=1594048259&amp;sr=8-1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Definitely do check out Dr Lisa's book -&nbsp;</a><strong>“The XX Brain” -&nbsp;</strong>which is a brilliant read and full of super interesting and helpful and easy to understand information.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>All other social media links are noted here below.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.lisamosconi.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/dr_mosconi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/dr_mosconi/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p>","author_name":"Dr Rupy Aujla"}