Have you felt more brain fog since you turned 40?
Do you forget little things like where you left your keys or if you're like me, forget a fully packed backpack in a friend's garage 350 miles away?
Brain fog and forgetfulness are common symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. They can make you feel like you're doomed with early onset Alzheimer's. But it doesn't have to be that way.
What you eat in midlife can have a dramatic effect on your brain health both immediately and in the future. Listen to this episode to learn what you should eat for a healthy brain in midlife and beyond!
Dr. Annie Fenn MD is the founder of the Brain Health Kitchen, the only cooking school of its kind focused exclusively on brain health and helping people prevent cognitive decline through food and lifestyle.
After 20 years as a board-certified ob-gyn, she traded in her stethoscope for an apron to pursue her passion for the culinary arts. It was her mother's diagnosis with dementia that helped Fenn find her path and her new calling, one that enabled her to not only help her mother but also create a significant and meaningful impact on others. Find her on Instagram at @brainhealthkitchen.
Here's what you'll learn in our conversation:
- Annie explains what cognitive symptoms she saw in her female patients, friends, and colleagues as they entered midlife and what support she offered them.
- What is the MIND diet and how it's similar but different from the Mediterranean Diet?
- Annie shares tips from her new-ish book, The Brain Health Kitchen, which explains the research of the MIND diet with a few unique twists.
- Finally, discover the top 10 recommended foods you can add to your diet to support brain health and why - especially for women over 40.
I love Annie's compassionate non-diet approach to support overall health in midlife and I think you will too. Grab your journal and pen, you're gonna want to take notes with this one!
Get additional blog posts and resources for intuitive eating during menopause on my website www.alpinenutrition.org
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