Lisa Mosconi, PhD, is a neuroscientist and author of The XX Brain: The Groundbreaking Science Empowering Women to Maximize Cognitive Health and Prevent Alzheimer's Disease. She is the Director of the Women's Brain Initiative and Associate Director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC)/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, where she serves as an Associate Professor of Neuroscience in Neurology and Radiology. She is also an adjunct faculty member at the Department of Psychiatry at New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, and t the Department of Nutrition at NYU Steinhardt School of Nutrition and Public Health.
What you'll learn from this episode:
Compared to men, women are at double the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
Brain antioxidants and where to find them in food.
How the brain benefits by being properly hydrated and how to know when you're drinking enough water.
The dangers posed to the brain by exposure to environmental toxins.
How conventional produce compares to organic when you're trying to maximize their impact on your brain's health.
And so much more!
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Resources from this episode:
The XX Brain: The Groundbreaking Science Empowering Women to Maximize Cognitive Health and Prevent Alzheimer's Disease by Lisa Mosconi, PhD
Brain Food: The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power by Lisa Mosconi, PhD
How Menopause Affects the Brain by Lisa Mosconi, TEDWomen 2019
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The Genius Life: Heal Your Mind, Strengthen Your Body, and Become Extraordinary by Max Lugavere
Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.
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