195: How we can fight Alzheimer’s & why you should switch to espresso | Lisa Mosconi, Ph.D.

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🗓️ 6 March 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Lisa Mosconi, Ph.D.: "When we talk about risk factors for Alzheimer's, we're out looking for... Do you have high cholesterol? What's your insulin level? Do you have pre-diabetes? Do you smoke? But the number one risk factor for women is their hormonal health." Mosconi, a neuroscientist and associate director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College, joins Jason Wachob to discuss how cognitive decline differs between men and women, plus: *Why being in a relationship can be good for your brain* *The crucial connection between Alzheimer's and menopause* *What she thinks about the Mediterranean diet* *The healthiest way to drink coffee* *Why you should get a brain health assessment in your forties* Enjoy this episode sponsored by Educated, and don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or your preferred platform! Comments: [email protected] Sponsorship inquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the My Buddy Green podcast. I'm Jason Walkab, founder and co-ceeo of My Buddy Green and your host.
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0:47.0	Dr. Lisa Moskoni is the director of the Women's Brain Initiative and Associate Director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic at Wile Cornell Medical College, where she serves as an associate professor of neuroscience and neurology and radiology.
1:03.6	In addition, she's an adjunct faculty member
1:05.8	at the NYU Department of Psychiatry
1:08.0	and is the author of the new must read book, The X, X-Brain,
1:12.2	the groundbreaking science empowering women to maximize cognitive health and
1:16.4	prevent Alzheimer's disease. Lisa welcome.
1:20.9	Hi thank you for having me. It is so great to have you here.
1:23.8	We are a big fan of your work and so excited for your new book, The X, X, X, brain.
1:30.4	And me particularly, I am surrounded by women.
1:34.0	I married my wife, obviously.
1:37.0	We have two little girls, and I'm very close with my mother.
1:40.0	So I am surrounded by women and I'm very interested in the XX brain because it's all about women and brain health.
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