319: Brain Health & Preventative Neurology with Dr. Kellyann Niotis
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Cameron Oaks Rogers
4.7 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 20 August 2025
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, I sit down with preventative neurologist, Dr. Kellyann Niotis to talk about the importance of brain health. We discuss how to protect our cognitive function and prevent neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, Dementia, and Parkinson's. Dr. Niotis shares her insights on risk factors, early detection testing, and lifestyle choices that can significantly impact our brain health. I was fortunate enough to do my own preventative testing with her before this episode, so we touch on my experience with concussions, my family history, and how they both impact my own brain health.
Key Takeaway / Points:
- What is preventive neurology and why is it crucial for our long-term health?
- Innovative testing methods and the importance of early detection
- Why brain health matters starting in your 30s and 40s
- The connection between mental health and neurodegenerative diseases
- The role of genetics in brain health
- The link between lifestyle choices and neurodegenerative diseases, plus the effects of alcohol, cannabis, and social media on the brain
- Why women are at higher risk for Alzheimer's
- How sleep quality impacts cognitive function and memory consolidation
- The importance of diverse experiences and social engagement for brain health
- Simple daily habits to boost cognitive function
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a dear media production. |
| 0:04.2 | One thing about me is that I freaking love Thrive Market, and they are having their back-to-school |
| 0:10.0 | sale right now, and you guys do not want to miss it. |
| 0:13.5 | I love Thrive Market so much. |
| 0:15.6 | It is my go-to spot for all of my household and grocery essentials, And right now, you can save on their huge |
| 0:23.3 | back-to-school sale. It is where we get literally all of my kids snacks and stock up on |
| 0:29.6 | quite literally everything in our pantry. Go to thrivemarket.com slash Cameron and start saving |
| 0:34.4 | today. Sale ends August 31st. Welcome back to another episode of conversations |
| 0:39.3 | with Cam. Today, we are joined by the brilliant Dr. Kellyanne Yotis. Kelly Ann and I actually |
| 0:47.0 | went to college together. We were in the same sorority and reconnected due to the work that she's doing |
| 0:53.9 | right now, which is truly remarkable. |
| 0:56.2 | She is the first fellowship trained preventative neurologists specializing in risk reduction strategies for neurodivergent disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Louisbody, dementia, and Parkinson's disease. |
| 1:09.3 | And if none of that made sense to you, |
| 1:11.2 | like me, that's okay because she really like pulls back the curtain and talks about it all with |
| 1:18.0 | us about what those diseases are. When symptoms first start to show, what actually shows as |
| 1:25.4 | risk factors, how we can potentially prevent certain aspects of these |
| 1:30.5 | diseases. Like we really get into it all. And I found this to be incredibly informative. And it's a |
| 1:36.8 | topic that I am very interested in personally, so much so that I actually did the tests and |
| 1:43.0 | like work with her as a patient to see if I had any risk factors |
| 1:48.2 | and we get into my blood work and the process and everything in this episode. |
| 1:53.5 | A little bit more about her. |
| 1:55.1 | She completed her medical internship and neurology residency at New York Presbyterian |
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