How to reduce your risk of dementia
Age Better with Liz Earle
Liz Earle
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2026
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Is it really possible to reduce your risk of getting dementia? Liz discusses the factors that contribute to developing it, and shares the diet and lifestyle changes we can make to protect the brain.
Plus: dating after divorce, whether beef tallow is effective as a skincare product, tips to reduce injury when working out and HRT-free ways to manage menopause.
In this episode:
· Stepping back into the dating world after divorce
· Applying beef tallow to your skin – fad or natural beauty hack?
· Ways to manage menopause if you can’t take HRT
· Tips for reducing injury when working out in midlife
Links mentioned in the episode:
· Omega-3
· Reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s disease, with Patrick Holford
· 10 ways to reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s naturally
· Information on homocysteine tests
· Podcast with Kirsty Lang and Dr Sarah Glynne on breast cancer and HRT
· Protein
· Creatine
Get in touch with a question for Liz:
· Email: podcast@lizearlewellbeing.com
· WhatsApp: 07518 471 846
More from Liz:
· Preorder Liz’s new book – How to Age
· Follow Liz Earle Wellbeing on Instagram
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and a warm welcome to Age Better with me, Lizal. |
| 0:06.8 | I'm so glad you have joined me today because Mondays are all about you. |
| 0:10.9 | It's the time when you get to ask me your questions. |
| 0:14.4 | And I answer them with some no-nonsense science-backed research to help you live well. |
| 0:19.9 | And as always, I have a packed show full of |
| 0:23.0 | fascinating topics from you. So if you have a question that you'd like me to give my view on, |
| 0:28.3 | do please get in touch. All the contact details are in the episode description and at the end of the |
| 0:34.1 | show. Well, coming up today, I have some dating advice for Kate. Yeah, |
| 0:39.1 | get a little bit personal with that one. Jane asks about dementia and how to reduce the risks |
| 0:44.5 | of getting it. Super important. And then, have you ever heard of applying beef tallow to your skin? |
| 0:51.5 | Sophie wants to know if it's little more than a fad. Then I share my thoughts on managing |
| 0:56.7 | menopause when you can't take HRT for Susie. And lastly, I will have some tips on how to reduce risk |
| 1:03.7 | of injury when working out. Okay, so to start, we are talking dating after divorce. |
| 1:17.6 | Kate sent in a question via a voice note. Let's hear it. |
| 1:20.9 | Hi Liz. I read your book, Beth's the second half, which I absolutely loved and found really helpful. |
| 1:28.9 | This is Kate from Edinburgh. |
| 1:31.2 | I am recently divorced and wondering about stepping back into the dating world and wondered if |
| 1:38.3 | you had any advice on the dating apps. |
| 1:41.7 | Your advice would be very much appreciated. |
| 1:44.3 | Many thanks. |
| 1:45.2 | Hi, Kate. |
| 1:46.1 | Thank you so much for that question. |
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