The Menopause Brain : Insights from Dr. Lisa Mosconi on Cognitive Health and Hormones.

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The Menopause Brain : Insights from Dr. Lisa Mosconi on Cognitive Health and Hormones.

Plus her brand new, game changing research which was announced this week.

Amanda de Cadenet

Jun 22, 2024

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Hello Friends,

Believe it or not, in the 20 years that I have been interviewing women, through all stages of life, not one of them has ever mentioned menopause or perimenopause. It seems to be the silent subject that women do not want to talk about.Even I, who am very comfortable discussing the messy aspects of womanhood, have only just started understanding this transitional stage of life.And there is much to learn, if I can just stay focused long enough to remember all the incredible information being shared in this interview.

I am so grateful for my guest today, Dr. Lisa Mosconi.She is a neuroscientist, Associate Professor of Neuroscience in Neurology and Radiology and the director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Program at Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM)/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. In our interview Dr Mosconi is sharing for the first time,some groundbreaking research that her and her team are doing on the study of women's brain health and how hormones, specifically estrogen, play a vital role in healthy aging. Finally we are getting some answers on this under researched topic.

Dr. Mosconi shares the truth about hormone therapy, why she thinks menopause has been a dirty word for so long, and what women can do to combat the brain fog & fatigue that so many of us are suffering from.God knows I need some help with that myself.

I can't wait to hear your thoughts about this one, it was such an informative and important interview for me personally. Please let me know in the comments below if this resonated with you and please share this with anyone who you think would find this episode helpful. So many women are truly suffering through this transition and there is much help available.

Keep having meaningful conversations….

Love,

Amanda X

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IN THIS EPISODE:

[0:34] Dr. Lisa Mosconi announces a new study that, for the first time, we can measure estrogen activity in the brain
[3:28] Discussion of why perimenopause and menopause are not topics of conversation
[7:18] The upside of menopause and the definition that makes women feel they need to be fixed, the physiological reasons for menopause, and how the brain works
[14:50] Discussion of Alzheimer’s disease and the Alzheimer’s prevention program at Weill Cornell Medicine, New York/Presbyterian and taking the integrated medicine approach
[15:56] Discussion of why women seek Dr. Lisa’s advice to understand the chemical changes they are experiencing and the relief they find after FDA testing
[27:22] The misinformation around HRT and the various definitions of estrogen and who should and should not have hormone therapy
[42:07] Discussion of the next generation of hormones, women who choose not to do hormone therapy, hot flashes and ADHD
[45:01] Starting the ritual of the menopause party and the importance of having a brain baseline and how to contact Dr. Lisa if you are interested in a clinical trial

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

When Lisa Mosconi learned that there was no way to measure estrogen activity in the brain, she spent five years developing medical science imaging to achieve an image of estrogen in the brain.
Women do not want to admit to perimenopause or menopause because it sends the signal that they are of a certain age, which makes them undesirable.
The brain is the hungriest organ in the body, requiring energy to support pregnancy, postpartum, and childbirth.

More from Dr. Lisa Mosconi:

Website - lisamosconi.com
Dr. Lisa Mosconi's Book
Dr. Lisa Mosconi’s Instagram
Dr. Lisa Mosconi’s Twitter/X

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