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Ep. 15 Prevention Without Panic: Reading Bloodwork Without Spiraling as an APOE4 Carrier
Season 1 Episode 15
Getting bloodwork back when you carry APOE4 is not the same as getting bloodwork back without it. A cholesterol marker becomes a brain health questio…
17 hours ago
Ep.14 The Exercise Update: More Research, More Nuance
Season 1 Episode 14
A few months ago I told you that sprint training was the session I protect above everything else and that intensity was the active ingredient for Alz…
1 week ago
Ep. 13 Does ADHD Increase Your Risk of Alzheimer's? What the Research Actually Says
Season 1 Episode 13
Does ADHD increase your risk of Alzheimer's disease, or dementia more broadly? This episode breaks down what the research actually shows, including m…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Ep. 12 Does Botox Touch the Brain? What the Research Shows for APOE4
Season 1 Episode 12
I've been getting Botox on and off since I was 38. I never once thought about what it might mean for my brain until another APOE4 carrier asked me di…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 11 The Accumulation: What I Do When the Research Doesn't Give Me an Answer
Season 1 Episode 11
This episode is different. No protocol, no experiment, no takeaways in the usual sense. Instead, I'm sitting with what happens when APOE4 research ke…
3 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 10 Chronic Stress, Cortisol & Alzheimer's Risk: The APOE4 Vulnerability No One Talks About
Season 1 Episode 10
Chronic stress is one of the most underappreciated risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and for APOE4 carriers, the relationship between stress hormo…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 9 The Perimenopause-Alzheimer’s Connection: HRT, APOE4, and Why Timing Changes Everything
Season 1 Episode 9
Women account for two-thirds of all Alzheimer’s cases. For a long time, the explanation was simple: women live longer. But that doesn’t fully account…
4 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 8 The Alzheimer's Risk Factor Hidden in Your Nightly Glass of Wine
Season 1 Episode 8
I was having a glass of wine most nights when I got my Oura Ring. Not a lot, or so I thought. Within weeks the data told a different story. My HRV ba…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep.7 Blueberries, Coconut Oil, and the Mediterranean Diet: What the Nutrition Research Actually Says
Season 1 Episode 7
Someone told me to give my mom coconut oil after her Alzheimer's diagnosis. My mom couldn't remember I was pregnant at the time. The person meant wel…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 6 APOE4, Cholesterol, and Alzheimer's Risk: What Your Lipid Panel Is Missing
Season 1 Episode 6
In February of last year, I woke up with brain fog so severe I started researching how to get a brain scan. I was convinced I had amyloid accumulatin…
4 months, 3 weeks ago