Deep dive into dementia (EP11)

<p>For today’s episode, I’m sharing an interview I had with the dynamic and inspiring Sarah Rusbatch on her podcast Stronger Bolder Wiser.</p><p><br></p><p>Sarah is an accredited Grey Area Drinking Coach and the author of the best-selling book <em>Beyond Booze — How to create a life you love, alcohol-free.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Sarah and I immediately clicked because her approach to alcohol is the same as my approach to healthy eating in my book <em>NeuroSlimming</em>. Sarah’s philosophy is that ‘the goal isn’t to be sober; the goal is to love yourself so much, you don’t <em>need</em> a drink.’</p><p><br></p><p>I feel exactly the same way about food: the goal isn’t to quit ultraprocessed food; the goal is to love yourself so much, you don’t <em>need</em> to numb your emotions with food. </p><p><br></p><p>Sarah is also a multi award-winning Health and Wellbeing Coach, a Menopause Accredited Coach, and a passionate ambassador for helping women live their best lives. Most importantly, Sarah lives everything she speaks, and she glows from the inside out. </p><p><br></p><p>So although the interview doesn’t technically follow my usual format of Brain Booster — Health Headline — What’s Missing from Modern Medicine? — and Whether Report, we definitely cover a lot of brain-boosters, health headlines, and things that are missing from modern medicine, especially in relation to women having twice the likelihood of Alzheimer’s dementia as men — and how to change this.</p><p><br></p><p>Here are some of the topics we cover:</p><ul><li>What’s the difference between dementia and Alzheimer’s disease?</li><li>How common is Alzheimer’s disease?</li><li>Why is Alzheimer’s twice as common in women as in men?</li><li>Does hormone replacement at menopause support brain health and reduce dementia risk?</li><li>How much do our genes influence our risk of developing Alzheimer’s? </li><li>If you have a family member with Alzheimer’s does it mean you’re more likely to get the disease?</li><li>Are sugar and alcohol risk factors for dementia? Which is worse?</li><li>How can we start to improve our brain health and reverse dementia?</li><li>Why is physical exercise — and especially strength training — so important for brain health?</li><li>Are there any foods that are especially important when it comes to brain health?</li><li>When should we start being seriously proactive about looking after our brain?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>* * * * *</p><p><br></p><p>Please subscribe to my podcast so that you don’t miss an episode, and email your <strong>whether </strong>questions to: <a href="mailto:podcast@drhelenapopovic.com?subject=Question%20for%20Podcast%3A%20Healing%20with%20Dr%20Helena" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">podcast@drhelenapopovic.com</a> <br></p><p>For resources and references visit: https://drhelenapopovic.com/podcast/</p>