Episode 36: Alzheimer's Prevention, Metabolic Health, & Habits For Your Brain with Rachel Daugherty

<p>Alzheimer&#39;s is something very close to my heart. I watched my grandmother become someone she wouldn&#39;t have wanted to be, and it was heartbreaking for our family. So this episode means a lot. Our guest, Rachel Daugherty, is the founder of Booty and Brains and the Brain Matters community, and she brings a rare gift: she takes the complex science of brain health and makes it genuinely understandable, actionable, and even hilarious.</p><p>Rachel shares her own story, caring for her mother through Alzheimer&#39;s while raising two young kids, and the moment that changed everything: the realization that she would do whatever she could so her children might never face that same grief. That led her deep into brain health and metabolic health, and to a profound shift, from a lifetime of &quot;chasing skinny&quot; and diet culture toward nourishment, strength, and self-compassion.</p><p>We get into the real science, made simple: why the brain and body aren&#39;t separate systems, how insulin resistance may contribute to brain damage over time, and why fasting insulin is a test worth asking your provider about.</p><p>We talk about starting with just breakfast, why what you eat first sets your blood sugar for the day, the surprising power of moving for even five minutes after meals, why breaking up long stretches of sitting matters as much as working out, and how strength training and playful &quot;movement snacks&quot; changed both our lives.</p><p>Above all, this is a conversation about approaching your health from love rather than punishment. As Rachel says, your health is bigger than you.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow us</strong></p><p>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mimi_aprn/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mimi_aprn">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ReverWellness">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mercedes-mimi-deal-a38116347/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reverwellness.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reverwellness.com/the-rever-rundown-podcast">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠See full show notes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>Become a Patient: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://polite-ac