Brain Health for Women: Why Alzheimer's Risk Isn't Just Genetics

Alzheimer's may be diagnosed late in life, but brain health is built decades earlier. And nearly two-thirds of people living with it are women.In this solo episode kicking off a new women's health series, Dr. Lori breaks down why the line between mental and physical health has never made sense to her, what neuroscience reveals about the menopause transition, and why women have historically gotten only a fraction of the research funding despite carrying the bulk of the disease.You'll hear the Lancet Commission's fourteen modifiable risk factors for dementia, and a hard truth about the millions of women quietly putting their own brain health at risk while caring for everyone but themselves.This episode sets the stage for a series featuring real conversations on pregnancy and postpartum mental health, sexual health, and hormone therapy. Come back and listen. You owe it to yourself.Show notes: https://drloristevic.com/brain-health-for-women-alzheimers-risk/