Why Women Are Twice as Likely to Get Alzheimer's | Dr. Lisa Mosconi

"It is this continuous exposure to food that makes diet the most important factor ever to affect our DNA." Today's guest is Dr. Lisa Mosconi. She’s the founder and director of the Women’s Brain Initiative, and associate director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medicine, where she serves as associate professor of Neuroscience in Neurology and Radiology. She is also the NYT bestselling author BRAIN FOOD and her new book, THE XX BRAIN. In this episode Lewis and Lisa discuss the differences between men and women’s brains and how they function, what we need in order to optimize our brain health, why Alzheimers is affecting so many of us, especially women and what we can do about it, and so much more! For more go to: www.lewishowes.com/1091 Check out her books: www.lisamosconi.com/brainfood & www.lisamosconi.com/xxbrain The Wim Hof Experience: Mindset Training, Power Breathing, and Brotherhood: https://link.chtbl.com/910-pod A Scientific Guide to Living Longer, Feeling Happier & Eating Healthier with Dr. Rhonda Patrick: https://link.chtbl.com/967-pod The Science of Sleep for Ultimate Success with Shawn Stevenson: https://link.chtbl.com/896-pod