Leading Neuroscientist Reveals The Truth About The Female Brain | Dr Lisa Mosconi
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- Опубліковано 26 жов 2020
- Women's brain health remains one of the most under-researched, under-diagnosed and undertreated fields of medicine. Women are twice as likely as men to develop Alzheimer’s and twice as likely to become anxious or depressed. They are four times more likely to suffer with headaches and migraines and they are more prone to brain tumours and strokes than men. Today’s guest says this is a clear indication of functional differences between female and male brains. And she’s made it her life’s work to learn more about it.
Neuroscientist Dr Lisa Mosconi is director of the Women’s Brain Initiative and works at the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College, US, where she studies how genetics, lifestyle and nutrition shape brain health, particularly in women.
Lisa describes her frustration at constantly being told by peers that the reason Alzheimer’s was more prevalent in women was simply because they live longer, and it’s a disease of ageing. We discuss her ground-breaking research that has exposed this bias, finding dementia brain changes can actually begin in midlife, triggered by declining oestrogen during perimenopause. Worrying as that might sound, this discovery will enable women to take control of their risk at a much earlier age. Lisa goes on to share plenty of practical, evidence-based advice to help you do that.
I was really moved to hear Lisa talk about the beautiful changes that happen in the female brain during pregnancy and post-partum. It’s a new take on the idea of ‘Mummy brain’ and will be validating for all mothers out there to hear. She also gives a clear and candid explanation of how perimenopause alters brain function. So many of my patients in their 40s and 50s are scared by changes like forgetfulness, brain fog and anxiety. If that’s you or someone you know, Lisa’s insights and advice will be really empowering.
I’m a passionate advocate for women’s health equality. Yet chatting with Lisa made me realise how much more work we all have to do to get topics like these out there and understood. This conversation is relevant to all of us, women and men alike. I hope it gets you thinking and talking more.
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This Lady Dr L Mosconi should receive the Nobel Price, to me this is as outstanding as connecting smoking and cancer.😊
My mom fell into early onset Alzheimer’s within a few years of a hysterectomy. I kept raising this with doctors and they all said there was no connection. Dr. Mosconi is finally putting a spotlight on the correlation and I’m so grateful she has devoted her life to studying the women’s brain.
Do you happen to know if your Mom was taking birth control pills? Taking hormones stops the production of the hormone in the body and grows uterine cysts, so it increases risk for a hysterectomy. So, besides the hysterectomy, stopping the pills might have really lowered her estrogen, bringing on Alzheimer's.
@@joantendler6518 she had fibroids which apparently 80% of all women have and are generally exacerbated by having too much estrogen and no she was not on birth control pills.
@@cynthia333 Thanks so much Cyn! I guess there are more than enough sources of estrogenic chemicals-it's a challenge to just get through life these days!
Thank you so much. Too late for me yet I'm smiling with gratitude that I can pass this information on to my daughter and granddaughters.
I love this podcast and this particular one is probably my favorite! I have Lisa Mosoconi's book The XX Brain, and now will buy Brain Food. My mom died of Alzheimer's and her sister, my aunt, also has it. I am 59 years old and healing from a lifetime of Complex PTSD as well as a lifetime of crippling insomnia from a severely restricted airway (Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome of UARS) so this particular episode feels so important and so relevant. I will be sharing this with lots of people!
I understand Trish Aquino’s comments 100% and we have such similar qualities.
Give her a Nobel prize. What an amazing woman.
Wow this is absolutely fascinating. It's 4am and I'm only half way thru and I have work tomorrow but I can't stop watching 🔥😭
Thank you so much for this conversation!! We don’t talk enough about menopause and yet all woman go through it. How important to bring this to everyday conversations and also to be aware that woman’s brain is functional different from men. Amazing and informative ... I’ll be buying her book for sure.
What a great example-Lisa is a Beautiful lady, a clear speaker with important info
I just ordered your book and look forward to reading it carefully. My mother died of Alzheimer's about a year and a half ago. Tho I've been taking good care of my brain, following holistic health practices for many years, I'm always eager to learn more. I have also taken a lot of courses about Ayurvedic medicine, including training in Ayurvedic post partum care. One thing I remember very clearly is the discussion about how women's bodies (including their brains) change dramatically during pregnancy AND during delivery, and that with the proper, traditional post partum care, the body completely regenerates all of its systems over a period of about 40 days or 6 weeks. There are still traces of these practices being used in many cultures, but Western culture has clearly forgotten any sense of women's bodies needing time to heal after pregnancy and childbirth. And multiple pregnancies without the proper healing routines compound the negative effects and do not support women's ability to completely return to normal after childbirth.
What a wonderful podcast. Such profound insights were shared here, by 2 of the best voices I've heard so far on UA-cam....You both might be healing at least 50% of your patients' ailments with your soothing voices 😍 Dr Lisa is so elegant... Love her smiles, laughter and little gestures she made during the conversation. Both of you are so passionate in what you do and it shines through in this conversation and really, all the conversations you've had with other guests, Dr. Chatterji
Well said
Its amazing that we live in a world right now with such amazing people making huge contributions to science and health ! Thank you, loved the talk!
Absolutely - Lisa is doing such incredible work!
@@DrChatterjeeRangan Lisa and you both ! :)
So wish more women heard this informative and important talk. Thank you so much for having this conversation, really put so many things in perspective for me.
Absolutely loved the talk. So informational and educational for all to learn, understand, and practice in their daily life. I have gone through many health issues before 30 and all were reversed when I started putting my own well-being first. It is truly all about how to really manage all the stresses in your life so it does not take over your identity. Thank you for bring Dr. Lisa Mosconi on your show. Hope she will be able to return for another awesome talk!
Thanks so much. Glad to hear about your own journey - thanks for sharing. Yes, will have Lisa back soon, for sure
Do Vaccines cross the Blood Brain Barrier & damage us, longterm...ie Mercury,
Dr Chattergee, thankyou, for bringing a caring, intelligent, informative interview for women into our lives ❤️. Your empathy & genuine concern shines through with this & all your podcasts . Namaste 😊🙏
Best Podcast!!
Dr Mosconi- what an amazingly lovely, helpful, and hopeful message your research has produced. I wish I had more viable answers re estrogen but your recommendations sound like the best for what is know today. Thanks for your up-to-date info & enthusiasm! You resonate joy!
Thanks for listening Marlene - appreciate it!
What a beautiful interview!!! Thanks to both of you. It was very interesting and I have learnt a lot.
Fantastic information! Sending it to my mom and sisters. Thank you for the providing your knowledge and empowering us. Love this podcast ❤️
Amazing - hope they enjoy it as well!
An incredibly informational and insightful conversation. So inspiring and interesting, just wow! This field has not been on my mind much but I feel like it concerns me more than I thought! *Does Dr. Lisa Mosconi cover the case of amenorrhea in her book?* I'm very keen on reading more about this topic from a researcher like her as she's so knowledgeable and passionate!
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Anyways, thank you for another fabulous podcast! You're truly a legend when it comes to choosing fantastic guests and making such conversations feel natural! Sending you and your family all the love!
Stay safe and have a nice rest of the week!
Thanks Margaret. I can't actually remember if Lisa covers this in her book but it is a super informative book on a lot of different topics!
It is amazing what we learned in this episode!!
Thank you for the fantastic guest and outstanding content!
Love your podcast! So much good information
A wonderful interview. Thank you both so much, inspirational!
Thanks for watching Noreen!
Groundbreaking information for everyone! You never fail to deliver for us 🙏 this was an incredible interview. THANK YOU so much!
Genius! Fascinating information and full of brilliant technique and remedy... Further I am sure this broadcast will echo healing throughout the natural world also. Gratitude to you both.
Really enjoyed this real, down to earth, informative program!!! ❤️
Fantastic! Thank you both for sharing your wisdom and knowledge. I find it all so so fascinating. The future often seems so scary and I do worry about what kind of world my children will have to live in, this sort of conversation, research and compassion makes me feel hopeful it will improve. Thank you.
I wish she would be able to take her message to all doctors maybe even congress and be treated with such respect and take it as serious as you have Dr Rangan. Thank you.
What a brilliant interview. Cannot believe how few comments there are.
This was so good! I listened to the podcast twice.. so much interesting information
Sharing with all the women I know. Thanks for elevating this doc
Brilliant brilliant brilliant. Thank you so much for this
Thank you both!💖💖
Love it. Learnt alot. Thank you🙏
Wow, what a brilliant & informative podcast. So much information here and really important that women in their 30s & 40s get to hear this stuff. Shocked to learn (as someone nearly 63) that a 60 year old woman has a much higher chance of developing Alzheimers than breast cancer.
Another superb interview. Thanks Rangan. As a post- menopausal citizen scientist and educator so much of this resonated with me. I can’t wait to read both of her books.
What an interesting talk! Thank you!
Yes to a Second chat 🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♀️ such an insightful conversation
Mind blowing, absolutely fascinating. Thank you so much, have shared this with all my friends and loved ones. 🙏
Amazing - thanks for watching and sharing Tonia!
You mentioned a 12 minute UA-cam meditation, can you recommend a particular one please?
Thank you so much for this talk!!!
Fascinating...thank you.
Excellent podcast! Thank you!
My pleasure - thanks for watching!
Both of you are wonderful, thanks for all the great info! I ordered the Brain XX book 🙌👏can’t wait til it comes in!
Wow, this very important information about the differences should be taught at school and in medical professions as well.
Is there anyway to get the transcript of this interview , Lisa has a really charming but all the same an accent and it will help tremendously if we could follow along . Thank you so much
Absolutely fantastic information ❤
It is great to understand why I feel so different now in my menopause. I a not crazy, that is great! Thank you Dr. Lisa! I will change my habits and maybe I will feel better with my brain behavior.
Thanks for sharing very interesting indeed
Absolutely brilliant session ! Thanks for hosting such an insightful conversation. All I have to do for great medical insights on health and wellbeing is to subscribe to your channel ☺️
Thanks so much Deepthi - glad the channel is helping you. Please do share relevant episodes with your friends and family - helps to spread the word - thank you!
informational and educational for all
As a woman in menopause this information is critical and time sensitive.
Thank you so much for such an original and insightful interview around such an important topic that gets such little attention. As a midwife I have learned so much new information that I will share with the women I care for. Great interview!!! Thank you Rangan!!
Thanks for watching Sarah. So happy you feel you can empower your patients by sharing this information!
Thank you both for a fascinating interview
My pleasure Jules - thanks for taking time to watch!
@@DrChatterjeeRangan awww thank you for your reply.
I really love the work you are doing and so wish others in your field would come on board.
I’d love to see more about the ACE study if you haven’t already highlighted this topic ?
@@DrChatterjeeRangan doctor will U please do a video on early stage Parkinson's treatment in old people, any natural cures ....
Thank you for this conversation. I learned a couple things. ;) Much Love, and Exercise!
My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you
Excellent and important podcast!
Awesome conversation, very important and interesting topic, for me it was very relevant as am 46 and seeing changes in my monthly cycle since last few months. I was also considering to take an estrogen with dim supplement but not sure if it's the right time to start!
Wonderful to hear about usefulness of yoga from the scientists who practice ...much appreciated
This a real eye opener being a woman is pretty difficult. Thank you both for this episode another great one!
I feel so angry, as a woman who had a hysterectomy but not offerred hormone replacement immediately. I had to realise that I was menopausal and ask for HRT which was some 6 years after my hysterectomy. No one ever said to me that I would need to replace the hormones that my body was no longer making. Now I’m worried that it may be too late to protect my brain.
In China, new mothers eat 5 eggs per day so they have nutritious breast milk. Eggs are a huge source of arachidonic acid, which happens to be low with Alzheimer's. My Mom was diagnosed with "severe" Alzheimer's. She gave up nearly all carbohydrates, and ate hard-boiled eggs, meat, and fish. I also gave her arachidonic acid, lysine, and serine to take every day. She was so lucid and normal for 5 years, even to two days before her death at age 93, that several people said that they didn't believe she even had Alzheimer's.
Thank you very much
Another brilliant podcast! Thanks for providing these wonderful contents! What is the kundalini breathing exercise Dr Mosconi mentioned? Is there a link?
Hey Doris, I will try and find our for you! Thanks for watching!
10 minutes kudalini m.ua-cam.com/video/4aO4X_SF3Cc/v-deo.html
Really fascinating - but a bit rambling and a real shame that in such a long interview so little time is devoted to the practical steps/changes people can make. The 8 pillers were referred to but what are they? Making interviews shorter and more focused would be more useful for busy people
Fascinating!
Another great choice of guest, very insightful and informative, thank you for sharing. I am also very interested to know what the App was that Lisa used with her little one!?
the app name is 'MEDITATION FOR KIDS' - I have just downloaded it for using
This has been such a profoundly informative insightful conversation.I'm even amazed that we cannot even connect the dots with regards to ageing when we know that girls reach maturity sooner than boys. Thank you for enabling and sharing such amazing content and conversations.
Great interview! Do you have links to the studies on exercise intensity and female health that she references at the end of the interview? Thank you so much!
Thanks for this enlightening podcast. I have a question. PCOS has to do with hormonal function. What is the role of the brain here? Is there a way to improve this condition by diet?
Hi, Thanks so much for all your interesting and informative podcasts, I really enjoy them and am trying to make changes. I'm struggling to get enough sleep and wondering what the meditation app Lisa mentioned is?
I eat a plant-based diet and am now 60. I had zero menopause symptoms. I chalk it up to the fact we eat a lot of soy products like tofu and tempeh. As my meat-eater friends complained about constant hot-flashes, I could not relate.
Great information, so useful and never too late, right! I am 65 and ordered some organic flax seed oil today! Thank you both!!!
You can eat fresh ground flaxseed as well. Some on your oatmeal.
She is Awesome. I heard this twice already and I can't wait to read her book.
It is sad that we did not consider that brains work and change by Gender. Nevertheless - we now know and more power to Lisa and her tribe to research and tell us how we could all behave and contribute.
God Bless You Lisa!
Thanks
This doctor is so precious for women she is larger than life , lucky her family and friends !!! Proud she was raised in Florence anthropology genes of The genio are in that area concentrated
God bless her ! 🙏🏻⚜️
This one blew my mind. As an alternative medicine healthcare professional myself, these insights have far reaching consequences for my patients. I wonder though what sort of effects extended breastfeeding has on a woman's brain. Dr. Lisa spoke about the changes reversing around 6-8 months post partum. What if like me, one is still nursing an almost 3 year old.. I'm so curious. Thank you for putting out life-changing episodes Dr. Chatterjee!
Lovely talk. It's so important to see the two genders as requiring different kinds of research. She has an amazing quality of simplifying Neuroscience into simple terms. I wish such information percolates down to developing countries like India and starts impacting our clinical practise.
Thanks for watching and taking a moment to share your thoughts!
Thank u both. 🙏🏼 Where we can find the 11 min kryia mediation than you mentioned or something for teenagers? Thank you
What they both mentioned is KUNDALINI YOGA . You can find it online on you tube / Google as u type it..... This is for everybody who is above the age of 10 years approx.... Even people as old as 90 can do that of they are comfortable and has enough stamina to do it...😊
My maternal grandma/ her son now my mother all suffer Alzheimer’s . I am
“60” so I appreciate your work very much....
Thank you and sending you and your family best wishes!
Great Video. We always do reishi tea or shilajit for keeping the mind strong.
Great information esp. about flaxseed oil, bikini medicine, women's brains during pregnancy and perimenopause.....will be telling my female patient's to watch this and read your books!
Thanks for this informative talk
A few things that struck me, is that you mentioned that men and women's brains are structurally the same. When you talk about women's brains changing more over time, you mentioned stress being a big factor in that. To me it points to the pressure that women have in society and stress that comes with that, so although we as women can be more resilient by doing meditation as an example, I think that culturally the pressure women face needs to shift. We often talk about the women's mental load, and I think it's vastly unequal with regards to home life and general management of not only our own lives but our families too and that is simply not fair, in a world where men and women mostly both work, that mental load should be shared and we're just not up to date with that .
You talk about the Mediterranean diet being effective, but what other factors could also be at play, could it be that their lifestyle is more relaxed, that their food is more natural and so it's not specifically that diet that works but as Dr Chatterjee says the principles of if being whole food, good quality fat, for some people and I have been tested, it could be completely different, in my own situation my genes dictate a more meat based diet is preferable and legumes and grains aren't a good choicd for me as I suffer with RA and so I ensure I eat plenty of grass fed meat. In my case eating a diet that contains plenty of meat but also a diverse range of veg is healthy for me. I think it's really difficult to isolate the Mediterranean as THE diet but to look at more broadly what else is at play in terms of their lifestyle, sleep, family connections and community. If we are looking at thingd holistically all of this needs to be considered and so a longitudinal study would be so interesting to capture that data. I'm surprised that gut health wasn't mentioned, as the gut has been described as our second brain and with an imbalanced microbiome this can directly cause stress amongst a multitude of other things.
Fascinating talk and thank you again.
I very much agree regarding women having more stress and you can see my similar observations above. I also say that a lot of that is down to society and work and simply there being so much to do - especially involving focused thinking - a lot more than yesteryears' women would have been used to. However, a lot of this stress is also self induced sadly. Feminist culture is quite stressful on women (regardless of any anti-man rhetoric bringing conflict on top of that) as it super charges women to be constantly on the go and not giving them permission to come back to a state of peace or contentment. We are far more unhappy and stressed than ever before because of the choices we make as women and the expectations we place on ourselves to some degree too. These days some of the worst types and examples of toxic masculinity is coming from radical feminist portions of society and their inability to self regulate between their do/go masculine states and their be/relax feminine states.
I love that you are aware of the gut side of things and love that you pick up on other elements such as relationships and lifestyle - I get so tired of Western medicine and science being so reductionist so thanks for bringing this up!
This neuroscientist (Lisa Mosconi) educated me on some great content here today really eye-opening about sex differences as the current trend this decade is to be told there are zero differences between men and women other than sex organs and even hormones can be very unique to an individual - stemming from the identity politics agenda of course. However, Mosconi talks about the brain in a far far more dominant way and mentions the nervous system a lot less which I find imbalanced as a topic. I draw together the research from different neuroscientists to get a fuller picture. The latest stuff from the Huberman lab and lead neuroscientist Andrew Huberman indicates that the nervous system is the regulatory organ than controls everything else with the brain acting more like a slave to the nervous system and a map for its transactions (my paraphrased and somewhat slanted take on his research). The research for a good decade from various neuroscientists indicates that emotions are a key part in judgement and decision-making so the nervous system is responsible for the large contributing part of the decisions we make. As the nerves run throughout the body and 'talk' (or arguably 'sing') to each others aka oscillate / vibrate with every part and all organs and the largest bundle of nerves are through the gut it's a fair deduction to make that the gut is our first brain even!!
Wow,wow,who knew,must get the book,
Can you please share the kundalini yoga bit and the meditation app you use with your children.
This is really interesting. I am however wondering, there is a lot of talk about how nutritional ketosis enables people to think more clearly and people report great mental focus. I understand it's restricting a food group but what are your thoughts about that?
If there is another part of this, that's the question I want to ask
Woww just WOWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please reinvite Lisa!!!!💕🌟🙏
Kirtan Kriya Yoga kundalini ,
love this conversation
Can you please link the 12 min. meditation? Thank you.
Can you please share the name of the Kundalini meditation Dr Lisa spoke about? Thank you!
I would love to know how we can tell how healthy or not our brains are and how we get help and support for this, as you say GPs can't support women in this particularly those who are peri menopausal. Where's the best best place to get help in what to do?
I would love ur take on how anti-inflammatory turmeric is used in indian beauty regimens for women as well as religious and cultural ways.. would that be protective against inflammatory/ Brain degeneration issues
I was shocked to hear that a 60 year old women has twice the chance of being attacked by Alzheimer’s than breast cancer!😧 I sincerely appreciate Dr. Lisa Mosconi and Dr. Rangan Chatterjee for this interview. I immediately went to Dr. Mosconi’s UA-cam channel for more information.
Yes I found that shocking too. At nearly 63 I guess a lot of my future in terms of brain health is almost set in stone but the information in this podcast is so important for those in their 30s & 40s.
Grateful if you could please post the meditation app for children Lisa mentioned?
Hey John - I will try and find out for you. I use the Ananda Kids Meditation App with my kids or Calm
@@DrChatterjeeRangan Thank you and 🧡 your enthusiasm for life, really shines through in your podcasts.
@@johnmckitterick Thanks John!
I experience brain fog feel more hazy sometimes during pms to, and i think that must be connected to hormones fluctuating during this time. Sometumes I experience cramps but, when my diet is clean( i cut out gluten and diary) I experience almost no cramps and my skin is clear too.....
At age 38 and possibly perimenopausal I'm willing to have a brain scan for research purposes 😊
Great talk but missing:
-Possible cancer risk of HRT, outweigh benefit?
-No mention importance of sleep
-Brain puzzles any good, more/less important than exercise?
Hi Kathy - we ran out of time, I'm afraid! We plan to have a follow up conversation in the next few months when we will try and cover these points!
@@DrChatterjeeRangan Hopefully yes you’ll do another, and cover those things.
I noticed she did mention she hadn’t had time to mention sleep in the closing minute when I’d already pressed the « go » button
I like your interviewing style, so respectful, wanting to engage and passion to know more. I feel your excitement to explore more when somebody says something that’s made you prick up your ears .
I feel you must also be a compassionate doctor
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Thanks for watching!
Hopefully, it's not too late for me. My mum died of Alzheimer's and we knew it must be linked to stress, but had no proof. Poor mum suffered in silence as it wasn't the done thing to voice anything. Now we must resolve our issues in a kind, compassionate way. We no longer can put a lid on it and shut down.
ouch the music
Generations of women have adapted to living with menopausal changes across various cultures with different lifestyle modifications ..why do we need to medicalize and add hormones .. the body evolves via stages and change is part of life
She should use lions mane mushrooms, there's great research on it 💖
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