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Something I've noticed in myself and with clients is that when us women hit midlife, we start to see our brains changing with menopause. Most frequently we observe more brain fog and difficulty recalling words. Inevitably, we then begin to consider what our future cognitive health looks like, and turn to family members to try to get a glimpse into the what might lie ahead.

There's no denying that these changes are daunting, especially if you weren't expecting them, but fortunately for us, there are experts like today's guest who can guide us through the changes and educate us on how to live a long, fruitful, and brain healthy life!

My guest on this episode of the Vibrant Menopause Podcast is Dr. Annie Fenn, an OBGYN from Jackson, Wyoming who's on a journey to help people fend off Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases through eating delicious food. After 20 years of practicing as an OBGYN and helping menopausal women through normal neurologic changes, she decided she wanted to zoom in on this aspect of her work. So she retired from her practice, entered culinary school, and the rest is history. 

She has since started the Brain Health Kitchen, through which she teaches classes on brain health nutrition, leads brain health retreats around the world,  and has published a new cookbook called The Brain Health Kitchen: Preventing Alzheimer's Through Food.

Dr. Fenn does a terrific job of mixing the most up-to-date scientific literature on food and brain health into actionable advice and a delicious way of eating, and you'll hear all about that in this episode. We'll discuss the midlife neurological changes that women can expect to see in perimenopause and menopause, we'll zoom in on brain healthy diets such as the Mediterranean and MIND diets, and she'll walk us through the brain benefits of various food groups as well as weekly consumption goals to help minimize the risk of cognitive decline.

This was a fascinating discussion and I'm sure that everybody will be able to take something away just from listening. But if you're interested in learning more about Dr. Annie Fenn's work with her Brain Health Kitchen, be sure to visit her at:

• Website: https://www.brainhealthkitchen.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brainhealthkitchen/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brainhealthkitchen/
• Book: https://www.brainhealthkitchen.com/published-work-2/

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