Sandra van Tongerloo is a brain health coach, as well as a professional chef, who has a very personal relationship with Alzheimer’s disease - all of the women on her mother’s side of the family passed away from Alzheimer’s. And it was Sandra’s 6-year journey of caring for her mother that inspired her to start The Elisabeth Hendrix Method and Cooking for Cognition - fusing brain-boosting recipes and cognitive coaching to help women future-proof their brain health.

Sandra and I talk about:

• How 70% of Alzheimer’s patients are women, and what we can do to prevent it 
• The impacts of feeding the animals we eat species-inappropriate diets on our own health
• The role of gut health on brain health
• She shares top tips on how to support brain health, including specific foods you can add to your diet (and many of them will be familiar if you listen to what we recommend for dogs!)
• Tips for what kitchen equipment you should include and which ones to eliminate to get you started feeling confident in the kitchen (PS - this will help you get started doing DIY food for your dog, if you’re interested in that!)
• The importance of movement for brain health - and how your dog can help you with this!
• Emerging alternative therapies for Alzheimer’s and brain health.

And so much more!

Sandra also shares a beautiful story about the unexpected bond that her dog and her mother developed - and how it demonstrates the resiliency of the brain and spirit, even when it may seem that Alzheimer’s has completely taken over.

If you would like to learn more about how to future-proof your brain health and how to work with Sandra, reach out to her on Instagram https://instagram.com/elisabethhendrixmethod, or on Facebook at https://facebook.com/SandraVanTongerloo.

Sandra is actually hosting a brain health and culinary retreat in France 22-28 April 2025, and there are a couple of spots left! If you want more information, please reach out to Sandra.

And if you’d like to learn more about how you can support your dog’s overall health by feeding them according to their energetics, grab your FREE copy of our FETCH Guide to Decoding Your Dog’s Energetic Pawprint. It will help you identify your dog leans towards being warm or cool, and how to best feed them to support optimal health. 

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Once you discover your dog’s energetic pawprint, let me know if they are warm or cool! I’d love to know! DM me on Instagram: https://Instagram.com/mysticdogmama.

*Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace the advice of your own veterinarian or doctor.