Mind Over Matter Podcast: A Women’s Brain Health Initiative

We speak with one of the leading voices when it comes to Alzheimer's and brain aging diseases. Lisa Genova is a neuroscientist and author of the book "Still Alice". Genova explains what Alzheimer's is, provides tips on the best ways to protect one’s cognitive vitality, and why we need to erase the stigma around this mind-robbing disease.

Dr. Gillian Einstein is the world’s first Research Chair in Women’s Brain Health and Aging. She talks about what she’s discovering in her work and why studying sex and gender is so important to finding answers into why women are disproportionately affected by brain-aging diseases like Alzheimer’s.

Dr. Susan Pinker explains why we need social interaction to help keep our brain healthy. She talks about "The Village Effect" and the types of social activities that help reduce dementia risk.

Almost 70% of those living with Alzheimer's are women - yet most of the research into brain aging diseases focuses on men. That's why Lynn Posluns knew she had to do something about it. Ten years ago she founded Women's Brain Health Initiative. Find out about the work they do, how they have made a huge impact for so many, and tips on how you can protect your cognitive vitality and also make a difference.

Phyllis Fehr was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's at the age of 53. Almost a decade later she takes us through the journey of what it's like to live with dementia, dispels myths about it, tells us how you can better support loved ones who are diagnosed, and what Canada needs to do better to help those with the lived experience.

Former Canadian politician Lisa Raitt shares her personal and emotional story about caring for her husband who was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. She talks about the challenges caregivers face and some strategies on how to cope.

Interview with Dr. Thais Coutinho about how interconnected the heart and brain are. In order to prevent brain aging diseases you need to take care of your heart. This podcast gives you tips on what to do to improve your heart health.

Chronic stress prematurely ages your brain. In this episode, expert Dr. Ellen Choi describes how harmful stress can be for your brain health and gives you tips on how to keep stress in check to keep your brain sharp.

Lifelong learning helps improve your memory, concentration, and focus, so you can stay sharp as you get older. In this episode we speak with Dr. Sylvie Belleville about what you can do to stimulate your brain to ward off brain-aging diseases like Alzheimer's.

Sleep restores, recharges, solves problems, processes emotions and memories leftover from the day, and quite literally, cleanses the brain. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Adrian Owen, former Canada Excellence Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience and Imaging.

No matter your age, your brain health is significantly impacted by what you eat. Certain foods are particularly strong for boosting brain function and warding off dementia. In this episode, Naomi Parness speaks with Leslie Beck, one of Canada’s leading nutritionists and a contributing writer for The Globe and Mail.

Interview with Dr Jennifer Heisz about how exercise can help prevent brain aging diseases like dementia and Alzheimer's. We are constantly striving to provide the ideal brain health content for our audience. We would greatly appreciate your feedback on our Mind Over Matter podcast. If you would like to give us a few minutes of your time, click the button below and your name will be entered into a monthly draw for a $100 Indigo gift card. Take the survey

The Mind Over Matter podcast is dedicated to helping you better protect your brain health, and are created by Women’s Brain Health Initiative, a national charity combating brain-aging disorders like Alzheimer’s that disproportionately affect women.