Thank you for this! As a women who is 54 years young, I tend to gravitate towards information such as this, explaining how a balanced diet plays such an important role in our health during the menopause years. I lost my mom in 2018 to Alzheimer's Disease. And I often pour over articles written by doctors I trust that depict how AD could be linked with a poor diet, diabetes, high blood pressure, ect. Clearly, there's still so much they don't know about AD like how genetics may play a role-my mom's dad died of AD too-but I'm open to learning all I can when it comes to my health and my future.
For me, brain fog in midlife women is a sign of a deeper neuroenergetic imbalance, where hormonal shifts impair glucose metabolism, mitochondrial function declines, and the brain begins to rely more on ketones to maintain energy and cognitive performance.
The study you alluded to is fascinating.
“We hope to learn, for example, whether ER density changes with oestrogen therapy, and if that leads to fewer symptoms and better performance on cognitive tests,” said Dr. Mosconi, who is also the director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Program at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian. (One of the authors of the study)
The finding that ERs, instead of disappearing swiftly after menopause, remain abundant in the brain up to a decade after menopause, along with findings that elevated ER density was observed during perimenopause, also hints that the “window of opportunity” for oestrogen therapy may be greater than thought,” she said.
This is an excellent article. No wonder I can't find my car keys....
Maybe if your nutrition was better....Just saying.
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Very helpful information. Thank you!
Thank you! Glad it was helpful.
Thank you for this! As a women who is 54 years young, I tend to gravitate towards information such as this, explaining how a balanced diet plays such an important role in our health during the menopause years. I lost my mom in 2018 to Alzheimer's Disease. And I often pour over articles written by doctors I trust that depict how AD could be linked with a poor diet, diabetes, high blood pressure, ect. Clearly, there's still so much they don't know about AD like how genetics may play a role-my mom's dad died of AD too-but I'm open to learning all I can when it comes to my health and my future.
I'm glad it was helpful. Though we don't have all the answers about AD yet, healthy diet and lifestyle habits never hurt.
For me, brain fog in midlife women is a sign of a deeper neuroenergetic imbalance, where hormonal shifts impair glucose metabolism, mitochondrial function declines, and the brain begins to rely more on ketones to maintain energy and cognitive performance.
The study you alluded to is fascinating.
“We hope to learn, for example, whether ER density changes with oestrogen therapy, and if that leads to fewer symptoms and better performance on cognitive tests,” said Dr. Mosconi, who is also the director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Program at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian. (One of the authors of the study)
The finding that ERs, instead of disappearing swiftly after menopause, remain abundant in the brain up to a decade after menopause, along with findings that elevated ER density was observed during perimenopause, also hints that the “window of opportunity” for oestrogen therapy may be greater than thought,” she said.
Dr. Mosconi's work is fascinating and I can't wait for more research about ERs in the brain and whether hormone therapy truly affects cognition.
Another excellent post, thank you!