Protecting Your Brain Health in Perimenopause and Menopause

In this episode, elite brain health coach Christine Despres shares the science behind perimenopause and brain health, the four areas proven to prevent up to 50% of cognitive decline, and the micro habits that make the biggest difference. Whether you're in the thick of perimenopause or planning for your 90-year-old self, this is the conversation you didn't know you needed.What You'll Learn:The perimenopause brain connection — Why you can lose up to 30% of brain function during perimenopause and what you can do about it right nowThe POINTER Study findings — The four lifestyle areas that can prevent up to 50% of cognitive decline, even with a genetic predisposition or family history of dementiaThe MIND diet for cognitive health — What it is, why it works, and the one fruit proven to help prevent cognitive declineSleep as a brain detox — Why quality sleep is essential for brain health and Christine's top micro habits for protecting your sleep during the midlife transitionReading your brain's signals — Why brain fog and memory lapses are usually data, not disease, and what to do with that informationStarting your midlife health baseline — What blood work to request and why knowing your numbers is the first step to protecting your future selfChristine on Instagram: @thewellnessnavigatorThe Wellness Navigator: https://www.thewellnessnavigator.com/Quiz: "Why Does Everything Feel Harder After 40?" https://www.thewellnessnavigator.com/brain-health-quizThe POINTER Study on lifestyle factors and cognitive declineJoyspan: The Art and Science of Thriving in Life's Second Half by Dr. Kerry Burnight Ph.D Function Health Panel (Dr. Mark Hyman's biomarker panel)About Christine Despres: Christine Despres is a registered nurse with more than 30 years of clinical experience, including many years as Director of Nursing at a skilled nursing facility where she oversaw care for patients living with dementia, in hospice, and in rehabilitation. Today she is a Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach, a Certified Dementia Practitioner, and the founder of The Wellness Navigator, a brain health and metabolic wellness coaching practice serving women in midlife and beyond. She also holds an Elite Brain Health Coach certification through Amen University. Christine lost her own mother at 57 and has family members living with dementia, bringing both clinical expertise and hard-won personal experience to the women she works with.About Your Host: Aransas Savas is a wellbeing and leadership coach specializing in helping women over 40 navigate midlife transitions, career changes, and second-act reinvention. With 20+ years of behavioral research experience partnering with companies like Disney, Weight Watchers, and Best Buy, she hosts The Uplifters Podcast, featuring women doing transformative work in the second half of their lives. Aransas brings both research rigor and personal experience to conversations about courage capital, midlife transformation, and building meaningful second acts.Connect with Aransas:Instagram: @aransas_savasPodcast Instagram: @the_uplifters_podcastTikTok: @theuplifterspodcastFacebook: Aransas SavasWebsite: theuplifterspodcast.comYouTube: @theuplifterspodcastLinkedIn: Aransas SavasKeywords: perimenopause career change, women over 40, midlife reinvention, menopause second act, starting over during menopause, women changing careers 40s, midlife transition women, second half of life, courage capital, midlife transformation, women entrepreneurs over 40, perimenopause brain health, brain fog menopause, cognitive decline prevention women, midlife brain health, MIND diet perimenopause, brain health women over 40, starting business during menopause, midlife purpose women, women 40s brain health, perimenopause fresh start, building confidence after 40, midlife dreams women, menopause entrepreneurship women Get full access to The Uplifters at www.theuplifterspodcast.com/subscribe