Happy & Healthy with Amy
by Amy Lang
Do you want to protect your brain from Alzheimer's disease so you can be sharp and stay sharp for life? This podcast is for you. Your host, Amy Lang, master certified health coach and founder of Moxie Club will be sharing with you the lessons learned and insights gained from 20+ years as a health club owner and Alzheimer's prevention coach. For more information, visit www.moxie-club.com
Episodes
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Alzheimer's Blood Biomarker Test: What It Can and Can't Tell You
What if a simple blood test could help doctors determine whether Alzheimer's is behind your mom's memory problems? It sounds almost too good to be true. But Alzheimer's blood tests are changing how doctors evaluate cognitive decline. And depending on which test is used, the results can be...
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Alzheimer's Diagnosis: The 5 Questions to Ask
If your mom or dad has been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), does that mean they have Alzheimer's disease? Not necessarily. MCI and dementia describe changes in memory and thinking. But neither diagnosis, by itself, tells you what's causing those changes. And Alzheimer's isn't the...
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How to Raise Resilient Kids in a Stressful World with Dr. Yolanda Rivera-Caudill
What if protecting your kids from failure is actually making it harder for them to succeed? As parents, we want to make life easier for our children. We often step in when they're struggling, solve problems before they get too big, and try to spare them from disappointment. After all, isn't that...
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Leqembi or Kisunla: How Early Can You Get Treatment?
If Alzheimer’s starts in the brain years—sometimes decades—before symptoms appear, why wait until memory problems begin to treat it? That’s the question behind today’s episode. The newer Alzheimer’s drugs Leqembi and Kisunla appear to offer the most promising results when treatment starts early....
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Alzheimer’s Prevention: What You Can Do Before Symptoms Start
If Alzheimer’s runs in your family, you may find yourself wondering: Is this going to happen to me? You may worry about losing your memory, your independence, or your ability to make your own decisions. And every forgotten name or misplaced pair of glasses can suddenly feel a little more loaded....
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Alzheimer’s Prevention: The 3 Levels You Need To Know
You hear the phrase Alzheimer’s prevention all the time. But what if the disease process has already started before you know it? What if Alzheimer’s-related changes are already happening in your brain—but you have no memory problems, no cognitive symptoms, and no idea anything is going on? Can we...
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Early Signs of Alzheimer's That Aren’t Memory Loss
You probably already know that memory changes can be an early sign of Alzheimer’s. But what about taking twice as long to finish familiar tasks? Or becoming more withdrawn? Those are the kinds of changes most people never connect to brain health. And that creates a problem: if you’re only…
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Alzheimer’s Early Diagnosis: When Should You See a Neurologist?
You forget a word you’ve known forever. Miss an appointment you normally would never forget. Or maybe your mom tells the same story three times during dinner. And suddenly the thought appears: What if this is Alzheimer’s? Then comes the question that can keep people stuck for months—or even…
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Leqembi or Kisunla? 8 Questions Before You Decide
Your mom or dad has been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment or early Alzheimer’s, and the neurologist says Leqembi or Kisunla may be an option. Now comes the harder question: Just because they qualify, does that mean treatment is actually worth it? There are a few pieces of information that...
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Understanding ARIA: How Risky Are Leqembi and Kisunla?
If your mom or dad has been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s, you may be weighing whether one of the newer treatments—Leqembi or Kisunla—could be worth considering. And then you hear the words brain swelling and bleeding. For a lot of families, that’s…
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Do Leqembi and Kisunla Work? The 2 Key Factors
If your mom or dad has been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment or early Alzheimer’s disease, you may suddenly be facing a decision you never expected to make: Should they take Leqembi or Kisunla? And if you’ve already read headlines saying anti-amyloid drugs offer little to no clinically...
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Exercise After 50 with Dr. Cody Sipe: What Actually Matters for Healthy Aging?
What if some of what you’ve been told about exercise and aging is incomplete? Maybe you’ve heard you need to walk more. Lift heavy. Work on your grip strength. Or simply accept that more aches, less strength, and declining mobility are inevitable as you get older. But which of those things…
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What Your Urges Are Trying to Tell You
Have you ever reached for a glass of wine, a bowl of ice cream, or another familiar comfort at the end of a stressful day—without feeling as though you consciously made the decision? An urge can feel like a command. But it is actually information. In Part 3 of the Name It to Navigate It series…
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Emotional Literacy: The Ability to Say What You Actually Feel
What emotions can you recognize in your body while they are happening? For many of us, the list is limited to happy, sad, and angry. But trying to understand your emotional experience with only three words is like trying to draw a sunset with three crayons. You might capture the general idea, but...
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Notice and Name It: The Brain Science of Putting Feelings Into Words
Have you ever eaten a bag of chips or a bowl of ice cream even though you want to lose some weight and you weren't physically hungry? Or skipped the walk you planned to take? Or stayed up late scrolling on your phone even though you promised yourself you would go to bed earlier that night? So why...
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Strength Spotting: How to Silence Your Inner Critic and Dismantle Limiting Beliefs
Have you ever caught yourself thinking, “I’m just not disciplined enough,” “I have no willpower,” or “Why can’t I figure this out?” In the moment, these thoughts can feel like facts. But they may actually be limiting beliefs your brain has accepted without considering all the evidence. In this...
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Alzheimer’s Diagnosis: What to Put in Place Now with Sandra Newsome (Part 3 of 3)
After an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, the conversations are only part of the work. The next step is making sure the right plans, documents, passwords, wishes, and decision-makers are in place — before a crisis forces your family to guess. In Part 3 of this three-part series, Amy and end-of-life doula...
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Alzheimer’s Diagnosis: How to Start "The Conversation" with Sandra Newsome (Part 2 of 3)
The conversations that follow an Alzheimer’s diagnosis can feel tender, awkward, and overwhelming. But avoiding them does not make them easier. In this episode, Amy and end-of-life doula Sandra Newsome walk through a practical conversation starter guide that can help you begin with more calm,...
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Alzheimer’s Diagnosis: The Conversation to Start Early with Sandra Newsome
When a parent receives an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, it can feel like everything becomes urgent overnight. What do we do first? What conversations need to happen now? And how do we talk about end-of-life wishes without making it feel like we’re rushing things? In Part 1 of this three-part series, Amy...
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Protect Your Brain with the MIND Diet: How It Fights the Four Horsemen of Alzheimer’s
What if protecting your brain could start with your very next meal? In this episode of Happy & Healthy with Amy, Amy explains why the MIND diet may be one of the most powerful tools you have for supporting brain health and reducing your risk of cognitive decline. Rather than focusing on one…
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Alzheimer’s Risk in Women vs. Men: What’s Different
If your mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, you may already be wondering, “Am I next?” But if your dad, husband, brother, or partner is the one you’re worried about, this episode is for you too. Amy breaks down the differences in Alzheimer’s risk in women and men, including why women carry more...
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Neuroinflammation and Brain Health: 8 Steps To Protect Your Brain in Midlife
What if amyloid is only the match, tau is the brush fire, and neuroinflammation is the wildfire that causes the most damage in Alzheimer’s disease? In this episode of Happy & Healthy with Amy, Amy explains why researchers are paying closer attention to neuroinflammation, what may be keeping the...
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Alzheimer’s Drugs: Why Amyloid Removal May Not Be Enough
If your parent was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, you may have heard about the latest Alzheimer’s treatments - Kisunla and Lequembi - being described as breakthrough "disease-modifying" drugs. And yes, the science is promising in some ways. But here’s the part most families are not told...
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How to Build an Alzheimer’s Care Team
If your mom or dad was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, you may already feel the weight of caregiving starting to land on your shoulders. But here’s the good news: being the primary caregiver does not mean doing it alone. In this episode of Happy & Healthy with Amy, Amy walks you through how…
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After an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis: A Family Checklist
If your mom or dad was just diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, your brain may be trying to solve everything at once. What does this mean? How fast will it progress? Are they safe? What questions should you ask? And what are you supposed to do first? In this episode of Happy & Healthy with Amy, Amy walks...
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My Mom Was Diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Am I Next?
If your mom or dad was just diagnosed with Alzheimer's, you're probably wondering: am I next? Watching a parent receive this diagnosis can make every forgotten word, every misplaced key, every moment of brain fog feel suddenly loaded with meaning. In this episode, Amy answers the question…
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Alzheimer’s Prevention: What the Cochrane Review Means
Have you seen the headlines about anti-amyloid Alzheimer’s drugs showing “no clinically meaningful effect”? If some you love has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, that kind of headline can feel like a gut punch. But before you fall into the pit of despair — or pin your hopes on the next promising...
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GLP-1s and Alzheimer’s Prevention: Hope or Hype?
When Penn Holderness described APOE4 as a “ticking time bomb,” it struck a nerve for a lot of people, especially women in midlife who already feel vulnerable about their brain health. Could a GLP-1 medication protect your brain if you carry the APOE4 gene? Amy unpacks the science in plain English...
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Gum Disease, Menopause & Your Alzheimer's Risk
Did you know researchers found a specific bacteria — the one found in gum disease — in up to 95% of Alzheimer's patients' brains? And that menopause makes your mouth significantly more vulnerable to exactly this bacteria? In this episode, Amy digs into one of the most overlooked connections in...
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Why Your Worst Habits Make Complete Sense with Dr. Howie Jacobson (Part 2 of 2)
Have you ever been halfway through a bag of chips — or a carton of ice cream — before you even realized what happened? You weren't hungry. You weren't even enjoying it. You were triggered. And by the time your brain caught up, the moment had already passed. In Part 2 of this conversation…
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Why Knowing What to Do Isn't Enough with Dr. Howie Jacobson (Part 1 of 2)
Have you ever thought, I know what to do… so why am I still not doing it? In this episode, Amy sits down with behavior change expert and high performance coach Dr. Howie Jacobson to unpack the deeper reasons habits feel so hard to change. They explore why willpower and insight are often not…
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7 Reasons You're Not Exercising (And How To Fix Each One) with Jackie Bachmeier
Are you stuck in a cycle of starting an exercise program and stopping — or never starting at all? You're not alone, and it's probably not your fault. In this episode of Happy & Healthy with Amy, author, functional aging specialist, and founder of Evolution Fitness & Wellness Jackie Bachmeier…
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Strength Training for Brain Health with Marian Barnick
An increase of just 40 watts of leg power is linked to cognitive aging benefits equivalent to a brain functioning three years younger. There's also a direct relationship between leg strength and the size of your hippocampus — the memory center of your brain, and one of the first regions affected…
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How to Retrain Your Brain for Pain-Free Movement with Marian Barnick
Your brain has two jobs when you're injured: keep you safe and keep you functional. So it finds a workaround. It automates it. And it keeps running it — long after the injury is gone. Sound familiar? In part two of Move for Your Brain, Amy and Marian Barnick explore how movement compensations…
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HOW You Move Can Protect Your Brain During Menopause | with Marian Barnick
You already know movement is good for your brain. But is the way you're moving actually delivering the brain protection you think it is? In part one of Move for Your Brain, Amy sits down with Marian Barnick — registered kinesiologist and movement therapist with 30 years of experience — to explore...
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The 5 Biggest Brain Health Mistakes
If you're carrying quiet fear because Alzheimer's has touched your family — or you're struggling with brain fog and worried about your brain health — this episode is for you. In this episode, Amy breaks down the 5 biggest mistakes women make with Alzheimer's prevention and brain health, plus one...
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What Dietary Guidelines Look Like: The World vs The U.S.
Picture two plates. One has leafy greens, colorful vegetables, berries, salmon, whole grains, olive oil, and water. The other has a big steak, butter, and whole milk. Both reflect official government dietary recommendations. But here's the twist: one plate represents what Canada, Sweden, Germany,...
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The Contradictions, Culture Wars, and Double Standards: What The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Reveal
Why are the new dietary guidelines pushing full-fat dairy and red meat? Is saturated fat actually a healthy fat? And is Dr. Oz wrong for referring to alcohol as a "social lubricant"? In this episode, Amy exposes the conflicting nutrition advice, impossible math, and double standards, and helps…
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The Good, The Confusing, and The Contradictory: Decoding the 2025 Dietary Guidelines
The 2025 Dietary Guidelines are here… and they’ve flipped the food pyramid on its head—literally. In part one of this three-part series, Amy unpacks the new dietary guidelines, sharing the wins (finally real clarity around ultra-processed foods!) and why the emphasis on protein may be misleading...
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Why You Keep Getting Stuck: How to Work With Your Brain, Not Against It
What if the key to making new healthy habits stick wasn’t discipline or self-control... but compassion? This episode wraps up our 4-part behavior change series with the neuroscience of self-compassion and a proven 3-step process to help you transform habits from the inside out. What to Listen…
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Why You Keep Getting Stuck: Uncovering The Real Trigger of Your Habits
If you’ve ever said “I deserve a treat” or “I’ll start on Monday,” this episode is for you. In Part 3 of this series on why you keep getting stuck, master health coach Amy Lang reveals the hidden triggers most habit frameworks miss that lead to self-sabotage. 🔍 What to Listen For: 0:00 - "I...
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Why You Keep Getting Stuck: The Hidden Complexity Leading to Overwhelm
“Just eat healthier.” Sounds simple… until you realize it’s actually 100+ tiny decisions—from grocery shopping to social situations to recovering from setbacks. Talk about decision fatigue. No wonder willpower doesn’t work! In this episode, I’m walking you through a simple behavior change formula...
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Why You Keep Getting Stuck: The Hidden Barriers Sabotaging Your Health Goals
If you made a resolution to lose weight, get fit, or optimize your brain health so you can prevent Alzheimer’s — but you have a history of not staying on track — this episode is for you. Chances are you've been approaching your health goals by focusing on these desired outcomes and relying on...
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Top 10 Lessons of 2025: Year In Review
If you’ve ever felt like your small wins don’t “count,” this episode will change how you see yourself and your progress. In this special episode, Amy reflects on 2025 and shares her favorite moments and notable wins, and what five years of weekly podcasting have taught her about showing up,...
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Boost Your Brain Health: How To Rebuild Self-Trust
Forget motivation — it’s not your problem. In this episode, Amy Lang reveals the surprising missing ingredient behind habit success: trust. If your brain feels stuck, overwhelmed, or skeptical about new habits, this one’s for you. Amy unpacks how rebuilding self-trust "one marble at a time" can...
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Personalize Your Plan: The 5 Keys to Making Habits Stick
What if the real reason your habits aren’t sticking isn’t you—it’s your implementation plan? Most of us try to create lifestyle change without understanding how our brain actually works. In this episode, Amy shares the neuroscience-backed framework to help you create healthy habits that actually...
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The Real Reason Why Habits Fail: Stop Sabotaging Your Health Goals
You’ve joined the gym, cleaned out your pantry, downloaded a bunch of healthy recipes… but somehow, you always end up back where you started. Sound familiar? In this episode of Happy and Healthy with Amy Lang, we're digging into why traditional habit change strategies don’t work, the three most...
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The 5 As of Alzheimer's Progression: Beyond Memory Loss
It starts with forgetting a name or a date. But Alzheimer’s is so much more than memory loss. In this powerful episode, I share the five A’s of Alzheimer’s progression—what they are, how they affect your loved ones, and what you can do right now to protect your brain. If you have a family history...
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4 Prompts for a Gratitude Practice that Protects Your Brain Against Alzheimer's
Feeling grateful isn’t just a positive emotion—it’s one of the most powerful tools you have to build cognitive reserve and protect your brain from Alzheimer’s. In this episode, we're breaking down the science-backed benefits of gratitude for your body and brain—and revealing why traditional...
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Does The Brain Eat Itself During Menopause? The Truth About Estrogen, MHT, and Brain Health
Have you heard that your brain “eats itself” during menopause if you don’t take hormones? That viral soundbite has a lot of women scared—and confused. 😟 In today’s episode of Happy and Healthy with Amy Lang, we bring clarity to the conversation around menopause, brain health, and hormone…
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Do you want to protect your brain from Alzheimer's disease so you can be sharp and stay sharp for life? This podcast is for you.
Your host, Amy Lang, master certified health coach and founder of Moxie Club will be sharing with you the lessons learned and insights gained from 20+ years as a health club owner and Alzheimer's prevention coach.
For more information, visit www.moxie-club.com
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