The Equity Podcast

🧠 How do menopause, dementia risk, brain fog, and women's health affect brain health? In this episode, neuroscientist Francesca explores the latest research on dementia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive aging, hormones, and brain health across the lifespan.We discuss menopause and cognition, dementia prevention, brain health education, healthcare communication, cultural influences on health behaviors, and why women are disproportionately affected by dementia. Francesca also shares insights on biomarkers, global brain health research, and reducing stigma around dementia.⏱️ Chapters:00:00 Cultural Perspectives on Diet and Health01:41 The Emotional Impact of Dementia Diagnosis06:57 Women's Health and Brain Fog16:56 Health Supplements and Misinformation32:17 Menopause and Brain Health43:21 Reframing Dementia46:58 Research and Mentorship in Brain Health🔗 Connect with Francesca:LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/francescaTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/francesca#BrainHealth #Dementia #Alzheimers #WomensHealth #Menopause #Neuroscience #HealthyAging #BrainFog #CognitiveHealth #DementiaPrevention

What if Alzheimer’s disease could be detected—and even prevented—decades before memory loss begins?In this eye-opening conversation, Professor Craig Ritchie challenges everything we think we know about dementia care, early diagnosis, and the future of Alzheimer’s treatment. From blood biomarkers to prevention in midlife, he explains why the biggest breakthroughs in brain health are happening outside traditional healthcare systems—and why that gives real hope for the future.For too long, Alzheimer’s has been treated like a death sentence diagnosed too late. But what if we’ve been looking at it the wrong way all along?Professor Ritchie takes us inside the next frontier of brain science:🧠 Why amyloid plaques alone don’t define Alzheimer’s🧠 How blood tests could transform early detection🧠 Why memory clinics may already be outdated🧠 The urgent shift from late-stage care to prevention🧠 Why dementia should be understood as a spectrum, not one disease🧠 How innovation outside hospitals could accelerate a cureThis conversation is filled with optimism, scientific honesty, and bold ideas that could redefine the future of brain health globally.Whether you’re a healthcare professional, researcher, caregiver, policymaker, or simply someone worried about the future of dementia, this episode will leave you thinking differently about what’s possible.Professor Craig Ritchie is a leading clinician and researcher at Scottish Brain Sciences, where he is pioneering new approaches to neurodegenerative disease, prevention, and early intervention.🎙 Topics covered:Alzheimer’s diseaseBrain healthDementia preventionBlood biomarkersAmyloid plaquesEarly diagnosisPrecision medicineNeurodegenerative diseaseCTE and brain injuryFuture of dementia careIf this conversation gives you hope, insight, or challenges your thinking, subscribe and share it with someone who needs to hear it.#Alzheimers #BrainHealth #Dementia #Neuroscience #CraigRitchie #AlzheimersResearch #BrainHealthPodcast

In this powerful and emotional episode, I sit down with John Richard Pagan to discuss his journey living with younger-onset Lewy body dementia, navigating stigma, surviving healthcare trauma, and becoming a global advocate for people living with dementia.John shares the devastating moment he received his dementia diagnosis over a telehealth call, the mental health struggles that followed, and how faith, community, and advocacy helped him rebuild his life.This conversation goes beyond medicine and explores the real human experience of dementia, caregiving, diagnosis, mental health, LGBTQ+ identity, healthcare systems, and hope.In this episode, we discuss:🧠 Younger-onset dementia🧠 Lewy body dementia symptoms and diagnosis🧠 Mild cognitive impairment (MCI)🧠 Dementia stigma in healthcare and society🧠 Mental health after diagnosis🧠 LGBTQ+ experiences in healthcare🧠 Caregiving and support groups🧠 Brain health advocacy🧠 Living with dementia🧠 The importance of patient voices in researchThis episode is essential viewing for:caregivers,healthcare professionals,researchers,students,advocates,and anyone interested in brain health and dementia awareness.If this conversation moved you, please:👍 Like the video💬 Leave a comment📢 Share with others🔔 Subscribe for more conversations on dementia, brain health, caregiving, advocacy, and global health#Dementia #LewyBodyDementia #YoungerOnsetDementia #BrainHealth #MentalHealth #Healthcare #Caregiving #DementiaAwareness #GlobalHealth #Neurology #MildCognitiveImpairment #Podcast