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Happy & Healthy with Amy — 354 episodes

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Understanding ARIA: How Risky Are Leqembi and Kisunla?

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Do Leqembi and Kisunla Work? The 2 Key Factors

3

Exercise After 50 with Dr. Cody Sipe: What Actually Matters for Healthy Aging?

4

What Your Urges Are Trying to Tell You

5

Emotional Literacy: The Ability to Say What You Actually Feel

6

Notice and Name It: The Brain Science of Putting Feelings Into Words

7

Strength Spotting: How to Silence Your Inner Critic and Dismantle Limiting Beliefs

8

Alzheimer’s Diagnosis: What to Put in Place Now with Sandra Newsome (Part 3 of 3)

9

Alzheimer’s Diagnosis: How to Start "The Conversation" with Sandra Newsome (Part 2 of 3)

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Alzheimer’s Diagnosis: The Conversation to Start Early with Sandra Newsome

11

Protect Your Brain with the MIND Diet: How It Fights the Four Horsemen of Alzheimer’s

12

Alzheimer’s Risk in Women vs. Men: What’s Different

13

Neuroinflammation and Brain Health: 8 Steps To Protect Your Brain in Midlife

14

Alzheimer’s Drugs: Why Amyloid Removal May Not Be Enough

15

How to Build an Alzheimer’s Care Team

16

After an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis: A Family Checklist

17

My Mom Was Diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Am I Next?

18

Alzheimer’s Prevention: What the Cochrane Review Means

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GLP-1s and Alzheimer’s Prevention: Hope or Hype?

20

Gum Disease, Menopause & Your Alzheimer's Risk

21

Why Your Worst Habits Make Complete Sense with Dr. Howie Jacobson (Part 2 of 2)

22

Why Knowing What to Do Isn't Enough with Dr. Howie Jacobson (Part 1 of 2)

23

7 Reasons You're Not Exercising (And How To Fix Each One) with Jackie Bachmeier

24

Strength Training for Brain Health with Marian Barnick

25

How to Retrain Your Brain for Pain-Free Movement with Marian Barnick

26

HOW You Move Can Protect Your Brain During Menopause | with Marian Barnick

27

The 5 Biggest Brain Health Mistakes

28

What Dietary Guidelines Look Like: The World vs The U.S.

29

The Contradictions, Culture Wars, and Double Standards: What The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Reveal

30

The Good, The Confusing, and The Contradictory: Decoding the 2025 Dietary Guidelines

31

Why You Keep Getting Stuck: How to Work With Your Brain, Not Against It

32

Why You Keep Getting Stuck: Uncovering The Real Trigger of Your Habits

33

Why You Keep Getting Stuck: The Hidden Complexity Leading to Overwhelm

34

Why You Keep Getting Stuck: The Hidden Barriers Sabotaging Your Health Goals

35

Top 10 Lessons of 2025: Year In Review

36

Boost Your Brain Health: How To Rebuild Self-Trust

37

Personalize Your Plan: The 5 Keys to Making Habits Stick

38

The Real Reason Why Habits Fail: Stop Sabotaging Your Health Goals

39

The 5 As of Alzheimer's Progression: Beyond Memory Loss

40

4 Prompts for a Gratitude Practice that Protects Your Brain Against Alzheimer's

41

Does The Brain Eat Itself During Menopause? The Truth About Estrogen, MHT, and Brain Health

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Embracing Aging with Allison McCune Davis

43

How to Navigate Alzheimer’s Grief Before and After Loss

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The Truth About Protein, Processed Foods, and Menopause with Dietitian Luca Pasquariello

45

How to Prevent Cognitive Decline: What the U.S. POINTER Study Reveals

46

Why ADHD in Women Often Goes Undiagnosed with Tracy Otsuka

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From Burnout to Balance: The Power of Feminine Energy with Dr. Zerri Gross

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Zinnia: A Powerful New Tool for Dementia Caregivers with CEO Bill Uniowski

49

When Connection Hurts: Communication Breakdowns

50

When Your Inner Critic Runs The Show

51

The Emotional Vampire Effect: How Energy-Draining People Rewire Your Brain for Stress

52

Is Your Attachment Style Sabotaging Your Brain Health?

53

When Social Connection Hurts: The People-Pleasing Brain Trap

54

Why Social Connection Protects Your Brain

55

The Menopause–Alzheimer’s Link: How to Protect Your Brain Health Now

56

Letting Go and Looking Forward: Your Second Spring

57

7 Proven Strategies for Menopausal Sleep Relief

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The Power of Journaling: From Racing Thoughts to Restful Nights

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5 Essential Habits For Reversing Menopause Weight Gain

60

Menopause, Sleep & Alcohol: The Triple Threat to Your Brain, Body, and Heart

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Alcohol and Sleep: The Silent Threat to Your Brain Health

62

Overcoming Ageism: 5 Mindset Shifts for Thriving After 50

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Memory Basics Part 3: What's Normal Aging, What's Not

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Memory Basics Part 2: How Your Brain Stores Memories

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Memory Basics Part 1: The 4 Main Kinds of Memory and Why They Matter

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BONUS Beating Brain Fog Part 3 - Find Your Flow and Mental Clarity

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Beating Brain Fog Part 2 - From Foggy to Focused

68

Brain Fog Part 1: Causes You Didn't Know Were Impacting Your Cognition

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Insights on Optimal Aging with Jay Croft

70

Stay Sharp for Life: Protect Your Brain with These 5 Steps

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Early Warning Signs of Alzheimer's: What's Normal Aging vs Cause For Concern

72

The Vagus Nerve: Your Brain’s Hidden Ally Against Alzheimer’s

73

Gut-Brain Health 101: What Every Woman Over 40 Should Know

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7 Microhabits & An Exercise To Boost Your Brain Health

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Early Is Everything: The RESTORED Protocol To Prevent Cognitive Decline

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Early Is Everything: Why Intervening Before Symptoms Matters

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Early Is Everything: How Blood Tests Offer New Hope

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Early Is Everything: Understanding Alzheimer's Prevention Through Prediction

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The Power of Tai Chi & Qi Gong with Sandra Tjoa

80

Alzheimer’s Prevention: 5 Key Principles for Brain Health Optimization

81

The Latest Alzheimer's Treatments: What Works, What Doesn't, and What's Next (2025 Update)

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New Research on Alzheimer’s Detection: What You Need to Know

83

The Essential Stress Response Toolkit

84

Stress and Recovery: Unlock Your Body's Natural Resilience

85

How to Finally Get A Good Night's Sleep

86

Avoid These 3 Goal-Setting Mistakes

87

Your Best Year Yet: The 3 Keys To Lasting Change

88

It’s All Connected: The Lifestyle Factors for Brain, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health

89

The Secret To Goal Getting with Sharon Watts

90

Culture For Sale: Breaking Free from Macro Culture

91

Culture For Sale: The Conflict Between Profit and Prevention

92

Culture For Sale: Big Pharma's Influence On Your Health

93

Culture For Sale: The Rise of Obesity

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Culture For Sale: The Psychology Behind Why We Buy

95

Culture For Sale: How Macroculture Influences Your Habits

96

Culture For Sale: How Big Brands Influence Our Values

97

4 Key Components of Cognitive Reserve to Protect Your Brain

98

How Stress Impacts the Brain

99

Protect Your Brain with the MIND Diet: Essential Tips for Brain Health

100

The Essential Micronutrients To Protect Your Brain

101

Optimizing Macros for Your Brain Health

102

Why Water is Essential for Brain Health

103

How To Optimize Your Sleep

104

The Best Exercises to Strengthen Cognition

105

Is Alzheimer's Really Hereditary?

106

The Critical Role of Sleep in Alzheimer's Prevention

107

Alzheimer's and Diabetes

108

The Alzheimer's Research Debacle

109

How To Prevent Cognitive Decline

110

Leveraging Your Cycle with Renae Fieck

111

Delaying The Onset of Menopause

112

Empowering Your Menopause Journey

113

The Effects of Menopause on Your Brain and Body: 7 Critical Roles of Estrogen in Women's Health

114

Caring For Aging Parents: Balancing Independence and Safety

115

How To Make Midlife Your Best Life with Laurie Reynoldson

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[Back To Basics] How To Make Habits Stick

117

[Back To Basics] The Essential 8 Hormone-Based Habits

118

[Back to Basics] 9 Common Doing Mistakes in Healthy Weight Loss

119

[Back to Basics] The 9 Thought Mistakes To Avoid

120

[Back To Basics} The Problem with Calories In, Calories Out

121

Why You Take Things Personally (And How to Stop)

122

How To Lower Your Weight Set Point

123

Listener Q&A on Belly Fat, Weight Set Point, Sugar and More

124

How To Burn More Fat

125

Blueprint for a Complete Fitness Program

126

Quieting The Food Noise

127

Autoimmune Healing with Michele Spring

128

Chronic Disease Unpacked: Addressing The Root Cause of Type 2 Diabetes

129

Profits Over Patient Care: The Corruption of Evidence-Based Medicine

130

The Late-Night Snacking Urge

131

Alcohol Is Not The Problem with Colleen Kachmann

132

Making Sex Easy and Fun with Jessa Zimmerman

133

Demystifying AI with Polly Allen

134

Behind The Scenes Part 10 - Finding Your Tribe

135

Behind The Scenes Part 9 - Where The Rubber Meets The Road

136

Behind The Scenes Part 8 - The Roadmap

137

Behind The Scenes Part 7 - The Joyful Eating Framework

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Behind The Scenes Part 6 - The Power of Story

139

Behind The Scenes Part 5 - Finding Your Writing Rhythm

140

Behind The Scenes Part 4 - Designing The Book Cover

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Behind The Scenes Part 3 - Coming Up with The Book Title

142

Behind The Scenes Part 2 - Choosing To Self-Publish

143

Behind The Scenes Part 1 - My Compelling WHY

144

Empowering Your Midlife Comeback with Holly Bertone

145

The Healing Power of Hypnosis and Loving Yourself with Paz Guerrero

146

The Essential 8 for Optimal Health

147

The Vegan and Omnivore Debate

148

Defining Your Goals

149

Create Your Vision

150

What's Your Compelling Why

151

Unlocking Your Authentic Voice with Tracy Goodwin

152

Thoughts Are Habits Too

153

The Self-Worth and Intuition Connection with Nicole Tsong

154

Navigating Midlife and Menopause with Cam Allen

155

Managing the Food Police

156

Handling Food Pushers with Grace

157

Removing Subconscious Blocks with Nick Demos

158

The Best Way To Approach Weight Loss

159

Paving The Road To Success

160

The 5 Keys to Staying Motivated

161

Parenting Essentials for Tweens and Teens with Pam Godbois

162

The Roadmap for Mental Health

163

Challenging the Status Quo

164

Bonus: When Your Thoughts Betray You

165

Part 4- How To Respond Instead of React

166

Part 3 - Releasing Tension and Stored Energy

167

Part 2 - Sitting with Your Emotions

168

Part 1 - Processing Your Emotions

169

Interoception: Using The Hunger Scale

170

The Pitfalls of Intuitive Eating

171

How To Keep The Weight Off

172

Enlightened Aging

173

The Problem with All-or-Nothing Thinking

174

How To Stop Stress Eating

175

Recognizing Diet Culture

176

Rock Your Self Care with Dena Patton

177

The 5 Primary Triggers of Overeating

178

Recognizing When It's Not About You

179

How To Know You're On The Wrong Weight Loss Plan

180

Falling Back To Sleep

181

3 Signs That Clean Eating Is A Problem For You

182

Yoga for Flexibility with Devin Garcia

183

Top 3 Decluttering Mistakes To Avoid with Stephanie Cordova

184

How To Get What You Want with James Wedmore

185

The Magical Powers of Decluttering with Stephanie Cordova

186

How To Optimize Your Brain and Body Health

187

What You Need To Know About Fats

188

What You Need To Know About Protein

189

What You Need To Know About Carbs

190

How To Break A Bad Habit

191

Essentials of A Well-Designed Fitness Program

192

Acts of Courage

193

Designing Healthy Spaces with Sally Soricelli

194

How To (Finally) Stop Procrastinating with Dr. Christine Li

195

Ozempic: The Latest Weight Loss Drug

196

The Power of Identity-Based Habits

197

The Keys To Lasting Weight Loss

198

Part 2: When You Have The Wrong Purpose with Laurie Wright

199

Part 1 - Living From Your Purpose with Laurie Wright

200

Part 2: Becoming A Joyful Eater

201

Part 1: The Five Eating Personas

202

Lessons from 2022

203

Letting Go of Diet Mentality

204

The Power of Reframing

205

Dealing with Emotional Eating Triggers

206

Defunding The Food Police

207

Game Plan For A Happy Thanksgiving

208

Is Body Positivity Contributing To Rising Obesity?

209

Becoming More Influential and Persuasive

210

Exuding Confidence

211

Interpreting Body Language

212

Reading Facial Expressions

213

Why We Worry and How To Stop

214

The Tension of Opposites

215

The Power of Grace and Gratitude

216

Doctors Urged To Counsel Women on Weight

217

The Roadmap For Creating Deep Health

218

Mastering Your Triggers

219

How To Manage Stress Better

220

The 2-Minute Habit Reset

221

Painting Your Path with Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey

222

Triggering New Self-Care Habits

223

Are You NOT Eating Enough

224

Is Eating Slowly Really That Important

225

What's Your Optimal Weight

226

Why Self-Compassion Works

227

Interoception: The 8th Sense and Key To Well-Being

228

Unlearning What You've Been Taught

229

Expanding Your Coping Toolkit

230

Nutrition Essentials with Brooke & Alyssa Miller, RDs

231

The Path To Self-Love

232

What Functional Aging Looks Like with Dr. Dan Ritchie

233

Alzheimer's and Chronic Sleep Deprivation

234

Empathy and Compassion

235

Why Stretching Is So Good For Us

236

Creating Deep Health

237

Purpose Powered with Meghan Krause

238

Get Your Power Back

239

Discover Your Authentic Voice with Katherine Beck

240

Love vs Approval

241

Move Better with Marian Barnick

242

The Power of Personal Responsibility with Matt Martell

243

Imposter Syndrome with Cheryl Chavez

244

When You Have Trouble Sleeping

245

Keys To Being Politically Astute with Matt Martell

246

Staying On Track While Traveling

247

Time To Change The Narrative

248

How To Combat Zoom Fatigue

249

Lessons Learned Working From Home

250

How To Make Exercise A Habit

251

The Power of Story with Jay Croft

252

Alcohol and Weight Loss

253

How Cheryl Lost 25 Lbs While Eating Pasta Whenever She Wants

254

Choosing The Best Weight Loss Program

255

Strengthen Your Willpower

256

Your Relationship With Food

257

Compliments on Weight Loss

258

Feeling Overwhelmed

259

The Late Night Snacking Urge

260

Dealing With Energy Vampires

261

When You Think "I Need To Lose Weight"

262

When You Think "I'm Doing Everything and It's Not Working"

263

When You Think "I Will Start On Monday"

264

When You Think "I Can't Eat What I Really Want"

265

When You Think "I Should Be Able To Do It On My Own"

266

The Return To Joyful Eating

267

What Is Good Nutrition

268

Why Good Posture Matters

269

The Domino Effect

270

Why You Want To Stop Seeking Approval From Others

271

Exuding Calm Assertive Energy

272

Little "R" Resilience

273

Building Resilience

274

When Stress Is A Good Thing

275

What Is Self-Love with Molly Zive

276

Starting Over

277

How To Deal With Body Shaming

278

Run Your Own Race

279

The Practice of Mindful Movement with AyLin Guvenc

280

How To Create Confidence

281

Weight Is Just A Number

282

Why Lifting Weights Is Key for Graceful Aging

283

How To Know When You’re Ready

284

The Food Police and Other Frenemies

285

Experimenting To Figure Out What Works

286

The Importance of Healthy Boundaries

287

Dealing With Disappointment

288

How To Quit Dieting

289

When You're Not A Fan Of Vegetables

290

Listener Q&A: Getting Started, Exercise and Hunger

291

Planning For Reentry

292

Using Discernment Instead of Judgment with Susan Topf

293

Comfort Food and Stress

294

When Your Goal Weight Is A Mirage

295

The Problem With All or Nothing Thinking

296

The 3 Keys To Creating Consistency

297

Why Become An Intuitive Eater with Sadie Simpson

298

Build Your Legacy with Chris Flores

299

What Self-Love Really Means

300

Processing Our Negative Emotions

301

The 7-Step Framework for Lasting Weight Loss

302

Why Are You Being So Hard On Yourself?

303

Asking For Help Is Not A Sign of Weakness with Molly Zive, LCSW

304

Part 2: Taking The Right Next Step

305

Part 1: Creating A Breakthrough So Your Resolutions Stick

306

Diet Rules That Are Making You Fat

307

3 Ways To Boost Your Metabolism

308

Best Of: 14 Life Lessons Of 2020

309

Life After 50 with Jay Croft

310

Losing Weight Even When You Hate Exercise

311

Planning Thanksgiving During A Pandemic

312

Create A Work Life Balance with Marsha Gleit

313

When Should Turns Into Self-Judgment and Shame

314

The Time For Healing

315

A Prisoner of Your Comfort Zone

316

Creating The Optimal Environment for Self-Care with Susan Topf

317

The 3 C’s For Coping With Stressful Times

318

Ask Empowering Questions

319

The Fear of Missing Out

320

The Most Compelling Reason WHY To Lose Weight

321

Avoid These 3 Costly Mistakes To Lose Weight For Good

322

Weight Loss Success Story: How Audrey Got Her Body Back

323

Structuring Your Day To Create Freedom with Chris Flores

324

Weight Loss Success Story: How Kayla Sleeps Better and Beat Cravings

325

Part 2: Overcoming Resistance To Change

326

Part 1: Why Is Change So Hard?

327

When The Scale Moves Too Slowly

328

How Saving Points Is Making Weight Loss Harder

329

The Fastest Way To Lose Weight Permanently

330

Should You Wear A Mask?

331

Building Trust In The Process

332

Creating Your 90-Day Plan

333

When There's Not Enough Time

334

The First Habit To Focus On

335

For The Lasting Change You Seek

336

Making Your Cravings Disappear

337

Recognizing Self-Sabotage

338

Part 2: Permission To Feel

339

Part 1: You Are Not Alone

340

3 Effective Strategies for Creating Momentum

341

How To Trigger Happy Hormones and Lower Stress

342

Staying Motivated To Exercise

343

Emotional Eating: Why We Do It and How To Stop

344

How To Make New Habits Stick

345

Structuring Your Day For Success

346

How To Sleep Better

347

When You're Feeling Stressed

348

One Day At A Time

349

Listening To Your Body

350

Key Ingredients For Success

351

The Best Time To Start

352

Fifty Shades of Abundance

353

The Abundance Principle

354

The One About TLC