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Happy & Healthy with Amy — 339 episodes

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After an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis: A Family Checklist

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

3

Alzheimer’s Prevention: What the Cochrane Review Means

4

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

5

Gum Disease, Menopause & Your Alzheimer's Risk

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

Strength Training for Brain Health with Marian Barnick

10

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

11

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

12

The 5 Biggest Brain Health Mistakes

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

Top 10 Lessons of 2025: Year In Review

21

Boost Your Brain Health: How To Rebuild Self-Trust

22

Personalize Your Plan: The 5 Keys to Making Habits Stick

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

Embracing Aging with Allison McCune Davis

28

How to Navigate Alzheimer’s Grief Before and After Loss

29

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

30

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

31

Why ADHD in Women Often Goes Undiagnosed with Tracy Otsuka

32

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

33

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

34

When Connection Hurts: Communication Breakdowns

35

When Your Inner Critic Runs The Show

36

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

37

Is Your Attachment Style Sabotaging Your Brain Health?

38

When Social Connection Hurts: The People-Pleasing Brain Trap

39

Why Social Connection Protects Your Brain

40

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

41

Letting Go and Looking Forward: Your Second Spring

42

7 Proven Strategies for Menopausal Sleep Relief

43

The Power of Journaling: From Racing Thoughts to Restful Nights

44

5 Essential Habits For Reversing Menopause Weight Gain

45

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

46

Alcohol and Sleep: The Silent Threat to Your Brain Health

47

Overcoming Ageism: 5 Mindset Shifts for Thriving After 50

48

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

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Memory Basics Part 2: How Your Brain Stores Memories

50

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

51

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

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

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Insights on Optimal Aging with Jay Croft

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

56

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

57

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

58

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

61

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

65

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

66

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

68

The Essential Stress Response Toolkit

69

Stress and Recovery: Unlock Your Body's Natural Resilience

70

How to Finally Get A Good Night's Sleep

71

Avoid These 3 Goal-Setting Mistakes

72

Your Best Year Yet: The 3 Keys To Lasting Change

73

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

74

The Secret To Goal Getting with Sharon Watts

75

Culture For Sale: Breaking Free from Macro Culture

76

Culture For Sale: The Conflict Between Profit and Prevention

77

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

78

Culture For Sale: The Rise of Obesity

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Culture For Sale: The Psychology Behind Why We Buy

80

Culture For Sale: How Macroculture Influences Your Habits

81

Culture For Sale: How Big Brands Influence Our Values

82

4 Key Components of Cognitive Reserve to Protect Your Brain

83

How Stress Impacts the Brain

84

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

85

The Essential Micronutrients To Protect Your Brain

86

Optimizing Macros for Your Brain Health

87

Why Water is Essential for Brain Health

88

How To Optimize Your Sleep

89

The Best Exercises to Strengthen Cognition

90

Is Alzheimer's Really Hereditary?

91

The Critical Role of Sleep in Alzheimer's Prevention

92

Alzheimer's and Diabetes

93

The Alzheimer's Research Debacle

94

How To Prevent Cognitive Decline

95

Leveraging Your Cycle with Renae Fieck

96

Delaying The Onset of Menopause

97

Empowering Your Menopause Journey

98

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

99

Caring For Aging Parents: Balancing Independence and Safety

100

How To Make Midlife Your Best Life with Laurie Reynoldson

101

[Back To Basics] How To Make Habits Stick

102

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

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

104

[Back to Basics] The 9 Thought Mistakes To Avoid

105

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

106

Why You Take Things Personally (And How to Stop)

107

How To Lower Your Weight Set Point

108

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

109

How To Burn More Fat

110

Blueprint for a Complete Fitness Program

111

Quieting The Food Noise

112

Autoimmune Healing with Michele Spring

113

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

114

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

115

The Late-Night Snacking Urge

116

Alcohol Is Not The Problem with Colleen Kachmann

117

Making Sex Easy and Fun with Jessa Zimmerman

118

Demystifying AI with Polly Allen

119

Behind The Scenes Part 10 - Finding Your Tribe

120

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

121

Behind The Scenes Part 8 - The Roadmap

122

Behind The Scenes Part 7 - The Joyful Eating Framework

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Behind The Scenes Part 6 - The Power of Story

124

Behind The Scenes Part 5 - Finding Your Writing Rhythm

125

Behind The Scenes Part 4 - Designing The Book Cover

126

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

127

Behind The Scenes Part 2 - Choosing To Self-Publish

128

Behind The Scenes Part 1 - My Compelling WHY

129

Empowering Your Midlife Comeback with Holly Bertone

130

The Healing Power of Hypnosis and Loving Yourself with Paz Guerrero

131

The Essential 8 for Optimal Health

132

The Vegan and Omnivore Debate

133

Defining Your Goals

134

Create Your Vision

135

What's Your Compelling Why

136

Unlocking Your Authentic Voice with Tracy Goodwin

137

Thoughts Are Habits Too

138

The Self-Worth and Intuition Connection with Nicole Tsong

139

Navigating Midlife and Menopause with Cam Allen

140

Managing the Food Police

141

Handling Food Pushers with Grace

142

Removing Subconscious Blocks with Nick Demos

143

The Best Way To Approach Weight Loss

144

Paving The Road To Success

145

The 5 Keys to Staying Motivated

146

Parenting Essentials for Tweens and Teens with Pam Godbois

147

The Roadmap for Mental Health

148

Challenging the Status Quo

149

Bonus: When Your Thoughts Betray You

150

Part 4- How To Respond Instead of React

151

Part 3 - Releasing Tension and Stored Energy

152

Part 2 - Sitting with Your Emotions

153

Part 1 - Processing Your Emotions

154

Interoception: Using The Hunger Scale

155

The Pitfalls of Intuitive Eating

156

How To Keep The Weight Off

157

Enlightened Aging

158

The Problem with All-or-Nothing Thinking

159

How To Stop Stress Eating

160

Recognizing Diet Culture

161

Rock Your Self Care with Dena Patton

162

The 5 Primary Triggers of Overeating

163

Recognizing When It's Not About You

164

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

165

Falling Back To Sleep

166

3 Signs That Clean Eating Is A Problem For You

167

Yoga for Flexibility with Devin Garcia

168

Top 3 Decluttering Mistakes To Avoid with Stephanie Cordova

169

How To Get What You Want with James Wedmore

170

The Magical Powers of Decluttering with Stephanie Cordova

171

How To Optimize Your Brain and Body Health

172

What You Need To Know About Fats

173

What You Need To Know About Protein

174

What You Need To Know About Carbs

175

How To Break A Bad Habit

176

Essentials of A Well-Designed Fitness Program

177

Acts of Courage

178

Designing Healthy Spaces with Sally Soricelli

179

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

180

Ozempic: The Latest Weight Loss Drug

181

The Power of Identity-Based Habits

182

The Keys To Lasting Weight Loss

183

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

184

Part 1 - Living From Your Purpose with Laurie Wright

185

Part 2: Becoming A Joyful Eater

186

Part 1: The Five Eating Personas

187

Lessons from 2022

188

Letting Go of Diet Mentality

189

The Power of Reframing

190

Dealing with Emotional Eating Triggers

191

Defunding The Food Police

192

Game Plan For A Happy Thanksgiving

193

Is Body Positivity Contributing To Rising Obesity?

194

Becoming More Influential and Persuasive

195

Exuding Confidence

196

Interpreting Body Language

197

Reading Facial Expressions

198

Why We Worry and How To Stop

199

The Tension of Opposites

200

The Power of Grace and Gratitude

201

Doctors Urged To Counsel Women on Weight

202

The Roadmap For Creating Deep Health

203

Mastering Your Triggers

204

How To Manage Stress Better

205

The 2-Minute Habit Reset

206

Painting Your Path with Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey

207

Triggering New Self-Care Habits

208

Are You NOT Eating Enough

209

Is Eating Slowly Really That Important

210

What's Your Optimal Weight

211

Why Self-Compassion Works

212

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

213

Unlearning What You've Been Taught

214

Expanding Your Coping Toolkit

215

Nutrition Essentials with Brooke & Alyssa Miller, RDs

216

The Path To Self-Love

217

What Functional Aging Looks Like with Dr. Dan Ritchie

218

Alzheimer's and Chronic Sleep Deprivation

219

Empathy and Compassion

220

Why Stretching Is So Good For Us

221

Creating Deep Health

222

Purpose Powered with Meghan Krause

223

Get Your Power Back

224

Discover Your Authentic Voice with Katherine Beck

225

Love vs Approval

226

Move Better with Marian Barnick

227

The Power of Personal Responsibility with Matt Martell

228

Imposter Syndrome with Cheryl Chavez

229

When You Have Trouble Sleeping

230

Keys To Being Politically Astute with Matt Martell

231

Staying On Track While Traveling

232

Time To Change The Narrative

233

How To Combat Zoom Fatigue

234

Lessons Learned Working From Home

235

How To Make Exercise A Habit

236

The Power of Story with Jay Croft

237

Alcohol and Weight Loss

238

How Cheryl Lost 25 Lbs While Eating Pasta Whenever She Wants

239

Choosing The Best Weight Loss Program

240

Strengthen Your Willpower

241

Your Relationship With Food

242

Compliments on Weight Loss

243

Feeling Overwhelmed

244

The Late Night Snacking Urge

245

Dealing With Energy Vampires

246

When You Think "I Need To Lose Weight"

247

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

248

When You Think "I Will Start On Monday"

249

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

250

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

251

The Return To Joyful Eating

252

What Is Good Nutrition

253

Why Good Posture Matters

254

The Domino Effect

255

Why You Want To Stop Seeking Approval From Others

256

Exuding Calm Assertive Energy

257

Little "R" Resilience

258

Building Resilience

259

When Stress Is A Good Thing

260

What Is Self-Love with Molly Zive

261

Starting Over

262

How To Deal With Body Shaming

263

Run Your Own Race

264

The Practice of Mindful Movement with AyLin Guvenc

265

How To Create Confidence

266

Weight Is Just A Number

267

Why Lifting Weights Is Key for Graceful Aging

268

How To Know When You’re Ready

269

The Food Police and Other Frenemies

270

Experimenting To Figure Out What Works

271

The Importance of Healthy Boundaries

272

Dealing With Disappointment

273

How To Quit Dieting

274

When You're Not A Fan Of Vegetables

275

Listener Q&A: Getting Started, Exercise and Hunger

276

Planning For Reentry

277

Using Discernment Instead of Judgment with Susan Topf

278

Comfort Food and Stress

279

When Your Goal Weight Is A Mirage

280

The Problem With All or Nothing Thinking

281

The 3 Keys To Creating Consistency

282

Why Become An Intuitive Eater with Sadie Simpson

283

Build Your Legacy with Chris Flores

284

What Self-Love Really Means

285

Processing Our Negative Emotions

286

The 7-Step Framework for Lasting Weight Loss

287

Why Are You Being So Hard On Yourself?

288

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

289

Part 2: Taking The Right Next Step

290

Part 1: Creating A Breakthrough So Your Resolutions Stick

291

Diet Rules That Are Making You Fat

292

3 Ways To Boost Your Metabolism

293

Best Of: 14 Life Lessons Of 2020

294

Life After 50 with Jay Croft

295

Losing Weight Even When You Hate Exercise

296

Planning Thanksgiving During A Pandemic

297

Create A Work Life Balance with Marsha Gleit

298

When Should Turns Into Self-Judgment and Shame

299

The Time For Healing

300

A Prisoner of Your Comfort Zone

301

Creating The Optimal Environment for Self-Care with Susan Topf

302

The 3 C’s For Coping With Stressful Times

303

Ask Empowering Questions

304

The Fear of Missing Out

305

The Most Compelling Reason WHY To Lose Weight

306

Avoid These 3 Costly Mistakes To Lose Weight For Good

307

Weight Loss Success Story: How Audrey Got Her Body Back

308

Structuring Your Day To Create Freedom with Chris Flores

309

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

310

Part 2: Overcoming Resistance To Change

311

Part 1: Why Is Change So Hard?

312

When The Scale Moves Too Slowly

313

How Saving Points Is Making Weight Loss Harder

314

The Fastest Way To Lose Weight Permanently

315

Should You Wear A Mask?

316

Building Trust In The Process

317

Creating Your 90-Day Plan

318

When There's Not Enough Time

319

The First Habit To Focus On

320

For The Lasting Change You Seek

321

Making Your Cravings Disappear

322

Recognizing Self-Sabotage

323

Part 2: Permission To Feel

324

Part 1: You Are Not Alone

325

3 Effective Strategies for Creating Momentum

326

How To Trigger Happy Hormones and Lower Stress

327

Staying Motivated To Exercise

328

Emotional Eating: Why We Do It and How To Stop

329

How To Make New Habits Stick

330

Structuring Your Day For Success

331

How To Sleep Better

332

When You're Feeling Stressed

333

One Day At A Time

334

Listening To Your Body

335

Key Ingredients For Success

336

The Best Time To Start

337

Fifty Shades of Abundance

338

The Abundance Principle

339

The One About TLC