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Why Women Are Twice as Likely to Get Alzheimer's and What To Do About It | Sandy Gleysteen
May 25, 202652 min · 9,107 words
Show notes
Sandy Gleysteen, award-winning journalist turned Alzheimer’s advocate and Chief Communications Officer at the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement (WAM), joins us to unpack why women bear a disproportionate share of Alzheimer’s risk and what can actually be done about it.
Highlighted moments
We now believe between 40 and 50% of Alzheimer's can be prevented.
“If you go on hormone replacement therapy, you may be putting yourself at risk for breast cancer. And it was enough of a fear factor for me that I said no.”
“You can't, like, I can't go on it today. I mean, the research, the data are there that if I just said, you know what, I want to make sure that I'm protecting my brain as best I can. Can I in my 60s now, well, actually 70, just turned 70. Can I go take, you know, hormones now? The answer is no. In fact, it might be detrimental for your brain.”
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