Neurodegenerative disease doesn’t begin in your seventies—it builds over a lifetime. In this episode, physician-scientist Dr. Fanny Elahi explores why women face a higher risk of Alzheimer’s, the connection between hormones, stress, and brain aging, and how her lab at Mount Sinai is advancing early detection with blood biomarkers. She also explains why menopause is a crucial time for women’s brain health and the daily habits that can help protect memory and cognitive function.

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Strength training plays a critical role in women’s health, from building strong muscles and bones in early adulthood to slowing the losses that accelerate with menopause and age. In this episode, Dr. Rachel Tavel, Doctor of Physical Therapy and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, explains why starting early matters, why it is never too late, and how simple strength training practices can support muscle and bone health at every life stage.

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Your gut is home to trillions of microbes that influence everything from digestion and immunity to hormones and beyond. Dr. Suzanne Devkota, Director of the Cedars-Sinai Human Microbiome Research Institute and Associate Professor of the Division of Gastroenterology at Cedars-Sinai, joins us to explore what makes a microbiome healthy, how it changes across life stages and the everyday habits that can improve gut health.

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