5 Feb 2026 · 2 h 5 min
Books from Louisa Nicola
“Cognitive Decline Expert: The Disease That Starts in Your 30s but Kills You in Your 70s”
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The conversation
Neurophysiologist Louisa Nicola explains how lifestyle factors like exercise, sleep, and diet can help prevent Alzheimer's disease. She discusses the link between menopause and Alzheimer's risk in women, the role of the APOE4 gene, and the importance of building cognitive reserve through resistance training and high-intensity interval training.
Talking points
- Alzheimer's prevention through lifestyle changes
- Exercise: resistance training and HIIT for brain health
- Menopause, estrogen decline, and Alzheimer's risk in women
- Brain energy metabolism and ketones
- Hormone replacement therapy benefits and considerations
- Sleep optimization and supplements for brain health
- Anterior mid-cingulate cortex as the willpower muscle
- Personal motivation from grandmother's cancer death