Join hosts Emma Willis and Helen Christoni as they chat with Dr. Annie Fenn, a physician-turned-chef, author, and founder of the Brain Health Kitchen. Dr. Fenn shares her inspiring journey from OBGYN to chef and her realization that food could profoundly impact a person’s health and well-being, particularly brain health. Inspired by her mother’s struggle with dementia, Dr. Fenn focuses on how the food we eat impacts our brains and how certain diets can prevent the degenerative diseases associated with typical aging. When she isn’t coming up with delicious, brain-healthy meals, she is writing her twice-weekly Substack newsletter “Brain Health Kitchen,” which is a must read. Dr. Fenn shared what she’s learned in brain health retreats she hosts around the world.

Dr. Fenn discusses what makes a brain healthy food, the magic of the Mediterranean and MIND diets, and how simple dietary changes can significantly reduce your risk of Alzheimer's. She shares practical tips on integrating brain-boosting foods into our pantries and into our busy modern lives. She encourages us all to discover the joy of cooking food that boosts cognitive health and function.

About Dr. Annie Fenn:

Dr. Annie Fenn is a physician, chef, and author of The Brain Health Kitchen: Preventing Alzheimer’s Through Food (Artisan 2023), a science-based cookbook and care manual for the brain. She founded the Brain Health Kitchen, the only cooking school of its kind focused exclusively on helping people prevent cognitive decline through food and lifestyle. After twenty years as a board-certified ob-gyn, she traded in her stethoscope for an apron to pursue her passion for the culinary arts. But it was her mother's diagnosis with dementia that helped Fenn find her path and her new calling, one that enabled her to not only help her mother but also create meaningful impact for others.

Dr. Fenn hosts Brain Health Retreats in Italy, Mexico and Costa Rica. She writes Brain Health Kitchen, a twice-weekly newsletter on Substack serving a community of over 13,000 subscribers where she provides cooking classes, in-depth lifestyle guides, and recipes. Dr. Fenn is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Cincinnati and Harvard University where she lectures young adults and medical students about brain health. Fenn lives in Jackson, Wyoming where she enjoys skiing, cycling, foraging for mushrooms and berries, and exploring the Teton mountains with her husband and dogs.

Episode Highlights:

• Learn about the Brain Health Kitchen and its mission to prevent cognitive decline through food.

• Understand the link between diet and dementia.

• Learn which easy staples can be added to your pantry to help your brain health.

• Understand the power of the Mediterranean and the MIND diets and their effectiveness in reducing Alzheimer's risk by up to 53%.

• Get key tips on how to make the brain healthy choice the easy choice.

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