Lisa Mosconi : How menopause affects the brain

Lisa Mosconi·TEDWomen 2019
How menopause affects the brain
Summary
Menopause means the ceasing of menstruation. when this occurs, It’s sometimes using for the period in a woman's life. (It’s typically between 45 and 50 years of age)

The speaker explains that women are more likely than men to have Alzheimer’s disease that comes from brain aging. When women lose their reproductive system, it’s easy to happen. It’s because the interactions with the reproductive system are crucial for brain aging in women. It impacts our hormones also. Thus there are many of the symptoms of menopause: hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, memory lapses, depression, and anxiety.

The speaker suggests that hormonal therapy can be helpful to alleviate a number of symptoms, though, it’s not currently recommended for dementia prevention.

And then, what we can do today to support our hormones and their efforts on the brain is not to require medications but do require taking a good look at our lifestyle: the food we eat, how much exercise we get, how much sleep we get or don’t get, and how much stress we have in our lives.

Lastly, she said that it’s really important to understand the female brain. Brain health is women’s health. There are no differences in cognitive performance between men and women before and after menopause.

P.S. I've heard that MEN are more likely than women to have Alzheimer’s disease because men retire their works. However, women have a lot of works: cooking, washing, cleaning, take care of children, grandmothers, grandfathers, and etc. even if they quit their job. We have to more study not to have Alzheimer’s disease.

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alleviate / reduce, ease, relieve