You & Your Brain: The Gut-Brain Connection
Have you ever had a gut feeling about a decision? Or felt sick to your stomach over bad news? Experts say that’s because the gut is nearly as powerful a force as the brain, affecting your physical and mental health. Join moderator Joan Lunden and leading experts to learn about the powerful gut-brain connection and how what you eat might affect anxiety and mood, increase the risk for Alzheimer’s, and more. Best of all, you’ll leave with practical advice on what you can do right now to protect your health in the long-term.
During this free, virtual event you’ll discover:
Why experts call the gut the “second brain”
How your digestion and gut issues can affect your daily life
What type of diet is best for brain health
Which foods improve your mood
FEATURED SPEAKERS
MODERATOR: Joan Lunden
Award-Winning Journalist, Bestselling Author, Television Host and Motivational Speaker
Judith Scheman, Ph.D
Director, Behavioral Medicine, Digestive Disease and Surgery InstituteClinical Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
ABOUT THE PARTNERS
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WAM at Cleveland Clinic is the preeminent organization focused on women and Alzheimer’s. Originally founded as the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement (WAM), the non-profit organization was created to answer the question of why two out of every three brains that develop Alzheimer’s belong to women, and why women of color are at even higher risk. In 2010, The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Takes on Alzheimer’s made news when it reported for the first time that contrary to prevailing opinion, Alzheimer’s did–and does–discriminate against women. This groundbreaking report, a collaboration between WAM Founder, Maria Shriver and the Alzheimer’s Association, opened a new chapter in the Alzheimer’s story. In 2020, WAM opened the first Alzheimer’s prevention center dedicated to women at the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Cleveland Clinic NV, and in 2022 joined forces formally with the Cleveland Clinic to become WAM at Cleveland Clinic. The organization is dedicated to changing the future of Alzheimer’s, one woman at a time.