Books

Neuroscientist Lisa Mosconi reveals how menopause reshapes the brain and what women can do to protect their cognitive health. Groundbreaking and empowering.

Longevity physician Peter Attia reframes medicine around the goal of not just living longer but living better — with chapters on cardiovascular disease, cancer, metabolic health, and cognitive decline that are particularly relevant to women in midlife.

Dr. Lisa Mosconi’s first book on the female brain and Alzheimer’s risk, revealing why women account for two-thirds of cases and what they can do now to protect their brains. Essential reading alongside The Menopause Brain.

Neuroscientist Dr. Sarah McKay explains the science of menopause’s effects on the brain in accessible, empowering terms — covering brain fog, mood, sleep, memory, and what actually works to protect cognitive function.

Neuropsychiatrist Louann Brizendine reframes menopause as a neurological upgrade — arguing that the female brain actually improves in focus, decision-making, and emotional regulation after the transition. A profoundly optimistic perspective grounded in neuroscience.

Integrative physician and midwife Aviva Romm presents a 4-week program for healing the overwhelmed adrenal and thyroid systems — a root cause of fatigue, weight gain, brain fog, and mood issues that mirror and worsen menopausal symptoms.

A Harvard neuroscientist is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at 50. Written by a neuroscientist, this novel is both clinically accurate and profoundly moving — a window into cognitive decline that has helped countless readers understand and empathize with dementia.

Dr. Sara Gottfried’s 40-day program to reset the brain-body connection, addressing the inflammation, hormonal disruption, and gut dysbiosis that drive the fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog of midlife.

Cardiologist John Day and his wife journeyed to a remote Chinese village where virtually no one has heart disease, cancer, or dementia. The seven longevity principles they discovered offer a compelling blueprint for healthy aging.

The definitive guide for families caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or other dementias. Practical, compassionate, and comprehensive — a must-have for the millions of women who are dementia caregivers, usually for a parent or spouse.

The remarkable story of the Nun Study — a decades-long research project on 678 Catholic sisters — which revealed the factors that protect against Alzheimer’s and promote extraordinary longevity. Purpose, education, positive emotion, and community emerge as key.

Neuropsychiatrist Louann Brizendine’s accessible guide to the female brain across the lifespan — including the profound neurological changes that occur in perimenopause and menopause, and how they shape emotion, memory, and behavior.