Brain Health Week 2020
A week of interviews and live chats with experts.
Plus special guest Dr. Lisa Mosconi
Join us from June 22 - June 26th for a series of interviews & live chats talking about the cutting edge research from Dr. Lisa Mosconi to the many ways we can protect and nourish our brains.
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Protecting and nourishing our brains is imperative at all ages, I believe we have a duty of care to ourselves to do everything we can to put a protective shield around our brains for the future. This duty of care extends beyond us to our families and loved ones - these are the people who will look after us as we get older so everything we can do today to help ourselves, also helps our families. As June is Brain Health Month this is a great time to focus in on and empower ourselves with the knowledge from experts on how starting today we can start to protect our brains for the future.
Research now tells us that dementia affects women more than men - we need to prepare, we need to protect ourselves. My Mum is 2 weeks away from her 90th birthday but unfortunately as she has dementia life is not normal for her, or for us. Alzheimer's & Dementia are cruel twists of faith in ageing, but armed now with more research and many fantastic experts on this subject we know more.
This enables us to take action - we must protect our brains for the future. The time to do this is NOW. It's not just the brain fog of menopause we need to be aware of, it is the potential impact of our lifestyles and health today on our brains for the future.
Expert Speakers with more to be confirmed
Dr Lisa Mosconi, PhD
Dr Lisa Mosconi, PhD, is the director of the Women's Brain Initiative and the associate director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College, where she serves as associate professor of Neuroscience in Neurology and Radiology. She also is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine. Formerly she was the director of the Nutrition & Brain Fitness lab and led the Family History of Alzheimer's disease research program at the NYU Department of Psychiatry. She is a board-certified integrative nutritionist and holistic healthcare practitioner. Visit website.
Sabina Brennan
Sabina Brennan, author of 100 Days to a Younger Brain and host of the Super Brain podcast, is a psychologist and neuroscientist neuroscientist on a mission to get everyone looking after their brain health as routinely as they look after their dental health. Visit website.
Diane Danzebrink
Diane Danzebrink (The Menopause Counsellor) is passionate about improving education and awareness about menopause and empowering women to take control of their health and well being before, during and after menopause. A wellbeing consultant to individuals and organisations she has professional nurse training in menopause and is a member of The British Menopause Society. Visit website.
Dr Mary Ryan
Dr Mary Ryan has a long interest in women’s health and is involved in a nationwide lecture series for the last two years on educating women. She trained in Trinity College Dublin and obtained her MB BCH BAO in 1992. She then specialised in Endocrinology and General Medicine and she is also on the Specialist Registrar. Dr Mary was part of RTE's “How Long will You Live” programme for four years and is regular media guest for her expert views on Diabetes, Heart Disease and Endocrinology.
Ray Lally
Ray, former fitness tutor & professional footballer is also known as The Happy Fit Guy - Star of fitness TV show "Ray & O'Se Fitness 15" . Fitness guru on the "Today Show with Maura & Daithi" . Regular contributor to newspapers, blogs, radio & tv.
A big believer in the positive impact physical activity has on your mind and body. Ray is also a corporate wellness speaker and personal trainer to elite athletes, celebrities, the elderly and children. Visit instagram.
Laura Dowling
Laura is Instagram's Fabulous Pharmacist (@fabulouspharmacist). Passionate about health and lifestyle wellness, she graduated from the School of Pharmacy at Trinity College Dublin in 2002. She is a practicing supervising pharmacist who loves to share her practical and researched-based scientific knowledge with others, in a fun and engaging manner. Visit instagram.
Linda Murray
Linda Murray from Beoga Nutrition is a registered Nutritional Therapist and a member of the Nutritional Therapists of Ireland. Linda believes that nutrition and lifestyle habits are the key to long term health and wellness and has previously worked in the food & medical device industries which has provided a great insight to people trying to attain a work life balance while also looking after their own health. Linda's specialist interest areas of interest include digestion including IBS, thyroid, fertility and female health from PMS to menopause. Visit website.
Breege Leddy
Breege Leddy, Director of Ireland's first ever dedicated Insomnia Clinic. Breege is a qualified clinical physiologist, gained the international RPSGT sleep qualification in 2008. Followed by a CPD in Behavioural Sleep Medicine in 2012 (University of Glasgow).Breege has worked as senior sleep physiologist in Bon Secours Hospital and was manager of Clinical Physiology, Mater Private Hospital until Feb 2020.
Member of the executive committee of The Irish Sleep Society, a member of AASM (American Academy of Sleep Medicine) and the Society of Behavioural Sleep Medicine. Visit website.
Róisín O'Kelly
Róisín is an oracle when it comes to health. Roisin initially trained in Our Lady's Hospital Crumlin, as a children's nurse and later in The Mater Hospital as a general nurse. She finished her nursing training in the Coombe Maternity Hospital and worked in the medical profession, in Dublin, for fifteen years. Róisín is trained in Herbal Medicine, Naturopathy, Holistic Dietetics and Reflexology and has studied many other forms of natural healing. Roisin lectured in The College of Naturopathic Medicine for over 10 years, where she was also the Head of Herbal Medicine In Ireland. Visit website.
Dr Sharon O’Donnell
Dr Sharon O’Donnell MB, BCH, BAO, MRCOG, MRCPIDr Sharon O’Donnell qualified in Medicine from University College Dublin in 1992 and started her career working in Obstetrics and Gynaecology for many years. While working in Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital she completed her Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and became a member of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland (MRCOG, MRCPI). She then proceeded onto a career in General Practice. She has worked in the Waterford Medical Centre and since 1999 with a very special interest in pregnancy, antenatal and postnatal care, women’s sexual health including contraception and fertility issues, the menopause, genito-urinary medicine and child health. Visit website.
Siobhan Dee
Siobhan Dee is a nurse, worked in the pharmaceutical industry for many years and is a qualified coach. Siobhan’s passion is lifestyle science and nutrition and she has a very special interest in Type 2 Diabetes. She especially loves to help those at high risk to avoid or reverse a diagnosis. She offers on-line programmes and coaching. Visit website.
Ellen Shilling
After graduating with a Bachelor degree in Biochemistry from Trinity College Dublin and working for 10 years as a science graduate in IT, Ellen is now a complementary therapist specialising in Mindfulness & Meditation. She is passionate about teaching people simple, practical and easy to use tools to help you deal with the stresses, worries and anxieties that you face on a daily basis. Having trained for the last 14 years with teachers all over the world she now brings those teachings to her online courses in mindfulness and meditation as well as her 1:1 sessions and group healings. Visit website.