Alcohol Minimalist: Mindful Drinking & Behavior Change

World Alzheimer’s Day is a good reminder that the story around Alzheimer’s disease is changing.

In this Think Thursday episode, Molly looks at what we know now about earlier diagnosis, blood-based biomarkers, newer treatments that can slow disease progression for some people, and the growing evidence that lifestyle factors may influence dementia risk.
In this episode:
  • How Alzheimer’s blood tests are changing diagnosis
  • Why earlier detection matters more than ever
  • What new Alzheimer’s medications can — and cannot — do
  • The 14 potentially modifiable dementia risk factors identified by the Lancet Commission
  • Why cardiovascular and metabolic health are also brain health
  • What the U.S. POINTER and LatAm-FINGERS studies suggest about lifestyle and cognition
  • Practical ways to support long-term brain health
  • When changes in memory or thinking deserve medical attention
The biggest takeaway: there may not be one single thing that protects the brain. Increasingly, the research points to the power of a pattern — movement, cardiovascular health, hearing and vision care, social connection, continued learning, sleep, and staying engaged with life.
Alzheimer’s is still a complex and devastating disease, but the science is giving us more reason for hope — and more opportunities to influence the health of the brain we have right now.
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What is Alcohol Minimalist: Mindful Drinking & Behavior Change?

Join coach Molly Watts on the Alcohol Minimalist Podcast to explore mindful drinking, behavior change, and mental wellness. This show offers science-based strategies to help you break drinking habits and overcome anxiety linked to alcohol use. Whether you're an adult child of alcoholics or seeking peace with your drinking, discover tools for lasting change without shame or guilt. New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Becoming an alcohol minimalist means:
Choosing how to include alcohol in our lives following low-risk guidelines.
Freedom from anxiety around alcohol use.
Less alcohol without feeling deprived.
Using the power of our own brains to overcome our past patterns and choose peace.
The Alcohol Minimalist Podcast explores the science behind alcohol and analyzes physical and mental wellness to empower choice. You have the power to change your relationship with alcohol, you are not sick, broken and it's not your genes!

This show is intended for educational purposes and does not constitute medical advice. If you are physically dependent on alcohol, please seek medical help to reduce your drinking.