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The Alzheimer's Gut-Brain Connection—Caught On X-Ray!
Plus: 8 pillars of weight loss (diet is only #6 and exercise is #7!)
The 10almonds Team
February 04, 2025
Happy Monday 👋
A new week is here; time to put those new-month plans into effect, if you haven’t already!
In today’s email we cover the Alzheimer’s gut-brain connection, the 8 pillars of weight loss, and 7 healthy habits for women over 40.
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Today’s Main Feature
 | The Alzheimer's Gut-Brain Connection—Caught On X-Ray!One more (very critical!) reason to take your gut health seriously: |
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Watch and Learn
8 Pillars of Weight Loss Explained
Surprise, diet is only #6 and exercise is #7:
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One-Minute Book Review
7 Healthy Gut Habits For Women Over 40: Get Your Life Back Using Intermittent Fasting, Nutrition, and Self-Care to Restore Gut Microbiome for Weight Loss and Increased Energy – by Lara West
With regard to the titular 7 healthy gut habits for women over 40, a chapter is devoted to each one of those habits, and she goes into quite some detail in each category, more than you might expect.
As for the 7 things, we’ll not keep them a mystery; they are:
Intermittent fasting
Prebiotics & probiotics
Mindful eating
Understanding ingredients
Movement
Sleep
Stress management
Of course, all of these things are good regardless of one’s age or gender, but West is writing with women over 40 in mind, and as such, she will focus on things that are especially relevant to those of us who are indeed women over 40.
You may be wondering: what if I’m a long way over 40, and menopause is a distant memory? In that case, 90% of this will still be relevant to you; the only parts that won’t be, are those that pertain specifically to the menopausal transitional phase itself, rather than the post-menopause state.
You may also be wondering: what if I’m a man, and menopause is just not in the cards for me? In that case, maybe about 70% of this will still be relevant to you, because of the broad applicability of most of the advice. That said, if it’s just for yourself, you’d probably do better with a book of which 100% is relevant to you, rather than this one.
The style is conversational pop-science, with personal anecdotes mixed in with references to science. It’s definitely on the light/easy-reading end of books that we’ve reviewed on the topic.
Bottom line: if you’re a woman over 40 who would like to improve your gut health, this book was written for you.
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Wishing you the most well-informed start to the week,
The 10almonds Team
