The Hidden Link Between Hot Flashes & Alzheimer’s

Did you know 80% of women experience hot flashes — and 1 in 5 women​ will develop Alzheimer’s by age 65?

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Most women have no idea these two things are connected.

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Let’s break it down.

 

Perimenopause is the transition leading up to menopause — the years when estrogen becomes erratic and symptoms begin.

Nearly half of women worldwide didn’t even know what perimenopause was until it hit them.

 

Here’s what the research shows:

 

• 86% of women in perimenopause report mental‑health symptoms
• 9% have had suicidal thoughts

 

Perimenopause can last up to 10 years, and symptoms can start in your mid‑30s.

• Common symptoms include:
• Hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia
• Weight gain + increased belly fat
• Hair changes, brain fog, memory issues
• Vaginal + bladder changes

 

If you’re unsure where you are in your journey, take the Menopause Quiz.

⚡ A MUST-WATCH podcast for every single woman:

🎥 Dr. Mary Claire Haver x Mel Robbins' perimenopause podcast episode

 

🔗 Find: A practitioner near you who is certified by The Menopause Society

 

 

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Let’s talk about the Alzheimer’s connection

 

 

2/3 of all Americans with Alzheimer’s are women.

And Alzheimer’s begins developing 20–30 years before diagnosis — the same window when perimenopause begins.

Key facts every woman should know:

• Alzheimer’s is not a normal part of aging
• It is 100% fatal
• There is no cure
• By 2060, 13.8 million Americans will have Alzheimer’s
• Care costs are projected to reach $1.1 TRILLION by 2050

 

⚡ Want to learn how to protect your female brain for life?

📘 Read: The XX Brain by Dr. Lisa Mosconi

📘 And her newest book: The Menopause Brain (I’m reading it now — one of the best women’s health books I’ve ever read) 

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