Dr. Lisa Mosconi, PhD, INHC is the Associate Director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC)/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. She joins Janeane to talk about her latest book, BRAIN FOOD: The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power

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Many scientists do not see the connection between our food choices and cognitive function, but renowned neuroscientist and nutritionist, Dr. Lisa Mosconi, does. In BRAIN FOOD, Dr. Mosconi provides a neurological framework and a diet regimen to enhance brain power. By drawing on more than fifteen years of scientific research and experience, she provides expert advice to prevent mental decline and sharpen memory.


DR. LISA MOSCONI

Renowned Neuroscientist and Nutritionist

BRAIN FOOD:

The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power


Adapting a brain healthy diet helps you maintain peak cognitive performance well into old age, and therefore delaying—and perhaps even preventing—the appearance of debilitating diseases like Alzheimer’s. At the same time, eating well and leading a wholesome lifestyle reduce the risk and severity of other medical illness that also affect the brain, such as heart disease, diabetes, and various metabolic disorders. Busting through others’ advice rooted in pseudoscience, Dr. Mosconi uses medically sound recommendations for a complete food plan, while calling out noteworthy surprises.

She addresses controversial and novel subjects such as:
The gluten controversy. There is no strong evidence that gluten hurts the brain but plenty of proof that eating a low-fiber diet can wreak havoc on it. Avoiding gluten often leads to eating less fiber.
Your DNA is not your destiny. The genetic lottery might determine the cards in your deck, but the way you are living your life deals you the hand you are actually playing.
Revising your perception of a nutritious diet. Dr. Mosconi provides the evidence showing exactly why we need to drink more water, go back to eating egg yolks, revise your paleo diet to emphasize fish, and make sure you get plenty of the right kind of sugar.
Using brain scans to show the impact of a poor diet on the brain. Dr. Mosconi reveals the alarming difference between the brain on her diet and the brain on the Standard American Diet (SAD). The SAD brain is full of holes.
It’s Not Too Late! Even if you eat poorly, this plan can help reverse the damage you have done.


BRAIN FOOD Conversation Starters:
The top 5 foods necessary to maintain brain health
How to maximize cognitive fitness over a lifetime, through your diet
Why there is so much confusion about nutrition and the brain
How your gut health affects your brain
What you can do to prevent Alzheimer’s disease
How brain imaging allows you to see cognitive decline
How a gluten-free diet impacts the brain
How drinking enough water improves functionality of the brain
How to start your baby on a path to optimal cognitive power


BRAIN FOOD includes thorough lists of what to eat and avoid, a detailed quiz that will tell you where you are on the brain-health spectrum, and delicious brain-boosting recipes grown out of Dr. Mosconi’s own childhood in Italy. Packed with science, but devoid of academic jargon, she supplies the ultimate plan to augment cognitive power.


Twitter: @dr_mosconi


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Lisa Mosconi, PhD, INHC is the Associate Director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC)/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, where she was recruited as an Associate Professor of Neuroscience in Neurology. She also is an adjunct faculty member at the Department of Psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine, at the Department of Nutrition at NYU Steinhardt School of Nutrition and Public Health, and at the Departments of Neurology and Nuclear Medicine at the University of Florence (Italy). Formerly, Dr. Mosconi founded and was the director of the Nutrition & Brain Fitness Lab at New York University School of Medicine (NYU), and an Assistant Professor of the NYU Department of Psychiatry, where she served as the director of the Family History of Alzheimer’s disease research program.


Dr. Mosconi holds a PhD degree in Neuroscience & Nuclear Medicine, and is a certified Integrative Nutritionist and holistic healthcare practitioner. She is well known for her research on the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease in at-risk individuals using brain imaging techniques such as positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). She is passionately interested in how risk of memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease can be mitigated, if not prevented through the combination of appropriate medical care and lifestyle modifications involving diet, nutrition, physical and intellectual fitness.

3/5/18 Dawn H. Kelley, co-owner of Barney Butter, joins Janeane on KUCI 88.9fm

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About Dawn H. Kelley

Dawn Kelley, Barney Butter’s President and CEO, comes from a background of executive leadership in the technology and e-commerce industry, previously holding executive positions at United Tote, Orbitz.com, and Careerbuiler.com. Passionate about the symbiotic relationship between health and food, in 2010 Dawn set out to grow Barney Butter, a tiny California Almond Butter company, into the best-in-breed brand – both domestically and internationally.

Dawn leads Barney Butter’s day-to-day business; including sales, marketing, operations, and product development.  By adopting a three-bottom-line approach of People, Profit, and Purpose, Dawn crafts harmonious short and long-term strategies for the business. Through Dawn’s direction, Barney Butter has evolved as a consistent category leader, growing to the number three brand in the category, all the while, focusing on maintaining the most conscientious, quality-focused product on the market.

 
Dawn Kelley embodies a balanced lifestyle rich with yoga, meditation, peloton, clean foods and coffee! She is a respected member on the board of advisors for Purity Organic Coffee, a member of the Young Presidents Organization, and breathes through the mantra “Make Something.”

Dawn was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky and graduated from The University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. She currently resides in Maine with her husband (and business partner), three children, and two dogs. Dawn logs a lot of miles commuting to the Barney Fresno plant and visiting retailers across the country!



Beliefs

We believe in leaving things better than we found them. That means the earth, the people whose lives we touch, and yes – even your sandwich.

We believe in the Honeybees and support the bio-diversity of our almond suppliers as well as the Xerces Society.

We believe in supporting local farmers. We buy 100% of our almonds from local growers, also reducing the carbon waste produced from shipping the millions of pounds of almonds we process annually.

We believe in using recyclable packaging when possible. Our jars are made of 100% post consumer recycled #1 PET plastic, which is BPA Free.

We believe variety is the spice of life, so you’ll never get bored with the almond and almond butter options here.

We believe in the almighty almond and think they are the perfect food. We will continue to bring them to you in as many ways as possible.

We believe that genetically modified foods should be labeled as such, and we support the Non GMO Project with all of our heart (and wallet).

We believe in using organic and fair trade ingredients when possible.

We believe quality food should be affordable and accessible, not just for those who can pay a high price tag. While almond prices fluctuate, we always try to offset rising prices with coupons and promotions.

https://barneybutter.com/

Ari Raz, co-founder of Once Upon a Farm with Jennifer Garner, John Foraker, Cassandra Curtis, called in to our KUCI studios to talk about the incredible beginnings of Once Upon a Farm and how they became a leading organic family food company!

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co-founders Jennifer Garner, John Foraker, Cassandra Curtis and Ari Raz

Once Upon a Farm was founded with the dream of providing yummy and nutritious “farm-to-family” foods to kids of all ages. This was the goal from the very start in 2015, as we began making cold-pressed, organic baby food and applesauces that parents would prefer over the highly-processed, shelf-stable alternatives.

Our mission is to be a leading organic family food company that will fight for and support efforts to drive positive social change and food justice for the benefit of parents, kids and families. It’s with this mission that we strive to nurture our children, each other, and the earth to pass along a healthier and happier world to the next generation.

Jennifer Garner
Co-Founder
Chief Brand Officer

As a mom of three and social advocate for children, Jennifer guides the company’s overall vision with a focus on brand voice, design, and activation.

John Foraker
Co-Founder
CEO

John, father of four and longtime organic industry pioneer, is responsible for leading our overall growth and champions our mission and values.

Cassandra Curtis
Co-Founder
Chief Innovation Officer

As our leader of product innovation and mother of three, Cassandra is responsible for developing all of our delicious and safe products using only the best organic ingredients.

Ari Raz
Co-Founder
President

Ari guides all aspects of our business operations and helps make sure you can find your favorite products in store

Anna Lappé, a national bestselling author, internationally recognized expert on food systems, and director of Real Food Media joined Janeane 3/5/18 on KUCI 88.9fm!

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Anna Lappé is the director of Real Food Media and the author/co-author of three books, including Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It (Bloomsbury USA, 2010) and a contributing author to eleven more.

She also serves as a consultant to foundations and philanthropists funding food system change and is the advisor to The Panta Rhea Foundation Food Program. With her mother Frances Moore Lappé, she also founded the Small Planet Institute and Fund, which has raised and given away more than $1 million to grassroots organizations worldwide since its founding in 2002, two of which have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. She regularly speaks to audiences around the country, from university lectures to community-based events. 

Anna founded Real Food Media in 2012, a collaborative initiative working with partners around the country to spark conversation about our food system, catalyze creative storytelling and connect communities for action. The Project produces the Food MythBusters video series, runs an international films competition and leads special partnerships such as the “Voices of the Food Chain” with Food Chain Workers Alliance and StoryCorps. Anna is an active board member of the Rainforest Action Network and Mesa Refuge, a writer’s retreat in the San Francisco Bay Area.


Anna received a master’s in Economic and Political Development from Columbia University and graduated with honors from Brown University. Her research on food and farming systems has taken her to more than 20 countries and 100 U.S. cities. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.



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ANNA LAPPÉ
Founder, Real Food Media
Co-founder, Small Planet Fund and Institute
Author, Diet for a Hot Planet
@annalappe
TEDxBerkeley: The Empathy of Food
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Lizzi Ackerman, Co-Founder of Birch Benders, called in to our KUCI studios to talk about how this incredible company was founded, the meaning behind the name, how they stay on top of industry trends and more!

Lizzi Ackerman

Co-Founder & CMO of Birch Benders

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Here's their feature in the NY Times!

https://birchbenders.com/

Bella Tumini, Brand Manager of Suja Juice, joined Janeane to talk about current trends in the industry and the origins of this highly successful cold-pressed beverage company

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with Bella Tumini! 

Suja, meaning long, beautiful life, embodies the promise that flows from the cold-pressed beverages it delivers in each and every bottle. Suja was founded by four diverse San Diegans from different walks of life that came together in the most unexpected of circumstances to form what is now the fastest growing organic, cold-pressed and Non-GMO beverage company in the U.S. Suja’s story all began from a shared dream to help people everywhere transform their lives through conscious nutrition.

Co-Founder Annie Lawless had been juicing her entire life and from a young age had been aware that what you put in your body affects how you look and more importantly, how you feel. Her friend Eric Ethans had a background as a raw food chef and spent his entire life researching and pairing ingredients to create healthy, delicious meals. The two met in San Diego and bonded over their mutual love of delivering convenient nutrition through foods and beverages that also tasted good. They were frustrated by the lack of pure, organic products on grocery store shelves and decided to create their own juices at home.

Meanwhile, James Brennan, a leading hospitality visionary, award-winning restaurateur and one of San Diego’s most successful entrepreneurs, met Eric and was instantly hooked on his homemade juice. Enter Jeff Church, a Harvard MBA and successful social entrepreneur, known for his role as founder and CEO of Nika Water, a social enterprise that donates 100 percent of its profits to clean water projects and poverty alleviation around the world.

The rest is history: Co-founders Annie, Eric, James and Jeff came together to form Suja Juice as we know it today, with a mission to get the best quality organic and Non-GMO juice into as many hands as possible. Through the large-scale use of organic, Non-GMO fruits and vegetables, and implementation of a breakthrough displacement technology called High Pressure Processing (HPP), Suja Juice has become the nation’s leading organic and cold-pressed juice brand.



Suja named #2 in Forbes Most Promising Companies in 2015.Click here to read more.

Natalie Morse, Marketing Director of Chosen Foods, joined Janeane on KUCI 88.9fm to talk about the importance of a plant-based diet, the origins of Chosen Foods, and how the company makes it their mission to help nourish and support health and wellness!

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Plants = The Secret to Longevity. In Research on Blue Zones (communities where people live the longest in world) studies show that plant-based options are the primary protein source. You would think this news is reason enough to eat less meat, but only one in ten Americans are eating enough vegetables! Chosen Foods is on a mission to amp up your plant intake!

ABOUT
Chosen Foods was founded by a well traveled Naturopathic Doctor who discovered the powerful effect traditional foods were having in their native cultures. He was inspired to share these ancient superfoods with the rest of the world - and so our journey began.

His vision centered around the idea that food should nourish and sustain our bodies, our lives and our communities. Learn more about our founding leadership team here.

A few years, some big changes and several products later, our integrity and core values remain the same. The mission of Chosen Foods is to support true nourishment through the rediscovery and accessibility of real food.

At a time when food is often fast and convenient, we encourage people to slow down. We want to inspire folks to get in the kitchen and put real food back on the table. We believe the act of cooking and the time spent around the dinner table should be savored.

Food should nourish and sustain our bodies, our lives and our communities.

https://chosenfoods.com