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Menopause Brain Doctor Dr. Manna Semby, ND, MSCP, IFMCP

I went through burnout, breast cancer & chemo/radiation induced extreme brain fog right when I hit menopause.

I'm on a mission to save midlife women's brains from decline so they can be confident and fully themselves.

10/10/2026

If your mother had dementia, you may ask yourself: am I next?

About six in ten women who sign up for my masterclasses tell me dementia runs in their family, so I know how heavy that question is.

A family history increases your risk, but it doesn't conclusively decide what happens to you. The brain changes that lead to Alzheimer's begin years, even decades, before a diagnosis.

That can sound frightening, but I see it as time: time to measure what is driving your own risk and work on it.

That means looking at your blood pressure, blood sugar, sleep, hormones and inflammation, and your ApoE status if you want to know it.

These are things we can measure today and change.

If you live in California or Colorado and want to start, my Health Blueprint is where we begin.

The link is in the comments. And tell me, does dementia run in your family?

10/09/2026

Do you know about FSH, follicle stimulating hormone?

I've been seeing high FSH for a long time, but lately I'm seeing numbers higher than ever before.

Recently, two women in their sixties came to me with an FSH above 130. Both had thinning bones, both still had hot flashes, and no one had said a word about the number.

FSH is the signal your brain sends to your ovaries, and after menopause it climbs because the ovaries have stopped answering. Once menopause is confirmed, it often isn't checked again.

Data is showing that high FSH goes with faster bone loss, and early research, much of it in mice, suggests it matters for the brain too.

So I look at it.

Ask for your number, and ask what it might mean for your bones and your brain.

If you live in California or Colorado and want someone to look at the whole picture, my Health Blueprint is where we start.

The link is in bio.

10/02/2026

Early cognitive decline is not the same as mild Alzheimer's, and the difference matters.

Forgetting names, losing words or feeling slower than you used to is a change in how your brain is working, not a diagnosis.

Even when testing shows mild cognitive impairment, the cause is often something other than Alzheimer's: poor sleep, hormonal shifts, thyroid problems, low B12, medications, depression or inflammation.

Many of those can be treated, and some people with mild cognitive impairment return to normal.

This is the stage when the brain still has the most plasticity, the ability to build new connections and strengthen the ones it has.

That is why it is the best time to act.

Take the first step here.

https://arunamed,com/health-blueprint

09/30/2026

How do you know when the menopausal brain fog is reversible and when it is not? This is one of the questions we will be discussing in the Brain Health Masterclass tonight at 7 pm Pacific. Online, interactive, free.

https://arunamed.com/masterclass

09/28/2026

Did you have big plans for your career—and now you're starting to wonder whether you still have the capacity to achieve them?

You were thinking about taking on a bigger role, starting something new, or going after that next promotion.

But your brain doesn't feel the way it used to.

You feel tired. Your cognitive bandwidth feels smaller. The brain fog doesn't go away. Work you've done successfully for years suddenly takes more out of you.

And maybe you've started doing something you never expected:

downsizing your ambition to match the capacity you feel you have.

There are many reasons a woman's brain may work differently in midlife. Menopause can be part of the picture. So can sleep, stress, metabolic health, medications and family history.

The question is: what is happening for you—and what can you do about it?

That's what we're going to talk about in my Brain Health Masterclass.

Wed, Sep 30th, 7 pm Pacific | Free | Online

Register here: https://arunamed.com/masterclass

09/27/2026

Blood of post menopausal women shows unique "signature" that that of younger pre menopausal women does not. Higher evidence of that signature is correlated with increased chances of Alzheimer's dementia.

To learn how to take care of brain health for the long run, join the free, online, interactive masterclass this Wed, Sept 30th, at 7 pm Pacific. Bring your questions!

Register at https://arunamed.com/masterclass

09/26/2026

For a while we have known that the loss of estrogen leads to the brain not being able to efficiently use glucose for energy potentially causing changes in cognition. Now, a new study published this week is showing molecular patterns that change from pre-menopause to post-menopause and the correlation with Alzheimer's disease.

The upshot is basically this - Menopause is an inflection point for brain health. Understanding your individual risk factors for conditions like dementia starts with being proactive about what matters for you specifically.

Join me on Wednesday, Sept 30th, at 7 pm PDT for a masterclass on Brain Health and What You Can Do Today. https://arunamed.com/masterclass.

09/26/2026

For a while we have known that the loss of estrogen leads to the brain not being able to efficiently use glucose for energy potentially causing changes in cognition. Now, a new study published this week is showing molecular patterns that change from pre-menopause to post-menopause and the correlation with Alzheimer's disease.

The upshot is basically this - Menopause is an inflection point for brain health. Understanding your individual risk factors for conditions like dementia starts with being proactive about what matters for you specifically.

Join me on Wednesday, Sept 30th, at 7 pm PDT for a masterclass on Brain Health and What You Can Do Today. https://arunamed.com/masterclass.

09/21/2026

Annie was 52 when she came to see me, she was deeply worried about her future.
Her grandmother had died with dementia.
Her mother was beginning to show signs of the same. 
And now Annie herself was dealing with brain fog, anxiety, poor sleep and overwhelming fatigue.
She didn’t know what any of it meant.
Was this menopause? Was it stress? How much did her family history matter?
And where was she even supposed to start?
I hear questions like these from women all the time.
Because when dementia runs in your family, it’s easy to start wondering about every change you notice in yourself.
The question isn’t, “What are all the things that affect brain health?”
The question is:
“Which of those things matter for me?”
I’m Dr. Manna Semby and I’m hosting a free live Brain Health Masterclass where we’ll talk about what determines your future brain health, what is within your control, and what you can do today.
If Annie’s story sounds familiar, come join me.

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