Hello friend,

Welcome to the very first issue of Build A Better Brain, a special spin-off of my weekly newsletter, Healthy Housecalls With Angel dedicated to the one thing we all need more of: tools to create a healthier brain.

Why? Because you’ve been asking for it.

But first, allow me to share a bit of back story…

Thirty years ago, at the start of my career, I was passionate about critical care medicine. From car accidents to cardiac arrests, every twelve hour night shift in the ER and ICU was fueled by the sheer adrenaline of saving lives.

Heart-lung medicine and assisting with emergency procedures was my lifeblood and it brought an incredible amount of fulfillment.

But after twenty years in ICU ‘Go Mode’ I knew it was time to get out in the community to not only save lives but improve the quality of life.

So, I dusted off my duffle bag and went to graduate school to become a nurse practitioner and help prevent the very things that landed so many in the hospital in the first place.

But shortly after opening my own practice, I found myself immersed in a different kind of ‘critical care’ – Alzheimer’s disease and dementia – a debilitating disease that impacts not only the patient but their entire family.

Since opening my practice in 2013, I’ve witnessed an alarming increase in early onset brain diseases even in my own practice.

​New statistics in this recent article caught my eye: in 2020 early-onset dementia and Alzheimer’s diagnoses spiked 373% for Generation X and Millennials as early as the mid-40s.

Even worse, when Alzheimer’s begins in mid-life as menopausal hormonal changes are also happening misdiagnosis may be more likely.

Alzheimer’s is NOT ‘just an old person’s disease’ and sometimes it isn’t ‘just a little brain fog.’

Brain disease at any age can cause anxiety, depression, financial loss and a severe reduction in quality of life for both the patient and their families.

I want to change that…for all of us.

BUILD A BETTER BRAIN TODAY

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While scientists are still working hard to find a cure for dementia, what we know for sure is that food is medicine. What we eat every day matters. Small, intentional changes can yield big results.

This subscriber-only edition released twice a month will help you build a better brain, bite by bite.

Focusing solely on functional nutrition, each bi-weekly issue will strengthen your knowledge and empower you to build a cleaner plate.

A better brain will help you feel more energized, more focused, and more present in your every day life.

Here’s what’s included when you Opt-In:

• Bi-weekly newsletter filled with the latest evidence-based science on how food impacts your mood and brain health, sent on Fridays
• Simple, practical meal prep tips to make building a better brain easier in every issue
• Monthly Recipe Air Drops: quick and easy brain healthy recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner that help lower inflammation, improve methylation, and support a     healthier gut – complete with nutritional information and a meal prep guide to make it easy
• Supplement Spotlight: vitamins, minerals, nutrients, enzymes and adaptogenic herbs that can improve the function of your brain
• Practical lifestyle tips to implement week by week
• Peer-reviewed recommendations on the best books and podcasts to help build your own personal library on brain health

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And that’s not all. You can also get:

• FREE access to my private Build A Better Brain virtual community
• Monthly Meal Prep Mastery virtual meetup in my community to ask questions, share resources and get practical tips in real time
• Quarterly Let’s Cook Together! virtual meetup to prep and cook a brain healthy recipe together
• Quarterly Grow Your Own Kitchen Herb virtual classes to learn how to grow your own spices and fresh herbs
• 15% Off Subscriber-Only Savings on exclusive professional grade nutraceuticals and supplements in my virtual dispensary

And finally you’ll understand why prevention at every age is always the best medicine..

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Not sure? Here’s a sample of the kind of premium prevention news you’ll get in every issue.

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Getting Personal: The Nuts & Bolts of Nutrigenomics

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What would you say if I told you that there may be a way to figure out the best nutritional and exercise plan based upon your specific genetic makeup? What would you say if I told you that figuring this out may help you lose weight, get better sleep, and feel more energized throughout your day? Sound too good to be true? It isn’t and it’s what makes nutritional science and the growing field of nutrigenomics quite promising.

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Podcast Rewind: Food, Mood & Mental Health

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Medication. Psychotherapy. Self-care. All of these strategies are important in times like these to strengthen mental health and support well-being but what else can you do when those things aren’t enough?

Welcome to the world of nutritional psychiatry, a fast growing field helping patients find and fix nutritional root causes that a growing body of science suggests may be connected to mood disorders, poor sleep, difficulty focusing, cognitive impairment and more. Following the ‘food as medicine approach’ this episode will reveal why functional nutrition is an important and valuable strategy to prevent, treat and improve many common mental health and brain health conditions.

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Opt-in now Reader to add an extra layer of prevention to your healthy aging strategy.

Don’t wait until it’s too late.

Build a stronger, wiser, calmer, and better brain – starting today.

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Yours in good health,

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Angel V. Shannon, MS, CRNP

Seva Health

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