# How to Prepare Your Brain for Surgery: What No One Tells You | Sandra Bargeron Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dr-tyna-show-4119597/how-to-prepare-your-brain-for-surgery-what-no-one-tells-you-sandra-bargeron Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dr-tyna-show-4119597/how-to-prepare-your-brain-for-surgery-what-no-one-tells-you-sandra-bargeron.md Podcast: [The Dr. Tyna Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dr-tyna-show-4119597) Published: 2026-07-18T19:38:00+00:00 Episode link: https://mgln.ai/e/1458/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/hQzRUk5FlBqiODHZblrZ/mgln.ai/e/p500242/traffic.megaphone.fm/SSM1611813805.mp3 Audio file: https://mgln.ai/e/1458/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/hQzRUk5FlBqiODHZblrZ/mgln.ai/e/p500242/traffic.megaphone.fm/SSM1611813805.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-dr-tyna-show-4119597/episodes/how-to-prepare-your-brain-for-surgery-what-no-one-tells-you-sandra-bargeron Duration seconds: 4706 ## Resource 271: Join my NEW community for Gen X women: ⁠https://www.skool.com/drtyna/about⁠ In this episode, I'm sitting down with anesthetist and physician assistant Sandra Bargeron to explore an often-overlooked aspect of surgery: protecting your brain. Did you know that anesthesia is a neurological stress test of your brain? We discuss how anesthesia, frailty, muscle mass, and metabolic health can all influence your recovery, and why preparing for surgery should begin long before you enter the operating room. We talk about the difference between postoperative delirium and dementia, why resilience matters more than age, and the practical strategies that can help support better surgical outcomes and long-term brain health. Topics Discussed: → Preparing your brain before surgery → Anesthesia & cognitive health → Delirium, dementia & brain recovery → Frailty, muscle & resilience → Menopause & surgical outcomes → Lifestyle strategies for better recovery Sponsored By: → KION | Visit https://getkion.com/drtyna for 20% off → LMNT | Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/drtyna. Find your favorite LMNT flavor, or share with a friend. → BIOptimizers | Head to https://bioptimizers.com/drtyna and use code DRTYNA for 15% off your order plus a FREE travel-size bottle of MassZymes (a $20 value) while supplies last. →  Fatty15 is on a mission to optimize your C15 levels to help support your long-term health and wellness - especially as you age. You can get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to fatty15.com/DRTYNA and using code DRTYNA at checkout.  MEGAPHONE  On This Episode We Cover:  → 00:00:00 - Introduction → 00:01:47 - Why anesthesia is different than most peop… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-dr-tyna-show-4119597/episodes/how-to-prepare-your-brain-for-surgery-what-no-one-tells-you-sandra-bargeron/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dr-tyna-show-4119597/how-to-prepare-your-brain-for-surgery-what-no-one-tells-you-sandra-bargeron.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.