{"podcast":{"title":"Race Against Mind: An Alzheimer's Prevention Investigation","slug":"race-against-mind-an-alzheimer-s-prevention-investigation-7840812","podcast_index_feed_id":7840812,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting/YblAo3PX.rss","website_url":"https://riverside.com","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/3c9d79af-54bc-4991-8978-301f76782263/logos/b2fa29e6-7d40-435e-b603-323696adc3d2.png","author":"Sarah Kuhn","episode_count":6,"summary":"Race Against Mind is an Alzheimer's prevention investigation hosted by Sarah Kuhn, a double APOE4 carrier with a family history of early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Instead of waiting, Sarah started asking a different question: what does the research actually say, and what happens when you take it seriously? Each episode goes deep on one piece of the prevention puzzle: exercise, sleep, metabolic health, alcohol, hormones. Sarah breaks down the science, examines how strong it really is, and shares what she did with that information in her own life. What worked, what didn't, and what she changed her mind about along the way. If you carry APOE4, have a family history of Alzheimer's, or simply refuse to leave your brain health to chance, this show is for you.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/race-against-mind-an-alzheimer-s-prevention-investigation-7840812"},"episode":{"title":"How to Build a Baseline and Understand Your Risk","slug":"how-to-build-a-baseline-and-understand-your-risk","published_at":"2026-04-25T19:44:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/race-against-mind-an-alzheimer-s-prevention-investigation-7840812/how-to-build-a-baseline-and-understand-your-risk","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/race-against-mind-an-alzheimer-s-prevention-investigation-7840812","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/735a5aac2dd4630d32361be4229c28953ccc879aa70db9efe8de623cb31059ab/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI1ODJjMDc4OC0yYjFmLTQ3NDItYTgzNC04MDAwNmEyNDY0MTgiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiIzYzlkNzlhZi01NGJjLTQ5OTEtODk3OC0zMDFmNzY3ODIyNjMiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OWNlYzc2YmQ2N2JlODBlMzA1OTE5MjAiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjllZDE5OGYyZmRlNDNiNzZiZjk4ZjJhL3NhcmFoLWt1aG5zLXN0dWRpby1Hd0NRMC1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTQtMjVfXzIxLTQ0LTE1Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/735a5aac2dd4630d32361be4229c28953ccc879aa70db9efe8de623cb31059ab/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI1ODJjMDc4OC0yYjFmLTQ3NDItYTgzNC04MDAwNmEyNDY0MTgiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiIzYzlkNzlhZi01NGJjLTQ5OTEtODk3OC0zMDFmNzY3ODIyNjMiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OWNlYzc2YmQ2N2JlODBlMzA1OTE5MjAiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjllZDE5OGYyZmRlNDNiNzZiZjk4ZjJhL3NhcmFoLWt1aG5zLXN0dWRpby1Hd0NRMC1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTQtMjVfXzIxLTQ0LTE1Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","summary":"For APOE4 carriers, knowing your risk is only useful if you know what to do with it. In this episode, Sarah walks through her path to developing a baseline, and discusses the labs that actually matter, fasting insulin, homocysteine, hs-CRP, Vitamin D etc. Sarah also discusses why standard functional medicine isn't specific enough for APOE4 biology, and how to interpret baseline data without losing your mind in the process. Whats in this episode: What APOE4 actually is, and what it isn't Why the \"nothing you can do\" frame is the most expensive mistake APOE4 carriers can make The research caveat problem: why so many studies don't apply to people like me How I built my first baseline with blood work and cognitive testing before changing anything Why I started with Parsley Health and then moved to Dale Bredesen's PreCODE program What my PreCODE report revealed across metabolic, inflammatory, and cognitive domains Why my cognitive scores required more context than just a number on a page (ADHD, breastfeeding, medication status) Three practical takeaways for anyone at the beginning of this journey Why exercise leads Season 1, even though it wasn't where I started Show Notes & References","meta_description":"For APOE4 carriers, knowing your risk is only useful if you know what to do with it. In this episode, Sarah walks through her path to developing a baselin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":917,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/race-against-mind-an-alzheimer-s-prevention-investigation-7840812/episodes/how-to-build-a-baseline-and-understand-your-risk/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/race-against-mind-an-alzheimer-s-prevention-investigation-7840812/how-to-build-a-baseline-and-understand-your-risk.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}