Annie Fenn

1 week ago | brainhealthkitchen.substack.com | Annie Fenn

Hello, brain health ambassadors. I am writing to you from my home in Jackson where summer is in full swing. I can’t believe I was gone for two whole months. Now that I’m home, I am even more appreciative of being back into a routine filled with small, brain-healthy habits. I love starting my day with my pour over coffee ritual, followed by walking my dogs down by the Snake River. And I really missed my midday “brain break” of meeting up with friends at my local coffee shop.

1 week ago | brainhealthkitchen.substack.com | Annie Fenn

Seafood has long been hailed as a top brain food given that it’s rich in omega-3s that sharpen memory, boost mood, and protect against cognitive decline. In fact all of the proven brain-protective dietary patterns recommend eating one or more servings of some type of seafood each week. And yet, we can’t ignore the fact that as our oceans fill up with plastic, so do the fish and seafood we eat. All this month on the newsletter we have been shining our brain health lens on environmental toxins.

3 weeks ago | mindbodygreen.com | Annie Fenn

Image by Gabriela Cardona / StocksyJune 07, 2025We carefully vet all products and services featured on mindbodygreen using our commerce guidelines. Our selections are never influenced by the commissions earned from our links. As a physician, culinary instructor, and founder of the Brain Health Kitchen, I've spent the last decade studying the impact of food on fending off Alzheimer's and other types of dementia.

3 weeks ago | brainhealthkitchen.substack.com | Annie Fenn

Hello, brain health ambassadors. I am happy to report I am back home in my favorite chair on the screened-in porch, my dogs Livvie and Orzo draped over my feet. They are both aloof yet clingy in that way dogs can be after along trip. Now I have a week to catch up before the next brain health retreat in Tecate, Mexico. This will be my 10th year teaching at Rancho La Puerta and I’ll be overseeing their very first Brain Health Week. I’ll be sure to update you from the road.

1 month ago | brainhealthkitchen.substack.com | Annie Fenn

Hello, Brain Health Ambassadors! I am writing to you from seat 50D of the long-haul flight home from Italy. It’s been an unforgettable month. First, I hosted Brain Health, Food, and Fun in Puglia with 12 extremely engaged, food-loving people who quickly became friends. Ciao ciao to all the Puglia alumni! Then I headed to the island on the west side of Italy for Sardinia’s Secrets, a brain health retreat focused on the longevity in the blue zones.