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About Dr. Shabnam Das Kar, MD

Three bios of different lengths are provided below, so you can select the one that best fits your show notes, event programme, or article.

Short bio (50 words)

Dr. Shabnam Das Kar, MD, is a functional medicine physician focused on protecting the brain through better blood pressure management, metabolic health, and behaviour change. Trained originally as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Mumbai, she is a Fellow of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine and a certified Tiny Habits coach.

Medium bio (100 words)

Dr. Shabnam Das Kar, MD, is a functional medicine physician who helps people protect brain function before symptoms of cognitive decline appear. Her clinical work centres on better blood pressure management as the most powerful lever for brain health. Her primary training was as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Mumbai; later she moved into functional medicine full time. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, holds brain health certification from Amen Clinics, and is trained in Dr. BJ Fogg’s Behaviour Design. She divides her time between Alberta, Canada, and Mumbai, India.

Long bio (200 words)

Dr. Shabnam Das Kar, MD, is a functional medicine physician whose work centres on protecting brain function before symptoms of cognitive decline appear. Her clinical approach focuses on better blood pressure management as the most powerful modifiable driver of brain aging, alongside metabolic health and hormones in midlife. She combines behaviour change strategies along with functional medicine.

Her primary training was as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Mumbai, where she practised for more than twenty years; later she moved into functional medicine full time. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M), holds Brain Health Professional Certification from Amen Clinics, and has completed the Clinician’s training in the Clinical Practice of Alzheimer’s Prevention through Alzheimer’s Universe. She is formally trained in Dr. BJ Fogg’s Behaviour Design and is a certified Tiny Habits coach.

Dr. Kar speaks internationally, co-hosts The Brain Podcast, teaches through courses and webinars, and advises health technology startups. She sees patients one-on-one by video consultation. She divides her time between Alberta, Canada, and Mumbai, India, which gives her a working understanding of two very different health systems and the practical constraints patients face in each.

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Speaking Topics

I speak internationally at medical conferences, corporate wellness events, and public forums, both in person and online. My in-person engagements have taken me to Canada, India, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

My most requested topics include:

  • Brain health and prevention of dementia
  • Lifestyle changes for heart and brain
  • Menopause and perimenopause
  • PCOS (PMOS)

I can adapt any of these to your audience, or develop a new talk with you. Please write to me with your event details.

Suggested Podcast Questions

Below are seven suggested questions to get us started. Please feel free to ask all of them, or select the ones that best suit your audience. Each is designed to open a substantive answer with a clear takeaway for your listeners.

1. What do most people get wrong about preventing dementia?

Key takeaway: “Preventable” does not mean “your fault.” The often-quoted figure that 45 percent of dementia is preventable is a population-level statistic. It means that if every person in a population eliminated risk factors like uncontrolled blood pressure, diabetes, hearing loss, etc, cases would fall by 45 percent across that population. It does not mean any individual who develops dementia failed to prevent it. Confusing population risk with personal risk leads people to blame themselves, or others, for something far more complex than a single choice.

2. Controlling blood pressure sounds like a simple fix. Why do you say it may be the single most impactful thing most people can do for their health?

Key takeaway: Blood pressure is the leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and premature death worldwide, yet fewer than one in five of the 1.4 billion adults living with hypertension have it under control. The gap is not medical complexity. It is systems, awareness, and follow-through.

3. Brain health can feel overwhelming. Where do you suggest people start?

Key takeaway: Optimal blood pressure, optimal blood glucose, and low inflammation are the three foundations of a healthy brain.

4. Knowledge alone rarely changes behaviour. As a certified Tiny Habits coach trained in Dr. BJ Fogg’s Behaviour Design, what do you think works best for long-term behaviour change?

Key takeaway: Lasting change comes from behaviours that are easy to begin, easy to sustain, and that build into meaningful outcomes over time. Motivating people or extreme willpower and providing reminders are rarely the answer.

5. How does menopause change the brain, and what can women in midlife do about it? Key takeaway: Hormonal shifts in perimenopause and menopause bring real, measurable cognitive changes, and the evidence points to specific, actionable steps rather than simply waiting it out.

6. What is the most overlooked factor in optimal brain health?

Key takeaway: A positive aging mindset has been associated with roughly eight additional years of life.

7. If someone listening wanted to do one thing this week for their brain, what would you tell them?

Key takeaway: One well-designed behaviour, tied to something a person already does daily, is more powerful than an ambitious plan they abandon within a week.

These are starting points rather than a fixed script. I am happy to discuss any brain health, blood pressure, or behaviour change topic relevant to your audience, so please feel free to bring your own questions as well.

Scope of Discussion

I am glad to speak in depth on brain health, blood pressure and metabolic health, women’s midlife health and hormones, and behaviour change grounded in Dr. BJ Fogg’s work. Questions that fall exclusively within psychiatry, clinical psychology, neurology, or basic neuroscience research are outside my scope of practice.

Credentials and Training

  • MBBS and MD in Obstetrics and Gynecology (India)
  • Fellow, American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M), USA
  • Advanced Endocrinology Certification, Metabolic Medical Institute
  • Brain Health Professional Certification, Amen Clinics, USA
  • Clinician’s training in the Clinical Practice of Alzheimer’s Prevention, Alzheimer’s Universe
  • Certified Tiny Habits Coach
  • Trained in Dr. BJ Fogg’s Behaviour Design

Current Roles

  • Functional Medicine Physician
  • Director of Medical Education, Live Younger, Calgary, Canada
  • Adviser to health technology startups
  • Co-host, The Brain Podcast
  • International speaker

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