About Me
Improving cognition today and protecting tomorrow.
Living an unhealthy lifestyle steals precious years and steals your independence. Robbing you of time. Robbing you of memories. Robbing your family of the person they love. Don't let your body outlive your mind. Learn how to successfully adopt a neurprotective lifestyle with a skilled brain health behaviorist. I know how to successfully build the healthy habits that are the backbone of cognitive health and protection. I can coach you to a renewed second half of your life. You are not too old and it is not too late. Together, we can do this.
With a skilled Brain Health Behaviorist
Allison Knox Blankenship, DHSc, NBC-HWC, DipACLM, CDP
Dr. Allison Blankenship launched her Dallas-based practice in 2018, offering personalized consultations nationwide. She assists clients and their care partners in developing lifestyle strategies to enhance cognition, mitigate dementia risk, and address the daily challenges of dementia care.
Dr. Blankenship is expertly qualified to support you on your brain health journey. She is a Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, a Diplomate of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, a Certified Dementia Practitioner, a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach, and a ReCODE 2.0 Certified Health Coach. She earned a Doctor of Health Science degree from The George Washington University School of Medicine, where she researched the effectiveness of health coaching among mild cognitive impairment patients. She holds a master’s in biomedical communications from the UT Southwestern Medical School and a bachelor's in biology from Bucknell University. She also works at UT Southwestern Medical School, assessing therapeutic communication skills among medical students.
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My Story
"I am 60-something. Genetics be damned, dementia is NOT in my future."
Most people are told that cognitive decline is inevitable — that there’s nothing you can do.
I don’t believe that.
I believe you have far more control over your brain health than you’ve been led to think — and once you understand what truly supports cognition, aging becomes far less fearful.
I’ve seen how quickly a strong mind can slip away. I watched both of my parents lose pieces of themselves to age-related disease. And I saw my father-in-law — a disciplined military officer — hide his Alzheimer’s while scammers drained his entire retirement.
Those experiences made one thing clear: I wasn’t going to quietly wait for my own decline.
So, I made a major shift. In my sixties, I closed a successful business, went back to graduate school, and retrained in brain health and lifestyle medicine. I wanted lifestyle-driven, research-backed tools — not guesswork — so I could take charge of my own cognitive future and help others do the same.
Today, I’m a Brain Health Behaviorist with advanced training in lifestyle medicine, functional medicine, health coaching, and neuroscience. My work blends science, structure, and compassionate coaching — giving people clear, realistic ways to improve cognition and reduce dementia risk.
I translate research into practical steps, so you don’t have to sift through overwhelming or conflicting advice.
I don’t believe in fear-based health messages or overwhelming protocols. Brain health isn’t about perfection — it’s about small, consistent habits that fit real life. Lifestyle matters, but so does how you feel while making those changes. You deserve guidance that’s clear, doable, and grounded in compassion, not pressure.
My philosophy is simple:
Dementia is NOT inevitable. You have more control than you think.
You’re not too old, and it’s not too late. The brain is adaptable, and your habits can change its trajectory at any age. You don’t need extreme routines or complicated plans — just the right lifestyle strategies, practiced consistently, in a way that fits your life.
You deserve to feel confident about your future, not fearful of it.
I’m here to help you protect the years ahead — with clarity, strength, and a sense of control you may not have felt in a long time. You can build a healthier, more vibrant second half of life. And you don’t have to do it alone.
And just when the caterpillar thought her life was over, she began to fly.
Allison, with her great wealth of knowledge, focused on the totality of my health. I was motivated to make better choices daily for my overall wellbeing. I truly feel that I have "bloomed again," as I am now healthier and more equipped to face the decades ahead.
- Christine Gonzalez
Allison is amazing. She was fully present, asked great questions, really listened, got to the heart of the matter and kept the conversation authentically empowering and solution focused. I felt heard, valued and capable of more than I initially saw possible.
- Shari Marin
Working with Allison was very natural and I always felt supported -- more like a conversation with an old friend. She helped me to acknowledge some things that weren't working in my life. She helped get from "I should" to "I want to." Trust the process. It works!
- Veronica Padilla
