The Brain Training Revolution

by Bendheim, Paul E., M.D.; Samuels, Richard, Ph.D. (CON); Wein, Edward, Ph.D. (CON); Hafen, Tracy (CON)

• ISBN13: 9781402260964
• ISBN10: 1402260962
• Edition: DVD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-01
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc

Summary

The Brain Training Revolutionoffers a unique three-part prescription for a brain-healthy life. Dr. Paul Bendheim, founder of the firm BrainSavers LLC, outlines how healthy eating, exercise, and challenging mental exercises can help you maintain brain health, stave off age-related memory loss, and reduce the risk of Alzheimer's. No other brain book boasts a bonus DVD that includes an introduction to each part of the programplus lots of interactive cognitive exercises to help readers complete this proven plan for healthy brain aging.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. v
Introduction-You Are Your Brain	p. ix
Getting Up to Speed on Your Aging Brain	p. 1
The Three-Pound Universe	p. 3
Making Memories	p. 21
New Thinking on Thinking: The Young Brain, the Old Brain, and the Better Brain	p. 33
A Brain-Healthy Lifestyle	p. 49
The Brain Training Revolution	p. 51
Food for Thinking	p. 61
Body Moves to Grow and Strengthen Your Brain	p. 93
Because Gray Matters: Daily Workouts in the World Brain Gym!	p. 139
Stress Busters	p. 237
The Night Shift: Sleep Your Way to Bedrock Memories	p. 255
Conclusion: Your Brain's Future	p. 267
Resources	p. 271
Nutritional Quotient Scorecards	p. 273
Answers to the Exercises	p. 276
Recommended Resources for Readers	p. 292
Notes	p. 300
References	p. 311
Recipes	p. 312
Index	p. 322
About the Author	p. 326
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