Age-Proof Your Mind Detect, Delay, and Prevent Memory Loss--Before It's Too Late

by Tan, Zaldy S.

• ISBN13: 9780446695923
• ISBN10: 0446695920
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-16
• Publisher: Grand Central Life & Style

Summary

If so, you probably wonder: "Am I just forgetful or am I losing my mind?" While you can test your blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol levels, you, like most aging Americans, have had no way to test your memory-until now.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
Part I: Are You Losing Your Mind?	1	(68)
Chapter 1: Wrinkles of the Mind	3	(13)
Chapter 2: Mental Wear and Tear	16	(18)
Chapter 3: MCI and the Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease	34	(35)
Part II: Saving Your Mind	69	(80)
Chapter 4: Oxygen Damage and the Brain: To E or Not to E?	71	(13)
Chapter 5: Inflammation and the Brain	84	(12)
Chapter 6: The Brain—Diet Connection	96	(17)
Chapter 7: Learn Now, Age Later	113	(14)
Chapter 8: Physical Fitness and Brain Health	127	(7)
Chapter 9: The Mind and Body on Estrogen	134	(15)
Part III: Testing and PreservingYour Mind	149	(106)
Chapter 10: Stressing the Brain	151	(7)
Chapter 11: The Memory Stress Test	158	(42)
Chapter 12: The Memory Improvement Program	200	(26)
Chapter 13: Age-Proof Your Mind	226	(14)
Chapter 14: The Future Promise of an Alzheimer's Cure	240	(15)
Appendix A: Food for Thought: Recipes for a Healthier Mind and Body	255	(18)
Appendix B. Resources	273	(6)
Index	279