The Memory Bible An Innovative Strategy for Keeping Your Brain Young

by Small, Gary

• ISBN13: 9780786868261
• ISBN10: 0786868260
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-06-19
• Publisher: Balance

Summary

We all forget things sometimes -- our keys, a phone number, the reason we went to the market -- and it only increases as we age. According to Dr. Gary Small, director of the UCLA Center on Aging, we can easily eliminate much of this forgetfulness with his innovative memory exercises and brain fitness program -- now available for the first time in a book.

Author Biography

Gary Small, M.D., is a renowned neuro-scientist who directs the UCLA Memory Clinic and the UCLA Center on Aging. He lectures extensively throughout the world and is a frequent guest on 20/20, Good Morning America, The Today Show, CNN, ABC World News Tonight, NBC Nightly News, and CBS News. Articles on his latest breakthrough research on memory have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Time, Newsweek, and USA Today. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
You Have More Control Than You Think	1	(29)
Rate Your Current Memory	30	(12)
Look, Snap, Connect: The Three Basic Memory Training Skills	42	(16)
Minimize Stress	58	(24)
Get Fit with Mental Aerobics	82	(29)
Build Your Memory Skills Beyond the Basics	111	(16)
Start Your Healthy Brain Diet Now	127	(37)
Choose a Lifestyle That Protects Your Brain	164	(23)
Wise Up About Medicines	187	(36)
Don't Forget the First Nine Chapters	223	(68)
Appendixes
1. The Amyloid Probe-Keeping Watch an Plaques and Tangles	247	(4)
2. What to Do If Alzheimer's Disease Strikes	251	(14)
3. Current and Potential Treatments for Memory Loss and Alzheimer's Disease	265	(8)
4. Glossary	273	(8)
5. Additional Resources	281	(10)
Bibliography	291	(8)
Source Credits	299	(2)
Index	301