Younger Brain, Sharper Mind: A 6-Step Plan for Preserving and Improving Memory and Attention at Any Age from America's Brain Doctor

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Overview

While gray hair and wrinkles may be unwelcome if inevitable signs of the passing years, the memory loss, intellectual impairment, and mood swings that come with an aging brain can be truly devastating.

According to bestselling author and anti-aging expert Dr. Eric Braverman, getting older does not have to mean becoming forgetful, clueless, or depressed—quite the opposite, in fact. Distilling his 35 years of research and clinical experience into an easy-to-follow protocol, Dr. Braverman explains how men and women can actually build new brain cells, becoming younger and smarter as they age. Readers will learn what to eat to stay focused, when to exercise to sharpen their memory, and how to organize their lifestyle to improve problem-solving skills—and discover the revolutionary hormone therapies and medications available to treat cognitive decline.

Having helped thousands take control of their hormones to maintain the physical and sexual vitality of their twenties and thirties, Dr. Braverman now presents a simple plan to help them protect and enhance youth’s most prized possession: a vigorous, capable mind.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781605294223
Publisher: Rodale Press, Inc.
Publication date: 1/31/2012
Pages: 304
Sales rank: 46,692
Product dimensions: 6.18 (w) x 9.26 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Meet the Author

Eric R. Braverman, MD, is a professor of integrative medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and the director of the PATH Medical Center and PATH Foundation. He appears frequently in national media. He lives in New York City.

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction xi

Part I A Balanced Brain

Chapter 1 Brain Basics: What's Going On Inside Your Head 3

Chapter 2 The Causes of Cognitive Decline 23

Chapter 3 Identifying Personality and Mood Changes 32

Chapter 4 Identifying Memory Problems 48

Chapter 5 Identifying Attention Problems 63

Chapter 6 Identifying IQ Types 78

Part II The Braverman Protocol

Chapter 7 Step One: Early Testing 87

Chapter 8 Step Two: Smart Lifestyle Changes 121

Chapter 9 Step Three: Diet and Nutrition for a Younger, Smarter You 136

Chapter 10 Step Four: Exercises That Boost Your Brain 178

Chapter 11 Step Five: Natural Hormones Jump-Start Quick Thinking 195

Chapter 12 Step Six: Brain-Balancing Medications 215

Part III Your Brain, Your Body

Chapter 13 Reversing Disease Makes You Smarter 229

Chapter 14 The Daily Smarts 252

Appendix A Answer Key for the Braverman Brain Advantage Test 255

References 218

Index 270

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