Brain Health For Dummies

by Sarah McKay

Overview

Your ticket to a healthier brain and a healthier you!

Your brain, like every part of your body, needs and deserves all the TLC you can give it so you can live a long and healthy life. In Brain Health For Dummies, neuroscientist and author Dr. Sarah McKay walks you through some simple and easy steps you can take—right now—to get smarter, stay healthier, and better support the elders in your life.

This is the ultimate, evidence-based guide to help you understand how your brain works around the clock to keep you sharp, healthy, and happy. It offers straightforward advice to help you optimize your brain health, including:

• How to lessen your chance of disease and decline by managing common health risks
• Simple lifestyle tips to help you maintain a healthy brain at every stage of life
• Sex- and age-specific strategies to help keep your brain in top form

Optimal performance is something your brain works on all day long. Make sure you're living your best life by learning how to maintain your hardest-working organ with Brain Health For Dummies. Grab a copy today!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781394273379
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	01/02/2025
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Sarah McKay, DPhil, is a neuroscientist and science ­communicator who specializes in translating brain science research into simple, usable strategies for health and well-­being. She is also the author of several brain health-­related books. Sarah founded the Neuroscience Academy, where she teaches applied neuroscience and brain health to people around the world.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part 1: An Introduction to Brain Health 5

Chapter 1: Embracing Brain Health Fundamentals 7

Chapter 2: Getting to Know Your Brain and Nervous System 13

Chapter 3: Measuring and Monitoring Brain Health 31

Chapter 4: Examining Brain Health Disorders and Diseases 41

Chapter 5: Calculating the Causes and Risks of Brain Health Problems 69

Part 2: Charting Brain Health at Different Ages and Stages 75

Chapter 6: Nurturing Healthy Brain Development in Childhood 77

Chapter 7: Fostering Healthy Brain Development in Adolescence 97

Chapter 8: Supporting Healthy Brain Aging 119

Part 3: Beyond Aging: Other Factors That Impact Brain Health 141

Chapter 9: Understanding the Interplay of Sex and Gender in Brain Health 143

Chapter 10: Managing Brain Health after Head Injury 167

Chapter 11: Wondering at the World: The Environment and Brain Health 179

Part 4: Keeping Your Brain Healthy 187

Chapter 12: Nourishing Your Brain: Nutrition and Brain Health 189

Chapter 13: Moving Your Body for Brain Health 207

Chapter 14: Sleeping Your Way to Better Brain Health 223

Chapter 15: Socializing Your Way to a Healthier Brain 243

Chapter 16: Challenging Your Cognition for Better Brain Health 263

Part 5: Avoiding Brain Health Hazards 275

Chapter 17: Buffering Against Toxic Stress 277

Chapter 18: Rethinking Drugs and Alcohol 299

Chapter 19: Avoiding Metabolic Syndrome 311

Chapter 20: Avoiding Hearing Loss 321

Part 6: The Part of Tens 331

Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Hurt Your Happy, Healthy Brain 333

Chapter 22: Ten Functions of a High-Performing, Happy, Healthy Brain 339

Index 345