Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Invest in Your Brain
Improving Through Improv, Lindy Schneider 7
The Word of the Day, Eve Legato 12
The Gift of Gab, Patricia Gordon 16
Ready? Set. Go! Cathy C. Hall 19
Introduction 22
Enrich Your Mind 22
The Miracle of Neuroplasticity 24
Making Friends for Your Brain's Sake 25
The More You Know, the More You Know 27
Boosting Your Brain Power 29
Chapter 2 Your Amazing Memory
Capital of Delaware, Shawnelle Eliasen 35
Picking My Brain Booster, LD. Whitaker 40
B My Hero, Kim Hackett 45
Partly Cloudy Pancakes, Stephen D. Rogers 49
Introduction 53
How Memory Works 53
Memory Hitches and Glitches 56
Legitimate Concerns about Memory 58
Check Up on Your Memory 59
Memory Tips You Won't Forget 61
Chapter 3 Living Well to Age-Proof the Brain
Pump Up Your Brain Power Dallas Woodburn 69
Staying Sharp at 95, Jacqueline Seewald 73
Use It or Lose It, John M. Scanlan 77
Don't Forget to Dance, Teresa Ambord 79
Introduction 82
The Seven Brain Aging Risk Factors 83
Nourish Your Neurons 86
The Best Brain Booster Ever 89
Save a Brain 92
Chapter 4 Shaping Your Thoughts and Emotions
The Numbers Game, Diana Savage 97
Slug Club, Christine Catlin 102
The Handkerchief Caper, Garrett Bauman 107
Don't Overload Your Brain, Stephanie Davenport 111
Introduction 114
The Physical Path of Thought 114
What Is Your Inner Voice Telling You? 115
Minding Your Brain 117
You Are What You Think 119
Optimize Your Inner Voice 121
5-Minute Mini-Meditation 123
Chapter 5 Wake Up Your Brain
Nothing Beats a Good Book! Pat Williams 127
Get Out of That Rut! Jennie Ivey 130
Book Brain, Beth Cato 132
Practice Makes Perfect, Debbie Acklin 136
Lullaby and Good Night, Maria H. Thurman 139
Introduction 143
Sleep to Remember 143
What You Lose When You Don't Snooze 145
Slumber Numbers 147
Tips for Better Sleep 150
Chapter 6 Don't Accept Labels
Rise and Shine, Simon Lewis 157
My Traveling Brain, Anna (Betty) Brack 162
Just a Little Farther to Go, Jan Keller 165
The Power of Perseverance, Annmarie B. Tait 170
Ageless Occupation, Phyllis W. Zeno 174
Introduction 178
The Ordinary Is Really Extraordinary 180
Unusual Tradeoffs 182
Never Set Limits 183
Age Is Just a Number 185
Breaking Down Limits 186
The Multiple Intelligences 188
Meet Our Contributors 193
Meet Our Authors 201
Acknowledgments 205
