Save Your Brain: The 5 Things You Must Do to Keep Your Mind Young and Sharp

by Paul David Nussbaum

Overview

Expert advice on how to ward off memory loss and dementia

Beginning with a diagnostic quiz to help you determine your overall brain health, and ending with meal plans and recipes for a brain boosting diet, Save Your Brain is an easy-to-follow comprehensive guide to getting the brain in the best shape possible, and keeping it there-for life!

Doing the daily crossword puzzle and drinking Ginko Biloba may not be enough in fighting off mental decline. Alzeimers and Dementia are on the rise but clinical neuropsychologist David Nussbaum presents a comprehensive 5-part program for keeping brains operating at their best and fighting off these debilitating diseases.

The author presents concrete, actionable tips to help you improve your:

• Physical
• Mental
• Social
• Spiritual
• Nutritional

This is a complete system for getting the brain in the best shape possible and keeping it there for life. Our brains can remain as strong and as sharp at seventy as they were by twenty by following Dr. Nussbaum's 5 essential steps.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071713764
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	03/19/2010
Edition description:	List
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Paul David Nussbaum is a clinical neuropsychologistwho specializes in aging across the lifespanand brain health. He lectures nationally and internationally onthe human brain, brain-behavior relations, diseases of thebrain, and brain health promotion.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Introduction 1

1 The Importance of Brain Health 17

2 How Your Brain Works 31

3 Adopting a Healthy Brain Lifestyle 51

4 The Five Critical Areas of Brain Health 61

5 Critical Area 1: Socialization 77

6 Critical Area 2: Physical Activity 91

7 Critical Area 3: Mental Stimulation 105

8 Critical Area 4: Spirituality 125

9 Critical Area 5: Nutrition 141

10 Pioneering a Bold Future for Brain Health 187

Resources 197

Index 205