Get ready to make the move to better brain health!In this remarkably effective, scientifically-grounded plan, Dr. Cynthia Green, a clinical psychologist and one of the country's most notable experts on brain health, has just what you need to start on the road to better brain fitness. Based on her multi-dimensional, integrated Total Brain Health model, Dr. Green has laid out 30 days of simple tips certain to boost your everyday memory and reduce your dementia risk. In just 10 minutes a day or less, you'll use Dr. Green's unique Body-Mind-Spirit approach to build your brainpower.
“In this user-friendly guide, Dr. Richard Carmona gives specific, practical advice about optimizing brain function based on the best scientific evidence. I recommend it.” (Andrew Weil, author of Healthy Aging and True Food). Synthesizing the cognitive science behind memory, sleep, stress, and addiction, Canyon Ranch’s 30 Days to a Better Brain is the definitive guide to caring for your brain during all stages of your life. Dr. Carmona and the experts at America’s leading wellness center guide you through the anatomy of the aging brain, how stress and toxins affect your mind, and the importance of sleep, laying out a thirty-day nutrition, exercise, and medical plan to help you achieve optimal brain health. You’ll also find answers to all your questions, including how your health is affecting your brain, what foods to eat and what to avoid, whether or not supplements are necessary, what important medical tests to ask your doctor about, and how best to challenge your brain. Also included are techniques for practicing mindfulness, meditation, and spiritual contemplation. The immense benefits of this thirty-day program include better memory, mood, and sleep; faster, sharper thinking; more energy; quicker reflexes; safer driving; improved attention span; and much more. Combining the best of traditional and alternative therapies, behavioral science, and exercise physiology, this indispensable guide from “one of the finest Surgeon Generals in our nation’s history” (New York Times bestselling author Dean Ornish) will help you maintain and enhance a strong, agile mind so that your body does not outlive your brain.
What you fuel your body with is at the core of your health and is even more true with the brain. Eat the right foods and you can profoundly affect your brain function now and in the future. The Brain Boost Diet Plan is a 4-week diet to cleanse and renew your brain and brain function. With a focus on beneficial fats and nutrient-dense everyday foods, the plan is made up of 100 delicious, easy recipes that are low in sugar, gluten-free and packed with nutrients designed to optimise brain health and function. It's a simple, effective and delicious way to cleanse your brain of imbalances and nourish, energise and heal your brain for a sharper, calmer, healthier you. The latest research now clearly indicates the incredible importance diet plays in reducing the risk of conditions such as cognitive decline, mood disorders, Alzheimer's and depression. The Brain Boost Diet Plan addresses the underlying imbalances in the body and brain that contribute to these conditions, such as inflammation, glycation, fatty acid imbalances, poor methylation and low nutritional status. These are highly technical dietary functions which expert nutritionist Christine Bailey is able to speak to both authoritatively and in a way that makes them understood by all.
Science tells us that by keeping our brain as healthy as possible, we can optimize our cognitive abilities, mental health, and physical functioning at any age. Healthy behaviors, such as staying physically, mentally, and socially active, maintaining a healthy diet, and getting good sleep, are the most powerful tools we have to maintain healthy brains. This book provides science-based facts and practical tools for the reader to achieve and maintain a healthy brain.
Micronutrients and Brain Health addresses cutting-edge research related to processes of oxidative stress that affect brain function, an area of increasing significance for those concerned and involved with public health and translational medicine. Edited by four leading micronutrient researchers, the book brings together the investigative work of m
Easy-to-understand science-based strategies to maximize your brain’s potential. Concerns about memory and other thinking skills are common, particularly in middle age and beyond. Due to worries about declining brain health, some seek out dubious products or supplements purportedly designed to improve memory and other cognitive abilities. Fortunately, scientific research has uncovered a clear- cut set of evidence- based activities and lifestyle choices that are inexpensive or free and known to promote brain and cognitive functioning. Dr. John Randolph translates this science in an engaging and accessible way, including the brain- boosting effects of exercise, social activity, mental stimulation, task management strategies, nutrition, and positive self-care. Interwoven with lessons from neuroscience, positive psychology, social and clinical psychology, and habit formation research are powerful self- coaching exercises designed to help the reader incorporate lifestyle changes that promote brain health.
When it comes to aging, most of us understand how to keep our bodies healthy and fit, but few of us know where to begin when it comes to taking care of our brains. Do you want to improve your memory, sharpen your thinking, increase your attention span, and boost your mental energy? If so, Dr. Richard Carmon provides all the information you need--including healthy living tips, step-by-step exercises, recipes, and a thirty-day program for maximizing your brain function.
Lifestyle Is Driving Us toward Impending Demise General: This book is comprised of fifteen up-to-date chapters, prologue, epilogue, and appendix. This manuscript discusses many important and contemporary hot topics, such as obesity, dietary regimen, exercise, health-care system, texting while driving, immigration, and airport dilemmas. This book also entails topics, such as insomnia, sleep deprivation, somnambulism, sex, and money. Chapter 1: Obesity. This chapter entitled “Obesity” covers extensively the epidemiology, prevalence in the USA, classification, and identification of obesity in children and adults. It describes primary obesity vs. secondary, lifelong obesity vs. adult-onset obesity and gradual weight reduction via behavior changes, diet, and exercise. This book also illustrates the differential diagnosis of childhood’s obesity and its dire consequences. The role of genetic, central nervous system, and endocrine gland deficiencies is discussed. The problem of obesity epidemic with its catastrophic consequences is displayed. The strong behavior changes (willpower) are discussed in detail. Definition, etiology, pathogenesis of obesity, and deleterious effect of sedentary life are described thoroughly. The importance of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference size is described in detail. Waist reflects the amount of visceral fat each individual carries and may be a better prediction of obesity than BMI. The important cause of obesity in the USA, such as sedentary life, excessive caloric intake, and lack of willpower, is discussed in detail. Finally, the prevention and management of obesity are explored. Chapter 2: Food and Dietary Regimen. This chapter discusses the benefit of Mediterranean diet including olive oil. In this chapter, the good, the bad cholesterol, triglyceride, organic vs. genetic engineering food as well as antioxidant foods are discussed in detail. This chapter also describes in detail the role of saturated, polyunsaturated, and monounsaturated fats on our health. The consistency and moderation are emphasized. The importance and deleterious effect of high- caloric intake and loaded good fats is illustrated. The size of daily food matters greatly. The role of fiber and the presence of toxic substance in processed food and harmfulness of fried food are described. The difference between vegan vs. vegetarian diets and its pros and cons are discussed. The role and importance of guidelines on healthier meals in school cafeteria are emphasized. The advantageous role of nuts and berry families is explored. This chapter also describes the daily amount of caloric intake, calcium, vitamin D, salt, and percentage of daily caloric intake of protein, carbohydrate, and fat are discussed. The daily percentage of different fats in diet is also described. The deleterious effect of sugary and salty food is emphasized. The amount of daily caloric intake in different race, ethnicity, and gender groups is illustrated. This chapter also entails a description of trans fat, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid and its effect on our health. Finally, this chapter concludes with “Eat less, Live Longer” and “Eat to Live, Not Live to Eat.” Chapter 3: Exercise. This chapter illustrates the importance of physical activity and exercise as well as deleterious effect of sectary life and sitting. It describes isometric (resistance) and dynamic (aerobic) exercises. The beneficial effect of aerobic exercise for cardiovascular system health and resistance exercise in older population are discussed. The different physical activity vs. caloric expenditure is illustrated. Lifestyle interventions and physical activity are elucidated. This chapter, via some tables, describes the intensity, time spent, and different physical activity exclusively. The value of target heart rate in adolescents and adult exercises are delineated. The critical importance of physical acti
