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Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age [Hardback]

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  • Formāts: Hardback, 336 pages, height x width x depth: 229x152x25 mm, weight: 492 g, Illustrations
  • Izdošanas datums: 05-Jan-2021
  • Izdevniecība: Simon & Schuster
  • ISBN-10: 1501166735
  • ISBN-13: 9781501166730
  • Formāts: Hardback, 336 pages, height x width x depth: 229x152x25 mm, weight: 492 g, Illustrations
  • Izdošanas datums: 05-Jan-2021
  • Izdevniecība: Simon & Schuster
  • ISBN-10: 1501166735
  • ISBN-13: 9781501166730
The Emmy Award-winning CNN chief medical correspondent and best-selling author of Chasing Life draws on cutting-edge scientific research to outline strategies for protecting brain function and maintaining cognitive health at any age. 150,000 first printing.

"Throughout our life, we look for ways to keep our mind sharp and effortlessly productive. Now, globetrotting neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta offers insights from top scientists all over the world, whose cutting-edge research can help you heighten and protect brain function and maintain cognitive health at any age. Keep Sharp debunks common myths about aging and cognitive decline, explores whether there's a "best" diet or exercise regimen for the brain, and explains whether it's healthier to play video games that test memory and processing speed, or to engage in more social interaction. Discover what we can learn from "super-brained" people who are in their eighties and nineties with no signs of slowing down-and whether there are truly any benefits to drugs, supplements, and vitamins. Dr. Gupta also addresses brain disease, particularly Alzheimer's, answers all your questions about the signs and symptoms, and shows how to ward against it and stay healthy while caring for a partner in cognitive decline. He likewise provides readers with a personalized twelve-week program featuring practical strategies to strengthen your brain every day. Keep Sharp is the only owner's manual you'll need to keep your brain young and healthy regardless of your age!"--

Keep your brain young, healthy, and sharp with this science-driven guide to protecting your mind from decline by neurosurgeon and CNN chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta.

Throughout our life, we look for ways to keep our mind sharp and effortlessly productive. Now, globetrotting neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta offers insights from top scientists all over the world, whose cutting-edge research can help you heighten and protect brain function and maintain cognitive health at any age.

Keep Sharp debunks common myths about aging and cognitive decline, explores whether there&;s a &;best&; diet or exercise regimen for the brain, and explains whether it&;s healthier to play video games that test memory and processing speed, or to engage in more social interaction. Discover what we can learn from &;super-brained&; people who are in their eighties and nineties with no signs of slowing down&;and whether there are truly any benefits to drugs, supplements, and vitamins. Dr. Gupta also addresses brain disease, particularly Alzheimer&;s, answers all your questions about the signs and symptoms, and shows how to ward against it and stay healthy while caring for a partner in cognitive decline. He likewise provides you with a personalized twelve-week program featuring practical strategies to strengthen your brain every day.

Keep Sharp is the only owner&;s manual you&;ll need to keep your brain young and healthy regardless of your age!
Introduction: Nothing Brainy about It 1(18)
Self-Assessment: Are You At Risk for Brain Decline? 19(10)
PART 1 THE BRAIN: MEET YOUR INNER BLACK BOX
1 What Makes You You
29(20)
2 Cognitive Decline--Redefined
49(28)
3 12 Destructive Myths and the 5 Pillars That Will Build You
77(20)
PART 2 THE BRAIN TRUST: HOW NOT TO LOSE YOUR MIND
4 The Miracle of Movement
97(18)
5 The Power of Purpose, Learning, and Discovery
115(16)
6 The Need for Sleep and Relaxation
131(26)
7 Food for Thought
157(32)
8 Connection for Protection
189(12)
9 Putting It All Together: 12 Weeks to Sharper
201(20)
PART 3 THE DIAGNOSIS: WHAT TO DO, HOW TO THRIVE
10 Diagnosing and Treating an Ailing Brain
221(36)
11 Navigating the Path Forward Financially and Emotionally, with a Special Note to Caregivers
257(24)
Conclusion: The Bright Future 281(4)
Acknowledgments 285(2)
Notes 287(18)
Index 305