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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 Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
Throughout our life, we look for ways to keep our minds sharp and effortlessly productive. Now, globetrotting neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta offers "the book all of us need, young and old" (Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Code Breaker) with 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 mental 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 "must-read owner's manual" (Arianna Huffington) you'll need to keep your brain young and healthy regardless of your age!
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"A genuine source of practical knowledge and sympathy to those struggling with dementia and the family members who are primary caregivers." Kirkus Reviews
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"[Gupta's] optimism and the wealth of scientific information he corrals will embolden and comfort readers." Publishers Weekly
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"Keep Sharp shows it's absolutely possible to take control of one's brain health for life."
Richard Isaacson, MD, Director, Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic at the Weill Cornell Memory Disorders Program
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"This is a frontier where we can dramatically improve human life, and Keep Sharp is a helpful primer for anyone who wants to better understand brain function and how to preserve it." Bill Gates, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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"Gupta is brilliant at busting myths, allaying fears, and giving us the solutions we need to keep sharp throughout our lives." Dean Ornish, MD, Founder & President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute
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"Dr. Sanjay Gupta has the unique ability to translate the latest scientific research into accessible language we can all understand. Whether you're concerned about memory loss or simply want to boost your mental acuity, Keep Sharp is an essential guide." Gary Small, MD, Director, UCLA Longevity Center
About the Author
Dr. Sanjay Gupta is CNN's Emmy Award-winning chief medical correspondent and the host of the acclaimed podcast Chasing Life (formerly Coronavirus: Fact vs Fiction), America's go-to resource for expert advice on how to stay healthy and safe. The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Chasing Life, Cheating Death, Monday Mornings, and Keep Sharp, Dr. Gupta lives in Atlanta, where he works as an associate professor of neurosurgery at the Emory University School of Medicine.