Synopses & Reviews
- Age-Proof Your Mind is the first book to provide a comprehensive method for readers to test their memory. The groundbreaking Memory Stress Test can help readers detect memory problems before it's too late. - With more than four million Americans suffering from Alzheimer's, and millions more from degenerative brain disorders, there is a large audience eager for the information in this book. - Other titles on Alzheimer's and preventing memory loss are strong sellers. The Memory Bible (Hyperion, 2002) has sold close to 50,000 hardcover copies, Brain Longevity (Warner, 1999) has sold close to 70,000 copies combined, and The 36 Hour Day (Warner, 1992; revised and updated, 2001) has sold nearly 400,000 copies in all editions. - Dr. Tan is the director of the Memory Disorders Clinic at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School Division on Aging. He is also a researcher at the MIT AgeLab. His research has received national and international coverage, and he speaks regularly on Alzheimer's disease and memory improvement techniques.
Synopsis
Do You Constantly...
Misplace your glasses?
Blank out on the names of close friends?
Waste precious time circling the parking lot to find your "lost" car? If so, you are probably plagued by the lingering question: "Am I just forgetful or am I losing my mind?" You can test your blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol levels. But you, like most aging Americans, have had no way to test your memory-and save your mind from degeneration. Until now. You can detect signs of memory loss or mental deterioration and help slow it down or prevent it-before it's too late-with this revolutionary program.
In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Zaldy S. Tan, director of The Memory Clinic at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School Division on Aging, unveils a proactive plan that takes aim at Alzheimer's and dementia-once thought to be unpreventable-while there is still time. Dr. Tan's unique Memory Stress Test allows you to assess your mental strengths and weaknesses, and his all-new 60-minute brain workout is designed to help you sharpen specific brain functions, from concentration to attention span to recall. Age-Proof your Mind is packed with the latest in cutting-edge research as well as practical tips for keeping your brain healthy.
Learn:
How you remember and why you forget
Ten simple steps to a healthier mind
How controlling inflammation can help you prevent memory problems
The role of antioxidants like vitamin E in promoting your mind's health
The latest treatment for Alzheimer's and promising information on a vaccine for this disease
Essential diet, exercise, and stress reduction programs that will help improve your mental fitness.
Synopsis
Millions of Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and other degenerative brain disorders. Although these are widely believed to be unpreventable conditions, Dr. Zaldy S. Tan has developed a revolutionary plan that can slow down or prevent memory loss. Breakthrough research has identified the red flag behind early brain degeneration and Alzheimer's disease known as Mild Cognitive Impairment phase (MCI). AGE-PROOF YOUR MIND offers a revolutionary test to help readers identify memory problems and features a newly developed 60-minute brain workout that proactively targets and strengthens specific areas of mental weakness to help prevent further deterioration of the brain. The book also reveals cutting edge research on specific diet and lifestyle changes readers can make to achieve optimal mental health.
About the Author
DR. ZALDY S. TAN lives in Boston, Massachusetts.