A better brain at any age
Subtitle: the holistic way to improve your memory, reduce stress, sharpen your wits
By: Sondra Kornblatt
Publisher: Conari Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: San Francisco, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9781573243209
Subjects: Brain; Stress (Physiology); Memory
Description: In A Better Brain at Any Age, Sondra Kornblatt, along with the experts she has interviewed, helps readers put their heads on straight through healthy activities for the body (exercise, healthy food consumption, and relaxation) and through specifi c activities to boost brain power like movement, eye rolls, supplements, and making environmental changes. Each of the seven chapters ¿ Body-Mind Connection; Environmental Support; Food and Supplements; Intelligence and Learning; Memory, Learning Shortcuts, and Brain-Stretchers; Emotions and Decisions; and Meditation and Bigger Perspectives ¿ details how that topic impacts the brain, and offers tips and highlights for readers to either delve into the book or peruse it for quick boosts. Kornblatt teaches readers how to reduce brain stress and optimize mental agility, and shares information on how the brain interacts with the body, what habits impact the brain, positively and negatively, and how to maximize learning. She provides tips to strengthen memory, cognition, and creativity so readers can function better in their active lives. A Better Brain at Any Age offers a complete plan for total brain health in an engaging and accessible way.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-233) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Change Your Brain, Change Your Life - Chapter 1. A Short Tour of the Brain - Chapter 2. Not All in Your Head The Body-Mind - Chapter 3. Hey, Genius! Intelligence, Memory, Learning Styles, and Creativity - Chapter 4. Emotions and the Brain When You Can't See the Forest for the Angst - Chapter 5. The Big Wide World and Your Brain - Chapter 6. Eating for Brilliance - Chapter 7. Meditation and a Bigger Perspective Less Is More - Conclusion - Bibliography and Resources.