Training Your Brain for Dummies

by Tracy Packiam Alloway

Mastering the latest fitness craze-keeping your brain healthy at any age Judging from the worldwide popularity of the brain game, Nintendo DS, and such mind-bending puzzles as SuDoku and KenKen(R), keeping one's mind as limber as an Olympic athlete is an international obsession. With forecasters predicting over a million people with dementia by 2025, today's young and senior population have a vested interest in keeping their grey matter in the pink for as long as possible. Training Your Brain For Dummies is an indispensable guide to every aspect of brain fitness-and keeping your mind as sharp, agile, and creative for as long as you can. Whether you want to hone your memory, manage stress and anxiety, or simply eat brain healthy food, this guide will help you build brain health into your everyday life.Includes verbal, numerical and memory games, brain games to play on the move, tips on the best day-to-day habits, and long-term mental fitness techniques Offers ten key brain training basics, tips on brain training through one's lifetime, and improving long- and short-term memory Includes advice on improving creativity, developing a positive mindset, and reaping the rewards of peace and quiet With tips on mind/body fitness, Training Your Brain For Dummies is a must-have guide for anyone, at any age, for keeping one's mind-and quality of life-in peak condition.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, Self Help, Brain

264 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 9, 2010

Reviews

[Mordiell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just like any other For Dummies book, this one is also very easy to read, but still provides many useful tips and techniques. I have learned a lot about different parts of the brain - what are they used for, how are every day activities affecting them, and how can you boost the certain part of your thinking. The games at the end of the book were really fun, too.

[Mikey · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Dave Roberts · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am reviewing Brain Training For Dummies which is a good book. This book is about how you can develop your brains potential. This can include thhings like mnemonics and developing creativity to enhance your brain. There isn't a huge amount of information on this subject in this book and I would probably recommend Mind Mapping For Dummies which I enjoyed reading. That book I may review at a later date. Going back to this book there isn't a lot to what is written. I found myself just going through the motions reading it and it lacked substance. There was little in this book to interest me. I was disappointed.

[The Nate Gatsby · Rating 2 out of 5]

Could have used more tips and less facts.

[Caridad · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lot I didn't know about the brain.... Chapter of brain food (chapter 12) is a must read!!! Informative!