Age-Proof Your Mind: Detect, Delay, and Prevent Memory Loss--Before It's Too Late

by Zaldy S. Tan MD MPH

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 "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.


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.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Self Help, Education

304 pages, Paperback

First published March 22, 2005

Reviews

[hanja mcG]

Made me come to terms w/ the fact that I don’t want to see older people in my life suffer from Alzheimer’s 😔 so you could say this book is powerful & lasting.

[Ro]

The titled grabbed my attention and so I picked it up to read. It was published in 2005, so I am sure that some of the information needs to be updated. However, I did learn from this book and would like to read more on this important topic!

[David Holland]

I've had this book for a long time.
I've only recently finished it because the subject matter has become more relevant to me.

[Meggityb]

I ran out of steam...

[Pamela Milin]

Such an interesting book re Alzheimer's and the brain and how we can decrease our chances of getting it... I have yet to take the memory test in the book.