SHARP: Simple Strategies to BOOST Your BRAINPOWER

by Heidi Hanna

Daily mental multitasking and our constant state of "busyness" can create a chronic level of stress on our brain, causing us to be unfocused, distracted and less productive. What's more, research suggests the brain's ability to preform regular functions like judgment, reasoning, memory, learning, and language begins to decline in healthy, educated adults as early as in their 20s and 30s. While cognitive decline may be inevitable part of the aging process, studies show that we can prevent or postpone it through intervention. Our brain is actually adaptable if we train it appropriately - as we do our bodies. The "fitter" our brain is, the more energy efficient it becomes and the easier it is to do important mental tasks, such as focusing attention and being creative.

224 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 22, 2011