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Use your brain to change your age, secrets to look, feel, and think younger every day, Daniel G. Amen

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[Publisher-supplied data] A healthy brain is the key to staying vibrant and alive for a long time, and in Use Your Brain to Change Your Age, bestselling author and brain expert Dr. Daniel G. Amen shares ten simple steps to boost your brain to help you live longer, look younger, and dramatically decrease your risk for Alzheimer's disease. Over the last twenty years at Amen Clinics, Dr. Amen has performed more than 70,000 brain scans on patients from ninety different countries. His brain imaging work has taught him that our brains typically become less active with age and we become more vulnerable to memory problems and depression. Yet, one of the most exciting lessons he has learned is that with a little forethought and a brain-smart plan, you can slow, or even reverse, the aging process in the brain. Based on the approach that has helped thousands of people at Amen Clinics along with the most cutting-edge research, Dr. Amen's breakthrough, easy-to-follow anti-aging program shows you how to: Boost your memory, mood, attention and energy, Decrease your risk for Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, Eat to live longer, Reduce the outward signs of aging and make your skin more beautiful, Promote the healing of brain damage due to injury, strokes, substance abuse, and toxic exposure, Dramatically increase your chances of living longer and looking younger And much more. By adopting the brain healthy strategies detailed in Use Your Brain to Change Your Age, you can outsmart your genes, put the brakes on aging, and even reverse the aging process. If you change your brain, you can change your life--and your age

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Use your brain to change your age

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Daniel G. Amen

secrets to look, feel, and think younger every day

The fountain of youth is between your ears : seven principles that will change everything in your life -- Nana, Lisa, and Ruth : know your numbers to keep your mind healthy and prevent Alzheimer's and other diseases of aging -- Tamara : focus on foods that serve you, not steal from you -- Andy : get strong to live long -- Jose : then what? Optimize your prefrontal cortex to fuel conscientiousness and make better, healthier decisions -- Jim : boost your brain's life span, speed, and memory -- Joni and the mini face-lift: boost your blood flow for better skin and sex -- Chris and Sammie : treat depression, grief, and stress to add years to your life -- Anthony, Patrick, Nancy, and more on reversing brain damage : make your brain better, even if you have been bad to it -- The tale of two Ricks : create your own genius network to get better together -- Daniel and brain SPECT imaging : what you don't know is stealing your brain -- Natural supplements to enhance your brain and extend your life