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

By Zaldy S. Tan

Book Overview

Outlines a memory loss prevention program based on a mental workout designed to target and strengthen vulnerable areas of the brain, and includes information about diet and lifestyle changes that can help optimize mental health.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446533459
• ISBN13: 9780446533454
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Warner Books (NY)
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Not just crossword puzzles and gingko biloba...

...but actual nutrient and supplement advice for hanging onto your marbles a little while longer. There's also more exercises in there than the run-of-the-mill Sudoku and crossword puzzle games.

Good Advice

I found this book to be full of excellent advice and tips by which I might be able to at least delay the onset of Alzheimer's, which runs in my family. I plan to utilize several of the techniques mentioned. I would recommend it to anyone who currently has ALZ in their family.

Age-proofing your mind is irresistible!

One night I spent a good hour frantically searching for my cell phone, which I thought I had misplaced. Eventually, I reached into my jacket pocket out of habit and guess what I found? My cell phone of course! Complete memory lapses had been happening to me a lot - more than I could attribute to just being tired - and this is what ultimately inspired me to purchase this book. After I recently "misplaced" my cell phone, a book offering to "age-proof" my mind was too much to resist. I was honestly convinced that my memory was becoming like a sieve. But, reading Tan's book I learned that memory loss is reversible and avoidable. I took the evaluation for mental fitness, got tips on healthy aging, suggestions for brain exercises and even facts on the connection between diet and memory. All in all, I found this book to be very thorough and helpful for those who think their memory is slipping. After reading this book, I discovered that online services like Agogus.com help improve memory, as they focus on enhancing mental fitness. Agogus is particularly fun, with great topics to read; I'm actually having more fun socially too. And - I haven't lost my cell phone lately, so it must be working!

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

The subject matter became an interest of our family because my mother-in-law was diagnosed with Alzheimers. My wife and I are in our mid-fifties and we wanted to get scientific data on any preventative measures. Dr. Tan did an excellent job covering this debilitating disease-in a way anyone could understand the data and preventative measures recommended. It was an excellent read and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants a level of knowledge to where they can adjust their current lifestyle to better prevent this disease.

informative and straight forward

Thank you for this book. I learned a lot about memory loss and how to possibly prevent it without being overwhelmed with medical phraseology. I look forward to hearing more about the latest research in the cause and cure for Alzheimer's Disease.