March\Patti

Title: Use Your Brain to Change Your Age: Secrets to Look, Feel, and Think Younger Every Day

Author: Dr. Daniel G. Amen M.D.  

Call Number: 613 A511U 2012

Subjects: Self-care, Health; Brain--Popular Works; Mind and Body--Popular Works

Number of pages: 371

ISBN: 9780307888549

Patti's Read: 

In Dr. Amen’s book he shows pictures of brains that have been scanned at his Amen Clinics.  He uses them to show how living carefully and healthy can help one age more slowly by maintaining a healthy brain.

            He lists important information about the brain that we need in order to care for it properly and live a healthy life.  The brain is involved in all we do. It is important for the brain to work right. The brain is complicated and very vulnerable to damage and aging.  The brain is soft and easily injured.  There are things we can do to keep our brain healthy.  If you are able, have a brain scan to see what shape your brain is in health wise.  We can improve the health of our brains and age more slowly and wisely.

            The book goes on at length to teach us how to best care for our brain and live as healthy and wisely as we can because our brain is in tiptop shape.  By making good decisions we protect out brain from injuries.  We need to protect our DNA by eating and drinking healthy things.  We need to keep good physical health by   eating healthy, sleeping enough, and exercising enough. We need to have a healthy diet with no sugar, plenty of water and the right nutrients.  We need to stimulate our brain by being a lifelong learner.  We need to practice good stress management for good mental health.

            The book is basically a manual for living healthy physically and mentally to guard our brains and live a long and healthy life.  No one wants to become senile or age more rapidly than is necessary.