Preventing Alzheimer's
Recognizing and Reducing your Risk
Daniel G. Amen M.D. and William Rod Shankle M.D.
Award-winning dementia specialist and neurologist Dr. Shankle and bestselling author, psychiatrist and brain-imaging specialist Dr. Amen introduce the concept of Prevention Through Delay ™ to postpone the ravaging effects of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders (ADRD) on patients and their families.
Preventing Alzheimer's will help you . . .
- Understand and reduce your risk factors
- Learn how to detect problems early
- Obtain an accurate, prompt diagnosis
- Choose the most effective treatment
If you care for someone who either has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's or is demonstrating signs of dementia or memory loss, this book will help you understand how to obtain a proper diagnosis and begin an effective treatment plan. Or if you are concerned about your own memory loss and other symptoms of Alzheimer's or dementia, you need to understand the prevention therapies that can postpone the onset of ADRD by 6 years or more.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. What you learn from this book will forever change your view of aging, how you will manage your life and care for your brain
Hardcover book, 280 pages
Dental Floss for the Mind
A total workout program guaranteed to build brain muscle fast
By Michael Noir, Ph.D. and Bernard Coisile, M.D., Ph.D.
Foreword by Daniel Amen, M.D.
A dynamic program for improving memory and sharpening focus. Each year, Americans spend hundreds of millions of dollars on gym memberships, exercise equipment, and workout videos, all in the name of physical fitness. But what are they doing for their minds? In Dental Floss for the Mind, a leading cognitive scientist and a neurologist team up to offer you a complete program for improving memory and stimulating your mind. This interactive guide features more than 100 creative and engaging exercises of increasing difficulty to stimulate cognitive skills targeted exercises for improving the five key cognitive areas: memory, attention, language skills, visual and spatial recognition, and reasoning ability. It also includes a scoring system for assessing current status, along with prescriptive tips for improving each cognitive area.
Paperback, 224 pages