Your ticket to a healthier brain and a healthier you!
Your brain, like every part of your body, needs and deserves all the TLC you can give it so you can live a long and healthy life. In Brain Health For Dummies, neuroscientist and author Dr. Sarah McKay walks you through some simple and easy steps you can take—right now—to get smarter, stay healthier, and better support the elders in your life.
This is the ultimate, evidence-based guide to help you understand how your brain works around the clock to keep you sharp, healthy, and happy. It offers straightforward advice to help you optimize your brain health, including:
How to lessen your chance of disease and decline by managing common health risks Simple lifestyle tips to help you maintain a healthy brain at every stage of life Sex- and age-specific strategies to help keep your brain in top form
Optimal performance is something your brain works on all day long. Make sure you're living your best life by learning how to maintain your hardest-working organ with Brain Health For Dummies. Grab a copy today!
By:
Sarah McKay
Imprint: For Dummies
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 185mm,
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 499g
ISBN: 9781394273379
ISBN 10: 1394273371
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 20 February 2025
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction 1 Part 1: An Introduction to Brain Health 5 Chapter 1: Embracing Brain Health Fundamentals 7 Chapter 2: Getting to Know Your Brain and Nervous System 13 Chapter 3: Measuring and Monitoring Brain Health 31 Chapter 4: Examining Brain Health Disorders and Diseases 41 Chapter 5: Calculating the Causes and Risks of Brain Health Problems 69 Part 2: Charting Brain Health at Different Ages and Stages 75 Chapter 6: Nurturing Healthy Brain Development in Childhood 77 Chapter 7: Fostering Healthy Brain Development in Adolescence 97 Chapter 8: Supporting Healthy Brain Aging 119 Part 3: Beyond Aging: Other Factors That Impact Brain Health 141 Chapter 9: Understanding the Interplay of Sex and Gender in Brain Health 143 Chapter 10: Managing Brain Health after Head Injury 167 Chapter 11: Wondering at the World: The Environment and Brain Health 179 Part 4: Keeping Your Brain Healthy 187 Chapter 12: Nourishing Your Brain: Nutrition and Brain Health 189 Chapter 13: Moving Your Body for Brain Health 207 Chapter 14: Sleeping Your Way to Better Brain Health 223 Chapter 15: Socializing Your Way to a Healthier Brain 243 Chapter 16: Challenging Your Cognition for Better Brain Health 263 Part 5: Avoiding Brain Health Hazards 275 Chapter 17: Buffering Against Toxic Stress 277 Chapter 18: Rethinking Drugs and Alcohol 299 Chapter 19: Avoiding Metabolic Syndrome 311 Chapter 20: Avoiding Hearing Loss 321 Part 6: The Part of Tens 331 Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Hurt Your Happy, Healthy Brain 333 Chapter 22: Ten Functions of a High-Performing, Happy, Healthy Brain 339 Index 345
Sarah McKay, DPhil, is a neuroscientist and science communicator who specializes in translating brain science research into simple, usable strategies for health and well-being. She is also the author of several brain health-related books. Sarah founded the Neuroscience Academy, where she teaches applied neuroscience and brain health to people around the world.
