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

by Zaldy S. Tan

Book Overview

Do You Constantly...
Misplace your glasses?
Blank out on the names of close friends?

Waste precious time circling the parking lot to find your "lost" car? If so, you are probably plagued by the lingering question: "Am I just forgetful or am I losing my mind?" You can test your blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol levels. But you, like most aging Americans, have had no way to test your memory-and save your mind from degeneration...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446695920
• ISBN13: 9780446695923
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Grand Central Life & Style
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" 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.