Saving Your Brain: The Revolutionary Plan to Boost Brain Power, Improve Memory, Andprotect Yourself Against Aging and Alzheimer's

by Jeff Victoroff

Book Overview

In this groundbreaking new book, a Harvard-trained neurologist shows how you can attain lifelong mental fitness. Utilizing the latest breakthroughs in research, Dr. Jeff Victoroff has developed a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553379801
• ISBN13: 9780553379808
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Saving your Brain

I lost my elderly Mother to Alzheimer's. She was 90 when she passed & I tried everything to heal her back in 2010. So I read a lot about how to avoid this disease and prevent it through diet, supplements etc. There is some good info but more can be done. I knew a Naturepathic Dr. who actually found a complete cure for Alzheimer's of which I had my Mother on for 3 mos and her memory was coming back, she knew me, and was able to walk as Alzheimers towards the end causes the "Walker Phase" where the brain stops sending signals to walk or be able to feed, swallow. Then the govt took the product off the market because it worked so well. and I couldnt get it anymore. She after a couple of weeks off the supplements started going down again and died a few weeks later. This book is ok but I dont feel it goes far enough

Brain Saving

This book was ordered for my husband. He has read it nearly cover to cover and found many, many ideas that he is incorporating into his life. I would give it a very big thumbs up.

Excellent!!!

Keeping the brain working at maximum performance is something we wish we could make a reality. Saving your Brain, gives the understanding of the brain coming directly from a credible source. A doctor focused in the study of neurology, who gives numerous citations of scientific studies supporting his claims. I've read many books concerning the brain and this book tops them all, I reccomend this to any one interested in the topic and although it is somewaht of a long read, it kept me enthralled enough to spend an entire evening reading it straight through. Excellent book!!!

A Wonderful Book

This book is full of excellent, useful information.Surprisingly, it is also clearly written and fun to read!A must for anybody with a brain.

Current and educational without a know-it-all attitude

It is very seldom that I read a book and then decide to start a second reading of it. This book is so good I felt the need to read it twice, to better absorb the information. Of course, having read the description of the maturation stages of the brain, I knew that I would need that second reading to hope to retain as much as a 16 year old would on a first reading.Dr. Victoroff gives you current information on a vital subject. This book was published in July of 2002 and it draws upon over 14,000 studies in the last five years - some from early 2002. He even refers to the impact of the September 11, 2001 tragedy. I especially liked his technique of presenting both point and counterpoint studies for the impact of most of the herbs, hormones, diseases, exercises and general lifestyle factors he describes. He makes it clear when a statement is based on solid facts, when it seems likely based on some but not all studies, and when he is speculating - giving his personal opinion. This type of honesty is sometimes lacking from the medical profession. One of my favorite sections contains a quote from the head of a medical school who tells the incoming students that half of what they are about to learn is false; but that unfortunately, we don't know which half.I came away from this book with a much clearer understanding of how my brain works, what can happen to keep it from working optimally, and what I can do to help protect it.Since the research on herbs and drugs is changing so rapidly, much of this book will be out-of-date within a couple of years. It's my hope that Dr. Victoroff will write frequent revisions to keep us informed about these changes.In 2002, this book is a must-read for anybody with a brain, who wishes to keep it functioning.

Victoroff Delivers

Professor Victoroff has given us a wonderful gift of useful information in his new book about health and the human brain. Anyone who has one, should honor their own brain. This book tells us why, and how to do it. The human brain is a supremely fascinating organ that Victoroff likens, in outward structure, to a Tootsie Pop. There are so many connections in a human brain that the number of possible, "Brain states," exceeds all the atoms in the Universe! Victoroff explains why our brains evolved so complexly, in accordance with the rest of our evolving human form. Even those readers, however, who reject the tenets of scientific biology, will eagerly read Victoroff's book for the practical advice it offers about caring for their brains. Victoroff illuminates the aging of the brain, in both normal and abnormal development. Certain brain fuctions improve with age, while others naturally deteriorate. Certain substances have detrimental, and others have beneficial, effects. Victoroff follows the up-to-date science, even when it takes him into politically incorrect territory, such as the possible benefits of certain known intoxicants and herbal supplements. He discusses the influence of diet, stress, activity, and thinking on the actual structure of the brain, and comes to conclusions about what we can do to keep our brains fit, useful, happy, and healthy longer. Best of all, Victoroff follows the stylistic traditions of premier popular science writers. He is chatty, personable, self-revealing, friendly, and boundlessly enthusiastic about his topic. Reading this book is like having a friend, a brother even, come visit you and tell what he's been up to. In this case he has a great adventure to narrate - the exciting and important discoveries he's made while exploring what is known about our brains.