Brain Builders!: A Lifelong Guide to Sharper Thinking, Better Memory, and an Ageproof Mind [Hardcover]

Richard Leviton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1995

Hundreds of ways to preserve, restore and improve the brain's potential. These all-natural techniques help boost brain power and prevent mental aging. They represent the latest developments in scores of disciplines, including meditation, yoga, nutrition, vitamins, herbs and more.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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Health writer Leviton believes that the human brain is like a muscle: the more you use it, the stronger it gets. And he disagrees with the commonly held notion that cognitive abilities must decrease with age. To "age-proof your brain," Leviton recommends a pragmatic seven-step program that incorporates an understanding of your brain's rhythms with an awareness of how important diet, exercise, and music are to the thought process. Numerous mental calisthenics are presented to promote "alertness, concentration, perceptual speed, learning, memory, problem solving, and creativity." The nature of intelligence and how it is measured are also discussed at length. Though designed with baby boomers in mind, its positive, practical advice makes it equally valuable for high-school or college audiences. Brian McCombie

Product Details

• Hardcover: 432 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1St Edition edition (July 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0133036111
• ISBN-13: 978-0133036114
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,181,391 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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68 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars do everything except the spinning and twirling!, August 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Brain Builders!: A Lifelong Guide to Sharper Thinking, Better Memory, and an Age-Proof Mind (Paperback)

My only purpose for purchasing this book was the obvious one, to become more intelligent. However, the author presents a holistic approach which has improved all aspects of my living. I eat better since I now know the importance diet has on the brain. I also do weird things which the author recommends, like boil water with my gold rings in it and then drink the water. The only thing that I don't recommend doing is the spinning. It's supposed to give your brain a "bath." I get too sick and don't think it's worth doing even to make you smarter.

38 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a great overview of Brain Power, July 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Brain Builders!: A Lifelong Guide to Sharper Thinking, Better Memory, and an Ageproof Mind (Hardcover)

Leviton has written a wonderful book on the brain. He gives lots of exercises, nutritional hints, and resources. This is a book you should keep next to you at all times and constantly work with it. I used to get lots of headaches until I read this book. In it Leviton gave questionaires to help determine why I was having headaches. It turns out my brain was not recieving the proper nutrition. I no longer get headaches, it's great

26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good survey of brain enhancement themes, February 23, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Brain Builders!: A Lifelong Guide to Sharper Thinking, Better Memory, and an Age-Proof Mind (Paperback)

I found this work to be a very comprehensive survey of many current themes in mind/brain development. He gives many practical suggestions so that these can be explored. The most valuable use of the book is, I think, to do the explorations and then to follow up using the references which are provided for each chapter. In general I liked the book's point of view, and enjoyed it most when Leviton let himself comment more fully on the subjects he was surveying. I write this review because I actually do almost all the stuff he writes about - nootropics, mind machines, pranayama, chi gung, sound therapy, brain gym, etc. It has made my life delightful! It was pleasant finding an author who had made the same connections