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The Memory Prescription: Dr. Gary Small's 14-Day Plan to Keep Your Brain and Body Young

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I recently picked up a copy of Dr.Gary Small's THE MEMORY PRESCRIPTION--a 14-day plan that offers a healthy diet for your brain and body along with various exercises aimed at increasing your physical and mental fitness and reducing your stress. You only have to read the inside flap of this book to notice that, like most authors of self-improvement books, Dr. Small promises alot. Unlike most authors, though, he makes good on his promise. I don't want to sound like an infomercial here, but after reading his book and close to faithfully committing to his plan, I'm feeling more focused and have alot more energy. And my memory has improved. This is not just my subjective assessment; the book contains tests you can take which gage objectively your memory improvement from day to day. I have also lost four pounds; either that or my wife is playing a cruel joke with my scale. Not bad results for two weeks. I found the book to be a light and enjoyable read. I also found the exercises to be both fun and challenging. Most importantly, I was able to commit to Dr. Small's plan with relative ease, which was a pleasant surprise and rarely my experience with these kinds of books. I recommend THE MEMORY PRESCRIPTION to anybody looking to increase their vitality and improve their memory and overall health--which, I assume, is just about everyone.

I've been waiting for this book ever since I read The Memory Bible. I need to be told just what to do to when I'm looking for improvement, and this book delivers. I went from feeling distracted, disorganized, and forgetful, to losing a few pounds and feeling much more confident about my memory--in just two weeks. My co-workers and kids even noticed the difference. The added plus is that Dr. Small has the medical evidence to back up his program. It's definitely worth trying if you're looking for a quick way to memory improvement.

There's a saying that applies to muscles and minds: "If you don't use it, you lose it." Anyone who has watched their own mind or the the mind of someone they love begin to slip knows how painful it can be. Prior to this book, it seemed that all one could do was to helplessly watch this process. Dr. Small's book shows that there are many things all of us can do at any age to keep our minds vital and sharp. Recent research has shown that the brain can in some cases regenerate brain cells. It wouldn't surprise me if in the future some of the practical approaches that Dr. Small offers may actually assist in that process.

I've read somewhere that there are more than one hundred billion
neurons in the human brain, and that they all can communicate with each other via one or more linkages. For any of you who feel like your brain isn't linking up lately, try reading "The Memory Prescription" by Dr.
Gary Small. After following the Doctor's prescription closely to the
letter for a couple of weeks (okay, my diet strayed a little) and doing
all his recommended exercises, I can honestly say I'm pretty impresssed
with the results. I can't promise you that every neuron of the one
hundred billion in your brain will be positively effected after reading
this book. But I can promise you that your memory, as mine did, will
undoubtedly improve."
"Neuron" info from "Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot" by Richard
Restak, which I also recommend.

How can brain function be improved to contribute to improved memory? Dr. Gary Small provides a surprisingly simple 14-day plan to keep memory alive in The Memory Prescription: Dr. Gary Small's 14-Day Plan To Keep Your Brain And Body Young. Try the questionnaire which helps you rate memory function, or try some of the mental exercises. There's plenty of room for changing and customizing Dr. Small's plan -- an important key to improving individual needs.

My mom has been having problems with her memory and her brilliant neurologist recommended this book. The book has been extremely helpful to my mom! It is a must-have for anyone with memory problems!

As you can see by the title, Dr. Small, Director of the UCLA Center on Aging, has developed a program of diet and exercise that he says will improve your memory significantly in a program as short as 14 days.

The exercises he prescribes include both physical and mental exercises. The physical are minimal, low impact, exercises that lead you to believe that this is intended for a somewhat older audience. The mental exercises are not unlike those on I.Q. tests where you do problems in math, complete sequences, and so on.

As you might expect, these exercises are intended to be maintained on a regular basis for the rest of your life, or at least as long as you want to remember things and keep your body alive.

As a doctor, he can't resist talking about the drugs that are available to assist the aging population. Some of these are more in the area of diet supplements, some are prescription only.

All in all, this is not unlike the programs advocated by many physicians, just a bit more about mental agility than most. It's a new book, and the information relating to the latest studies of the brain and the newest drugs is here.

Thank you for your prompt and professional service in purchasing this product. Your site listed the condition of the book and it arrived exactly as you said it would.

Dr. Gary Small is the definitive expert on caring for and maintaining a healthy brain. Anyone who is approaching 40 should be thinking about how to assure that he or she ages with excellent physical and mental health. I strongly recommend Dr. Smalls books and classes.

Very well written and organized. The many different "areas" of the mind and body are delt with, and the reader can choose the recommended daily "routine" or else choose only a special activity for concentration . . . . such as right-brain and left-brain activities, or nutrition or exercise concerns. Methods for relieving stress are covered.