Sharpening the Aging Mind - Methods, Tips & Tricks to Keep Your Mind Super Sharp [Perfect Paperback]

Othniel J. Seiden MD (Author), Jane L. Bilett PhD (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2008

We folks over 40 begin to noticing our memories are going to hell in a hurry. Scary!

We think we re getting Alzheimer s, senility, Dementia, etc. We all have heard that, Old dogs can t learn new tricks! Sharpening the Aging Mind will dispel these fears and myths and give you real tools to keep your mind in tact, in shape and sharp as a tack!

The mind is much like a muscle in that disuse causes atrophy while with exercise the mind can grow and develop in people more than 100 years of age...

Written by a doctor and a psychologist, Sharpening the Aging Mind is a familiar prescription for their patients and now they are releasing it to the Boomer Generation, who number more than their individual practices can handle!

Enjoy the read - and relax and enjoy your life and the memories you already have and the ones you're going to create!



Contents

Chapter 1 ~ What s the Problem?

Chapter 2 ~ Myths About Mental Deterioration

Chapter 3 ~ How the Mind Works

Chapter 4 ~ How the Mind Dysfunctions

Chapter 5 ~ Apathy to Atrophy... Stimulation to Sharpness!

Chapter 6 ~Your Memory is Better Than You Think

Chapter 7 ~ Exercising the Mind

Chapter 8 ~ Alzheimer s and Other Dementias

Chapter 9 ~ Keeping up the Circulation and Aeration

Chapter 10 ~Don t Poison Those Delicate Fibers

Chapter 11 ~ Your New Lifestyle

Appendix 1 ~ Resources

Appendix 2 ~ Quit Smoking Now

About the Authors

Other Books by Seiden & Bilett

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Editorial Reviews

Review

It was great to know that it wasn't my memory, but a level of distraction that was making things hard to find. Now I have better tools to use which WILL make my life easier... --John Craig, best-selling author Secrets to Creating Passive Income

About the Author

Othniel J. Seiden, M.D.
Jane L. Bilett, Ph.D.

Both Othniel Seiden, MD and his wife Clinical Psychologist Jane L. Bilett, PhD noticed in their practices and among acquaintances that people reaching middle age started questioning their mental abilities, fearing they were headed for Alzheimer's or some other dreaded dementia. The doctors constantly reassured their patients that usually these fears were based in myths.

Myth 1: "You can't teach an old dog new tricks!" NOT TRUE! In fact many things are easier learned now than when we were younger.

Myth 2: Our brain cells disappear by tens of thousands a day so when we're older there's little left. NOT TRUE! Oh yes, we lose cells all through the body and replace them with new ones, a process that begins at birth and continues throughout life.

Myth 3: Forgetfulness is the first sign that something is wrong with your brain and the mind just goes down hill form there. NOT TRUE! Actually, we completely forget very little, but if we don't use certain information for a while we tend to file it away making room for things more important and current to us.

Myth 4: If you think you have a biologic reason for your memory losses you probably have early Alzheimer's. NOT TRUE! People who have a biologic cause for their "memory problems" rarely notice them themselves.

Myth 5: Once your memory starts to go it can only get worse. NOT TRUE! Priority has more to do with our memory than does mental ability or capacity; interests and priorities change. Finally, they put this wisdom down on paper. This book contains the truth of how the aging mind works and how you can keep your aging mind sharp and learn all the new material and skills you want throughout your life.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 178 pages
• Publisher: Books To Believe In (August 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0980194172
• ISBN-13: 978-0980194173
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,016,670 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I do not have a literary background, though I did a year of graduate study at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, my real background is medical. I graduated from the University of Missouri School of Medicine in 1964 and practiced for 44 years, first as a General Practitioner, and the last 30 as an E.R. doc. I began writing as an avocation to help me unwind after a long day in the E.R. My writing went in two directions, one Historical Fiction, and the other Medical Self-Help, my forte translating medical information into easily understood lay language. In recent years that Self-Help has been more in the direction of Baby Boomer and senior health and emotional problems.
My Historical Novels deal mainly with Judaical, Holocaust, and Biblical History. Most of my books are both in print and on Amazon Kindle. Please enjoy! With over 40 books published by 10 different publishers I've been named Colorado's most prolific author. Google Othniel Seiden

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Relax - it's not some dread disease..., August 27, 2008

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Ken "Successfully published author - enjoying... (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharpening The Aging Mind - Methods, Tips & Tricks to Keep Your Mind Super Sharp (Boomer Book Series) (Kindle Edition)

This book relieved my anxieties over what I thought was a failing memory. It explained the difference between memory lapses and those caused merely by distraction! It further taught me how to remedy my bad habits - the ones that were causing my perceived memory problems. What a relief - and what a great tool to help me sharpen my memory. I'd recommend this one - to anyone at any age.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I was delighted by the way my memory seemed to improve, May 21, 2008

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John Clark Craig "author of Sun Position - Hi... (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sharpening The Aging Mind - Methods, Tips & Tricks to Keep Your Mind Super Sharp (Boomer Book Series) (Kindle Edition)

as soon as I realized what really was behind my 'forgetting things.' Use Sharpening the Aging mind to find out that my memory is still in tact and that my previous 'lapses' were not due to Alzhiermer's, instead due to my pre-occupation with other things. This book helped me overcome this by teaching me a few, very valuable tricks to avoid being distracted when I'm doing something I need to remember later.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A simple explanation for what's really going on with your memory..., August 27, 2008

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EJ Thornton "Publisher and author of "Sec... (Denver) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharpening the Aging Mind - Methods, Tips & Tricks to Keep Your Mind Super Sharp (Perfect Paperback)

This book is written by a retired physician and his psychologist wife, both of whom see memory problems in their practice and in their friends on a daily basis. The fear in these people that emerges when they can't remember something they just did is genuine. Drs Seiden and Bilett set out to explain what was going on and hopefully - in the majority of cases, ease the fear because it's probably nothing to worry about. But memory is something that you can improve and live easier and also reduce your chances of getting a dread memory disorder.

The simple explanation of the differences in short term memory, long term memory and immediate memory were so enlightening, that chapter alone was worth the price of the book.