A Better Brain for Better Aging: The Holistic Way to Improve Your Memory, Reduce Stress, and Sharpen Your Wits

A Better Brain for Better Aging: The Holistic Way to Improve Your Memory, Reduce Stress, and Sharpen Your Wits

by Sondra Kornblatt
A Better Brain for Better Aging: The Holistic Way to Improve Your Memory, Reduce Stress, and Sharpen Your Wits

A Better Brain for Better Aging: The Holistic Way to Improve Your Memory, Reduce Stress, and Sharpen Your Wits

by Sondra Kornblatt

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Overview

“A friendly, wide-ranging tip sheet for understanding and maintaining the human brain, with exercises . . . that consciously incorporate all of the senses.” —Publishers Weekly

A Better Brain for Better Aging offers a complete plan for improving brain health. Offering holistic brain exercises, from body and brain games to good brain food, health and science writer Sondra Kornblatt, along with the numerous experts, can help you overcome brain fog and enhance your memory.

In this engaging and accessible guide, Kornblatt teaches you how to reduce stress and optimize mental agility. Learn how the brain interacts with the body, what habits improve mind stimulation, and how to maximize learning.

Kornblatt also provides quick and helpful tips for a strong brain to improve memory, cognition, and creativity so you can function better in your active life, along with up-to-date information on brain plasticity and how the mind and body work together to improve brain health. Containing more than one hundred extensively researched ideas to improve brain function and mental agility, A Better Brain for Better Aging will help you avoid brain overload, boost your creativity and overall brain power for a healthier, more satisfying lifestyle.

“Your brain is your most valuable asset. The more you use it, the less you’ll lose it. This fabulous book points the way.” —M.J. Ryan, author of This Year I Will . . .: How to Finally Change a Habit, Keep a Resolution or Make a Dream Come True

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781642508826
Publisher: Mango Media
Publication date: 11/29/2022
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 200
Sales rank: 60,983
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Sondra Kornblatt is a health and science writer with special interest in wellness, spirituality, and parenting. She originated the Restful Insomnia program, which helps people rest when they can't sleep (www.RestfulInsomnia.com). She and her family live in the Pacific Northwest.


Eric Maisel, PhD, is the author of more than 50 books in the areas of creativity, psychology, coaching, mental health, and cultural trends. He is a psychotherapist and the founder of the creativity coach profession, regularly working with lawyers, doctors, scientists, writers, painters, business people, and folks from every walk of life. They include folks settled in a profession as well as folks struggling to find an outlet for their intelligence and looking for work that will allow them to be as smart as they are. They include individuals who are successful in their careers and those who, because of the realities of the marketplace, struggle to achieve success. And through his books, they could include you.

Sought after as an expert in his field, Dr. Maisel regularly contributes to Mad in America, writes a monthly print column for Professional Artist Magazine, and writes the "Rethinking Mental Health" blog for Psychology Today. He has been the keynote speaker at many conferences and leads Deep Writing workshops worldwide.

Dr. Maisel currently resides in Walnut Creek, California. Visit him at www.ericmaisel.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword 13

Introduction: Change Your Brain, Change Your Life 17

Chapter 1 A Short Tour of the Brain 23

Chapter 2 Not All in Your Head: The Body-Mind 35

Chapter 3 Hey, Genius!: Intelligence, Memory, Learning Styles, and Creativity 69

Chapter 4 Emotions and the Brain: When You Can't See the Forest for the Angst 105

Chapter 5 The Big Wide World and Your Brain 125

Chapter 6 Eating for Brilliance 147

Chapter 7 Meditation and a Bigger Perspective: Less Ss More 179

Conclusion 201

Afterword 203

Acknowledgments 205

Bibliography and Resources 207

About the Author 213

Index 215

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