RESOURCES

Paul D. Nussbaum, Ph.D.
paulnussbaum.com drnuss@zoominternet.net
412-471-1195

Dr. Nussbaum’s website offers a tremendous amount of friendly information on the human brain and brain health promotion. He also provides a series of links to different companies that he works with and programs and products on brain health. You can also order Dr. Nussbaum’s books on his brain health lifestyle and DVDs.

Kathy Rusk, Registered Dietitian
Nutrition Dynamics Northwest
nutritiondynamicsnw.com
kathy@nutritiondynamicsnw.com
425-269-6979

WEBSITES

Moxxor Nutritional Supplements
mymoxxor.com/drpaul

The Moxxor website offers great information on nutritional supplements that can help boost brain health.

Fit Brains
fitbrains.com

Fit Brains provides fun and friendly brain-fitness games that give you a daily brain workout. Fit Brains also provides useful tools to help you get started on a brain health lifestyle. Dr. Nussbaum serves as the chief scientific officer to Fitbrains, Inc.

Emeritus Senior Living
emeritus.com

Emeritus is one of the largest assisted-living companies in the United States, and it has incorporated Dr. Nussbaum’s brain health lifestyle into its culture. Dr. Nussbaum works closely with Emeritus to provide superior programs for residents in independent-living, assisted-living, and memory-care situations.

International Center for Leadership in Education
leadered.com

The International Center for Leadership in Education is a leading authority on education and necessary reforms for improving the education system in America. Dr. Nussbaum serves ICLE as a senior advisor for brain health and education, and he provides keynote presentations to school districts across the country.

Alzheimer’s Prevention
alzprevention.org

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America provides information and programs on research-based methods to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Dr. Nussbaum serves as the chair of the Prevention Advisory Board for AFA.

Connected Living
mywayvillage.com

MyWay Village has a unique program called Connected Living that provides seniors with computer-based methods to tell their life stories and to remain integrated with family and friends. Dr. Nussbaum serves as the chief brain health officer and provides leadership to MyWay Village on aspects of brain health and the importance of socialization as one component to a brain health lifestyle.

American Society on Aging
asaging.org

The American Society on Aging is a leading organization for education and training in nearly all aspects of aging. Dr. Nussbaum has worked with the ASA to provide keynote presentations on brain health for many years.

Marbles
marblesthebrainstore.com

This new and unique retail chain provides the consumer with some of the latest products and information dealing with brain health.

BOOKS ON BRAIN HEALTH

Brizendine, L. The Female Brain. New York: Morgan Road Books, 2006.

Carper, J. Your Miracle Brain. New York: Quill, 2001.

Diamond, M.C., & Hopson, J. Magic Trees of the Mind. New York: Plume, 1999.

Kotulak, R. Inside the Brain: Revolutionary Discoveries of How the Mind Works. Kansas City, MO: Anreas and McMeely, 1997.

Nussbaum, J.F., Federowicz, M., & Nussbaum, P.D. Brain Health and Optimal Engagement in Older Adulthood. Girona, Spain: Editorial Aresta, 2009.

Nussbaum, P.D. Brain Health and Wellness. Tarentum, PA: Word Association Publishing, 2003.

—. Your Brain Health Lifestyle. Tarentum, PA: Word Association Publishing, 2007.

—. Your Brain Health Lifestyle: Application to the School, Library, Corporate and Business Setting, and Home. 2nd ed. Tarentum, PA: Word Association Publishing, 2009.

Snowdon, D.A. Aging with Grace. New York: Bantam Books, 2001.

Snyder, P.J., Nussbaum, P.D., & Robins, D.L. Clinical Neuropsychology: A Pocket Handbook for Assessment. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2006.

RESEARCH PAPERS ON BRAIN HEALTH

Colcombe, S.J., et al. (2006). Aerobic exercise training increases brain volume in aging humans. The Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 61:1166–70.

Diamond, M.C., Krech, D., & Rosenzweig, M.R. (1964). The effects of an enriched environment on the histology of the rat cerebral cortex. Journal of Comparative Neurology 123: 111–20.

Eriksson, P.S., Perfilieva, E., Bjork-Eriksson, T., Alborn, A.M., Nordborg, C., Peterson, D.A., & Gage, F.H. (1998). Neurogenesis in the adult human hippocampus. Nature Medicine 4:1313–17.

Mortimer, J.A. (1997). Brain reserve and the clinical expression of Alzheimer’s disease. Geriatrics 52:S50–S53.

Snowdon, D.A., Kemper, S.J., Mortimer, J.A., Greiner, L.H., Wekstein, D.R., & Markesbery, W.R. (1996). Linguistic ability in early life and cognitive function and Alzheimer’s disease in late life: Findings from the nun study. Journal of the American Medical Association 275:528–32.

Willis, S.L., et al. (2006). Long-term effects of cognitive training on everyday functional outcomes in older adults. JAMA 296:2805–14.

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES ON NUTRITION

DHA, A Good Fat. American Dietetic Association Fact Sheet. Chicago, 2008.

The Human Brain—Fats, Micronutrients, and Proteins. Published on the Franklin Institute Resources for Science Learning website (http://www.fi.edu/learn/brain/fats.html, http://www.fi.edu/learn/brain/micro.html, http://www.fi.edu/learn/brain/proteins.html), 2004.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Fish Oil, Alpha-Linolenic Acid. Natural Standard Patient Monograph, published on the Mayo Clinic website by the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, June 20, 2008.

Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease. The American Heart Association, Harris, W., et al. Circulation 2009, 119:902–907.

Mahon, K., & Stump, S.E. Krause’s Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy. W.B. Saunders, 2003.

Schmidt, Michael A. Brain-Building Nutrition: How Dietary Fats and Oils Affect Mental, Physical, and Emotional Intelligence. 3rd ed. Frog Books, Ltd., 2007.

Tribole, E. The Ultimate Omega-3 Diet. McGraw-Hill, 2007.