Cover 1
Title Page 3
Copyright Page 4
Endorsements 5
Author’s Note 9
Acknowledgments 10
Introduction: It’s Personal 11
Part 1: History and Aging 13
1. The Problem of Aging: We All Do It 15
2. Developing a Healthy Brain: It Needs a Healthy Body 20
3. Epigenetics and Aging: The Impact from Our Ancestors 31
4. Our Genes and Aging: Decay over Time 44
Part 2: Oxidative Stress and Aging 59
5. Obesity and Aging: The Link Is Unmistakable 61
6. Sugar, Oxidation, and Aging: We Are What We Eat 76
7. Tobacco, Illegal Substances, Alcohol, and Aging: If You Abuse It, You Lose It 88
Part 3: Lifestyle and Aging 97
8. Exercise and Your Brain: If You Don’t Use It, You Lose It 99
9. Sleep and Your Brain: A Requirement for Life 109
10. A Vacation in Time: Rest for the Mind = Health for the Brain 123
11. Our Beliefs and Aging: The Healthiest Worldview 135
12. Mental Stress and Aging: Calm the Mind—Slow the Decline 152
13. Love and Death: Resolving One’s Mortality 164
Part 4: Pathological Aging 175
14. Pathological Aging: Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) 177
15. Vitamins and Supplements That Prevent Dementia 194
16. Risk Factors for Dementia and How to Reduce the Risk 224
17. Caring for a Loved One with Dementia 235
Addendum: Dr. Jennings’s Smoking-Cessation Strategy 247
Notes 253
About the Author 283
Back Ads 284
Back Cover 288