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Index

Cover Title Page Table of Contents Introduction

About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go From Here

Part 1: Getting Started with Staying Sharp

Chapter 1: Training Your Brain

Getting Ready to Train Discovering How the Brain Works Separating Fact from Fiction

Chapter 2: Improving Your Language Skills

Finding the Right Word Remembering Your Shopping List and Other Important Things Measuring Your Language Skills with IQ Tests

Chapter 3: Sparking Your Creativity

Boosting Your Brainpower with Creative Endeavors Tapping out Tempo Drawing Isn’t Just for Picasso Looking at the Difference a Creative Brain Makes

Chapter 4: Recognizing Faces and Remembering Directions

Understanding Visual-Spatial Memory Skills Banishing the “You Look Familiar, But I Can’t Remember You” Phenomenon Working Your Memory Muscle Measuring Your Brain’s Visual-Spatial IQ

Chapter 5: Getting a Handle on Brain Games

Pumping Up Your Synapses Building a Cognitive Reserve Taking a Whole-Body Approach to Brain Health Getting Logical Fiddling with Riddles Decoding Cryptograms Straightening Out Word Scrambles Relaxing with Word Searches Tackling the Crossword Grid

Chapter 6: Puzzles

Logic Puzzles Riddles Cryptograms Word Scrambles Word Searches Answers

Part 2: Boosting Your Memory

Chapter 7: Cultivating Your Memory Skills

Wondering about Skips in Your Memory Clearing the Air of Random Noise and Ridiculous Ideas Improving Your Memory

Chapter 8: Discovering How Your Brain Remembers

Navigating Through Your Hemispheres and Lobes Brain Cells: Zooming in for a Closer Look Staging Your Memories: Long Term, Short Term Sorting and Recovering Your Memories Down Pathways

Chapter 9: Memory Tricks and Tips

Introducing Mnemonics, Your Memory Sidekick Hanging Memories on Pegs Putting Memories into Familiar Places Telling Yourself a Story to Link Memories Choosing the Right Mnemonic at the Right Time

Chapter 10: Keeping Your Memory Sharp as You Grow Older

Mentally Noting How Memory Changes with Age Making Full Use of a Vintage Brain Mental Gymnastics: Inflating a Shrinking Brain Becoming an Old Dog Who Remembers New Tricks

Chapter 11: Schooling Memory

Organizing Your Recall Striving for Meaning Rather Than Rote Taking Notes and Remembering What You’ve Heard Remembering What You Read

Chapter 12: Honing Your Long-Term Memory

Remembering Your Past: Autobiographical Memory Using Your Everyday Knowledge: Semantic Memory Long-term Skills: Procedural Memory

Chapter 13: Improving Your Short-Term Memory

Speaking Your Brain’s Language: Verbal Memory Seeing Your Brain’s Perspective: Visual Memory Moving at Your Brain’s Pace: Spatial Memory

Chapter 14: Keeping Your Memory Intact in a High-Speed World

Staying Organized at the Center of the Cyclone Dodging the Hazards of Multitasking Breaking Away from a Media-Crazed World Aiding Your Memory with External Cues

Part 3: Managing Stress: Relaxing Mind and Body

Chapter 15: Understanding Stress

So What Exactly Is Stress Anyhow? Understanding Where All This Stress Is Coming From Looking at the Signs and Symptoms of Stress Breaking Down How Stress Can Make You Sick Stressing Out Your Family and Friends Can Stress Be Good? How This Whole Stress Thing Got Started Knowing the Signs of Stress Understanding Stress Is As Simple As ABC Managing Stress: A Three-Pronged Approach How Stressed Are You? Finding Ways to Measure Your Stress Level Monitoring Your Stress with a Stress Journal Facing Roadblocks

Chapter 16: Relaxing Your Body

Stress Can Be a Pain in the Neck (and That’s Just for Starters) Breathing Away Your Tension Tensing Your Way to Relaxation Mind over Body: Using the Power of Suggestion Stretching Away Your Stress Massage? Ah, There’s the Rub! Taking a Three-Minute Energy Burst Minding More Ways to Relax

Chapter 17: Stress-Reducing Organizational Skills

Figuring Out Why Your Life Is So Disorganized Clearing Away the Clutter Organizing Your Space Organizing Information Keeping Your Life Organized

Chapter 18: Meditation 101

Getting an Overview of How the Journey Unfolds Developing and Directing Awareness: The Key to Meditation Making Meditation Your Own How Life Drives You to Meditate How to Survive the 21st Century with Meditation A Dozen More Great Reasons to Meditate

Part 4: Improving Your Lifestyle: Nutrition and Exercise

Chapter 19: Eating, Exercising, and Getting Your Zzzs

Surveying Stress-Effective Eating Examining Stress-Reducing Exercise and Activity Getting a Good Night’s Sleep

Chapter 20: Maintaining a Healthy Weight and Fitness Level

Understanding Healthy Body Weight Weighing the Tolls of Extra Weight Assessing Your Current Level of Health Custom-Designing Your Plan with Balance in Mind When Weight Just Won’t Come Off: Considering Weight-Loss Surgery Succeeding at the Hardest Part: Maintaining Your Healthy Weight!

Chapter 21: Considering a Plant-Based Diet

What Does “Plant-Based” Mean? Getting to the Root of a Plant-Based Diet It’s Not a Diet, It’s a Lifestyle Answering Common Questions about a Plant-Based Diet A Quick Guide to Making Plant-Based Eating Part of Your Everyday Life Eating According to a Plant-Based Food Guide Feeling Good with Food Becoming a Wellness Warrior

Chapter 22: The Skinny on Superfoods

Understanding the Difference between Foods and Superfoods Boning Up on Basic Nutrition Creating a Healthy, Balanced Superfoods Diet Taking the First Steps toward a Healthier You with Superfoods Boosting Your Immune System Helping Your Heart Losing Weight Protecting Against Cancer Improving Digestion Easing Inflammation Aging Beautifully

Part 5: Healthy Aging

Chapter 23: The Four Major Health Concerns as You Age

Life Expectancy in the 21st Century The Basics of Pro-Aging: The Best Actions You Can Take If Staying Young and Healthy Is So Easy, Why Isn’t Everyone Doing It? Looking at Cancer: The Four Most Common Forms Being Informed about Diabetes Cardiovascular Disease Osteoporosis

Chapter 24: Evaluating Your Health and History and Setting Goals for Wellness

Investigating and Writing Down Your Medical and Family History Visiting the Doc Determining Your Goals and Putting Them on Paper Pushing for Persistence to Successfully Reach Your Goals

Chapter 25: Stroke Risk Factors and Prevention

Noting the Types of Stroke Paying Attention to the Warning Signs of Stroke Underscoring the Importance of Stroke Prevention High Blood Pressure: Stalking the Silent Killer Who’s at Risk for High Blood Pressure Lowering Blood Pressure to Reduce Stroke Drugs for Lowering Blood Pressure Checking Out How Fat Works Getting to Know the Two Types of Fat: Cholesterol and Triglycerides Fat Transporters: HDL, LDL, and Others Testing for Fat Trouble in Your Body Keeping Fats in Check with Statin Drugs Heart and Vascular Disease Controlling Diabetes Fighting Obesity with Diet and Exercise Making a Plan for Reducing Stroke Risk

Chapter 26: Don’t Worry, Be Happy: The Keys to Maintaining Health and Vitality

Factoring In the Importance of a Positive Attitude Embracing a Healthy, Balanced Approach to Life Staying Active and In Touch with the World Connecting with Your Spiritual Side Connecting with Others: The Significance of Support S-E-X: Why Getting It On May Help You Live Longer

Part 6: The Part of Tens

Chapter 27: Ten Ways to Make Your Home Safer as You Age

Take Precautions to Prevent Falls In Case of Fire … Plan Ahead Be Sure Your Meds are Safe Stock Your Emergency Supply Kit Update Your Life-Saving Skills Let Lighting Lead Your Way Reach Easily Bathe Safely Prevent Poisoning Make Sure that You Can See Clearly Now

Chapter 28: Ten (Plus) Almost-Superfoods that Can Help Round Out Your Diet

Whole Grains Poultry Bison Yogurt Snap Beans Cabbage Winter Squash Cauliflower Canola Oil Grapes Mangos

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