(I'll get to the bad habits later they don't necessarily kill brain cells, but when they are abused, they can alter the brain, especially its memory powers. Indeed, every day of your life, you can make your brain better, faster, fitter, and, yes, sharper. It was a staggeringly optimistic change in how we view the master control system of our bodies. By the time I finished my neurosurgery training in 2000, there was plenty of evidence that we could nurture the birth of new brain cells (called neurogenesis) and even increase the size of our brains. Keep Sharp debunks common myths about aging and cognitive decline, explores whether there's a 'best' diet or exercise regimen for the brain, and explains whether it's healthier to play video games that test memory and processing speed, or to engage in more social interaction. Sanjay Gupta tells us about his extraordinary experiences when he opened the black box and.
It seemed to me that the brain wouldn't just wither away unless it was no longer being used. Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age by Sanjay Gupta Dr.
After all, we continue to have novel thoughts, deep experiences, vivid memories, and new learning throughout our lives. Perhaps it was the eternal optimist in me, but I never believed that our brain cells simply stopped growing and regenerating. In fact, researchers found following a Mediterranean diet which typically features plant-based foods and is low in meat, sugar and saturated fat can reduce a persons chance of. We were born with a fixed set and that was it throughout life, we'd slowly drain the cache (and accelerate that killing off with bad habits like drinking too much alcohol and smoking marijuana – the truth about that later). According to a recent study, a diet rich in whole grains, vegetables, fish and healthy fats, such as the Mediterranean diet, may help lower the risk of dementia. Discover what we can learn from super-brained people who. When I was in medical school in the early 1990s, conventional wisdom was that brain cells, such as neurons, were incapable of regenerating. Keep Sharp debunks common myths about aging and mental decline, explores whether there’s a best diet or exercise regimen for the brain, and explains whether it’s healthier to play video games that test memory and processing speed, or to engage in more social interaction. Available for: Read online, read in our mobile apps for iPhone/Android and send in PDF/EPUB/MOBI to Amazon Kindle. Read the excerpt below, and don't miss Dr. This microbook is a summary/original review based on the book: Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age.
KEEP SHARP HOW TO
In his new book, "Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age" (Simon & Schuster), neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta, M.D., writes about how to keep the brain in shape as we age, to protect it from decline.
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