Mental Aerobics: 75 Ways to Keep Your Brain Fit

Mental Aerobics......Page 2
Foreword......Page 3
Preface......Page 4
Introduction......Page 6
How to Use This Book......Page 8
Brain Fitness Survey......Page 10
3   Learn About Aging......Page 12
5   Read About Alzheimer\'s Disease \\(AD\\)......Page 14
6   Investigate Anti-inflammatory Drugs—NSaids......Page 16
7   Add Antioxidants to Your Diet......Page 17
8   Change Your Attitude......Page 18
9   Balance Your Life With Work and Play......Page 19
10   Keep Your Balance......Page 20
11   Take a Brain Break......Page 21
12   Try Brainstorming......Page 22
13   Research Brain Scans......Page 23
15    Challenge Yourself With New and Unique Ex......Page 24
16   Find Your Creativity......Page 25
17   Change......Page 26
18   Create Your World Through Choices......Page 27
20   Change Your Diet, Change Your Life......Page 28
21   Add Brain Food to Your Diet......Page 30
22   Consider the Mediterranean Diet......Page 31
23   Enrich Your Environment......Page 32
25   Connect an Event with Emotions......Page 33
26   Experience Life......Page 34
28   Floss......Page 35
29Find a Cause to Work For......Page 36
30   Play Games......Page 38
32   Find Something to Laugh About Each Day......Page 41
33   Incorporate All of Your Intelligences Dail......Page 45
34   Go on an Infinity Walk......Page 47
35   Journal......Page 49
36   Keep Doing What You Enjoy......Page 50
37   Learn Life Long......Page 51
39   Listen......Page 53
40   Sharpen Your Memory Daily......Page 57
41   Discover the Power of Music......Page 63
42   Do Something Different Each Day......Page 66
43   See the Glass Half Full......Page 68
44   Organize......Page 70
45   Pray and Meditate......Page 71
47   Solve Problems......Page 76
49   Ask Questions......Page 77
51   Reduce Stress......Page 81
52   Reflect Often......Page 84
55   Remap Your Brain......Page 85
56   Use Your Senses to Gather and Store Inform......Page 87
58   Recognize Soft Addictions......Page 91
59   Travel......Page 92
60   Type on the Internet......Page 93
61   Use Everything in Moderation......Page 94
62   Take Vitamins and Supplements......Page 95
64   Visualize......Page 96
65   Drink Water, the Mainstream of Life......Page 97
67   Watch Your Weight......Page 98
69   Write Something Every Day......Page 99
70   Exercise......Page 103
71   Remember Yesterdays to Enhance Mental Fitn......Page 107
73   Be Sure to Get Enough Sleep......Page 108
75   Follow These Alphabetical Actions for Agin......Page 110
THE BIG FIVE FOR MAINTAINING BRAIN FITNESS......Page 112
Excellent Elders......Page 113
Past, Present, Future......Page 114
Books:......Page 117
Web sites:......Page 118
Answer Section......Page 119
Mental Aerobics......Page 122