Brain Health for Dummies - Paperback

by Sarah McKay (Author)

Your ticket to a healthier brain and a healthier you!

Your brain, like every part of your body, needs and deserves all the TLC you can give it so you can live a long and healthy life. In Brain Health For Dummies, neuroscientist and author Dr. Sarah McKay walks you through some simple and easy steps you can take--right now--to get smarter, stay healthier, and better support the elders in your life.

This is the ultimate, evidence-based guide to help you understand how your brain works around the clock to keep you sharp, healthy, and happy. It offers straightforward advice to help you optimize your brain health, including:

• How to lessen your chance of disease and decline by managing common health risks
• Simple lifestyle tips to help you maintain a healthy brain at every stage of life
• Sex- and age-specific strategies to help keep your brain in top form

Optimal performance is something your brain works on all day long. Make sure you're living your best life by learning how to maintain your hardest-working organ with Brain Health For Dummies. Grab a copy today!

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Maintain a healthy brain for life

The brain is your hardest-working organ. Brain Health For Dummies shows you how to support its many functions, so it can keep thriving for years to come. Brain health is important for your mood and mental health, performance at school and work, and your well-being as you age. With the simple strategies inside, you can keep your brain in top shape and lessen your chance of decline later in life. This book explains the science behind brain health and gives you advice you can use as you become your own brain health coach.

Inside . . .

• Get to know your brain
• Measure and boost brain health
• Raise healthy brains at any age
• Spot and avoid brain health risks
• Debunk common brain myths
• Build habits for a sharper mind

Author Biography

Sarah McKay, DPhil, is a neuroscientist and science -communicator who specializes in translating brain science research into simple, usable strategies for health and well--being. She is also the author of several brain health--related books. Sarah founded the Neuroscience Academy, where she teaches applied neuroscience and brain health to people around the world.