100 simple things you can do to prevent Alzheimer's and age-related memory loss
Large print - 2011
After the author discovered that she had the major susceptibility gene for Alzheimer's, she was determined to find all the latest scientific evidence on how to escape it. She discovered one hundred surprisingly simple, scientifically tested ways to radically cut the odds of developing Alzheimer's, memory loss, and other forms of dementia.
- Subjects
- Published
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Waterville, Me. :
Thorndike Press
2011, c2010.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- Large print ed
- Item Description
- Originally published: New York : Little, Brown, c2010.
- Physical Description
- 425 p. (large print) ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 9781410434203
- Introduction: What to Do While We Wait for a Cure
- 1. Get Smart About Alcohol
- 2. Consider Alpha Lipoic Acid and ALCAR
- 3. Ask Questions About Anesthesia
- 4. Check Out Your Ankle
- 5. Don't Shy Away from Antibiotics
- 6. Eat Antioxidant-Rich Foods
- 7. Know About the ApoE4 Gene
- 8. Drink Apple Juice
- 9. Beware of Bad Fats
- 10. Keep Your Balance
- 11. Eat Berries Every Day
- 12. Grow a Bigger Brain
- 13. Control Blood Pressure
- 14. Get a Quick Blood-Sugar Test
- 15. Be a Busy Body
- 16. Don't Be Afraid of Caffeine
- 17. Count Calories
- 18. Watch Out for Celiac Disease
- 19. Treat Yourself to Chocolate
- 20. Control Bad Cholesterol
- 21. Eat Choline-Rich Foods
- 22. Go Crazy for Cinnamon
- 23. Say Yes to Coffee
- 24. Build ôCognitive Reserveö
- 25. Be Conscientious
- 26. Keep Copper and Iron Out of Your Brain
- 27. Eat Curry
- 28. Try the DASH Diet
- 29. Overcome Depression
- 30. Prevent and Control Diabetes
- 31. Get the Right Diagnosis
- 32. Know the Early Signs of Alzheimer's
- 33. Be Easygoing and Upbeat
- 34. Get a Higher Education
- 35. Avoid Environmental Toxins
- 36. Know the Estrogen Evidence
- 37. Enjoy Exercise
- 38. Be an Extrovert
- 39. Have Your Eyes Checked
- 40. Know the Dangers of Fast Foods
- 41. Yes, Yes, Yes - Eat Fatty Fish
- 42. Take Folic Acid
- 43. Eat a Low-Glycemic Diet
- 44. Google Something
- 45. Raise Your Good HDL Cholesterol
- 46. Guard Against Head Injury
- 47. Be Good to Your Heart
- 48. Keep Homocysteine Normal
- 49. Avoid Inactivity
- 50. Try to Keep Infections Away
- 51. Fight Inflammation
- 52. Find Good Information
- 53. Keep Insulin Normal
- 54. Have an Interesting Job
- 55. Drink Juices of All Kinds
- 56. Learn to Love Language
- 57. Avoid a Leptin Deficiency
- 58. Don't Be Lonely
- 59. Embrace Marriage
- 60. Know the Dangers of Meat
- 61. Consider Medical Marijuana
- 62. Practice Meditation
- 63. Follow the Mediterranean Diet
- 64. Recognize Memory Problems
- 65. Keep Mentally Active
- 66. Take Multivitamins
- 67. Build Strong Muscles
- 68. Take a Nature Hike
- 69. Do Something New
- 70. Get Enough Niacin
- 71. Think about a Nicotine Patch
- 72. Be Cautious About NSAIDs
- 73. Go Nuts over Nuts
- 74. Worry about Middle-Age Obesity
- 75. Get Help for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- 76. Go for Olive Oil
- 77. Beware of Omega-6 Fat
- 78. Know Your Plaques and Tangles
- 79. Have a Purpose in Life
- 80. Get a Good Night's Sleep
- 81. Forget About Smoking
- 82. Have a Big Social Circle
- 83. Don't Forget Your Spinach
- 84. Investigate Statins
- 85. Surround Yourself with Stimulation
- 86. Deal with Stress
- 87. Avoid Strokes
- 88. Cut Down on Sugar
- 89. Drink Tea
- 90. Take Care of Your Teeth
- 91. Have Your Thyroid Checked
- 92. Beware of Being Underweight
- 93. Prevent Vascular Dementia
- 94. Play Video Games
- 95. Put Vinegar in Everything
- 96. Get Enough Vitamin B 12
- 97. Don't Neglect Vitamin D
- 98. Watch Your Waist
- 99. Walk, Walk, Walk
- 100. Make It Wine, Preferably Red
- Putting It All Together: Your Anti-Alzheimer's Plan
- Acknowledgments
- Alzheimer's Disease Centers
- A Note on Scientific References
- Index