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Brain Rules for Aging Well
- 10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp
- Narrated by: John Medina
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
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Summary
How come I can never find my keys? Why don't I sleep as well as I used to? Why do my friends keep repeating the same stories? What can I do to keep my brain sharp? Scientists know. Brain Rules for Aging Well, by developmental molecular biologist Dr. John Medina, gives you the facts - and the prescription to age well - in his signature engaging style.
With so many discoveries over the years, science is literally changing our minds about the optimal care and feeding of the brain. All of it is captivating. A great deal of it is unexpected.
In his New York Times best seller Brain Rules, Medina showed us how our brains really work - and why we ought to redesign our workplaces and schools to match. In Brain Rules for Baby, he gave parents the brain science they needed to know to raise happy, smart, moral kids. Now, in Brain Rules for Aging Well, Medina shares how you can make the most of the years you have left. In a book destined to be a classic on aging, Medina's fascinating stories and infectious sense of humor breathe life into the science.
Brain Rules for Aging Well is organized into four sections, each laying out familiar problems with surprising solutions. First up, the social brain, in which topics ranging from relationships to happiness and gullibility illustrate how our emotions change with age. The second section focuses on the thinking brain, explaining how working memory and executive function change with time. The third section is all about your body: how certain kinds of exercise, diets, and sleep can slow the decline of aging. Each section is sprinkled with practical advice - for example, the fascinating benefits of dancing - and the brain science behind each intervention.
The final section is about the future. Your future. Medina connects all of the chapters into a plan for maintaining your brain health.
You may already be experiencing the sometimes unpleasant effects of the aging process. Or you may be deeply concerned about your loved ones who are. Either way, Brain Rules for Aging Well is for you.
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- Authur Biscuit
- 01-04-19
You can't afford not to listen to this
I have Listened to Johns earlier brain rules book some time back and found both the material fascinating and his delivery compulsive. Brain science issues have the potential to be dry and could be heavy, but John has a wonderfully upbeat listenable delivery combined with deep expertise in the topic, and left me amazed at some of the issues discussed. I have listened to it 3 times and never got bored.
With this in mind I purchased Brain rules for ageing well without hesitation.
Once again a really interesting subject clearly compiled from a position of brain science expertise, covering a whole range of matters that impact how our brains age and the effects on us. The science is fascinating, and we are fortunate to be living in an age when technology and history allow a growing understanding of what goes on between our ears.
Most importantly the book is practical. It is divided into 10 core "rules" that explain, discuss and offer suggestions on how we can try to age well, stay sharp and at least slow the effects that are unfortunately on the path ahead one way or another for us all.
There is in this matter a surprising amount of good (but realistic) news. The book is overall upbeat and even for areas where the news is not so good, John delivers with a bounce in his step. The subject matter is just as (and maybe more) important for those in the Spring of their lives as those in the their Autumn or Winter.
I have not yet read the book in paper form, but I would strongly encourage you to in preference listen to the audio version. As yet paper cannot deliver the energy, wit and upbeat perspective of John Medina!
Very Highly Recommended !
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- Matt B
- 15-07-19
Want to live longer and be happier?
Simple rules for aging well. I've implemented some of the advice on my own life and already feel the benefits. Excellent narration (although maybe not checked properly as one part should have been cut - you'll know which bit if you listen to it in its entirety). Recommended read.
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