Power Foods for the Brain, Neal D Barnard, MD
Power Foods for the Brain, Neal D Barnard, MD
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Power Foods for the Brain
An Effective 3-Step Plan to Protect Your Mind and Strengthen Your Memory

Author: Neal D Barnard, MD

Narrator: Jeremy Arthur

Unabridged: 5 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Balance

Published: 02/19/2013

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Strengthen your memory with New York Times bestselling author Dr. Neal Barnard’s simple 3-step plan to protecting your brain with your diet.

Could your breakfast or lunch be harming your memory?

Are you missing out on the foods that could prevent Alzheimer's disease?

Everyone knows good nutrition supports your overall health, but few realize that certain foods-power foods-can protect your brain and optimize its function, and even dramatically reduce your risk of Alzheimer's Disease. Now, New York Times bestselling author, clinical researcher and health advocate Dr. Neal Barnard has gathered the most up-to-date research and created a groundbreaking program that can strengthen your memory and protect your brain's health.

In this effective 3-step plan Dr. Barnard reveals which foods to increase in your diet and which to avoid, and shows you specific exercises and supplements that can make a difference. It will not only help boost brain health, but it can also reduce your risk of Alzheimer's disease, stroke, and other less serious malfunctions such as low energy, poor sleep patterns, irritability, and lack of focus. You'll discover:
 The best foods to increase cognitive functionDairy products and meats-the dangers they may pose to your memoryThe surprising roles alcohol and caffeine play in Alzheimer's riskThe latest research on toxic metals, like aluminum found in cookware, soda cans, and common antacids.Plus a detailed menu plan, recipes and time-saving kitchen tips

Reviews

Goodreads review by David on June 25, 2017

This is a wonderful book about how to help your brain. These are the concrete steps that will help improve the health of your brain, and reduce the risk of certain debilitating diseases. Most notably, Alzheimer's disease is the most dreadful. Dr. Neal Barnard goes through all of the ideas that peopl......more

Goodreads review by Jean on April 24, 2013

Interesting ideas but my primary comment on this book is: FURTHER STUDIES ARE NEEDED. The author sites study after study to support his various ideas, but most studies are one- timers or don't include enough participants to make a scientific case for them.......more

Goodreads review by Fr. Dominic on August 23, 2021

Easy to read, and refreshingly succinct, yet though I am grateful for several of the ideas - in particular the caution on overdosing in various metals, especially aluminum, through food or vitamins, lest damage be done to the brain - in other topics I did not find tan continuation of this balanced a......more

Goodreads review by JJ on July 05, 2014

love eating, and it is quite difficult for me to control my food cravings. This book makes some suggestions for how to conquer food cravings as well as sharpen our memory. In this book three steps are introduced for the brain: The first step is to take power foods. Vitamin E is a must to take. Includ......more

Goodreads review by Robert on April 14, 2013

I have read many books on nutrition and diet to delay or prevent alzheimer's disease. I feel this is the best book that I have read on this topic. Dr. Neal Barnard presents scientific evidence for his nutritional recommendations and presents it in an interesting manner. He also presents nutrional re......more

Quotes

"This is a book everyone should read from a doctor whose advice I trust. PowerFoods for The Brain will help you maximize your brain power and prevent problems down the road concerning memory loss. Buy it now before you forget to." --Ellen DeGeneres

"Dr. Barnard has written a timely and critically important book on a topic that will be of concern to many people." --T Colin Campbell, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Cornell University, and coauthor, The China Study

"Simple changes to your diet and exercise can help you be at your best when you're young and help prevent memory problems when you're older. Power Foods for the Brain shows you how, step by step. This is an immensely practical and important book." --Dean Ornish, MD, Founder & President of the Preventitive Medicine Research Institute and Clinical Professor of Medicine at University of California, San Francisco

"This is a game changer for anyone concerned with memory or cognition. The great news is that Dr. Barnard has, once again, given us the keys to prevention and profound healing, and those keys are easily accessible." --Kathy Freston

"... simple, effective strategies for preventing dementias-not with drugs, but with great-tasting food and healthy lifestyle choices. Finally, a low-cost, (and delicious) doctor's prescription you will enjoy filling-and one you'll be able to remember to refill, year after year! Given the tsunami of dementias bearing down upon our society, Power Foods for the Brain is, potentially, one of the most important books of the decade." --Michael Klaper, MD, Director, Institute of Nutrition Education and Research, Manhattan Beach, CA

"Enhance your intellect with food. Dr. Barnard's simple dietary prescription also prevents strokes, Alzheimer's disease, and other causes of loss of mental function. The recipes are easy and delicious." --John McDougall, MD, author and founder of the McDougall Program

"Dr. Neal Barnard is one of the most responsible and authoritative voices in American medicine today" --Andrew Weil, MD

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