Mastering the latest fitness craze–keeping your brain healthy at any age Judging from the worldwide popularity of the brain game, Nintendo DS, and such mind–bending puzzles as SuDoku and KenKen®, keeping one′s mind as limber as an Olympic athlete is an international obsession. With forecasters predicting over a million people with dementia by 2025, today′s young and senior population have a vested interest in keeping their grey matter in the pink for as long as possible. Training Your Brain For Dummies is an indispensable guide to every aspect of brain fitness–and keeping your mind as sharp, agile, and creative for as long as you can. Whether you want to hone your memory, manage stress and anxiety, or simply eat brain healthy food, this guide will help you build brain health into your everyday life. Includes verbal, numerical and memory games, brain games to play on the move, tips on the best day–to–day habits, and long–term mental fitness techniques Offers ten key brain training basics, tips on brain training through one′s lifetime, and improving long– and short–term memory Includes advice on improving creativity, developing a positive mindset, and reaping the rewards of peace and quiet With tips on mind/body fitness, Training Your Brain For Dummies is a must–have guide for anyone, at any age, for keeping one′s mind–and quality of life–in peak condition.
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‘ Be a memory marvel…follow these tips.’ (Daily Express, December 2010). ‘…covers everything you need to know to keep your mind sharp’. (At Home, May 2011).
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Put your brain through its paces and achieve first–rate mental agility The brain is your body′s most important muscle and, with regular exercise, you can improve its performance and strengthen it against age–related deterioration. This guide offers everything you need to know to keep your brain and memory in tip–top shape, whether it′s by choosing the right foods or playing the piano. From puzzles and exercises to the best day–to–day habits and long–term mental fitness techniques, this book enables you to boost your mental agility and reduce memory loss. So shake off those cobwebs and get your brain fighting–fit in no time! Start as you mean to go on – get to grips with the basics of brain training and discover how to make it work for you Keep your mind razor sharp – improve your memory and banish that pesky ′tip–of–the– tongue′ phenomenon Have happy thoughts – follow expert advice on how to keep your mind happy and healthy Start afresh – adapt to new brain–friendly diet and lifestyle choices Let the games begin – get stuck into a compendium of brain games, exercises and puzzles Open the book and find: The facts behind the fiction Mental fitness exercises for children and the over–50s Ways to memorise your shopping list, put names to faces, and remember directions How to visualise your success Why socialising is important Techniques for managing stress and anxiety Advice on nutrition and ′brain food′ Word searches, sudoku puzzles, and more
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By M. Marikar
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This book has a huge amount of information and deals with so many aspects of how your brain works and training your brain, with sections on music, creativity, positive thinking, pregnancy, eating habits and lots more. It's a book that you can just dip into and read here and there, taking a few tips away each time about improving your brain power, or someone could read it in a more organised way but I have prefered the more random approach. It also has puzzles in the back to practise, which is a highlight for me.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Terry
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There is a lot of useful and interesting information in this book, and it gives a good overview of the current thinking. There are some problems with the Kindle version however.
Anyone who's ever read a 'for Dummies' will know what to expect from the layout. It works well enough in the physical book, but on the evidence here it is obvious that the publishers have not taken enough care to translate the original features to the Kindle version.
The first problem is the sidebars of the paperback version are here incorporated into the body of the text, sometimes interrupting the flow of the main text. I think the publishers would have done better to have had the book rewritten to aid the flow of information.
Another problem is the inclusion of sudoku and wordsearch puzzles, which clearly cannot be completed on the Kindle screen. The puzzles are then repeated, in their completed state, as answers at the back of the book. I wasn't too put out, but a publisher of their standing could've made a bigger effort to address the needs of ebook readers.
A general problem with all of these Dummies books, whether digital or otherwise, is the constant referencing of earlier or later chapters, which, for me at least, breaks up the flow of the text. I would suggest some sort of shorthand bracketed convention which is less intrusive.
Overall, to finish on a positive, I did learn a few things that I could do differently to keep my brain healthy. A worthwhile read, it's not unreadable on the Kindle, but I suggest you stick to the paperback.
Anyone who's ever read a 'for Dummies' will know what to expect from the layout. It works well enough in the physical book, but on the evidence here it is obvious that the publishers have not taken enough care to translate the original features to the Kindle version.
The first problem is the sidebars of the paperback version are here incorporated into the body of the text, sometimes interrupting the flow of the main text. I think the publishers would have done better to have had the book rewritten to aid the flow of information.
Another problem is the inclusion of sudoku and wordsearch puzzles, which clearly cannot be completed on the Kindle screen. The puzzles are then repeated, in their completed state, as answers at the back of the book. I wasn't too put out, but a publisher of their standing could've made a bigger effort to address the needs of ebook readers.
A general problem with all of these Dummies books, whether digital or otherwise, is the constant referencing of earlier or later chapters, which, for me at least, breaks up the flow of the text. I would suggest some sort of shorthand bracketed convention which is less intrusive.
Overall, to finish on a positive, I did learn a few things that I could do differently to keep my brain healthy. A worthwhile read, it's not unreadable on the Kindle, but I suggest you stick to the paperback.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I like the For Dummies series because they do what they say - make complex subjects simple. They are not meant to be the last word on any subject but they are meant to start you off and to be a useful one volume reference book on the subjects they cover.
This book uses the normal For Dummies format which means it is very easy to pick and choose which bit you want to read next or which section you find most useful in your particular case.
I found the first chapter on how the brain works - simplified of course - interesting though if you've read any of the popular science books on the brain you may want to skip this section as you probably already know most of it.
Some might think this book is only aimed at the older person trying to keep their brain in trim but there are sections on helping children to train their brains as well. Brains can be trained at any age. If you want to develop your short term memory there are suggestions for how to do this just as there are for long term memory development.
There are sections in the book about helping to keep your brain - and body - healthy which are mainly common sense - good diet, enough sleep and exercise and freedom from too much stress. Even if you know this information it's still useful to have it to hand.
There are two chapters - about forty pages - of puzzles of all descriptions including Sudoku for the reader to practice on, with the solutions supplied at the end of the book. As with all the For Dummies series there is a comprehensive contents list and index.
This is a useful book if you think your brain might be getting lazy. It isn't a book necessarily to read from cover to cover - more one to dip into in idle moments but useful for all that.
This book uses the normal For Dummies format which means it is very easy to pick and choose which bit you want to read next or which section you find most useful in your particular case.
I found the first chapter on how the brain works - simplified of course - interesting though if you've read any of the popular science books on the brain you may want to skip this section as you probably already know most of it.
Some might think this book is only aimed at the older person trying to keep their brain in trim but there are sections on helping children to train their brains as well. Brains can be trained at any age. If you want to develop your short term memory there are suggestions for how to do this just as there are for long term memory development.
There are sections in the book about helping to keep your brain - and body - healthy which are mainly common sense - good diet, enough sleep and exercise and freedom from too much stress. Even if you know this information it's still useful to have it to hand.
There are two chapters - about forty pages - of puzzles of all descriptions including Sudoku for the reader to practice on, with the solutions supplied at the end of the book. As with all the For Dummies series there is a comprehensive contents list and index.
This is a useful book if you think your brain might be getting lazy. It isn't a book necessarily to read from cover to cover - more one to dip into in idle moments but useful for all that.
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Maximising your potential
A bit like Tony Busan's this book is invaluable to students or those of us who need to remember a lot of things. The book is accessibly written.
Published 7 months ago by Mr. G. Carroll
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I don't know why but for some strange reason I thought this book would be aimed pretty low, at some lowest common demographic of older non computer-literate readers. Read more
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Its perhaps ironic that a book aimed at maintaining and increasing your brain's ability to focus and concentrate comes in so many tiny, bite-sized morsels. Read more
Published 16 months ago by C. Verspeak
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I got this book so I could learn a bit more about the brain, very basic, nothing too heavy, and it's given me a few helpful tips on how to remember things, it's an interesting easy... Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2011 by Bex
3.0 out of 5 stars
Easy on the Brain but not for all
Hmmm....'Dummies' series turns to how to improve your use of the brain with a recurring theme being improved memory. Could certainly do with some of that I thought. Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2011 by Cheshire Cat
4.0 out of 5 stars
Plenty of practical tips
I got this as my memory seems to be increasingly bad. It seems there are ways to deal with this, with enough determination. Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2011 by Four Violets
4.0 out of 5 stars
Does exactly what it says on the tin....or cover!
Personally I really enjoyed this book, it gives a lot of examples on how the brain actually works which in essence helps you to understand how to retain information and how to... Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2011 by Jason Gaston
4.0 out of 5 stars
An interesting, informed read
Walk into virtually any bookshop and you'll see a yellow wall of `Dummies' books, available in an ever-expanding range. Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2011 by G. J. Oxley
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice, Easy Read
I do enjoy the Dummies series. Their catch-phrase is "Making Everything Easier" which, for me, is jolly useful. Life is complicated enough already without making it worse... Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2011 by Miss M. L. English
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