The Memory Cure: New Discoveries on How to Protect Your Brain Against Memory Loss and Alzheimer's Disease - Hardcover

Fotuhi, Majid

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071409246 ISBN 13: 9780071409247

Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2003

Synopsis

Millions of aging people are afraid of losing their most precious possessiontheir memory. They are desperate for anything that will help them to regain it. Now, for the first time, The Memory Cure shares the absolute latest that science has to offer in the form of a protection plan. Dr. Majid Fotuhi, one of the world's foremost experts in the field of Alzheimer's Disease and brain function, outlines an exciting and highly effective plan that targets each of the 13 risk factors contributing to the development of memory loss.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

A Proven Plan for Protecting Your Memory--At Any Age, At Any Time

You've probably taken steps to protect your finances, your health, and your family. Isn't it time to protect your memories? Science is exploding with new discoveries related to the brain, aging, and memory--discoveries that prove the actions you take today impact your memory for decades to come. Dr. Majid Fotuhi, one of the foremost experts in memory loss and Alzheimer's disease, outlines an action plan to improve mental agility and prevent memory loss. The Memory Cure includes:

• A dynamic 10 step memory protection plan
• Encouraging updates in the field of cognitive research
• The truth behind popular beliefs about memory loss and aging
• A comprehensive resource section including information about clinical trials

"Dr. Fotuhi is a gifted teacher, and it comes through in his writing. The language is clear; complex theories and scientific findings are presented for the intelligent layperson in an accessible manner."

--Michael Rosenblatt, M.D.

Dean, Tufts University School of Medicine

"Dr. Fotuhi's book...provides a feast of up-to-date, relevant information on the causes and consequences of Alzheimer's disease and related conditions--and, most importantly,

minimizing one's risk of developing them--in a form that is very digestible."

--Jason Brandt, Ph.D., ABPP(CN)

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Director, Division of Medical Psychology

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

About the Author:

Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D., is the neurology consultant to the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital and has the unique distinction of being a faculty member at Harvard Medical School as well as a fellow in neurophysiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0071409246
• ISBN 13: 9780071409247
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288