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The mindspan diet : reduce Alzheimer's risk, minimize memory loss, and keep your brain young / Preston Estep, III.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781101886120 (hardcover) :
- Physical Description: xv, 286 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First ediion.
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, 2016.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Alzheimer's disease > Diet therapy. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Stroud Branch | 616.8310654 Est | 31681010010767 | NONFIC | Available | - |
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Based on research done on populations that live the longest with the lowest levels of dementia, a Harvard geneticist recommends important dietary changes, along with 50 delicious recipes, to help readers stay healthy and protect their cognitive functions. - Baker & Taylor
Based on research done on long living populations with the lowest levels of dementia, a Harvard geneticist recommends important dietary changes, along with fifty recipes, to improve health and protect cognitive functions. - Random House, Inc.
From an esteemed geneticist and the director of gerontology at the Personal Genome Project at Harvard Medical School comes a revolutionary plan for curbing memory loss and improving cognitive longevity that will forever change how you think about diet and aging.
All around the world people are living longer than ever, but record numbers of us are experiencing cognitive decline and other brain disorders later in life. New studies show that Alzheimerâs disease is the number three cause of death in developed countries, behind heart disease and cancer. But there is good news: We now have the knowledge to extend both lifespan and mindspan, helping to ensure that our minds and bodies stay in peak form at any age.
Studying the diets of the âMindspan Eliteââthose populations that live longest with low levels of dementiaâas well as the ways that certain food additives and ingredients interact with our genes, Dr. Preston Estep explains how the recent slew of popular brains-and-aging books have steered us down the wrong dietary path. Shattering myths about which foods are (and are not) beneficial to our brains, The Mindspan Diet reveals a simple plan to slow cognitive decline. Startling in its revelations about healthy eating for those over the age of forty, it challenges us to rethink our approach to many common staples, including:
⢠Iron: While iron-fortified foods sound healthy, high iron intake can be toxic, especially for people over forty, and increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, Alzheimerâs, and Parkinsonâs disease.
⢠Whole grains: Processed grains such as white rice, pasta, and flour are actually staples in the diets of cultures with the best cognitive health.
⢠Protein: Though itâs considered by some to be a miracle macronutrient, high levels of protein are actually hard on the kidneys, and may promote cancer and accelerate the progression of dementia.
Complete with food recommendations, shopping lists, advice on reading nutrition labels, and more than seventy delicious recipes, The Mindspan Diet shows that you can enjoy the richest flavors life has to offer and remain lean, healthy, and cognitively intact for a very long life.
Praise for The Mindspan Diet
âEye-opening . . . fascinating, important . . . Estep includes plenty of practical info on improving oneâs mindspan and puts some refined grains back on the table.ââPublishers Weekly (starred review)
âPresenting a sensible regimen that people can follow easily, this recommended diet book [has] useful information about aging.ââLibrary Journal
âDr. Estep exposes common misconceptions and well-intentioned but misguided advice on aging and diet. Rigorously researched, this book is also full of tasty tipsâilluminating not just a set of rules to follow as blindly as the last set, but how you can apply scientific methods to assess these and other important issues in our increasingly technical world.ââGeorge M. Church, Ph.D., Robert Winthrop Professor of Genetics and Professor of Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School
âThis gem of a book offers a practical road map for maximizing vibrant cognitive functioning throughout life. We come away convinced that a longer and better life is as close as our own kitchen cupboards. And the Chickpea and Fava Bean Tapenade is to not die for!ââRonald C. Kessler, Ph.D., McNeil Family Professor of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School
âA fascinating guide to modifying your diet to prolong the longevity of your brain as well as your health.ââDr. Tim Spector, author of The Diet Myth
