The fact is that everyone forgets. It can happen at any age. What most people don't know is that you can exercise your memory just like any other part of your body. For years, Dr. Cynthia Green, director of The Memory Enhancement Program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, has been helping people--from busy parents and CEOs to retirees--achieve maximum memory fitness. Total memory workout--8 easy steps to maximum memory fitness In this remarkable book, Dr. Green outlines her simple and effective program to achieve maximum memory fitness in just eight easy lessons. Each lesson focuses on one aspect of memory followed by a series of specific "memorcises" designed to build memory muscle. Inside you'll find fun and effective ways to: Remember names and faces Recall important information at work Improve your retention of facts in books and technical data Keep track of appointments and dates Remember where you put your keys, left your glasses, parked your car You'll also learn the ten lifestyle factors most likely to lower your memory potential--and how to change them--the best diet to boost your brain power, the truth about "memory enhancing" supplements such as ginkgo biloba, how certain medications may affect memory performance, and when memory lapses are normal and when they indicate an underlying disease. Unlike other memory programs that rely on tricks and gimmicks, here are practical memory-training techniques that are easy to learn and that really work. Starting today, you can regain a level of memory fitness you never dreamed possible. You have nothing to lose but your car keys...again.

Total Memory Workout: 8 Easy Steps to Maximum Memory Fitness

Green, Cynthia R.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Bantam]

How to remember what you don't want to forget. Frustrated by your forgetfulness? Don't be. Memory lapses aren't necessarily a sign of age -- more often they are a sign of the times, as we're all inundated with important information to remember, from PINs and cell phone numbers to children's schedules and crucial business facts. Dr. Cynthia Green, founding director of The Memory Enhancement Program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, shows you how to make the most of your memory, sharing her powerful yet practical eight-step program for improving your recall. Do you sometimes enter a room and forget what you went there for? -- page 29 Do you find yourself struggling to remember details from an important meeting? -- page 110 Are you constantly misplacing your keys or glasses? -- page 113 Do you find it impossible to remember directions, phone numbers, or computer passwords without writing them down? - - page 136 Do the names of people you've just been introduced to slip your mind? - - page 193

Self-Help

Memory Improvement

This work presents powerful, yet practical, techniques for improving powers of recall. It includes 10 lifestyle factors likely to reduce memory potential - and how to change them, a brain-power boosting diet, and techniques to remember names, faces, appointments and dates.

Total Memory Workout: Eight Easy Steps to Maximum Memory Fitness

Psychology & Counseling

Piatkus

Mental stimulation has been found to offer demonstrable benefits for people with Alzheimer disease, dementia, or other memory impairment. Through the Seasons helps family members and caregivers engage memory-challenged adults in simple, enjoyable activities that provide stimulation and enhance communication.
Fun and easy to use, this large-format color picture book is divided into themes representing the four seasons. Each section describes several multisensory experiences―such as picking apples or raking leaves―along with related topics for discussion and activities to elicit memories and encourage new positive associations. The topics and activities incorporate all five senses to facilitate connections and conversations with memory-challenged persons across a wide range of cognitive function.
Designed by nationally recognized experts in gerontology, geriatrics, and memory enhancement, this workbook provides a scientifically sound, well-developed program that will help family caregivers and professionals maintain and enhance relationships with the persons in their care. It also helps memory-impaired individuals to retain dignity and remain active companions, even as their communication skills become increasingly limited. 
Through the Seasons includes an introduction with instructions for family and professional caregivers as well as a resources section at the end of the book.

Through the Seasons: An Activity Book for Memory-Challenged Adults and Caregivers (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)

Beloff, Joan

Mental Health

Johns Hopkins University Press

Through the Seasons: Activities for Memory-Challenged Adults and Their Caregivers (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)

A collection of easy-to-follow activities, organized by seasons of the year, to help family members and caregivers engage with memory-challenged adults.
Dementia and related disorders impact the lives of those affected in countless ways, making it difficult to remain independent at work, at home, and in the wider world. But recent studies have shown that structured activities can make a significant, positive difference by stimulating mental engagement while improving interactions between caregivers and memory-challenged adults.
Fun and easy to use, this large-format, full-color picture book is divided into themes representing the four seasons. Each section describes several multisensory experiences―such as walking on the beach, making ice cream, or planting flowers―along with related topics for discussion and activities to elicit memories and encourage new positive associations. The topics and activities incorporate all five senses to facilitate connections and conversations.
The book adopts a compassionate, person-centered approach and is designed so that two people can easily look together while sitting side by side. This latest edition, which has been thoroughly revised, 
• takes a multicultural approach • includes all-new images, as well as 14 completely new highlighted activities • integrates modern wellness concepts • features a new introduction and an updated resource section • offers guidance about activity planning and optimizing interactions between care partners and the individual with dementia
Helping you and your loved one make cherished new memories, Through the Seasons is an indispensable solution to the question of what to do together to maintain well-being and connection.

National Geographic presents a comprehensive guide to fighting mental decline. With cutting-edge neuroscience, information about Alzheimer's, fascinating case studies, and tips to fight brain aging symptoms such as slower mental acuity and "senior moments," this smart, engaging guide will help keep your memory sharp and your mind active. Fun, age-defying exercises--from body stretches to word games to foods that help you think--help the brain perform at its best, just like exercising does for other parts of the body. Leading memory loss expert Cynthia R. Green, PhD, and eminent science writer Michael Sweeney have created a book both informational and practical that gives readers everything they need to know about the care and feeding of one of the body's most important organs: the brain.

Your Best Brain Ever: A Complete Guide and Workout

Sweeney, Michael S.

Reference

National Geographic

This book "not only explains the workings of your body's more complex organ, but also gives you a daily plan for keeping it sharp ... In addition, illustrated "Brain Booster" sidebars created by brain fitness expert Dr. Cynthia Green will give you dozens of easy and practical techniques and tips for boosting your memory"

National Geographic Complete Guide to Brain Health: How to Stay Sharp, Improve Memory and Boost Creativity

Sweeney, Michael

Natl Geographic Society

Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why? Or forgotten someone's name right after you heard it? Maybe you're just not thinking as clearly as you used to, and you're growing worried. Well, have no fear. This revolutionary program can help you Improve your everyday memory up to 78%! Prevention, America's leading healthy lifestyle magazine, teamed up with one of the country's most notable memory experts, Cynthia R. Green, PhD, to create Brainpower Game Plan—the first brain fitness book to translate cutting-edge research into a comprehensive, doable, day-by-day program that promises real results.

Brainpower Game Plan: Sharpen Your Memory, Improve Your Concentration, and Age-Proof Your Mind in Just 4 Weeks

Prevention Editors

Rodale Books

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Total Memory Workout: 8 Easy Steps to Maximum Memory Fitness

Total Memory Workout: 8 Easy Steps to Maximum Memory Fitness

Total Memory Workout: Eight Easy Steps to Maximum Memory Fitness

Through the Seasons: An Activity Book for Memory-Challenged Adults and Caregivers (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)

Through the Seasons: Activities for Memory-Challenged Adults and Their Caregivers (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)

Through the Seasons: Activities for Memory-Challenged Adults and Their Caregivers (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)

Your Best Brain Ever: A Complete Guide and Workout

National Geographic Complete Guide to Brain Health: How to Stay Sharp, Improve Memory and Boost Creativity

Brainpower Game Plan: Sharpen Your Memory, Improve Your Concentration, and Age-Proof Your Mind in Just 4 Weeks