BrainFit For Life - Softcover

Simon J. Evans; PhD; Paul R. Burghardt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0981725805 ISBN 13: 9780981725802

Publisher: River Pointe Publications, 2008

Synopsis

Your brain is changing throughout your entire life. Thoughts are things. They are electrical and chemical pulses that change your brain by their very existence. BrainFit for Life is an entertaining journey into your mind and brain that give you the tools for life-long brain health and fitness. Understand which nutrients are the best raw materials to boost brain circuits. Know how to use exercise and physical activity to improve learning and memory. Learn what mental activities best sharpen your mind and cognitive function. Understand you sleep patterns to improve your memory, mood and metabolism.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Simon Evans and Dr. Paul Burghardt are research scientists at the University of Michigan. Simon is in the Department of Psychiatry and Paul is in the Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience institute. Both are affiliated with the UM's Comprehensive Depression Center and the Michigan Metabolomics and Obesity Center. Simon holds a PhD in molecular biology with 15 years research and teaching experience in neuroscience. He also holds membership in the Society for Neuroscience, the American Society for Nutrition, and the American Heart Association. He is the author of dozens of scientific publications on stress, depression and brain function. Coach Simon also has a 25-year history working with youth sports and holds a national coaching license from the United States Soccer Federation. Simon lives with his wife and children in southeastern Michigan. Paul earned a MS in exercise physiology and a PhD in biomedical science and has a decade of research experience investigating how physical activity alters behavior and neurobiology. He is a member of the Society for Neuroscience and the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society. He has authored several scientific publications on response to exercise, has clinical experience investigating the effects of nutritional supplements on performance in athletes, and experience in cardiac rehabilitation programs. Coach Paul has also instructed athletes in national junior judo competitions and worked as a personal trainer. Paul also lives with his wife and child in southeastern Michigan.

Review

A very intriguing and enlightening work. Brain fitness is a topic rarely discussed or studied and this book tackles the subject head on. While so many in our country work towards total fitness, taking care of and improving our brain function is never given the priority it deserves. This book proves vital for everything from daily living and work related success to long term happiness and health. 'Brain Fit for Life' meticulously covers not only maintenance and brain related care, but supplies the tools needed to improved brain efficiency for a better, more focused and 'sharper' life experience. 'Brain Fit for Life' is a must for any lifelong total fitness plan and a valuable tool for my entire family. Very powerful stuff in this book, well done. --Georgeanne Fayrweather, Triathlete and Health Fitness Professional

I give a 110% endorsement to 'BrainFit for Life - A User's Guide to Lifelong Brain Health and Fitness'. The information in this book is a must for kids from 1 to 100. I guarantee that it will change your life in many very positive ways. I have competed as a national champion athlete and coached at the high school, university, professional and Olympic levels. I have served as the director of physiological research for N.A.S.A and developed the exercise systems used for conditioning in outer space. I have also served as the National Director of the Physical Fitness Institute of America. I know how to separate good advice from bad. I can tell you without hesitation that BrainFit for Life will make a 'Big Time' difference in your and your family's life. After the 9/11 disaster I came out of retirement to help our youth. Last year I spent 171 days in middle and high school classrooms and talked to approx. 64,000 students. I talk about a Game Plan for Life - career planning, personal fitness, goal setting, time management, smoking, drugs, the importance of a second language, and the power of education. The information in BrainFit for Life has greatly added to my daily presentations and my personal health plan. We must change our thinking from cure to prevention. BrainFit for Life will not just demand your attention, it will give you the daily, all important personal game plan for change. --Dr. Dean Miller, former NASA Director of Physiological Research

I give a 110% endorsement to 'BrainFit for Life - A User's Guide to Lifelong Brain Health and Fitness'. The information in this book is a must for kids from 1 to 100. I guarantee that it will change your life in many very positive ways. I have competed as a national champion athlete and coached at the high school, university, professional and Olympic levels. I have served as the director of physiological research for N.A.S.A and developed the exercise systems used for conditioning in outer space. I have also served as the National Director of the Physical Fitness Institute of America. I know how to separate good advice from bad. I can tell you without hesitation that BrainFit for Life will make a 'Big Time' difference in your and your family's life. After the 9/11 disaster I came out of retirement to help our youth. Last year I spent 171 days in middle and high school classrooms and talked to approx. 64,000 students. I talk about a Game Plan for Life - career planning, personal fitness, goal setting, time management, smoking, drugs, the importance of a second language, and the power of education. The information in BrainFit for Life has greatly added to my daily presentations and my personal health plan. We must change our thinking from cure to prevention. BrainFit for Life will not just demand your attention, it will give you the daily, all important personal game plan for change. --Dr. Dean Miller, former NASA Director of Physiological Research

I give a 110% endorsement to 'BrainFit for Life - A User's Guide to Lifelong Brain Health and Fitness'. The information in this book is a must for kids from 1 to 100. I guarantee that it will change your life in many very positive ways. I have competed as a national champion athlete and coached at the high school, university, professional and Olympic levels. I have served as the director of physiological research for N.A.S.A and developed the exercise systems used for conditioning in outer space. I have also served as the National Director of the Physical Fitness Institute of America. I know how to separate good advice from bad. I can tell you without hesitation that BrainFit for Life will make a 'Big Time' difference in your and your family's life. After the 9/11 disaster I came out of retirement to help our youth. Last year I spent 171 days in middle and high school classrooms and talked to approx. 64,000 students. I talk about a Game Plan for Life - career planning, personal fitness, goal setting, time management, smoking, drugs, the importance of a second language, and the power of education. The information in BrainFit for Life has greatly added to my daily presentations and my personal health plan. We must change our thinking from cure to prevention. BrainFit for Life will not just demand your attention, it will give you the daily, all important personal game plan for change. --Dr. Dean Miller, former NASA Director of Physiological Research

About this edition

• Publisher: River Pointe Publications
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0981725805
• ISBN 13: 9780981725802
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352
• Illustrator: Howard Barry