Sanjay Gupta M.D.

Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age

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Sanjay Gupta M.D.

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Keep your brain young, healthy, and sharp with this science-driven guide to protecting your mind from decline by neurosurgeon and CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
Throughout our life, we look for ways to keep our minds sharp and effortlessly productive. Now, globetrotting neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta offers “the book all of us need, young and old” (Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Code Breaker ) with insights from top scientists all over the world, whose cutting-edge research can help you heighten and protect brain function and maintain cognitive health at any age.
Keep Sharp debunks common myths about aging and mental decline, explores whether there’s a “best” diet or exercise regimen for the brain, and explains whether it’s healthier to play video games that test memory and processing speed, or to engage in more social interaction. Discover what we can learn from “super-brained” people who are in their eighties and nineties with no signs of slowing down—and whether there are truly any benefits to drugs, supplements, and vitamins. Dr. Gupta also addresses brain disease, particularly Alzheimer’s, answers all your questions about the signs and symptoms, and shows how to ward against it and stay healthy while caring for a partner in cognitive decline. He likewise provides you with a personalized twelve-week program featuring practical strategies to strengthen your brain every day.
Keep Sharp is the “must-read owner’s manual” (Arianna Huffington) you’ll need to keep your brain young and healthy regardless of your age! Read more

Editor's Take

Amazon reviewers say this book is very informative, well-researched, easy to read, and practical, with many praising its clear science-backed advice on brain health. Goodreads readers are similarly positive, calling it accessible and useful, though some feel the advice can be familiar if they already know common wellness guidance. A review blog describes it as a solid, science-driven guide with a simple framework focused on movement, learning, relaxation, nutrition, and social connection. On StoryGraph, readers highlight that it explains brain health in a straightforward way and helps challenge the idea that cognitive decline is inevitable.

Overall, the consensus is that it is a helpful, readable book with strong lifestyle advice, especially for readers looking for a motivating overview of brain health rather than highly technical neuroscience.

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Publisher Simon & Schuster
Publication date January 4, 2022
Edition International Edition
Language English
Print length 336 pages
ISBN-10 1501166743
ISBN-13 978-1501166747
Item Weight 2.31 pounds
Dimensions 6 x 1 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank #14,556 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #16 in Memory Improvement Self-Help #20 in Aging Parents (Books) #34 in Aging & Longevity (Books)
Customer Reviews 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (12,161)

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