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A Healthy Brain for Life

How to Prevent Alzheimer's, Dementia, and Memory Loss

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Produktbeschreibung

You can protect your brain from the effects of aging Did you know that decreased or impaired brain function is not a foregone conclusion as you get older? That your own lifestyle choices and habits can have a significant impact--for good or ill--on your brain? Drawing from the latest medical research, Dr. Richard Furman shows you how to make three powerful lifestyle changes that can help decrease your probability of developing dementia or Alzheimer's. He explains how eating the right foods, exercising, and sustaining an ideal weight can dramatically reduce the likelihood of developing brain disorders in the first place, and how those habits can even slow the progression of dementia in someone who has already received a diagnosis. If you're ready to take control of your brain's future, read on. "Dr. Furman's work will serve as the definitive guide on preventative measures to decrease one's chances of developing Alzheimer's dementia."-- Senator Bill Frist, nationally recognized heart and lung transplant surgeon, former US Senate majority leader, and chairman of the executive council of Cressey and Company, from the foreword "This book can change the way you live. It can give you a new hope and practical steps to deal with--and even help prevent--Alzheimer's."-- Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and founder of Samaritan's Purse, from the foreword Richard Furman, MD, FACS, spent more than thirty years as a vascular surgeon. The author of Prescription for Life and Take Charge of Your Cholesterol, Furman is past president of the North Carolina chapter of the American College of Surgeons, past president of the North Carolina Surgical Society, and a two-term governor of the American College of Surgeons. He is cofounder of World Medical Mission, the medical arm of Samaritan's Purse, and a member of the board of Samaritan's Purse. He lives in Boone, North Carolina. For more information, please visit RichardFurman.com. The author's proceeds from this book will be donated to Samaritan's Purse for World Medical Mission to assist doctors serving at mission hospitals abroad.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Baker Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 140mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780800735401
• ISBN-10: 0800735404
• Artikelnr.: 52958749

Autorenporträt

Richard Furman, MD, FACS, spent more than 30 years as a vascular surgeon. The author of Prescription for Life, Winning Your Blood Sugar Battle, and A Healthy Brain for Life, Furman is past president of the North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, past president of the North Carolina Surgical Society, and a two-term governor of the American College of Surgeons. He is cofounder of World Medical Mission, the medical arm of Samaritan's Purse, and is a member of the board of Samaritan's Purse. He lives in North Carolina.