Total Memory Workout (Paperback)

Cynthia R. Green

ISBN 10: 0553380265 / ISBN 13: 9780553380262

Editore: Random House USA Inc, New York, 2001

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Paperback. Based on the theory that your memory can be exercised like any other part of a time-affected body, this book offers simple ways to increase your long-term and short-term memory.American Way Sensible advice for the seriously inclined.Time Frustrated by your forgetfulness? Dont be. Memory lapses arent necessarily a sign of agemore often they are a sign of the times, as were all inundated with important information to remember, from PINs and passwords to childrens schedules and crucial business facts. In Total Memory Workout, Dr. Cynthia Green, the founder and director of the Memory Enhancement Program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 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. Youll 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 And more! Youll also learn the ten lifestyle factors most likely to lower your memory potentialand how to change themthe best diet to boost longevity and 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. No matter your age, you can regain a level of memory fitness you never dreamed possible. You have nothing to lose but your car keys . . . again. 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 Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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• Titolo: Total Memory Workout (Paperback)
• Editore: Random House USA Inc, New York
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0553380265
• ISBN 13: 9780553380262
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: new

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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

Informazioni sull'autore

Cynthia R. Green, Ph.D., is the founder and director of The Memory Enhancement Program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, where she teaches memory wellness classes to adults of all ages. Dr. Green, who holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from New York University, has been on the staff of Mount Sinai Medical Center since 1990, where she is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry. She lives with her family in northern New Jersey.