Introduction. Quiz: do you have brain drain? -- Yes, you can change your brain. Part one. Your amazing brain. Your smart parts: a brief tour -- How memory and learning work -- How wisdom, creativity & intelligence work -- How your brain ages. Part two. Six vaccines against brain drain. Vaccine #1 diet -- Vaccine #2 exercise -- Vaccine #3 drugs -- Vaccine #4 social connections -- Vaccine #5 learning -- Vaccine #6 sleep. Part three. Six brains drains and how to plug them. Drain #1 stess and anxiety -- Drain #2 depression -- Drain #3 visceral fat -- Drain #4 environment -- Drain #5 medical causes -- Drain #6 Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Part four. Your brain fitness program. Increase your brain power in minutes a day -- Improve your attention and focus -- Improve your memory -- Improve your processing speed -- Improve your verbal skills -- Improve your number skills -- Improve your reasoning skills. Part five. Resources. The 10-day jump-start plan -- Healthy brain recipes.
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