Making a Good Brain Great: The Amen Clinic Program for Achieving and Sustaining Optimal Mental Performance by Daniel G. Md Amen Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Making a Good Brain Great: The Amen Clinic Program for Achieving and Sustaining Optimal Mental Performance
Book Review: Table Tennis vs. Ping-Pong
Summary: 5 Stars
I notice that Dr. Amen recommends table tennis as the very best sport to improve your brain. Of course he is not suggesting that basement ping-pong will do the trick. He recommends investing in a skilled table tennis coach who will teach you the correct strokes. I would add that it should be one who will also teach you the new international, competative rules to gain the maximum benefit for your brain. What other sport combines speed and eye-hand coordination with exercise for every muscle group? This book and this sport recommendation is for every age category. Great recommendation Dr. Amen!!!Book Review: Should use his "great brain" to make this book better
Summary: 2 Stars
I often wonder about the reviews here and question a 5 star rating. The author's relatives must have reviewed this book. I found this book very repetitive and not enlightening in the least. I gave up after about one third of the book. Don't waste your time.Book Review: I Must Have a Great Brain Already...
Summary: 3 Stars
This book was given as a present and I noticed it reflected the giver's fears about losing mental faculties in the natural, aging process. However, after reading the first few chapters and taking some time to skim over the rest, I found it told me nothing new about how to take care of the physical portion of my mind. It basically said to eat right, exercise, keep learning new things, get enough sleep, avoid over-doing alcohol and drugs, even prescription ones; all obvious (I hope) to anyone interested in keeping their wits about them.
No, I don't recommend this book in particular. However, I will always recommend investigating what can be done to put off old-age befuddlement. And if, for my fellow readers, it means this book, then by all means, grab it and go.
Book Review: A Healthy Brain Opens Many Doors
Summary: 5 Stars
I cannot agree more with this excellent book. A healthy brain, running at its full ability is the key to such a better, healthier and more successful life.
When it comes to exercising your mind, I recommend services such as the Health Club for the Mind - Agogus.com. Affordable and easy. For the rest, I am glad I already eat healthy, do physical exercises and play Ping-Pong!
Book Review: Just do what your mom taught you
Summary: 5 Stars
I read a great book on the weekend - "How to Make a Good Brain Great" by Daniel Amen M.D. He studies brain function scientifically using brain scans. He runs a "Brain" clinic specializing in helping people with problem brains. Many people unknowingly injure their brains through minor accidents and then wonder why they are having problems in some parts of their life.
The thesis of the book, which seems perfectly logical, is that the brain is responsible to a large extent for our overall health. He believes and provides proof that we can "repair" and improve our brain function.
Most of good brain health is just normal clean living and healthy lifestyle. He advocates aerobic exercise (more blood pumped to the head). He suggests trying new things to challenge the brain (I do this all the time).
The only part that I do not totally agree with or follow is his guide to supplementation. Some of what he advocates, I do like drinking green tea and taking multivitamins but I am not big on taking many supplements. We are in sync on eating a healthy diet including lots of essential fatty acids like ground flax and fish oil.
He advocates laughter something I have been trying to add to my lifestyle.
Overall, I have a very brain healthy lifestyle. The only exception to that might be sleep. He advocates getting 6-8 hours of sleep per night and never seem to find the time for that. This said, it is on my list to try to get to bed earlier.
Interesting that he is a big advocate of table tennis as a good brain sport since the Estill family is big on this (although I don't play as much as my father or brothers).
The book has 13 steps to exercise your brain. Some of these I do naturally - like "dedicate yourself to learning", "limit TV", "Limit video games (sometimes I play too much online chess". Others I can easily add like "break routine".
He also has a 15 day program to a healthier brain. I won't give you the program - you will have to read the book for that. It is a great book and worth the read.