Book Review: Keep Your Brain Alive

nnThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Mind Control. Mind Control are topics related to women's health, concerns, and lifestyles. Michael Masterman is the Official Guide to Mind Control.nnKeep Your Brain Alive: 83 Neurobic Exercises, by Lawrence Katz and Manning Rubin, is a valuable resource for people interested in Mind Control, and it is available through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.nnnBook DescriptionnnKeep Your Brain Alive presents the first brain exercise program scientifically based on the adult brain's ability to produce its own natural brain food. Developed by a leading neurological research scientist and the author of 60 Ways to Relieve Stress in 60 Seconds, the program offers 83 simple "neurobic" exercises to fight off the effects of mental aging by helping to prevent memory loss and increase mental fitness.nnPublisher DescriptionnnNo more punch lines that just slipped away. No more names on the tip of your tongue. No more senior moments! Drawing on cutting-edge neurological research, how to keep your brain alive: 83 neurobic exercises brings help to everyone whose memory is starting to slip. Devised by Dr. Lawrence Katz, a professor of neurobiology at Duke University Medical Center, and Manning Rubin, author of 60 Ways to Relieve Stress in 60 Seconds, here is a regimen of mental cross-training that can be done anywhere, by anyone, at any time of day. The premise is simple: When you exercise the brain, you release natural growth factors called neurotrophins, which in turn enhance the brain's level of fitness. And nothing so easily stimulates the brain as breaking routines and using the five senses in new and unexpected ways. So if you're right-handed, wake up tomorrow and brush your teeth with your left hand. Or close your eyes before you get into the car and then get the key into the ignition. Every time you open a new circuit in your brain, it's like doing a round of mental sit-ups, without the pain.n

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