The Aging Brain by Timothy R. Jennings, MD

With so many older people getting some form of dementia, many of us are concerned about brain health as we age. The Aging Brain by Timothy R. Jennings, MD offers a lot of good information on taking care of our bodies and, ultimately, our brains as we age to give ourselves the best chance at a life without a memory loss disease.

Dr. Jennings starts out The Aging Brain by sharing how dementia is personal to his family as he has watched his mother-in-law deal with Alzheimer's disease over the past few years and has seen his wife's concern that she may also face that challenge. Dr. Jennings then shows readers ways that the disease can begin, then progress and many ways to fight off the disease. The Aging Brain is divided into four sections: History and Aging, Oxidative Stress and Aging, Lifestyle and Aging and Pathological Aging. Each section contains several chapters of  solid scientific advice and information that Dr Jennings has collected. I especially like that each chapter concludes with the key points to remember and most chapters also contain a list of action steps you can take to help ward off brain-related diseases.

Dr. Jennings does come at dementia from a more scientific angle in several of the chapters of The Aging Brain as a psychiatrist and master psycho-pharmacologist and his writing reflects that. He also makes every effort to translate the material into something that everyday people can understand. I think this book is especially readable for those who truly want to make a difference in their brain health and like to read health-related books. I like that he looks at life from all angles in The Aging Brain. He shares information on slowing the aging process through exercise, socializing, spiritual health, dietary factors, medical factors, which supplements may be especially helpful, and much more. I knew some of the information having read several books on brain health, but I also learned some new things in this book. It is a well-researched book that contains a lot of good basic information for someone wanting to stay brain healthy. I highly recommend it to anyone with concerns and to those with a family history of dementia like I have as we watched my grandfather suffer with dementia.

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