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Gary Small, M. D.
Known for: The Alzheimer’s Prevention Cookbook: 100 Recipes to Boost Brain Health, The Alzheimer’s Prevention Program: Keep Your Brain Healthy for the Rest of Your Life, The Memory Bible: An Innovative Strategy for Keeping Your Brain Young
Books by Gary Small
The Alzheimer’s Prevention Cookbook: 100 Recipes to Boost Brain Health
This cookbook presents 100 recipes designed to promote brain health and reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience and nutrition, Dr. Gary Small and Gigi Vo...
The Alzheimer’s Prevention Program: Keep Your Brain Healthy for the Rest of Your Life
This book presents a comprehensive lifestyle-based approach to reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Drawing on decades of research, Dr. Gary Small and Gigi Vorgan outline a four-week program that...
The Memory Bible: An Innovative Strategy for Keeping Your Brain Young
Memory feels personal, almost mysterious, yet Gary Small argues that it is also highly trainable. In The Memory Bible, he brings together neuroscience, psychiatry, aging research, and practical self-c...
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Nutrition and the Brain: The Science of Cognitive Protection
We now know that what we eat directly affects how we think, remember, and feel. Over decades, neuroscientific research has confirmed that diets rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds can reduce the accumulation of beta-amyloid plaques—the sticky proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease. ...
From The Alzheimer’s Prevention Cookbook: 100 Recipes to Boost Brain Health
Key Nutrients and Their Roles in Brain Health
The brain thrives on a balanced supply of essential fats, vitamins, and minerals. Omega-3s act as structure-builders for neurons; B vitamins facilitate neurotransmitter synthesis; zinc and magnesium regulate nerve signaling; and antioxidants like vitamin C and E defend cells against oxidative decay....
From The Alzheimer’s Prevention Cookbook: 100 Recipes to Boost Brain Health
Week 1: Nourish the Brain
When people think of brain health, they often imagine crossword puzzles or memory games. Few realize that what you put on your plate is just as influential. The food you eat directly affects inflammation, oxidative stress, and the brain’s energy supply—all key factors in the development of Alzheimer...
From The Alzheimer’s Prevention Program: Keep Your Brain Healthy for the Rest of Your Life
Week 2: Move to Think Better
When we design interventions to protect memory, we cannot separate the brain from the body. They are extensions of one living system. Exercise, more than any other lifestyle factor, has repeatedly shown the power to increase neurogenesis—the birth of new brain cells—in the hippocampus, the region ce...
From The Alzheimer’s Prevention Program: Keep Your Brain Healthy for the Rest of Your Life
Memory Changes, But Decline Isn’t Destiny
One of the most important ideas in this book is that occasional forgetfulness does not automatically signal serious decline. Many people misinterpret normal age-related changes in attention and recall as proof that their brains are failing. Gary Small challenges that fear by explaining that memory i...
From The Memory Bible: An Innovative Strategy for Keeping Your Brain Young
Build Brain Health Through Four Pillars
A powerful brain program does not depend on a single miracle supplement or one special puzzle. Small’s core framework is broader and more realistic: lasting memory improvement comes from the interaction of four pillars—mental exercise, nutrition, physical activity, and stress management. Each one su...
From The Memory Bible: An Innovative Strategy for Keeping Your Brain Young
About Gary Small
Gary Small, M.D., is a professor of psychiatry and aging at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and director of the UCLA Longevity Center. He is internationally recognized for his research on memory, brain health, and aging, and has authored several bestselling books on cognitive wellne...
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Gary Small, M.D., is a professor of psychiatry and aging at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and director of the UCLA Longevity Center. He is internationally recognized for his research on memory, brain health, and aging, and has authored several bestselling books on cognitive wellne...
Gary Small, M.D., is a professor of psychiatry and aging at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and director of the UCLA Longevity Center. He is internationally recognized for his research on memory, brain health, and aging, and has authored several bestselling books on cognitive wellness.
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