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" Carved in sand : "
Cathryn Jakobson Ramin.
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BL
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1047664
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b802034
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| Main Entry
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Ramin, Cathryn Jakobson.
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| Title & Author
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Carved in sand : : when attention fails and memory fades in midlife /\ Cathryn Jakobson Ramin.
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| Edition Statement
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1st [large print] HarperLuxe ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: HarperLuxe,, ©2007.
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xxvi, 470 pages (large print) ;; 23 cm
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0061253022
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: 9780061253027
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-470).
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| Contents
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Your unreliable brain : midlife forgetfulness is embarrassing and frustrating, but what does it mean for the future? -- Glitches, gaps and gaffes : the memory-hungry crowd speaks candidly about screwing up -- Frontal-lobe overload : "too much information" is just one of the reasons you feel like you're drowning -- Blocking, blanking and begging for mercy : why words and thoughts flee without warning -- Into the doughnut hole : what a brain scan can (and cannot) tell you about what's going on upstairs -- Swall this : the feeding of a midlife brain : essential fatty acids, omega-3s, viatmins, supplements and plenty of glucose -- Mental aerobics : from tedious to addictive : options for exercising your neurons -- Bathing in battery acid : elevated cortisol associated with chronic stress is no friend to your hippocampus -- Yearning for estrogen : rejecting hormone therapy could leave your neurons in the lurch -- The vulnerable brain : the repercussions of concussions you never knew you had -- Cosmetic neurology : the potential for pharmaceutical cognitive enhancement is vast and possibly irresistible -- Meditation and neurofeedback : going in for a tune-up : why tinkering with brain waves can improve attention -- I'll sleep when I'm dead : sacrifice your slumber and you'll perform as well as if you've had a few stiff drinks -- Recreational drugs, alcohol, and other neurotoxins : the cognitive consequences of what you smoke, drink, eat and breath -- What your doctor forgot to tell you : prescription drugs and "safe" over-the-counter meds may account for your fogginess -- The last place you look : thyroid low? blood pressure high? a host of common midlife disorders pack a cognitive wallop -- Staring into the eye of the tiger : deep in the grip of Alzheimer's disease at the age of sixty, Joanna graciously invites us into her world -- Do you really want to know? : as opportunities for early assessment and intervention become available, will you embrace them? -- Emerging triumphant : how to stockpile neurons : the habits of the cognitively well-endowed.
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Large type books.
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Memory disorders, Popular works.
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Middle-aged persons-- Health and hygiene.
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Large type books.
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Memory disorders.
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Middle aged persons-- Health and hygiene.
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Memory Disorders.
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Middle Aged.
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| Dewey Classification
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616.83
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| LC Classification
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RC394.M46R36 2007
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WM 173.7R173c 2007
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