Brain Food: Defeat Dementia and Cognitive Decline Contributor(s): Hobbins, Ngaire (Author), Crawford, Michelle (Author) |
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ISBN: 1510743642 ISBN-13: 9781510743649 Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Cooking | Health & Healing - General - Health & Fitness | Diseases - Alzheimer's & Dementia - Health & Fitness | Diet & Nutrition - General |
Dewey: 616.804 |
LCCN: 2019028857 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 8.2" W x 10.1" (2.45 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Health & Fitness |
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Publisher Description: Better Brain Food: Eat to Cheat Dementia and Cognitive Decline The increase of the average lifespan is a triumph of modern medicine. On average, we can expect to live 10 or 20 years longer than our grandparents' generation. These extra years are a wonderful bonus, but also impose unprecedented challenges to our bodies and brains. Recent scientific investigations have uncovered foods and ingredients that can help protect brain cells from damage by oxidation and inflammation and keep the systems that support them working as well as possible. In Better Brain Food, dietitian Ngaire Hobbins, an international authority on nutrition for aged care, presents a compelling argument that the food you eat can make a big difference to your quality of life as you age. Included in the book is the science behind these food choices and an assortment of recipes for categories such as:
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Contributor Bio(s): Hobbins, Ngaire: - Ngaire Hobbins is an international expert on nutrition for aged care and sought-after speaker. She is a member of and presents at conferences for the International Federation of Ageing, the Gerontological Society of America and the British Society of Gerontology. She has deep clinical experience as a dietitian both in hospital and private practice. She self-published her first two books, Eat to Cheat Ageing and Eat to Cheat Dementia.Crawford, Michelle: - Michelle Crawford is a recipe developer, food stylist and author of A Table in the Orchard. |