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Virtual Book Tour: Dr. Gary Small
Today we are delighted to welcome Gary Small, M.D., director of the UCLA Memory and Aging Center and professor of psychiatry at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine. He’ll be answering our questions – and yours as well – about the book he recently wrote with his wife, Gigi Vorgan, “The Naked Lady Who Stood On Her Head: A Psychiatrist’s Stories of His Most Bizarre Cases.” Nourishing Relationships: Several of the stories in your book deal with how the mind affects the body. One of them gets into your experiences … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, advice, aging, anxiety, depression, Dr. Gary Small, Gigi Vorgan, memory, mind/body, stress, UCLA, Virtual Book Tour
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Menopause Brain?
Last week we looked at ways to activate your brain and keep it young. But recent studies at UCLA indicate that women’s brains may not function as well during the early stage of the menopause transition – women do not learn as well shortly before menopause as they do earlier or later. So if you are one of the 60% of women who notice that you have memory problems during your menopausal transition, take heart – your memory will come back once you are postmenopausal. Menopause may bring many additional … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, beauty, coping, freedom, loss, meaning, memory, menopause, postmenopausal, role, Sandwiched Boomer, UCLA study
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Brain Exercises for Sandwiched Boomers
Yesterday we highlighted a recent study that found conducting Internet searches enhances brain function. Today lets look at additional means of exercising your brain to keep it active and dynamic. Here are some tips to follow: Exercise your brain with mental aerobics just as you do your body. The Seattle Longitudinal Study found that 66% of older Americans doing brain exercise activities had significant cognitive improvement. Learning new skills increases the number of neural connections in the brain and keeps them firing. Explore new areas and interests. Have you wanted … Continue reading
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Tagged AARP, brain power, crossword, exercise, Internet, memory, Sandwiched Boomer, UCLA study
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