Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month (June)

1) The 36-hour day: a family guide to caring for people who have Alzheimer disease, related dementias, and memory loss

Author

Mace, Nancy L

Series

Johns Hopkins Press health book

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Originally published in 1981, The 36-Hour Day was the first book of its kind. Thirty years later, with dozens of other books on the market, it remains the definitive guide for people caring for someone with dementia. Now in a new and updated edition, this best-selling book features thoroughly revised chapters on the causes of dementia, managing the early stages of dementia, the prevention of dementia, and finding appropriate living

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2) AARP Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope while Coping with Stress and Grief

Author

Boss, Pauline

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eBook, Kindle

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AARP Digital Editions offer you practical tips, proven solutions, and expert guidance. In Loving Someone Who Has Dementia, Pauline Boss provides research-based advice for people who care for someone with dementia.

Nearly half of U.S. citizens over the age of 85 are suffering from some kind of dementia and require care. Loving Someone Who Has Dementia is a new kind of caregiving book. It's not about the usual techniques, but about

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4) All gone: a memoir of my mother's dementia : with refreshments

Author

Witchel, Alex

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Just past seventy, Alex Witchel's smart, adoring, ultracapable mother began to exhibit signs of dementia. Her smart, adoring, ultracapable daughter reacted as she'd been raised: If something was broken, they would fix it. But medical reality undid that hope, and her mother continued to disappear in plain sight. So Witchel retreated to the kitchen, trying to reclaim her mother by cooking the comforting foods of her childhood.

5) Alzheimer's & dementia for dummies

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Learning made easy

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"If you or someone you love has Alzheimer's Disease or dementia, you may feel frightened, angry, and uncertain about what the future holds. This authoritative resource will answer your questions and serve as your trusted guide. It explains what you're dealing with, what to expect, how the disease progresses, how to talk to doctors, survival tips for caregivers, and much more, "--Page 4 of cover.

6) The Alzheimer's answer book: professional answers to more than 250 questions about Alzheimer's and dementia

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Q&A

Is Alzheimer's disease hereditary? Are there memory exercises I should be doing now? Is all dementia Alzheimer's, or are there other forms? How do I make time for both my parent with Alzheimer's and my children? How long can someone live with this disease?

All caregivers and families touched by Alzheimer's and dementia face a seemingly overwhelming number of emotional decisions. The Alzheimer's Answer Book

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7) Alzheimer's: Every Minute Counts

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An urgent wake-up call about the national threat posed by Alzheimer's disease. Many know the unique tragedy of this disease, but few know that Alzheimer's is also a major and rapidly growing public health crisis. This high-profile PBS documentary powerfully illuminates the social consequences for America unless a medical breakthrough is discovered for this currently incurable disease.

8) The Alzheimer's project: momentum in science

Author

Hoffman, John

9) Before I forget: love, hope, help, and acceptance in our fight against Alzheimer's

Author

Smith, B

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"I know where I'm going. I'm still myself. I just can't remember things as well as I once did. So on short trips, I work hard not to be confused. I'll say to myself, "What are we going to do? How long are we staying?" It's like I'm talking to my other self--the self I used to be. She tells me, "This is what we need to buy--not that." I'm conscious of that other self guiding me now." Restaurateur, magazine publisher, celebrity chef, and nationally...

10) Brain food: the surprising science of eating for cognitive power

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Mosconi, Lisa

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"How to eat for maximum brain power and health from an expert in both neuroscience and nutrition. Like our bodies, our brains have very specific food requirements. And in this eye-opening book from an author who is both a neuroscientist and a certified integrative nutritionist, we learn what should be on our menu. Dr. Lisa Mosconi, whose research spans an extraordinary range of specialties including brain science, the microbiome, and nutritional genomics,...

11) Brain maker: the power of gut microbes to heal and protect your brain--for life

Author

Perlmutter, David

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"Perlmutter explains the potent interplay between intestinal microbes and the brain, describing how the microbiome develops from birth and evolves based on lifestyle choices, how it can become 'sick,' and how nurturing gut health through a few easy strategies can alter your brain's destiny for the better. With ... dietary recommendations and a ... program of six steps to improving gut ecology, [this book] opens the door to ... brain health potential"--Amazon.com....

12) Brain: the complete mind : how it develops, how it works, and how to keep it sharp

Author

Sweeney, Michael S

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An illustrated guide to the brain's development and functions. Presents accessible coverage of how the brain works and the latest scientific discoveries, sharing lifestyle tips on how to promote brain health through exercise, nutrition, and specific bolstering activities.

13) The brain's way of healing: remarkable discoveries and recoveries from the frontiers of neuroplasticity

Author

Doidge, Norman

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" The New York Times bestselling author of The Brain That Changes Itself presents astounding advances in the treatment of brain injury and illness. In The Brain That Changes Itself, Norman Doidge described the most important breakthrough in our understanding of the brain in four hundred years: the discovery that the brain can change its own structure and function in response to mental experience-what we call neuroplasticity. His revolutionary new...

14) Chicken soup for the soul: living with Alzheimer's & other dementias : 101 stories of caregiving, coping, and compassion

15) The dementia caregiver: a guide to caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease and other neurocognitive disorders

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Agronin, Marc E

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"Becoming a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer's disease or another neurocognitive disorder can be an unexpected, undesirable, underappreciated--and yet noble role. It is heartbreaking to watch someone lose the very cognitive capacities that once helped to define them as a person. But because of the nature of these disorders, the only way to become an effective caregiver and cope with the role's many daily challenges is to become well-informed about...

16) Diet for the mind: the latest science on what to eat to prevent Alzheimer's and cognitive decline-- from the creator of the MIND diet

Author

Morris, Martha Clare

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Looks at the role that diet plays in brain health and the prevention of cognitive decline and offers a diet designed to ensure that the brain gets the nutrients it needs to function at its best, along with eighty recipes full of brain nutrients.

17) The emotional journey of the Alzheimer's family

Author

Santulli, Robert B

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An empathic discussion of the emotional journey of family and friends who care for people with dementia.

18) The end of Alzheimer's: the first program to prevent and reverse cognitive decline

Author

Bredesen, Dale E

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In this paradigm shifting book, Dale Bredesen, MD, offers real hope to anyone looking to prevent and even reverse Alzheimer's Disease and cognitive decline. Revealing that AD is not one condition, as it is currently treated, but three, this outlines 36 metabolic factors (micronutrients, hormone levels, sleep) that can trigger "downsizing" in the brain. The protocol shows us how to rebalance these factors using lifestyle modifications like taking B12,...

19) The everything guide to the MIND diet: optimize brain health and prevent disease with nutrient-dense foods

Author

Ellingsworth, Christy

Series

An everything series book

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"Provides information on the MIND diet, how it can help reverse and prevent mental decline, and several chapters with recipes that follow the diet"--

20) Genius foods: become smarter, happier, and more productive while protecting your brain for life

Author

Lugavere, Max

Series

Genius Living

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"Discover the critical link between your brain and the food you eat, change the way you think about how your brain ages, and achieve optimal brain performance with this powerful new guide from media personality and leading voice in health Max Lugavere. After his mother was diagnosed with a mysterious form of dementia, Max Lugavere put his successful media career on hold to learn everything he could about the workings of the human brain and his mother's...