From the bestselling author and PBS star, a brain-healthy program to turn back the clock, and keep your mind sharp and your body fit. “An incredibly helpful book for anyone who wants to increase their brain capacity.”—Dr. Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life The fountain of youth is between your ears. A healthy brain is the key to staying vibrant and alive for a long time, and in Use Your Brain to Change Your Age, bestselling author Dr. Daniel G. Amen shares ten simple steps to boost your brain to help you live longer, look younger, and dramatically decrease your risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Based on the approach that has helped thousands of people at the Amen Clinics, Dr. Amen’s breakthrough, easy-to-follow anti-aging process shows you how to:   • Boost your memory, mood, attention, and energy • Decrease your risk for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia • Eat to increase longevity • Promote the healing of brain damage due to injury, strokes, substance abuse, and toxic exposure • Dramatically increase your chances of living longer and looking younger   By adopting the brain healthy strategies detailed in Use Your Brain to Change Your Age, you can outsmart your genes, put the brakes on aging, and even reverse the aging process. “Dr Amen magically shows us that the aging of our brain need not match the aging of our bodies. The tools he offers to avoid injury to this most precious real estate in our body are priceless and will keep us thinking sharply throughout our progressively longer lives.” —Mehmet Oz, M.D., Professor and Vice Chair Surgery, New York Presbyterian/Columbia and host of The Dr Oz Show   “If you want to think smarter, you need to have a healthier brain.  This is another incredibly helpful book from Dr. Daniel Amen for anyone who wants to increase their brain capacity.  I want to stay sharp, and that's why I read everything Dr. Amen writes, and you should too!” —Dr. Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life   “ Use Your Brain to Change Your Age is inspiring and practical.  Its case studies make this book powerfully impactful, both for adults and young adults in schools.  I can't think of a single reader who won't find himself or herself represented in the stories of women and men who have used Dr. Amen's wisdom and research to live healthy lives.  This is a must read for anyone interested in the human brain and the body that shelters it.” —Michael Gurian, author of Leadership and the Sexes and Boys and Girls Learn Differently   “Thorough, practical, and inspiring, this is an essential guide to reclaiming your brain—and your life! It's never too late to start... or too early. I recommend it to anyone with a brain.” —Hyla Cass MD, author of 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health   “I couldn’t stop reading Dr. Amen’s new book until I was finished.  As a holistic neurosurgeon, I found it to be the best user’s guide to optimal brain function I have ever read.  His incredible storytelling skill combined with practical information will change your life.” —Joseph C. Maroon, M.D., Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Team Neurosurgeon, The Pittsburgh Steelers Daniel G. Amen, MD , is a double board-certified psychiatrist, professor, and ten-time New York Times bestselling author. He is one of the world’s foremost experts on using brain-imaging tools to help optimize and treat his patients. Amen Clinics have one of the highest published success rates for patients. His research was listed as one of the Top 100 Stories in Science for 2015 by Discover magazine. He has written and hosted eleven highly popular shows about the brain for public television. His work has been featured in The New York Times Magazine , the Washington Post , and Men’s Health and on The Dr. Oz Show and Dr. Phil . NANA, LISA, AND RUTH   KNOW YOUR NUMBERS TO KEEP YOUR MIND HEALTHY AND PREVENTALZHEIMER'S AND OTHER DISEASES OF AGING   I can never find my keys. Sometimes they show up by theeggs in the refrigerator. I am fifty-two. Isn't that normal?   Think again!   When Lisa was a young girl she adored her nana, hermother's mother. Nana and Lisa baked cookies together, played cards for hours,told silly jokes, and picked plums in Nana's backyard. Nana taught Lisa how tocan the fruit for plum jam, which they loved to share. Nana was veryoverweight, so she would hold the ladder while her granddaughter climbed theladder for the plums. On nights Lisa slept over, Nana always read to her. Lisaremembers laughing so hard that she would sometimes snort at the silly voices Nanaused when she read the stories. At night in the dark they promised each otherto always be best friends. Lisa loved snuggling into Nana's body, which wasever so soft. She felt unconditional love in Nana's presence, which was one ofthe best feelings she remembered from her childhood.   Then, when Lisa was about twelve years old, somethingstarted to change. At first,