Memory Rescue
Eleven risk factors for memory loss, organized under the BRIGHT MINDS mnemonic
Amen builds the book around an acronym. BRIGHT MINDS stands for blood flow, retirement and aging, inflammation, genetics, head trauma, toxins, mental health, immunity, neurohormones, diabesity and sleep, and each letter gets a chapter on what makes that risk worse and what he suggests instead. The tone is practical and heavy on lists. Readers tend to work through it as a checklist rather than read it once and shelve it. Published in 2017, it is the book he points people to when they ask about memory.
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Psychiatrist · Change Your Brain, Change Your Life
Asked on a leadership podcast for memory tips, he pointed straight at this one and then worked through the mnemonic behind it. Prevent or treat the eleven major risk factors that steal your mind, he says, and the letters of BRIGHT MINDS tell you which eleven.
Source: Thirty Minute Mentors: Dr. Daniel Amen
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