Products tagged with Health

Keep Your Brain Alive

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:19 +0000

If taking a different route to work or brushing your teeth with your non-dominant hand could increase brain activity and help prevent memory loss, would you do it? Hint: the smart answer is “yes.” Keep Your Brain Alive by Dr. Lawrence Katz and Manning Rubin features 83 neurobic exercises that use your five senses in unexpected ways to shake up your everyday routine and fire up your brain’s neurons. This straightforward book explains how simple, do-anywhere exercises can stimulate the production of nutrients that grow brain cells, help ward off the effects of mental aging, prevent memory loss and increase mental fitness.

Brain Training for Runners [Paperback]

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:19 +0000

When it comes to endurance running, it’s mind over muscle, heart and lungs, according to Matt Fitzgerald author of Brain Training for Runners. The book’s pages (all 562 of ‘em!) are packed with cutting-edge exercise physiology research, real-world examples and wisdom from the world’s top distance runners to show how the brain can help you resist running fatigue, break through the wall, master the art of pacing, outsmart injuries, learn to run “in the zone” and more. The book features comprehensive brain training plans for running a 5K, 10K, half-marathon and marathon.

Change Your Brain Change Your Life

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:19 +0000

My, what a big prefrontal cortex you have. Bet you’ve never heard that one before. But what if someone could look inside your head to see what’s going on in there? Dr. Daniel Amen, a clinical neuroscientist and psychiatrist, has done just that for thousands of patients through nuclear brain imaging. In Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, Dr. Amen shows before and after pictures of actual brain scans, showing how cognitive exercises, dietary changes, meditation, self-hypnosis and biofeedback can visibly alter the brain and positively impact the lives of patients suffering from anxiety, depression, excessive anger, impulsiveness, worry and obsessive behavior.

Change Your Brain Change Your Life DVD

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:19 +0000

What if you could look inside that handy little marvel called a brain and see what your temporal lobes and prefrontal cortex were up to? According to Dr. Daniel Amen, a neuroscientist, psychiatrist and nuclear brain imaging expert, brain SPECT imaging can help diagnosis disorders like anxiety and depression. More importantly, they can show how cognitive exercises, nutrition and other remedies can help you change your brain and your life for the better. Change Your Brain, Change Your Life DVD is an extended version of the breakthrough PBS special that will help you retrain your brain to increase happiness and focus while decreasing anxiety and depression.

Magnificent Mind at Any Age DVD

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:19 +0000

In this fascinating follow-up to his first PBS special, “Change Your Brain, Change Your Life,” Dr. Daniel Amen explores the many natural ways to boost your brainpower, maintain a healthy brain throughout your life and combat common brain illnesses like ADD, anxiety and depression. The Magnificent Mind at Any Age DVD uses clear language and an engaging style to discuss how proper diet, nutritional supplements, exercise, positive thinking habits and medication, if needed, can help you enjoy long-term brain health for greater success and happiness. Simply put, this is the DVD to get if you want to get your brain in gear.

My Stroke of Insight [Hardcover]

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:19 +0000

At the age of 37, Harvard-trained brain scientist Jill Bolte Taylor suffered a massive stroke that damaged the left side of her brain, leaving her unable to walk, talk, read, write or remember any of her life. My Stroke of Insight is Taylor’s inspiring account of her triumphant journey from a debilitating stroke to a full recovery. Celebrating the remarkable resiliency of the brain, this fascinating memoir is a must-read for stroke survivors and their caregivers as well as anyone who simply needs their recommended daily allowance of awe.

Spark [Hardcover]

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:19 +0000

In SPARK, John J. Ratey, M.D., embarks upon a fascinating and entertaining journey through the mind-body connection, presenting startling research to prove that exercise is truly our best defense against everything from depression to ADD to addiction to aggression to menopause to Alzheimer's. Filled with amazing case studies (such as the revolutionary fitness program in Naperville, Illinois, which has put this school district of 19,000 kids first in the world of science test scores), SPARK is the first book to explore comprehensively the connection between exercise and the brain. It will change forever the way you think about your morning run---or, for that matter, simply the way you think

Brain Fitness Program by PositScience [Software]

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:19 +0000

The Brain Fitness Program from Posit Science sharpens the auditory system of the brain for faster thinking, sharper focus and better memory. By improving the quantity and quality of the information you take in from your ears, this 40-hour program will help you communicate more effectively, pick up more details in conversation and remember what you hear. In clinical trials, The Brain Fitness Program speeds up auditory processing by 131% and improves memory by an average of 10 years. Need more proof? Based on our own (admittedly unscientific) research, customers who purchase the Brain Fitness Program from our stores report the biggest personal change of any other product.

Two user license.

Works on Mac and PC. Not compatable with Mac OS X.

Brainpower Game Plan [Paperback]

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:19 +0000

In the Brainpower Game Plan, Dr. Cynthia R. Green teams up with Prevention magazine to bring you a four-week program designed to help boost your attention span, speed mental processing, increase mental flexibility, improve recall and retrieval, think more clearly and learn new things faster. This day-by-day program boasts delicious brain-boosting recipes, fun brain games and easy moves that engage both your body and mind. At the end of four weeks, your brain cells will be doing cartwheels. And although it hasn’t been scientifically proven, we’re pretty sure cartwheeling brain cells are a good thing.

Brainpower Game Plan has been featured on Dr. Phil and The Martha Stewart Show.

Carved in Sand [Paperback]

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:19 +0000

Memory loss sure can be a sneaky little sucker. Acclaimed journalist Cathryn Jakobson Ramin discovered this humbling truth almost overnight as midlife mental lapses had her forgetting names, appointments and passwords. Luckily, she also discovered there’s something you can do about it. In Carved in Sand, Jakobson Ramin offers herself up as a guinea pig for the latest drugs, dietary supplements, biofeedback, lifestyle changes and other therapies reported to boost memory and enhance cognitive function. Combining expert interviews, hard science and a sense of humor, Jakobson Ramin’s memoir explores the causes of midlife memory loss and shares practical advice for staying mentally young.

Sports Pro Gyro Exerciser

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:19 +0000

The Sports Pro Gyro Exerciser (formerly known as Dynaflex) helps keep your brain and forearms from going to mush with repetitive hand motions that strengthen dexterity and coordination. But what the heck do your hands and forearms have to do with keeping your brain in tip-top shape, you ask? Good question. Your hands are critical receptor points for your brain and exercising them helps those receptor points stay sharp. Which means that the Sports Pro Gyro can help you strengthen your brain and build forearms like Popeye—all without downing obscene amounts of spinach! And the best part is you can do this fun wrist exercise while watching TV. Old school cartoons, anyone?

Intellectual Devotional: Health [Hardcover]

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:19 +0000

This fourth installment of the New York Times best-selling Intellectual Devotional series gives you everything you ever wanted to know about health and the human body in small daily doses. The Intellectual Devotional: Health covers topics in lifestyle and preventive medicine; the mind; medical milestones; drugs and alternative treatments; sexuality and reproduction; diseases and ailments; and children and adolescents. Packed with 365 days of medical knowledge and wellness wisdom, this fascinating book is positively infectious—but in a good, healthy, no-hazmat-suit-required kind of way.

Magnificent Mind at Any Age [Paperback]

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:19 +0000

So you have a brain. Big whoop! The real question is: Do you know how to use it to maximize success? Lucky for you, physician, psychiatrist and all-around brain genius Dr. Daniel Amen does. In Magnificent Mind at Any Age, he shares practical strategies to help you bounce back from adversity, boost memory and concentration, enhance creativity, maintain satisfying relationships, increase sexual desire and more. He also shows how diet, exercise and supplements can treat depression, bipolar disorder, ADD and anxiety. Based on the most up-to-date research and told in an easy-to-understand way, this is a must-have user’s manual for anyone with a brain. (Psst, that means you!)

Change Your Brain, Change Your Body Cookbook [Hardcover]

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:19 +0000

Cook right to live longer, look younger, be thinner and decrease your risk of obesity, depression, Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, cancer and diabetes. In this special cookbook, health specialist and nurse Tana Amen shows you how to eat right to think right. Based on the 7 rules of brain healthy eating, developed by Dr. Amen, Mrs. Amen shares wonderful recipes that she uses at home to take care of the Amen Family. You will find over 60 brain healthy recipes, including tasty recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack time and desserts.

Amen Solution Attention Support

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:19 +0000

For those of you who need support for attention and impulse control, Dr. Daniel Amen, New York Times bestselling author of “Change Your Brain Change Your Life” has developed a nutraceutical supplement formulated to help improve mental focus, while promoting a sense of calm. Dr. Daniel Amen’s Attention Support: Children and Teens includes phosphatidyl serine to help maintain cell membranes, DMAE for improving memory and concentration and pycnogenol to boost dopamine and norepinephrine, neurotransmitters which help improve focus. We recommend Dr. Daniel Amen’s Attention Support for those looking to restore overall brain health and to support attention and impulse control.

Contains 90 Capsules
Each Serving of 3 Capsules Contains:

Acetyl-L-Carnitine (HCL) 250 mg
Phosphatidyl Serine (soy) 50 mg
DMAE (bitartrate) 20 mg
Pycnogenol® 30 mg
Magnesium (glycinate) 100 mg
Zinc (glycinate) 15 mg
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine HCL) 25 mg

Amen Solution Focus and Energy Optimizer

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:19 +0000

Formulated without caffeine that makes people jittery, Dr. Amen’s Focus and Energy Optimizer supports both focus and healthy energy levels. It is formulated with green tea and choline to help with focus, along with three powerful adaptogens which act synergistically to enhance endurance and stamina. The adaptogens ashwaganda, rhodiola and panax ginseng have been scientifically shown to improve the body’s resistance to stress and support a healthy immune system.

Contains 120 Capsules
Each Serving of 4 Capsules Contains:

600 mg Green Tea Extract
250mg Ashwagandha Extract
200mg Rhodiola rosea Extract
200 mg Panax Ginseng Extract
55 mg Choline

Amen Solution Serotonin Mood Support

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:19 +0000

Serotonin Mood Support is Dr. Amen’s unique new formula that contain saffron extract and 5HTP. It helps to support normal serotonin levels by providing 5-HTP, a direct precursor to serotonin, along with a proprietary extract of Saffron, shown clinically to support a normal mood. Vitamin B6 and Inositol are included to provide additional synergistic support. Ingredients are provided at clinically tested levels to insure optimal benefit.

Contains 60 Capsules
Each Serving of 4 Capsules Contains:

20 mg Vitamin B6
1000 mg Inositol
176.5 mg Saffron Extract
5-HTP

The Amen Solution DVD

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:19 +0000

In The Amen Solution: Use Your Brain to Be Thinner, Smarter and Happier, award winning psychiatrist and bestselling author Dr. Daniel Amen gives you 10 very simple steps that will help you: Lose weight, Boost your memory, and Improve your mood. Based on his brain-imaging work at the Amen Clinics with tens of thousands of patients from 90 different countries over the last 20 years he has discovered two of the major secrets why most diets don’t work.