A Practical Guide to Stimulate, Rest, & Nourish the Brain for Optimal Health Based on Decades of Research & Experimentation in Cognitive Science
Purpose of the Book: Train Your Brain for a Healthier and Happier Life
I want to inspire you to discover the remarkable potential of your brain and mind with simple yet powerful words in a storytelling and conversational style. With over five decades of research and experimentation in cognitive science and collaboration with leading experts in neuroscience, psychiatry, endocrinology, and metabolic health, I have created this book to share a holistic approach to enhancing mental performance and overall well-being.
The human brain is a dynamic, adaptive organ with an unmatched capacity for growth, learning, and change. Through this book, I want to guide you in understanding how to:
- Encourage neurogenesis and neuroplasticity—the brain’s ability to create new neurons and adapt to challenges.
- Build cognitive reserves to support your mental flexibility as you age.
- Understand intuition and metacognition for deeper self-awareness and creativity.
A Holistic and Innovative Approach
Unlike many books on brain health, this guide integrates practices rooted in scientific discoveries and personal experience. From daily meditation and intermittent fasting to neurobics and thermogenesis with cold showers, ice baths, and saunas, I share strategies that have profoundly impacted my life, making me feel younger as I got older. My studies with centenarians and explorations of artificial intelligence and neurocomputing offer additional insights to inspire your journey.
Practical Tools and Personalized Guidance
I want to help you adopt practical tools that align with your unique needs, including:
- Lifestyle changes to support your mental and emotional well-being.
- Evidence-based dietary and exercise routines to improve brain health.
- Emerging technologies that can enhance your cognitive abilities, na dmore…
Why This Book Is Different
This book reflects real-life curiosity and interaction. I address topics in ways that are easy to relate to and apply. I answer emerging questions such as:
- “How does intermittent or periodic fasting support brain health?”
- “What is the role of neuroplasticity in lifelong learning?”
- “How can I create daily habits that help me feel younger and sharper as I get older?”
- How can I learn both Western and Eastern body and mind exercises to sharpen my brain?
- How can I be more joyful and relate with others better?
- How can I be more creative and productive to increase my income?
A Personal Journey of Transformation
This book blends decades of research with practical strategies from my experiences and collaborations with leading experts to provide actionable insights for cognitive and emotional well-being. I want to inspire you to take control of your brain function, cognitive performance, and emotional well-being, guiding you with tools to enhance your intuition, memory, focus, attention, task switching, resilience, and joy at any age.
If you want to improve your focus and memory, reduce stress, or support long-term brain function, cognitive peformance, and mental health, Train Your Brain for a Healthier and Happier Life will guide you. I invite you to start this exciting and joyful journey together, exploring how you can nurture and strengthen your mind and body for a more vibrant life. As a seasoned scientist, technologist, inventor, and author, I will take you on a unique mental, physical, and spiritual journey as if we are having a virtual chat refraining from jargon. Thank you for allowing me to inform, educate, empower, and inspire you.
Where to purchase?
This book is available in digital, paperback, and audio formats in multiple bookstores. Click on the following image to find a suitable bookstore for purchase.
I also made the chapters available on my Health and Wellness Network on Substack for members. You can get a 50% discount for a membership to read this book, other books, my exclusive content, and networking opportunities with healthcare professionals
Here are 10 sample chapters to give you a quick taste:
Sample Chapters on Medium linking to free sources on the top:
1 — Early Access to “Train Your Brain for a Healthier and Happier Life”
3 — Brain vs. Mind: What Is the Difference, and Why Does It Matter?
4 — How Gratitude Can Strengthen Cognition and Emotional Well-Being
5 — Neuroinflammation: How I Learned to Calm the Fire in My Brain and Improve My Mental Clarity
6 — The Role of Dreams: How the Brain Processes Vast Information at Night for Balancing Our Energies
8 — Addiction: How Habits, Cravings, and Deceptive Reward Systems Shape Behavior
9 — How to Outsmart Your Future Self: Understanding the Use of Ulysses Contracts
Gratitude to Early Beta Readers Reviewers
Many thanks to Mike Broadly, DHSc and Debarpan Chatterjee for writing review articles of the book. I link them here as they can give you extra insights from their valuable background in the healthcare industry.
My Five-Star Review of Train Your Brain for a Healthier and Happier Life
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