CHAPTER 1
THE NEUROGENESIS REVOLUTION
Your life can be so much more than it is now. Imagine having increased energy, a better memory, and starting each day feeling positive and rested, ready to tackle whatever challenges may come. Recent advances in medical science have put this goal within reach. You and everyone you know has a vast, untapped potential to live more fully.
But to realize your greatest potential your brain must operate at its highest level. The key to tapping this potential is neurogenesis, the process of creating new neurons, or brain cells. Neurogenesis is how the brain renews and upgrades itself.
Understanding neurogenesis is the most revolutionary discovery of neuroscience in the past century. Although there is still much to be learned, recent studies have revealed that the process can be enhanced and encouraged by individual lifestyle choices. To increase neurogenesis is to improve your entire life—how you think, feel, and act.
Research shows that high rates of neurogenesis are associated with:
• higher cognitive function
• better memory and faster learning
• emotional vitality and resilience
• protection from stress, anxiety, and depression
• elevated immunity
• enhanced overall brain function
Increasing neurogenesis dramatically improves everyday life at all stages and[…]”
Excerpt From: Brant Cortright, Ph.D. “The Neurogenesis Diet and LifestyLe.” iBooks.
The Neurogenesis Diet and Lifestyle Description:
A Paradigm Shift in Brain Health and Aging
The Neurogenesis Diet and Lifestyle brings together the latest in neuroscience research to present a new paradigm of brain health and aging. Only recently has it been discovered that the brain produces new brain cells throughout our entire lives, a process called neurogenesis. The rate at which we form new brain cells has a profound influence upon every aspect of our life. When the rate of neurogenesis is low, we see cognitive deficits and memory problems, anxiety and stress, depression, and lowered immunity. Life is difficult.
With high rates of neurogenesis we see the opposite: enhanced cognitive abilities, rapid learning, emotional resilience, protection from anxiety, stress and depression, heightened immunity and robust health. We flourish.
This is the first book to bring together research that shows how to increase your rate of neurogenesis (as well as stop or minimize those things that lower your rate of neurogenesis.)
Unleash Your Brain’s Potential
You can operate at a higher level than you ever imagined.
You can upgrade your brain and improve your life – starting today.
This book shows you HOW.
A Diet and Lifestyle to:
• Think faster
• Improve your memory
• Prevent or delay dementia and Alzheimer’s
• Protect from stress and depression
• Feel vitality, energy, aliveness
• Engage with people, deepen relationships
• Connect with your loving center of peace
Radically Change Your Brain at Any Age
You can enhance your brain and life – whether you are in your 20’s or 30’s or whether you are in your 50’s, 60’s or older. Our bodies are surviving longer than ever before, but what good is an extended life span if your brain can’t go the distance?
Revolutionary discoveries in the emerging field of neurogenesis reveal the secrets of cognitive enhancement. This pioneering book presents research scattered in obscure scientific journals and offers a helpful, simple approach to improve your brain and all parts of your life.
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