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Misplacing your keys, forgetting someone's name at a party, or coming home from the market without the most important item — these are just some of the many common memory slips we all experience from time to time.

The Memory Bible

The international bestseller that provides pioneering brain-enhancement strategies, memory exercises, a healthy brain diet, and stress reduction tps for enhancing cognitive function and halting memory loss.

Gary Small, M.D., is Director of Behavioral Health Breakthrough Therapies for Hackensack Meridian Health, and UCLA Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and Founding Director of the UCLA Longevity Center. Dr. Small often appears on the TODAY show, Good Morning America, and CNN, and is co-author (with his wife Gigi Vorgan) of 14 popular books, including The New York Times bestseller The Memory Bible, L.A. Times bestseller The Other Side of the Couch, and 2 Weeks to a Younger Brain.

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Even Mild Exercise Boosts Memory

Multiple studies have shown a clear connection between regular physical exercise and better cognitive performance. [Full Story]

Even Mild Exercise Boosts Memory

Multiple studies have shown a clear connection between regular physical exercise and better cognitive performance. [Full Story]

Giving Activates Your Brain

Pleasurable experiences , whether eating a turkey dinner, drinking a cocktail, riding a roller coaster, or watching a movie , all evoke neural activity in a circuit found in the medial forebrain that is rich in the neurotransmitter dopamine. [Full Story]

Medications Can Worsen Depression

As a psychiatrist, I always consider the possibility of a drug side effect as a cause of one of the most common mental disorders I see: depression. [Full Story]

Are Food Allergies Overestimated

People who suffer from food allergies generally experience food intolerance, reduced absorption of nutrients, and relief of symptoms after fasting. [Full Story]

Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Foods

Although inflammation is a key function of the immune system, when left unchecked it can cause harm to brain cells. Oxidation results from normal cellular work, but causes wear and tear on brain cells. [Full Story]

Inflammation Leads to Earlier Alzheimer's

As people age, they experience heightened inflammation, which appears to cause damage to healthy brain tissue. [Full Story]

Biofeedback Aids Stress Management

But when the stress response becomes chronic, hormones like cortisol contribute to various health problems including heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, anxiety, and depression. [Full Story]

What Is Biofeedback

Biofeedback helps people learn how to control what would otherwise be considered involuntary physical processes such as blood pressure or pain perception. [Full Story]

What Stress Does to Your Brain

Our ancient ancestors were vulnerable to many dangerous predators, and when confronted with such threats, they experienced a fight-or-flight response. [Full Story]

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