Shari Zucker - The Memory Diet: More Than 150 Healthy Recipes for the Proper Care and Feeding of Your Brain

Praise for The Memory Diet: Social interaction is beneficial for preserving cognition, as many of the most pleasurable experiences are those we share with others. Staying social is just as important as intellectual stimulation when it comes to keeping the mind nimble and Judi and Shari Zucker give valuable information in The Memory Diet to help us all preserve our most treasured life experiences! Dr. Ava Cadell, PhD, author of NeuroLoveology Doctor Alzheimer, who first used the term Alzheimers disease, identified this brain dysfunction condition as stemming from the unhealthy animal-based western diet, which causes multiple strokes, edema, and disruption of brain waves. I believe from my 40 years of work the best way to prevent and treat dementia associated with atherosclerotic brain disorders is to adopt a plant protein diet and lifestyle medicine approach described in The Memory Diet. Nick Delgado, PhD and author of Simply Healthy and Healthy Aging Breakthrough Wow! I love this most needed book! With dementia and Alzheimers at an all-time high and the number of Baby Boomers at an all time high of almost 80 million, nothing could be more important than the crucial whole plant foods that are not only the building blocks of the body (most importantly the brain first) but are our true medicine in not only reversing but healing many maladies including a starving brain! Who wouldnt love the amazing foods and recipes in this book over the often toxic medications and their side effects? Fabulous job! Catie J. Wyman Norris, CNC, ND, nutritionist to the stars, author of The Truth About Calcium and formulator of Caties Whole Plant Foods and Simply Young Evidence Based Whole Plant Foods

More Than 150 Healthy Recipes for the Proper Care and Feeding of Your Brain JUDI AND SHARI ZUCKER Copyright 2016 by Judi and Shari Zucker All rights reserved under the Pan-American and International Copyright Conventions.

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We would like to dedicate this book to our mother, who has dementia. She inspired us to write this book so we could help those suffering from memory loss and those who want to prevent it.

We have learned to never underestimate the value of a memory. We love you, Mom!

We would like to thank our family and friends for their support and love. We would like to thank our editors, Lauren Manoy, Jodi Brandon, and Gina Schenck for their organizational abilities and attention to detail. For their input on this project, we would like to acknowledge everyone at Career Press/New Page Books. Special thanks to Adam Schwartz, Michael Pye, and Laurie Kelly-Pye for their support and helpful suggestions. Thank you, Jill Marsal, our literary agent, for your guidance and professional expertise.

We are grateful to be twins and share our passion to educate others on the benefits of a healthful lifestyle. Its great to be PIFs (partners in fun)!

With our population of aging individuals ever-increasing, we have come to realize the serious nature of memory impairment. In the past, we accepted memory loss in the elderly as unavoidable. However, despite increased age having some impact on our ability to remember, science has shown that many types of cognitive impairment and memory loss can be successfully treated, reversed, and even prevented. Simple steps like eating well, getting enough sleep, decreasing stress, not smoking, minimizing alcohol intake, taking nutritional supplements, exercising, and keeping your brain active can help prevent dementia. Why the emphasis on food? Simply, the Standard American Diet (aptly named SAD for short) is full of processed foods, sugars, simple carbohydrates, and trans fats that are responsible for many serious health problems that can include impairment of mental acuity, weight gain, heart disease, chronic inflammation, and hormonal imbalances.

So, one of the most important things you can do is adopt a healthy, well-balanced diet, which can have a profound effect on your cognitive function and memory. Judi and Shari Zucker are strong believers in the connection between good health and nutritious dietary habits. In The Memory Diet they present a treasure trove of recipes that focus on foods that are good both for the brain and overall health. Based on the latest research on brain health, Judi and Shari share tasty recipes that focus on a plant-based diet low in sugar and bad fats, and high in flavor. They have created easy and delicious meals, which center around fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, and nuts. These foods are also known to help prevent cardiovascular disease by enhancing overall blood circulation, which also supports your brain function.

In addition, the antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables help protect your brain and other cells from oxidizing or rusting, just as iron rusts when exposed to moisture. Then, many plant-based foods such as avocados and nuts contain healthy fats needed to form healthy cell membranes, especially in the brain, which is almost 70 percent fat. Read on to find out how you can eat your way to a longer, healthier life, and one where you can keep your mental faculties operating optimally for many years. Hyla Cass, MD, author of 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health
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It was a beautiful December day in Los Angeles, and a family tradition was to walk to the Beverly Hills Hotel and see the festive decorations. Our mother had store credit at the hotel, and we were waiting for her to get it. She frantically looked at us and said she couldnt find the credit slip.

We laughed and said to her, You will find it. She had a frightened look on her face and sternly said to us, I am scared that I forgot where I put the credit slip. I am really scared! At the time we didnt realize that she had been experiencing bouts of forgetfulness. Our mother began to forget many things and she was worried. We made an appointment to see a brain doctor, and the doctor ran several tests. The results showed that our mother had dementiaspecifically semantic dementia, a variance of Alzheimers.

The doctor told us that our mothers form of dementia was not genetic but environmentally induced. Knowing our mother, her dementia could have been caused by many things, such as her longtime use of sleeping pills, alcohol, sugar, or processed foods, or the multiple surgeries she had with anesthesia. Although we were told we could not reverse her dementia, at least it was worth a try to slow it down and do whatever we could to preserve her memory! Whether its a family member or you being diagnosed with a memory disorder, it can be overwhelming. There is hope, and with simple lifestyle changes you can decrease your chances of getting a memory disorder and preserving the memory you deserve to have. In

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