from Mr.Durick

Jean Carper is not an obsessively careful writer; she speaks of the 'infinitesimal' gap in synapses. And her book 100 Simple Things You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer's is not entirely up to date; she speaks of the utility of red wine explaining that its power comes from resveratrol a notion that ha...

from mtpisgahumc

The book is an easy read of 100 chapters (1-3 pages each) which cover such topics as: Asking about Anesthesia, Check Out Your Ankle, Keep Your Balance, Worry about Middle-aged Obesity, and Take Care of Your Teeth. It is chock full of easy to follow advice to prevent or significantly delay the ons...

from LivelyLady

Very easy to understand book with two page chapters on each of her 100 suggestions on helping delay any memory problems. As she is not a healthcare provider, her disclaimer was honest and up front. If there was a chapter in which there are two sides and the jury is not back yet, so to speak, she ...

from thriftyreader

Pretty good book, some excellent tips, highly recommend.

from abycats

Wasn't as impressed by this as I expected. Too much of a Freakonomics fan to find her conclusions viable. The fact that people who do X also don't get Alzheimer's doesn't mean that doing X *keeps* you from getting age-related memory loss. Nonetheless, her suggestions won't hurt.