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“Better With Age: The Ultimate Guide To Brain Training” by Phyllis Strupp is one of the most important books I have ever read, so important that I have read it three times and have had much of my family and friends reading it. Starting with a clear and concise presentation of basic neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, the author proceeds further into the neuroscience by outlining the Brain Portfolio Tool which takes brain function down to the personal and individual level….
The book is well written and excellent in simplifying complex brain issues. The author’s background as a Columbia University MBA working in finance for 25 years, and her gentle, spiritual approach add significantly to the pleasant experience of reading this book.
I highly recommend this book. Bravo, Phyllis Strupp!
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In the book Better with Age, Phyllis Strupp introduces us to proven strategies to help our brains and lives improve with age. Throughout the book she provides tools, tips, techniques as well as real life stories to build neuroplasticity. While reading Better with Age, I answered the engagement questions. I also completed the self-assessment and analyzed the brain assets and activities. I have changed my activities, focusing on less active areas of my brain to help me get better with age. No more crossword puzzles!
Roxanne
The good news is that our brain has the potential to keep growing for a lifetime. It is the only part of the body that can actually improve as we grow older, contrary to popular belief; thus the title of the book. The thing that I most appreciate Better with Age is that it a very practical guide. The reader can do a self assessment to determine which brain asset is less active than the others. Then the reader may select an activity from the book to stimulate that lobe. The result of rebalancing is that the entire brain works better. Thinking improves and contributes to a happier, healthier life over all.
Paul
As the daughter of a mother struggling with dementia, I was very interested in what I might learn from the book Better with Age that would help ease my mind as I, too, age. I found comfort in the knowledge that, while dementia may be inevitable for some individuals, there are things I can do to keep my brain healthy and sharp. I found the lists of activities associated with the different parts of the brain particularly useful. It serves as a menu of activities that I pick and choose from to be sure to fully engage each part of my brain, rather than just the parts associated with my normal routine.
Janice C
As a Baby Boomer, I was instantly caught by the title of this book: “Better with Age?” Tell me more! Ms. Strupp does tell more in a witty, light-hearted way that makes learning about our brains enjoyable. She presents current scientific findings along with the evolutionary back-story of our brains. In addition, the book provides practical advice for keeping our brains in their most healthy and productive condition. The author provides self-assessment quizzes that helped me zero-in on the areas I needed to work on the most. She then lists a variety of enjoyable activities (some quite surprising) to develop those areas. Applying her advice, I was able to notice improvement (in my case, in short-term memory) very quickly.
I would recommend this book to anyone interested in getting “better with age!”
Maggie
Phyllis Strupp has a gift for putting complex things simply and understandably with just the right amount of artful repetition. And the human brain is certainly complex! Strupp has chosen to speak from her financial background (MBA from Columbia and 25 years in financial services) in order to give people a familiar framework with which to understand brain training. In addition to helping this novice reader understand the different parts of “our” brain (as she calls it) and what they each regulate and support, Strupp demystifies their complexity by putting the goals of brain training into everyday language and images. Under the neuroscientists’ mantra of “use it or lose it,” she states that “lifelong learning that is personally meaningful” is the key to brain health. After focusing on the various brain “assets,” she especially zeroes in on the four lobes plus the default network and lists significant activities of each lobe. This is followed by “The Brain Portfolio Tool Worksheet” which quickly identified the lobe of mine that was least engaged. The goal is to grow the least engaged asset by learning and doing the activities related to that area of the brain.
Strupp is a self-described “hope monger” and as such she underscores the importance of such features as resilience, yearnings, intention, attention, and social connection for personally meaningful brain growth. Each time I reread a portion of this book I am delighted by being reminded of yet another insight into the complex mystery that is our brain. This is a book to which you will want to keep returning.
Albert D. Sikkelee
This book ended up being a better read than I thought. I was worried that it would be full of “you can do it” fluff speak with no actual substance. Instead, I got a well thought out book that balances scientific knowledge with anecdotal experiences to provide some very good guidelines for readers. Better With Age provides engagement questions that are good food for thought. Strupp discusses a lot of aspects of mental health and admits when parts of the brain are still too unknown for her suggestions to be one-hundred percent true. I found Strupp’s suggestions interesting and applicable, given my family’s history with Alzheimer’s. Strupp has done her research and has a lot of experience in this arena.
Rachel Noel