Richard S. Isaacson, MD, received his bachelor's and medical
degrees from the University of Missouri--Kansas City School of
Medicine, and completed his residency in Neurology at Beth Israel
Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Isaacson
specializes exclusively in Alzheimer's disease risk reduction and
treatment, and is the founder and director of the Alzheimer's
Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medicine and New
York-Presbyterian.
Christopher N. Ochner, PhD, completed two master's degrees in
Psychology, a master's in Biostatistics at Columbia University in
New York, and a PhD in Clinical Psychology at Drexel University in
Philadelphia. He is now President of the Nutrition Science
Initiative, a nonprofit organization that facilitates research in
nutrition.
"[A] comprehensive yet easy-to-follow nutritional guide for the
prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease . . . [the authors]
provide realistic and straightforward guidance . . . [they] take
the guesswork out of creating a healthy and appealing diet by
providing lists of recommended food and supplements, serving sizes,
and weekly menu ideas. This book is recommended for anyone who
cares about long-term mental health." -- "Publishers Weekly"
"[E]ven skeptics who question whether diet can truly prevent
dementia will find it tough to object to this guide . . . [the
authors] make a compelling case for staying slim, noting that
overweight people are considered to be at greater risk of
developing hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, and cancer . .
. may reduce the risk of getting this irreversible,
memory-destroying brain disorder."--Karen Springen "Booklist"
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