Thursday, 29 August 2013 14:22

How to Start a Brain Fitness Program

Can you really exercise your brain? Yes! Learn how to effectively enhance your brain function.
Modern life places extraordinary demands on your brain.

Not only do people live longer than ever before, but you must constantly adapt to complex and rapidly evolving personal and professional realities.

Yet, you often ignore your most precious resource to do so: your brain.

Dr. Alvaro Fernandez joins Dr. Mike to discuss ways to start a brain fitness program. He shares how you can self-assess your current brain fitness needs and identify the most relevant methods for enhancing brain function for the rest of your life.

Additional Info

  • Segment Number: 3
  • Audio File: healthy_talk/1335ht4c.mp3
  • Featured Speaker: Alvaro Fernandez, CEO of SharpBrains
  • Book Title: The Sharp­Brains Guide to Brain Fit­ness
  • Guest Bio: Alvaro Fer­nan­dez, named a Young Global Leader in 2012 by the World Eco­nomic Forum, is the CEO of Sharp­Brains.com, an inde­pen­dent mar­ket research firm track­ing health appli­ca­tions of neu­ro­science. He has been quoted by the New York Times, Wall Street Jour­nal, CNN, Reuters, and the Asso­ci­ated Press, among oth­ers. Mr. Fer­nan­dez is the co-author of The Sharp­Brains Guide to Brain Fit­ness, rec­og­nized as a “Best Book” by AARP. Alvaro has an MBA and MA in Edu­ca­tion from Stan­ford Uni­ver­sity.
  • Length (mins): 10
  • Waiver Received: Yes
  • Host: Dr. Michael Smith, MD