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    <body><![CDATA[I learned a lot about how our brains work and what we can do to protect and nurture them.  Dr. Amen talks about nutrition, excercizes (both mental and physical), what we can do to change how our brains work, overcome depression, ADD, memory problems and much more. It took me a long time to read beca...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71911277">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This books shows SPECT brain imaging and is all about how to keep our brains functioning optimally. I am a total brain whore, so this was like porn for me. It's intelligent, but dumbed down enough that you don't have to be a brain surgeon to get it. It has tips on eating and physical and mental exer...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59675752">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Here is this author's advice in a nutshell: &quot;Kids, do like me and play your ping-pong!  Eat your blueberries!  And don't be running around hittin' soccer balls with your head!!&quot;  This book could possibly be useful for late middle-aged people who want to stave off dementia (and that's impor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23946784">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've seen Dr Amen<br/>on PBS<br/>and having read the book<br/>and followed some of his suggestions<br/><br/>I'm definitely happier reading<br/>and social networking<br/>than I am with television<br/>just like the post-book research shows<br/><br/>I take some of the supplements<br/>he's re...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37904325">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I learned a lot about why we act the way we do!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Dr. Amen has a number of books about making your brain better. Some of them are geared towards a specific malady (depression, ADD) though most of them are for the general populace. I looked through five of his books and read two. This one is great and if you read it you don't need to read the others...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44464766">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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