Concerns about memory and other thinking skills are common, particularly in middle age and beyond. Due to worries about declining brain health, some seek out dubious products or supplements purportedly designed to improve memory and other cognitive abilities. Fortunately, scientific research has uncovered a clear- cut set of evidence- based activities and lifestyle choices that are inexpensive or free and known to promote brain and cognitive functioning....

"A renowned neurologist explains why our routine forgetting-of names, dates, even house keys-is not a brain failure but actually, when combined with memory, one of the mind's most beneficial functions. Who wouldn't want a better memory? Dr. Scott Small has dedicated his career to understanding why memory forsakes us. As director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Columbia University, he focuses largely on patients who experience pathological...

"This book is a core text for the counseling theories course which is offered in departments of psychology, counseling, and mental health, in general. It is a required, foundational course, which lays the groundwork for the rest of the curriculum in most mental health programs. The Ivey book is known for having the deepest integration of a multicultural framework among all other theories books. The book covers all the basic theories of counseling...

"This contemporary new text explores counseling and psychotherapy theories and interventions from a contextual and social constructionist perspective. This important new book transcends the traditional review of theoretical models and basic attending and communication skills, hightlighting the role of individual diversity as the conceptual framework." -- Publisher description

"Menopause and perimenopause are still a black box to most doctors, leaving patients exasperated as they grapple with symptoms ranging from hot flashes to insomnia and brain fog. As a leading neuroscientist and women's brain health specialist, Dr. Lisa Mosconi unravels the mystery by revealing how menopause doesn't just impact the ovaries--but it's a hormonal show in which the brain takes center stage. The decline of the hormone estrogen during menopause...