NEW LONDON, N.H., May 20, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- While it is an accepted fact that physical exercise is an essential element in maintaining a healthy body, there is seldom, if ever, a suggestion that regular brain exercises might play an important role in improving memory or in restoring a healthy brain. John David Merwin's powerful new book, Use It or Lose It, is designed as a self-help tool for anyone intent on improving his or her memory skills. The author draws upon his personal experience and the extensive study of memory phenomena over a span of fifty years in selecting and presenting a series of exercises which, if conscientiously followed, can achieve meaningful results.
Recent clinical studies at London's University College and at the Albert Einstein Hospital in the Bronx, New York, confirm that Alzheimer's patients who are beginning to forget names can learn to remember. After just one month of training, several of the patients showed considerable improvement. Many of the feats of memory recommended in the later chapters of this volume are beyond the comprehension of the uninitiated and are often referred to as miracles. They are, in fact, nothing more than the achievements of anyone who is truly determined to succeed in improving and restoring his or her memory.
At once pathbreaking and impressive, the book lists some memory improvement exercises that offer potent possibilities that can help postpone or reverse the onslaught of Alzheimer's. These exercises have worked for Merwin and he firmly believes that it can work for others too. Use It or Lose It, with its heart in the right place, becomes an inspiring work that can enrich your life in more ways than one.
About the Author
John David Merwin was born in St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands. Following his retirement twenty years ago, he relocated to New Hampshire. He is a graduate of Yale University and the George Washington University School of Law. After careers in the military, banking, public service, and the law, he devoted many years and much energy to the study of mnemonics for improving memory generally as well as for enhancing the quality of life.
Use It or Lose It by John David Merwin
Publication Date: 4/12/2004
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