Chemo brain is a common term used by cancer survivors to describe thinking and memory problems that can occur after cancer treatment. Chemo brain can also be called chemo fog, cognitive changes or cognitive dysfunction.

If you or someone you know has been dealing with Chemo Fog, you might refer them to a recently published book by Dan Silverman, MD, Ph.D. of UCLA and journalist, Idelle Davidson called Your Brain after Chemo. The book addresses several strategies for dealing with chemo fog.  One approach is to look at how fear, stress and depression may factor into, and potentially intensify, memory loss and other cognitive challenges.

Dealing with cancer can be one of the most difficult experiences of a person’s life — in fact the American Psychiatric Association lists the diagnosis of a life threatening illness as one criteria for identifying post-traumatic stress disorder.

So in Your Brain After Chemo, several exercises are introduced to first deal with identifying issues of fear, stress and more.  Your Brain After Chemo also offers advise for stimulating your mind and organizing your life in a  nine-step program.

HAPPYneuron’s Dr. Bernard Croisile and Scientific Brain Training’s Dr. Michel Noir have published their latest brain exercise book through education book publisher McGraw-Hill.  It is sure to get your mental wheels churning while you enjoy hours of fun. Develop a six-pack brain with more than 301 games, puzzles, and exercises that provide the ultimate mind-blowing workout and keep your brain sharp and alert.

Bench press your brain into shape…
» Stretch and warm up your concentration
» Perform brain curls for increased attention span and sharper focus
» Bulk up on memory power
» Increase your mental reps and ward off brain decline.

Click here to get your copy of Beef Up Your Brain now!

See all 5 Brain Exercise books from Drs. Croisile and Noir.

How did you do on the  previously posted (Friday July 17th) logical reasoning challenge called  Writing in the Stars?

Here’s the answer:

1. recluse

2. amateur

3. attache

4. steeple

5. starter

6. rupture

Cheers!

Adding to the two books on the market (Dental Floss for the Mind and Get your Brain in the Fast Lane), Happy Neuron’s CEO, Michel Noir and Chief Scientist, Dr. Bernard Croisile, have brought another book to the market. This one is entitled Brocolli for the Brain. It’s published by McGrawHill and available at Borders, Barnes&Nobles and Amazon. So when you are off the internet-grid, you can still ensure you get your brain fitness workout. Enjoy!