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Review”At last a book that explains to me why I feel so much better if I run in the morning! This very readable book describes the science behind the mind-body connection and adds to the evidence that exercise is the best way to stay healthy, alert, and happy!” (Dr. Susan Love’s Menopause and Hormone Book and Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Book Dr. Susan M. Love )”Bravo! This is an extremely important book. What Cooper did decades ago for exercise and the heart, Ratey does in SPARK for exercise and the brain. Everyone–teachers, doctors, managers, policy-makers, individuals trying to lead the best kind of life–can benefit enormously from the utterly convincing and brilliantly documented thesis of this ground-breaking work. People know that exercise helps just about everything, except anorexia, but it will surprise most people just how dramatically it improves all areas of mental functioning. So, get moving! You’re brain will thank you and repay you many times over.” (The Hallowell Centers Edward Hallowell, M.D. )”This book is a real turning point that explains something I’ve been trying to figure out for years. Having experienced symptoms of both ADHD and mild depression, I have personally witnessed the powerful effects of exercise, and I’ve suspected that the health benefits go way beyond just fitness. Exercise is not simply necessary, as Dr. Ratey clearly shows, it’s medicine.” (Three-time winner of the Tour de France Greg LeMond )”SPARK is just what we need-a thoughtful, interesting, scientific treatise on the powerful and positive impact of exercise on the brain. In mental health, exercise is a growth stock and Ratey is our best broker.” (Medical Director for the National Alliance on Mental Illness Ken Duckworth, M.D. ) –This text refers to the Hardcover edition.Product DescriptionDid you know that in a landmark study, aerobic exercise was shown to be as effective as antidepressants? That women who exercise, lower their chances of developing dementia by 50 percent? That a revolutionary fitness program helped put one U.S. school district of 19,000 kids first in the world in science? That, in fact, exercise sparks new brain-cell growth? The evidence is incontrovertible: aerobic exercise physically transforms our brains for peak performance.In Spark, John J. Ratey, MD, takes the listener on a fascinating journey through the mind-body connection, presenting startling new research to prove that exercise is truly the best defense against everything from mood disorders to ADHD to addiction to menopause to Alzheimer’s. He explains that the brain works just as muscles do-growing with use, withering with inactivity-and shows why getting your heart and lungs pumping can mean the difference between a calm, focused mind and a harried, inattentive self.Filled with cutting-edge science and amazing case studies, Spark is the first audio book to explore the connection between exercise and the brain. And with a simple, targeted regimen to get the listener’s body moving and his mind in peak condition, it will forever change the way he thinks about his morning run-and, for that matter, the way he thinks. http://www.amazon.com/Spark-Revolutionary-Science-Exercise-Brain/dp/1596592834/ref=tmm_abk_title_0