Brain Aerobics Weekly
The following resources are related to brain fitness and life stories.
If you are interested in resources for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, go to Wiser Now’s website www.wisernowalz.com.
There are loads of interesting people and organizations who are working to help all of us keep our brains active, and there are thousands of books, products and websites that do the same. I cannot possibly mention all of them, but to get you started, here are a few of websites worth checking out, followed by some of my favorite books and products. You can read more about many of these by signing up for Brain Aerobics Weekly:
Links to colleagues and interesting organizations/websites:
Brain Bashers is an addictive site - BrainBashers: Puzzles and Brain Teasers
HealthCare Insights, LLC - Nancy B. Emerson Lombardo, Ph.D., is Founder and President of HealthCare Insights, LLC, Brain Wellness Services™, and Developer of the Memory Preservation Nutrition® Program. www.healthcareinsights.net
Hope Levy- A San Francisco-based consulting firm that specializes in developing and delivering customized lifelong learning programs to promote positive aging. - www.theresalwayshopeconsulting.com
Joyce Simard is a dear friend and exceptional Professional speaker, author, geriatric consultant and alzheimer's specialist- www.joycesimard.com
IQ Test Experts - Have queries about IQ, IQ Tests, IQ Scores? Want to know if you are a Genius or what it takes
to be a Genius? Get all your queries answered here on IQTestExperts.com.
www.iqtestexperts.com
Play With Your Mind - Brain Games and Mind Puzzles - Play With Your Mind
Puzzles galore - This is another addictive site - www.puzzles.com
Sharp Brains- A site filled with research findings, brain teasers and much more - www.sharpbrains.com
3 Smart Cubes IQ Tests - Take our PhD certified IQ Tests. We also have loads of PhD certified Aptitude & other Self-Assessment Tests. - www.3smartcubes.com
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Books
Bragdon's, Allen- Brain Building Games with Words and Numbers, To order click here.
- Building Left-Brain Power, To order click here.
- Joy of Lex, (March 31, 2008 issue) To order click here.
- Made In America, An Informal History of the English Language in the United States, © 1995 (February 26, 2008 issue) To order, click here.
- The Mother Tongue, English and How It Got That Way, © 1991 (February 26, 2008 issue) To order, click here.
- Classic Droodles To order click here.
- The Creative Age, © 2001. To order click here.
- The Mature Mind, © 2007. To order click here.
- The Official Rules and Explanations, The Origional Guide to Surviving the Electronic Age with Wit, Wisdom, and Laughter, © 1999. (March 10, 2008 issue) To order, click here.
- What’s in a Name? Reflections of an Irrepressible Name Collector. To order click here.
- Aerobics of the Mind, (reprint) © 2005. To order click here.
- Aerobics of the Mind Cards: 100 Exercises for a Healthy Brain, © 2001. To order click here.
- WholeBrain Workouts, © 2006. To order click here.
- Five Minds of the Future, © 2007. To order click here.
- Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons, © 2006 (This is an update of his original 1993 book on his theory of multiple intelligences.) To order click here.
- Plexers, © 1983. (February 25, 2008 issue; word game) To order click here.
- Crazy English (April 1st, 2008 issue) To order click here.
- Fractured English (April 1st, 2008 issue) To order click here
- Get Thee to a Punnery (April 15, 2008 issue) To order click here.
- Do Fish Drink Water? (April 7, 2008 issue) To order click here.
- What makes Flamingos Pink? (April 7, 2008 issue) To order click here.
- The Puzzlemaster Presents, Volume 2 (March 20, 2008 issue) To order click here.
- The Pocket Book of Frame Games, © 2006. (February 25, 2008 issue, word game) To order click here.
- The Creative Whack Pack, (cards) © 1989 (February 25, 2008 issue) To order click here.
- The Innovative Whack Pack, (cards) © 2003 (February 25, 2008 issue) To order click here.
- Mind Games, The Aging Brain and How to Keep It Healthy, © 2000.
This book is not currently available through this website, but can be purchase through Barnes & Noble.
Games
Apples to Apples To order click here.
Game - Batik To order click here.
Fact or Crap To order click here.
Finish Lines To order click here.
Imaginiff To order click here.
Judge for Yourself To order click here.
Mad Gab To order click here.
MindTrap To order click here.
Paired Up To order click here.
Quiddler To order click here.
Smart Mouth To order click here.
Stare (2nd edition) To order click here.
Such and Such To order click here.
Visual Brainstorms To order click here.
Who Am I? To order click here.
In a category of its own:
Scramble Squares® is one of my favorite brain games because it is enormously versatile in that it comes in more than 100 versions and can be adapted for multiple ages and abilities. You can read more about my thoughts on it in my blog entry for June 19, 2008. (www.brainaerobicsweekly.blogspot.com). Here are some of my favorites:
To order American Native Flowers, click here
To order Australian wildlife, click here
To order Farm Animals, click here
To order Freshwater Fish, click here
To order Hot air balloons, click here
To order Hot tamale, click here
To order North American Birds, click here
To order Pansies, click here
To order Quilts, click here
To order Retro- Rods (cars), click here
To order Roses, click here
To order Sea shells, click here
To order Teapots, click here
To order Tropical Fish, click here
To order Tulips, click here
To order Turtles, click here
To order Wine, click here
Resources suggested in Wiser Now’s Life Story Sharing (Getting to Know You) workshops
Getting to Know the Life Stories of Older Adults, Activities for Building Relationships
by Kathy Laurenhue. To order, click here.
James Trager's People's Chronology: To order click here
Mary Borg's Writing Your Life: To order click here.
Bob Greene's To Our Children's Children To order click here.
The Game: LifeStories: To order click here.
Game - Reminiscing To order click here.