Keep Sharp: How to Build a Better Brain at Any Age

Written by Sanjay Gupta

Narrated by Sanjay Gupta

Keep your brain young, healthy, and sharp with this science-driven guide to protecting your mind from decline by neurosurgeon and CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

Throughout our life, we look for ways to keep our minds sharp and effortlessly productive. Now, globetrotting neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta offers “the book all of us need, young and old” (Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Code Breaker) with insights from top scientists all over the world, whose cutting-edge research can help you heighten and protect brain function and maintain cognitive health at any age.

Keep Sharp debunks common myths about aging and mental decline, explores whether there’s a “best” diet or exercise regimen for the brain, and explains whether it’s healthier to play video games that test memory and processing speed, or to engage in more social interaction. Discover what we can learn from “super-brained” people who are in their eighties and nineties with no signs of slowing down—and whether there are truly any benefits to drugs, supplements, and vitamins. Dr. Gupta also addresses brain disease, particularly Alzheimer’s, answers all your questions about the signs and symptoms, and shows how to ward against it and stay healthy while caring for a partner in cognitive decline. He likewise provides you with a personalized twelve-week program featuring practical strategies to strengthen your brain every day.

Keep Sharp is the “must-read owner’s manual” (Arianna Huffington) you’ll need to keep your brain young and healthy regardless of your age!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Release date: Jan 5, 2021
• ISBN: 9781797105949

Sanjay Gupta

Dr. Sanjay Gupta is CNN’s Emmy Award–winning chief medical correspondent and the host of the acclaimed podcast Chasing Life (formerly Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction), America’s go-to resource for expert advice on how to stay healthy and safe. The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Chasing Life, Cheating Death, Monday Mornings, and Keep Sharp, Dr. Gupta lives in Atlanta, where he works as an associate professor of neurosurgery at the Emory University School of Medicine.

Reviews for Keep Sharp

[Dani Weber · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Love that DrG read this himself! This book has tons of info to help understand the processes of brain health and resources on how to improve your own brain along with where caregivers can get support!

[Suzie · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is the BEST book I have ever read or listened to in my 41 years. Those looking to improve their own brains, improve loved ones brains, and/or deal with loved ones with dementia or Alzheimer’s must read this book. It is unbelievably informative, uplifting, and inspiring.

[Bill · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Very informative!! Recommended reading for everyone. Dr Gupta did a great job as narrator of his own book.

[George Semerenko · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

First rate job by an author self-reading his own work. Helpful inflection, good pausing. A smooth memorable tone. Best of success to you!

[Sandy Dos Santos · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Definitely a must read!! I plan on implementing some changes mentioned in this book to my daily routine.

[Ethan Afework · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I got a good understanding of Dementia and its related complications.

[Robin Mills · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book covers a difficult subject but was very approachable. Thank you for collecting all this knowledge writing about it for the rest of the world.

[Jonathan Garcia · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

insightful and provocative for our futures ... even for teenagers!

[Sombra Bonita · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Thank you for this! I'm now exercising! And eating better!

[Alfred Timothy Lotho · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

exercise (summary in one word). too long for a book

[bliznachkite · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I am very impressed by Dr.Gupta's style and his comprehensive way of providing the reader with in-depth information on Dementia! I am a physician, well-acquainted with mental health and degenerative diseases of the brain and I highly recommend Dr.Gupta's book! Excellent!

[Becky Wright · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A lot of good information. Building a better brain is so important.

[Noe Perez · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I usually stay away from books that are about self improvement, but this one should not be missed. As a Psychology teacher, I saw the value in what the book is endorsing. Often we worry about our weight, or how we look, but seldom do we think about the health of our actual brain. This makes you think again.

[Anthony Yap · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I so much love this audio book. Keeping a healthy Brain is a rocket Science. The recommendations are very simple but the author's explanation is so comprehensive and evidence based! I will definitely recommend this book to everyone!

[c ynthia · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Must read. I needed to learn about the brain and boy did I learn.

[usha huria · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Very relevant and insightful
Just what I needed
Thank you

[David P · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent book! Thank you Dr Sanjay for this priceless contribution!

[Mehran Javadi · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Thank you for making a difference by writing this book.

[Douglas · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Awesome work Sanjay. You put in such terms I could make it my own!

[Jay Cunningham · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The info in this book could probably be presented more concisely but it's interesting to hear the many examples and experiences of the author in his own voice. My mother has dementia so my motivation is trying to avoid the situation she's in. Exercise, Diet, and Sleep. To me, that's what we need to focus on for extending our healthspan and that's supported by the info in this book.