Gary Small

Gary Small, M.D., and his wife, Gigi Vorgan, are the authors of the New York Times bestseller The Memory Bible. Dr Small will discuss and sign their new book The Alzheimer’s Prevention Program: Keep Your Brain Healthy for the Rest of Your Life ($24.95 Workman), which offers a whole body, whole mind, ... (more)easy-to-follow regimen based on the latest research on Alzheimer’s disease, and especially the connection between lifestyle and susceptibility.

The only "cure" for Alzheimer's is prevention, and The Alzheimer's Prevention Program shows the reader how to take control. The program begins with an assessment test, checking everything from recall to physical balance. Then, with a baseline established, it introduces the 7-Day jumpstart program—just ... (more)seven days to begin to start protecting your brain from Alzheimer's. An American is diagnosed with Alzheimer's every 70 seconds. Here, right now, is an easy-to-follow, science-based breakthrough program that will add years of brain health and mental clarity to a person's life. Publisher's Weekly has featured The Alzheimer's Prevention Program in its Top 10 Lifestyle/Health & Fitness category. Gary Small, M.D., is director of the UCLA Longevity Center at the university’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior and professor of psychiatry at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine. Named one of the world’s leading innovators in science and technology by Scientific American, he appears frequently on Today, Good Morning America, CNN, and PBS. He is also the author of The New York Times bestseller, The Memory Bible.

Dr. Gary Small and his wife, Gigi Vorgan, New York Times bestselling co-authors of the Memory Bible will discuss their latest novel," The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head: A Psychiatrist’s Stories of His Most Bizarre Cases" in Mission Viejo on Tuesday, May 24. Reservations are available for the Writer's ... (more)Present program that starts at 7 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 200 Civic Center. Small is a professor of psychiatry at the UCLA Semel Institute and directs the Memory and Aging Research Center and the UCLA Center on Aging. He is one of the world's leading experts on brain science and has published numerous books and articles. Scientific American magazine named him one of the world’s top innovators in science and technology, and he frequently appears on The Today Show, Good Morning America, 20/20 and CNN. His research has made the headlines of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today, among other publications. The book follows his 30-year career and captures his patients' most bizarre stories including naked headstands, secret double lives, mysterious hysterical blindness, fainting schoolgirls and self-amputations. The book is meant to be entertaining and help those who may fear psychiatrists to overcome their fears and get help if needed. Small and Vorgan are infectious storytellers and the public is bound to enjoy their special presentation. The free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Mission Viejo Library. For more information and to make a reservation, call 949-830-7100, ext 5105. Information about Small is available at www.drgarysmall.com.

Author Gary Small discusses and signs "iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind."