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The Brain Cliff

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The Brain Cliff will change how you think about brain ageing and give you new ways to keep away from the edge.

What many of us fear, especially as we hit our forties and fifties, is not being as quick of mind. Not remembering as well as we used to. By our 60s and 70s we worry there's nothing we can do and that we are falling helplessly into an abyss which leads to dementia.

Dr Norman Swan, one of Australia's most trusted doctors, shows us that we've been thinking about brain ageing the wrong way. It doesn't need to be about decline and deficit. It's about how to help our brains adapt, become resilient and maintain cognitive function - and it's much more than what we eat, how we exercise or our genes.

Dr Swan has interviewed people from around the world in their 90s and 100s who still have remarkable cognitive function. These cognitive super-agers have very different life stories, but it turns out that underneath they're pretty much the same, with lessons that will help us all in our 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond.

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Here's what you can do if you're a parent or planning to become one
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Dr Norman Swan’s new book reveals the secrets to a longer, younger life
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Quiz: Sleep, screens, and social media
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Take Our Quiz to Test Your Knowledge on Mental Health
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Dr Norman Swan to Publish His First Health Book, So You Think You Know What's Good For You? with Hachette Australia
Dr Norman Swan to Publish His First Health Book, So You Think You Know What's Good For You? with Hachette Australia
Read an extract from So You Want to Know What's Good for Your Kids?
Read an extract from So You Want to Know What's Good for Your Kids?
Quiz: So you want to understand your mental health?
Quiz: So you want to understand your mental health?
Quiz: Gut Health
Quiz: Gut Health
Quiz: Being more active
Quiz: Being more active
Quiz: Improving your blood pressure
Quiz: Improving your blood pressure
Here’s what you can do in your 20s
Here’s what you can do in your 20s
Here's what you can do in your 30s, 40s, and 50s
Here's what you can do in your 30s, 40s, and 50s
Here's what you can do in your 60s, 70s – or indeed 80s or 90s
Here's what you can do in your 60s, 70s – or indeed 80s or 90s
Here's what you can do if you're a parent or planning to become one
Here's what you can do if you're a parent or planning to become one
So you want to manage your mental health?
So you want to manage your mental health?
So you want to improve your blood pressure?
So you want to improve your blood pressure?
So you want to be more active?
So you want to be more active?
So you want to understand gut health?
So you want to understand gut health?
Dr Norman Swan’s new book reveals the secrets to a longer, younger life
Dr Norman Swan’s new book reveals the secrets to a longer, younger life
Books to curl up with
Books to curl up with
Quiz: Sleep, screens, and social media
Quiz: Sleep, screens, and social media
Take Our Quiz to Test Your Knowledge on Mental Health
Take Our Quiz to Test Your Knowledge on Mental Health
How To Manage Your Mental Health
How To Manage Your Mental Health
Test Your Diet Knowledge With Our Quiz
Test Your Diet Knowledge With Our Quiz
So You Think You Know What's Good For You? Take Our Quiz to Find Out
So You Think You Know What's Good For You? Take Our Quiz to Find Out
So, you think you know...how much sleep you really need?
So, you think you know...how much sleep you really need?
The Social Media Epidemic
The Social Media Epidemic
Dr Norman Swan to Publish His First Health Book, So You Think You Know What's Good For You? with Hachette Australia
Dr Norman Swan to Publish His First Health Book, So You Think You Know What's Good For You? with Hachette Australia
The Greek Paradox: Exploring the best diets for longevity and wellbeing
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Norman Swan introduces So You Want to Know What's Good for Your Kids
Norman Swan introduces So You Want to Know What's Good for Your Kids
Dr Norman Swan

Dr Norman Swan

Trained in paediatrics, Dr Norman Swan was one of the first medically qualified journalists in Australia, with a broadcast career spanning more than 30 years. He currently hosts Radio National's The Health Report and co-hosts Coronacast. He also reports on 7.30 and is a guest reporter on Four Corners; appears on The Drum and is an occasional host of Radio National Breakfast. In addition to being an active journalist and health broadcaster, Dr Swan has a deep strategic knowledge of the Australian healthcare system and is committed to evidence-based approaches to help young people, which is why he sits on the board of the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth. He was also the co-founder of Tonic Media Network, a health channel that plays in GPs' waiting rooms. He is the bestselling author of So You Think You Know What's Good for You? and So You Want to Live Younger Longer?

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