I don’t know how to explain to you how important it is that you read this book.

If you are expecting a baby, this book is required reading. Full stop. I’m currently pregnant with my first, and I went looking for science and evidence to inform my path forward with breastfeeding. That is exactly what I got here. Please read it.

This great book is part examination of current research and guidelines, but also part memoir. Garbes tells us about her experiences, and it’s clear that she’s framing things through that lens, so she never comes off preachy.

Successful Aging is a scientific but well-written and interesting look at current thinking about how the brain works and how you can protect it as you age.