John Ratey, M.D., is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is the author of numerous bestselling and groundbreaking books, including Spark, Driven to Distraction, and A User's Guide to the Brain. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
"At last a book that explains to me why I feel so much better if I
run in the morning!"--Dr. Susan M. Love, author of Dr. Susan Love's
Menopause and Hormone Book and Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book
"Bravo! An extremely important book. What Cooper did decades ago
for exercise and the heart, Ratey does in SPARK for exercise and
the brain. An utterly convincing and brilliantly documented
ground-breaking work...So, get moving! Your brain will thank you
and repay you many times over."--Edward Hallowell, M.D., The
Hallowell Centers
"I enthusiastically recommend this book...If your goal is to live a
long and healthy life to the fullest then Spark should be required
reading."--Kenneth H. Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., "Father of
Aerobics"
"Ratey has culled the latest science and found that a regular
workout can help build a better, faster brain."--USA Today
"SPARK is just what we need. In mental health, exercise is a growth
stock and Ratey is our best broker."--Ken Duckworth, M.D., Medical
Director for the National Alliance on Mental Illness
"SPARK is mercifully short on Ivy League med-school-speak. And it
may just spell the end of all dumb-jock jokes."--Outside
Magazine
"This book is a real turning point that explains something I've
been trying to figure out for years. Exercise is not simply
necessary, as Dr. Ratey clearly shows, it's medicine."--Greg
LeMond, three-time winner of the Tour de France
"This is my self-help book for the season."--Houston Chronicle
"At last a book that explains to me why I feel so much better if I
run in the morning!"--Dr. Susan M. Love, author of Dr. Susan Love's
Menopause and Hormone Book and Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book
"Bravo! An extremely important book. What Cooper did decades ago
for exercise and the heart, Ratey does in SPARK for exercise and
the brain. An utterly convincing and brilliantly documented
ground-breaking work...So, get moving! Your brain will thank you
and repay you many times over."--Edward Hallowell, M.D., The
Hallowell Centers
"I enthusiastically recommend this book...If your goal is to live a
long and healthy life to the fullest then Spark should be
required reading."--Kenneth H. Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., "Father of
Aerobics"
"Ratey has culled the latest science and found that a regular
workout can help build a better, faster brain."--USA Today
"SPARK is just what we need. In mental health, exercise is a growth
stock and Ratey is our best broker."--Ken Duckworth, M.D., Medical
Director for the National Alliance on Mental Illness
"SPARK is mercifully short on Ivy League med-school-speak. And it
may just spell the end of all dumb-jock jokes."--Outside
Magazine
"This book is a real turning point that explains something I've
been trying to figure out for years. Exercise is not simply
necessary, as Dr. Ratey clearly shows, it's medicine."--Greg
LeMond, three-time winner of the Tour de France
"This is my self-help book for the season."--Houston Chronicle
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