Hurley, Dan

Delivers practical findings on the new science of cognitive exercise; narrates the author's experiences as a human guinea pig, road-testing commercial brain-training programs, learning to play the Renaissance lute, getting physically fit, even undergoing transcranial direct current stimulation.

The author examines the multi-million-dollar herbal supplement industry, the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, and the inadequate regulations that render the FDA helpless at putting an end to dangerous dietary supplements.

Dan Hurley shares the true story of how he escaped his desk job to write the life stories of more than 22,600 people across the country.