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14
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Biol Psychiatry
53 (3):233–38.

15
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Nat Neurosci
2 (10):894–97.

16
. Hansen, A. L., B. H. Johnsen, and J. F. Thayer. 2003. Vagal influence on working memory and attention.
Int J Psychophysiol
48 (3):263–74.

17
. Chahine, T., et al. 2007. Particulate air pollution, oxidative stress genes, and heart rate variability in an elderly cohort.
Environ Health Perspect
115 (11):1617–1622.

18
. Sloan, R. P., et al. 2007. RR interval variability is inversely related to inflammatory markers: The CARDIA study.
Mol Med
13 (3–4):178–84.

19
. Pavlov, V. A., and K. J. Tracey. 2005. The cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway.
Brain Behav Immun
19 (6):493–99. Review.

20
. Theise, N. D., and R. Harris. 2006. Postmodern biology: (adult) (stem) cells are plastic, stochastic, complex, and uncertain.
Handb Exp Pharmacol
(174):389–408. Review.

21
. Lamming, D.W., J. G. Wood, and D. A. Sinclair. 2004. Small molecules that regulate lifespan: Evidence for xenohormesis.
Mol Microbiol
53 (4):1003–1009. Review.

22
. Yun, A. I., and J. D. Doux. 2007. Unhappy meal: How our need to detect stress may have shaped our preferences for taste.
Med Hypotheses
69 (4):746–51.

23
. Bazar, K.A., et al. 2006. Obesity and ADHD may represent different manifestations of a common environmental oversampling syndrome: A model for revealing mechanistic overlap among cognitive, metabolic, and inflammatory disorders.
Med Hypotheses
66 (2):263–69. Review.

24
. Kallio, P., et al. 2007. Dietary carbohydrate modification induces alterations in gene expression in abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue in persons with the metabolic syndrome: The FUNGENUT Study.
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85 (5):1417–1427.

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. Palpant, R. G., R. Steimnitz, T. H. Bornemann, and K. Hawkins. 2006. The Carter Center Mental Health Program: Addressing the public health crisis in the field of mental health through policy change and stigma reduction.
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3:1–6.

Chapter 14: Eating Right for Your Brain

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. Philpot, W.
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(New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000).

2
. Campbell, T. C. 1990. A study on diet, nutrition and disease in the People’s Republic of China. Part I.
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3
. Campbell, T. C. 1990. A study on diet, nutrition and disease in the People’s Republic of China. Part II.
Bol Asoc Med
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Chapter 15: Tuning Up Your Brain Chemistry with Supplements

1
. Kaplan, B. J., et al. 2007. Vitamins, minerals, and mood.
Psychol Bull
33 (5):747–60.

2
. Bourre, J. M. 2006. Effects of nutrients (in food) on the structure and function of the nervous system: Update on dietary requirements for the brain. Part 1: Micronutrients.
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10 (5):377–85. Review.

3
. Ibid., 2006. Part 2: Macronutrients.
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Chapter 16: The UltraMind Lifestyle

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. Galvin, J.A., et al. 2006. The relaxation response: reducing stress and improving cognition in healthy aging adults.
Complement Ther Clin Pract
12 (3):186–91.

2
. Hankey, A. 2006. Studies of advanced stages of meditation in the Tibetan buddhist and vedic traditions. I: A comparison of general changes.
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3 (4):513–21.

3
. Davidson, R. J., et al. 2003. Alterations in brain and immune function produced by mindfulness meditation.
Psychosom Med
65 (4):564–70.

4
. Gordon, J. S. 2006. Healing the wounds of war: Gaza diary.
Altern Ther Health Med
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5
. Verghese, J., et al. 2003. Leisure activities and the risk of dementia in the elderly.
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Chapter 17: Living Clean and Green

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18 (10):1102–1110.

2
. Xanthis, A., et al. 2007. Advanced glycosylation end products and nutrition—a possible relation with diabetic atherosclerosis and how to prevent it.
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Chapter 23: Key #2: Balance Your Hormones

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. Persky, V. W., et al. 2002. Effect of soy protein on endogenous hormones in post-menopausal women.
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. Galletti, P. M., and G. Joyet. 1958. Effect of fluorine on thyroidal iodine metabolism in hyperthyroidism.
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3
. Gaby, A. R. 2004. Sublaboratory hypothyroidism and the empirical use of
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4
. Goglia, F. 2005. Biological effects of 3, 5-diiodothyronine (T[2]).
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Chapter 24: Key #3: Cool Off Inflammation

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JAMA
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2
. Church, T. S. 2003. Reduction of C-reactive protein levels through use of a multivitamin
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Chapter 28: Key #7: Calm Your Mind

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. Gortner, E. M., S. S. Rude, and J.W. Pennebaker. 2006. Benefits of expressive writing in lowering rumination and depressive symptoms.
Behav Ther
37 (3):292–303.

Conclusion: The Future of Medicine

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. Ernst, E., et al. 2001. Mind-body therapies: are the trial data getting stronger?
Altern Ther Health Med
13 (5):62–64.

2
. Cohen, S., D. Janicki-Deverts, and G. E. Miller. 2001. Psychological stress and disease.
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INDEX

Page numbers in
italics
refer to illustrations.

acetaminophen,
61
,
63
–64

acetylcholine,
92
,
93
,
98
,
100
,
108
–11,
146
,
275
,
276
,
279

Alzheimer’s and,
110
,
388

inflammation reduced by,
181
,
280

supplementary support of,
355

acetylL-carnitine,
84
,
119
,
249
,
258
,
259
,
379

Actos,
156
,
187
,
357

ADD (attention deficit disorder),
7
,
9
,
11
,
18
,
21
,
57
,
87
,
89
,
120

addictions,
10
,
102
,
229
,
295
,
329

ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder),
1
,
13
,
25
,
26
,
46
,
47
,
68
,
73
,
90
,
92
,
116
,
138
,
143
,
153
,
179
,
190
,
197
,
207
,
225
,
235
,
241

deficient methylating nutrients linked to,
131

incidence of,
12

lead toxicity linked to,
28

low dopamine levels in,
102

obesity linked to,
281

adrenal glands,
107
,
146
,
162
,
266
–67,
272
,
277
,
360

DHEA for,
148
,
165
,
360
,
362
,
386

tumor of,
277
–78

adrenaline,
17
,
147
,
186
–87,
272

aerobic conditioning,
316
,
332
,
379

age-related cognitive decline,
71
,
314
,
321

AGEs (advanced glycation end products),
56
,
324

aging,
84
,
130
,
159
,
183
,
186
,
222
,
247
,
248
,
254
–56,
257
,
258

degenerative diseases of,
11
,
87
,
128

glutathione levels and,
241

nutritional deficiencies in,
117

sex hormone decline in,
161
,
165
,
167

Agriculture Department, U.S. (USDA),
115
,
120

AIDS,
241

ALA (alpha linoleic acid),
119

alcohol,
59
–60,
64
,
105
,
168
,
205
–6,
293
,
295
,
328
,
341

alcoholism,
18

Ali, Muhammad,
229

allergies,
172
,
177
,
197
,
247
,
305
,
364

see also
food allergies

allostatic load,
272
–73,
273

alpha lipoic acid,
119
,
125
,
241
,
258
,
357
,
376
,
379

aluminum,
64
,
70
,
75
,
325

Alzheimer’s disease,
1
,
11
,
19
,
21
,
73
,
90
,
120
,
154
,
155
,
211
,
221
,
248
,
275
,
299

acetylcholine and,
110
,
388

aluminum linked to,
64

antioxidants and,
259

brain exercises for,
321
–22

cholesterol levels in,
226

diabetes linked to,
51
–52,
186

EMFs linked to,
74

folate deficiency linked to,
120
,
130

genetic predisposition to,
57

head trauma linked to,
57

incidence of,
12
,
222

inflammation in,
175
,
176
,
178
,
183
–85

as long-latency deficiency disease,
120

medications for,
13
,
98
,
251

nutrients for,
259
,
260

sleep deprivation linked to,
57

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