The UltraMind Solution (146 page)

Amen, Daniel,
60

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,
116
n,
130
,
281

Ames, Bruce,
123
,
258
–59

amino acids,
26
,
63
,
95
–97,
96
,
144

dietary,
102
,
103
,
355

essential,
84
,
118

glutamine,
239
,
240
,
370
,
376

supplementation of,
97
,
102
,
353
–55,
389

taurine,
108
,
252
,
376

tryptophan,
26
,
105
,
106
,
118
,
122
,
180
,
354

tyrosine,
102
–3,
119
,
355

AMPK (AMP-activated protein kinase),
254

andropause,
165
,
166

antibiotics,
18
,
24
,
27
,
29
,
115
,
177
,
200
,
201
,
203
,
204
,
211
,
233

antidepressant medications,
11
,
13
–15,
25
,
43
,
46
,
129

exercise vs.,
59
,
314

monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors,
354
,
389

neurotransmitters affected by,
97
–98

SSRIs,
46
,
99
,
106
,
110
,
160
,
231
,
354

antioxidants,
26
,
232
,
247
,
259
,
300
,
302
–3,
378

antioxidant system,
128
,
143
,
257

enzymes of,
246
,
259

glutathione in,
240
–41,
246
,
248

see also
oxidative stress

ANTS (automatic negative thoughts),
49
,
103
,
270
,
277

anxiety,
1
,
7
,
10
,
11
,
12
,
17
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19
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21
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44
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47
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56
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59
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73
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87
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98
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108
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116
,
138
,
153
,
182
,
235
,
275

apoptosis,
178

arachidonic acid,
88
,
256

Aricept,
13

Armour thyroid,
234
,
359

arrhythmia,
139

arsenic,
67
,
70

artificial sweeteners,
293

Asian Ginseng Root Extract,
385

ATP (adenosine triphosphate),
246
,
247

autism,
1
,
7
,
10
,
11
,
19
,
20
,
21
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22
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25
,
26
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44
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47
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64
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68
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73
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87
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90
,
116
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138
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143
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190
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207
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241
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275
,
377

“biomedical model” treatment of,
261
–64

brain inflammation of,
51
,
135
,
177
,
178
,
209
–11

causes of,
179
–80

cod liver oil treatment of,
89

deficient methylating nutrients linked to,
131

digestive tract and,
50
–51,
177
–78,
197
,
208
–11

dopamine receptors and,
102

immune system and,
177

incidence of,
12
,
179

inflammation in,
175
,
176
–80,
185

measles vaccine and,
209
–11

mercury toxicity in,
221
,
233
,
235
–38

mitochondria and,
243
,
248
,
260
–64

oxidative stress in,
246

pesticide exposure linked to,
67

physical complaints of,
50
–51

sideways seeing in,
235
–36

vitamin D deficiency linked to,
135

“Autism: A brain disorder, or a disorder that affects the brain?” (Herbert),
50
–51,
176

autoimmunity,
27
,
43
,
69
,
159
,
172
,
181
,
185
,
197
,
202
,
207
,
211

autonomic nervous system,
70
,
92
,
199
,
274
–75,
278
–79

Auwerx, Johan,
255
–56

Baker, Sidney,
16
,
237

Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging,
130

BDNF (brain-derived neurotropic factor),
58
,
59
,
90
,
237
,
275
,
280
,
314

Bellinger, David,
70

betaine,
352

Better Brain Book, The
(Perlmutter),
322

Biochemical Individuality
(Williams),
210

biofeedback,
59
,
278
,
384

bioidentical hormones,
167
–68,
234
,
361
–62

biotin,
204

bipolar disorder,
10
,
21
,
47
,
87
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116
,
130
,
159
,
182
,
235
,
248
,
275
,
389

birth-control pills,
61
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63
,
105
,
233

black cohosh,
361

blood-brain barrier,
49
–50,
52

blood sugar,
17
,
21
,
146
,
148
–56,
161
,
254
–55,
256
–57,
258
,
299

omega-3 in balancing of,
90

serotonin depletion and,
105

see also
insulin, insulin resistance

body-mind connection,
16
–38,
51
,
165
,
261
,
316
–18

see also
mind-body connection

Bornavirus,
181

brain, harmful influences on,
55
–75

chronic stress,
59

electromagnetic fields (EMFs),
73
–75

head trauma,
57

heavy metals,
64
–66,
67
,
70
–73,
75

medications,
61
–66

mood-altering drugs,
59
–60

sedentary lifestyle,
58
–59

sleep deprivation,
57
–58

substance abuse,
60
–61

toxic chemicals,
66
–69

toxic foods,
56
–57,
59
,
75

toxic molds,
69
–70

brain allergies,
43
,
185
,
187
–93,
295
–97

brain-body separation, myth of,
49
–52,
53
–54

brain cancer,
74

brain cells,
90
–94

death of,
52
–53,
58
,
155
,
232
–33,
243
,
251
,
275
,
314

brain exercises,
313
,
320
–21,
333

brain fog,
7
,
11
,
187
,
203
,
211

brain scans,
70
,
71

PET,
155
,
232

SPECT,
60
–61,
60
,
61

breast milk,
87
,
88

breathing, softbelly,
59
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278
,
317
,
325

broccoli,
64
,
113
,
241
–42,
303
,
358
,
361
,
373

broken brains, epidemic of,
3
,
7
–15

cadmium,
70

caffeine,
59
,
295
,
328
,
329
,
341

calcium, supplementary,
64
,
116
,
305
,
306
,
307
–8

calomel,
65

Cameron, Heather,
277

camitine,
247

Campbell, T. Colin,
300

cancer,
12
,
74
,
120
,
136
,
172
,
186
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233
,
254
,
257
,
315
,
324

carbohydrates,
84
,
112
–13,
144
,
281
,
365

see also
plant foods; sugar

carbon monoxide,
325

Carrel, Alexis,
83

casein,
22
,
179
,
190
,
191
,
202
,
207
,
210
,
295

caseomorphins,
190
,
207

catalase,
246

catecholamines,
100
,
101
–3

Cave, Stephanie,
261

CDP-choline,
353

cell membranes,
87
,
90
–94,
93
,
95
,
246

components of,
91

cell phones,
74
,
75
,
326

central nervous system (CNS),
199

Chasteberry Fruit Extract,
361

chelating agents,
29
,
72
,
220
,
228
,
234
,
235
,
236
–37,
376
–77

chemicals, toxic,
66
–69,
115
,
160
,
216
,
221
,
229
–33,
240