The UltraMind Solution (150 page)

appetite-suppressing (PYY),
58

bioidentical,
167
–68,
234
,
362

exercise and,
314

grehlin,
58

growth,
51
,
58
,
148
,
169
,
254
,
275
,
314

in medical-care plan,
357
,
358
–60,
362

in milk,
166

noradrenaline,
143
,
272

in self-care plan,
356
–58,
360
–61

sleep deprivation and,
169
–70

stress,
see
adrenaline; cortisol

see also
insulin, insulin resistance; sex hormones; thyroid hormone

household products,
67
,
68
–69,
216
,
324
,
325

HPATGG (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal-thyroid-gonadal-gut) system,
271
,
274

Hrast, Mike,
69

HRV (heart rate variability),
278
–79,
280

huperzine A,
388

hu zhang,
253

Hyman, Mark:

as accidental psychiatrist,
23
–24

broken brain of,
8
–10,
16

mercury toxicity of,
219
–21

in Nepal,
268
–69

hyperactivity,
56
,
68

hypericins,
389

hyperkeratosis pilaris,
26

hypnosis,
59

hypoglycemia,
150

hypothalamus,
146
–48

autonomic functions controlled by,
272
,
274
–75,
279

CRF in,
201

hypothyroidism,
158
–61,
248

case history of,
159

diagnostic criteria for,
161

“subclinical,”
158
–60

symptoms of,
158
–59

ibuprofens,
61
,
63

ICD-9 disease classification system,
33
,
42

Ideas and Opinions
(Einstein),
267
–68

IGF-1,
58

Illinois, University of,
58

immune system,
3
,
17
,
19
,
26
,
50
–51,
108
,
142
,
145
–47,
209
,
280
,
314

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

in digestive tract,
177
–78,
185
,
188
–89,
194
,
198
,
199
,
200
–201,
207
,
208
–9,
211
,
212
,
215

glutathione in,
241

inflammation and,
174
–76,
177
,
181
,
185
,
188
,
190
–91

immune therapy,
181

infants:

birth defects of,
120
,
124

mercury exposure of,
66
,
73

toxic chemical exposure of,
67

vaccines given to,
178
–79,
204
–5

infections,
43
,
172
,
174
,
177
,
178
,
185
,
247
,
364
,
366

intestinal,
18
,
21
,
24
,
63

streptococcal, PANDAS caused by,
18
,
182
,
185

inflammation, systemic,
16
,
27
,
35
,
43
,
53
,
56
,
63
,
115
,
128
,
142
,
154
,
172
–93,
202
,
208
–11,
226
,
226
,
232
–33,
239
,
241
,
247
,
248
,
281
–82,
324
,
363
–66

acetylcholine in reduction of,
181
,
280

in Alzheimer’s,
175
,
176
,
178
,
183
–84

in autism,
175
,
176
–80,
185

of autistic brains,
51
,
135
,
177
,
178
,
209
–11

bowel,
197
,
208
–9,
211

case histories of,
182
–83,
184

causes of,
185
–93,
363
–64

C-reactive protein as marker of,
185

cytokines in,
105
,
146
,
174
,
175
–76,
180
,
181
,
185
,
187
,
198
,
275

in depression,
175
,
178
,
180
–82,
185
,
187

of digestive tract,
177
,
182
–83,
194
,
197
,
199
,
201
,
207
–9,
210

effects of,
178

environmental toxins in,
172
,
177
,
185
,
363
–64

excess sugar in,
185
,
186
–87,
363
,
365

exercise and,
180
,
181
,
314
,
363
,
364

food allergies in,
160
,
172
,
185
,
186
,
187
–93,
290
,
363
,
364
–65

immune system and,
174
–76,
177
,
181
,
185
,
188
,
190
–91

measles vaccine in,
209
–11

in medical-care plan,
366

in OCD,
182

omega-6 oils in,
87
–88,
89

in self-care plan,
364
–65

testing for,
184
–85,
366

vagus nerve and,
278
–80

inositol,
108

Insel, Thomas,
41

insulin, insulin resistance,
51
,
105
,
147
–56,
186
–87,
252
,
254
–55,
258
,
275
,
281
,
365

effects of,
153
–54

exercise and,
314

food cravings caused by,
155
–56

genetic factors in,
151
,
152
–53,
255
,
256
–57

problems created by,
154
–56

supplementation for,
356
–57

testosterone affected by,
167

waist-to-hip ratio,
150
–51

insulin-response test,
151

interferon,
181

interferon gamma (INF
y
),
105

interval training,
316
,
332
,
379

Iraq grain contamination incident,
72

iron,
115

irritable bowel syndrome,
197
,
200
,
201
,
202
,
203

Jackson, Andrew,
65

Japan,
88
,
194
,
236

journaling,
384
–85

Journal of the American Medical Association,
48
,
154
–55,
201
,
231
–32,
270

Jung, C. G.,
269

kava,
108

Kennedy, John F.,
1

konjac root,
356
–57

Laing, R. D.,
39

Laplace, Pierre,
42

laughter therapy,
59
,
317

lead, lead toxicity,
28
,
29
,
64
,
70
–72,
179
,
231
,
235
–38,
325

leaky gut (intestinal permeability),
27
,
189
,
212
,
295

learning disabilities,
11
,
12
,
56
,
57
,
87
,
89
,
235

lecithin,
93
,
110

lighting, artificial,
324
,
325

Lin, Henry,
201

linoleic acid,
87
–88,
119

lipoic acid,
240
,
247
,
249
,
259

liver,
18
,
64
,
203

detoxifying function of,
230
–31,
230
,
234
,
239

liver function tests,
357

local foods,
298

long-latency deficiency diseases,
119
–20

low-fat foods,
152
–53

Lupien, Sonia,
273

lymphoid nodular hyperplasia,
208
–9

McEwen, Bruce,
272

McGinnis, Woody,
143

magnesium,
26
,
27
,
63
,
84
,
108
,
124
,
137
–40,
144
,
179
,
236
,
248
,
258
,
259
,
389

deficiency disorders of,
139

dietary sources of,
140

function of,
139

as relaxation mineral,
138
,
139
,
252

serotonin levels and,
105

for sleep,
321

supplementary,
116
,
140
,
305
,
306
,
307
–8

magnesium glycinate,
308

manganese,
246
,
259

Man’s Search for Meaning
(Frankel),
266

Marx, Groucho,
1

massage,
384

mauve factor,
143