The UltraMind Solution (152 page)

norepinephrine,
97
,
98
,
100
,
101
–3,
107
,
146
,
272

nutrients,
19
,
89
–90,
114
–44,
185
,
214
,
304

for antioxidant enzymes,
246

conditionally essential,
119
,
258
,
259

for digestion,
369
–70

enzymes controlled by,
121
–24,
129
,
139
,
142
–43

essential,
118
–19

genetic factors and,
120
–24

and long-latency deficiency diseases,
119
–20

low-grade deficiency of,
124

medications in depletion of,
62
–63

“minimum daily requirements” of,
116
n,
119
–21,
123

for mitochondria,
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,
249
,
252
,
257
–60

modern deficiencies of,
114
–17,
216

multiple functions of,
123
–24

for NMDA receptors,
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recommended DRIs of,
120
–21,
123
,
134
–35

for sleep,
321

see also
minerals; phytonutrients; vitamins

nutrigenomics,
37
–38,
44
,
229
,
253

obesity,
89
,
147
,
155
,
186
,
190
,
233
,
254
,
281
,
282

malnutrition coexistent with,
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obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD),
10
–11,
47
,
182
,
197
,
202
,
204

ammonia in,
203

PANDAS,
18
,
182
,
185

olive oil,
300

omega-3 fatty acids,
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,
26
,
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–94,
95
,
102
,
119
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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BDNF affected by,
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blood sugar balanced by,
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cell membranes built from,
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,
90
–94,
93

conditions benefiting from treatment with,
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–89

inflammation reduced by,
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sources of,
87

supplementary,
102
,
305
,
306
,
309
–10

omega-6 fatty acids,
87
–88,
89
,
119
,
234
,
252
,
360

Omnivore’s Dilemma, The
(Pollan),
113

organ meats,
92

osteoporosis,
63

oxidative stress,
154
,
226
,
226
,
232
–33,
239
,
241
,
246
–60,
324

causes of,
249
–57

NMDA receptors in,
251
–52

see also
mitochondria

PANDAS,
18
,
182
,
185

Pangborn, John,
237

parasympathetic nervous system,
199
,
274
–75,
276
,
277
,
278
,
280

Parkinson’s disease,
11
,
19
,
21
,
47
,
63
,
73
,
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,
197
,
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,
241

coenzyme Q10 treatment of,
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–60

genetic factors in,
229
,
231

low dopamine levels in,
102

mitochondria and,
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,
248

nutrients for,
259
–60

premotor symptoms of,
232

symptoms of,
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toxic chemical exposure in,
229
–33,
238

passion flower,
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Pelletier, Kenneth,
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peptides,
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,
191
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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–8,
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perimenopause,
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,
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Perlmutter, David,
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pesticides,
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,
115
,
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,
133
,
185
,
216
,
229
–30,
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,
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,
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,
359

PGX (polyglycoplex),
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–57

phenylalanine,
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,
103
,
118
,
355

phospholipids,
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–94,
259

phosphatidylcholine (PC),
90
,
91
,
92
–93,
95
,
102
,
110
,
144

phosphatidylserine (PS),
90
,
91
,
92
,
95
,
102
,
110
,
119
,
144
,
353

phytonutrients,
35
,
37
,
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,
115
,
144
,
241
–42,
253
,
281
,
301
,
302
–3,
373
,
389

Pimentel, Mark,
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–4

pituitary gland,
146
–48

Planck, Max,
55

plant foods,
35
,
112
–13,
144
,
204
,
241
–42,
247
,
259
,
301
–2

see also
phytonutrients

PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder),
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,
166

PMS (premenstrual syndrome),
18
,
56
,
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,
165
,
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,
168
,
314

bioidentical hormone replacement for,
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herbs and phytonutrients for,
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–61

PNEI (psycho-neuro-endocrine-immune) system,
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–46,
190
,
271

Pollan, Michael,
113

polyphenols,
253
,
302
–3

population studies, large-scale,
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,
237
–38

porphyrin metabolism,
237
,
238

postpartum depression,
88

precautionary principle,
68

predementia,
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–55,
222

prediabetes (metabolic syndrome),
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,
52
,
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,
151
,
154
–55,
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,
190
,
202
,
257

preparation week,
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,
328
–30

common symptoms in,
329
–30

items eliminated in,
328
–29

probiotics,
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,
212
,
220
,
305
,
306
,
311
–12,
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,
368
,
369

progesterone,
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,
167
,
168
,
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,
362

protein, dietary,
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,
102
,
240
,
299
,
300
–301,
302
,
353

conversion of, to serotonin,
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–23,
122

protein receptors,
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proteins,
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,
94
,
95
–111,
121
,
191

Prozac,
13
,
24
,
46
,
59
,
99
,
104
,
106
,
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,
181
,
233
,
314

psychiatry and neurology,
11
,
12
–14,
25
,
97

body-mind conditions recognized by,
18

body-mind connection discounted by,
19
–21,
51

DSM-IV
of,
18
,
40
–41,
42
–43

medications as standard treatment in,
12
,
13
–15,
19
–20

one-disease, one-drug model of,
32

psychiatry and neurology, myths of,
39
–54

brain-body separation,
49
–52,
53
–54

brain cell death,
52
–53

diagnosis,
39
–45,
51
,
53

medication,
45
–49

psychotherapy,
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,
53

psychosis,
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,
47
,
57
,
207
,
230

psychosomatic illness,
16
–17,
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–200

psychotherapy,
12
,
13
,
49
,
53
,
59
,
79
,
206
,
266
,
387

PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder),
273

qi gong,
384

quercitin,
370

rainbow diet,
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red grapes,
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,
252
–53

red wine,
252
–53,
257

relaxation response,
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,
283
–84,
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,
316
–18,
332
–33,
336
,
341
,
381

autonomic functions balanced by,
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–75

biofeedback in,
59
,
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,
384

journaling in,
384
–85

meditation in,
59
,
276
,
278
–79,
317
,
384

parasympathetic nervous system in,
274
–75,
276
,
277
,
278
,
280

in self-care plan,
381
,
383
–85

sleep and,
320
–21

softbelly breathing in,
59
,
278
–79,
317
,
325
,
332
,
383

UltraBath in,
317
–18,
320
,
325
,
332
,
336
,
383

yoga in,
59
,
234
,
318
,
384

see also
vagus nerve

Reno, Janet,
229

resiliency, personal,
265
–66