The UltraMind Solution (154 page)
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Authors: Mark Hyman
synapses,
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Szent-Györgyi von Nagyrapolt, Albert,
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tai qi quan,
384
tardive dyskinesia,
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Textbook of Functional Medicine, The,
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Third National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey (NHANES III),
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in medical-care plan,
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–60
in neurogenesis,
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in self-care plan,
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–58
testing of,
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see also
hypothyroidism
thyroid hormone-replacement therapy,
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–60
see also
detoxification; environmental toxins
Trileptal,
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UltraMetabolism Cookbook, The
(Hyman),
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UltraMind Solution Companion Guide, The,
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measles,
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heart rate variability and,
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inflammation and,
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stem cells stimulated by,
280
valerian,
108
vanadium,
357
vascular dementia,
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vinpocetine,
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violent crime,
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depletion of, by medications,
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vitamin B
6
(pyridoxine),
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methylation
vitamin B
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methylation
recommended daily intake of,
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sunlight for,
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vitamin K,
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as coenzymes,
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essential,
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as essential nutrients,
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genes and,
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multiple functions of,
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supplementary,
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choline; folate; nutrients
waist-to-hip ratio,
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statins in,
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water filters,
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Weil, Andrew,
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Wernicke’s encephalopathy,
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What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About
Vaccinations
(Cave),
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white matter lesions,
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whole foods six-week eating plan,
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controlled glycemic load in,
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flexibility in,
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food allergies and,
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elimination/reintroduction diet
food quality in,
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meal composition in,
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meal timing in,
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omega-3 fats in,
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in post-program period,
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see also
medical-care plan; preparation week; self-care plan
Williams, Roger,
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xenohormesis,
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Xifaxin,
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yeast, intestinal,
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digestive enzymes and,
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function of,
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Zyflamend,
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MARK HYMAN, M.D.
Dr. Hyman is editor in chief of
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
, the most prestigious journal in the field of Integrative Medicine, and the medical editor of
Natural Solutions
. He is the coauthor of the
New York Times
bestselling book published by Scribner
Ultraprevention: The Six-Week Plan That Will Make You Healthy for Life
and
The Detox Box: A Program for Greater Health and Vitality
(Sounds True, 2004),
The 5 Forces of Wellness: The Ultraprevention System for Living an Active, Age-Defying, Disease-Free Life
(Nightingale-Conant, 2005), and
NutriGenomics: The New Science of Health
(2006). His book
UltraMetabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss
(Scribner, March 2006), a
New York Times
bestseller, focuses on a cutting-edge personalized—or “nutrigenomic”—approach to weight loss and metabolism. A companion PBS pledge special produced by WLIW features this approach. His book
The UltraSimple Diet,
a
New York Times
bestseller, is a one-week anti-inflammatory detoxification program (Pocket Books, March 2007).
The UltraMetabolism Cookbook
was released in November 2007.
A guest on the
Today
show,
Good Morning America, The Early Show
, and
The View
with Barbara Walters, Dr. Hyman has also appeared on CNN, FOX, PBS, and NPR, as well as many other television and radio stations. He has written for and is quoted regularly in leading consumer magazines, including
Parade, Elle, Fitness, Glamour, Family Circle, US Weekly, Women’s World, First for Women, Health, Natural Health, Self, Shape
, and
Town & Country
.
For nearly ten years, Dr. Hyman was the co-medical director at Canyon Ranch in Lenox, Massachusetts, an internationally acclaimed health resort. He is the founder and medical director of the UltraWellness Center in Lenox (
www.ultrawellnesscenter.com
). His website
www.ultrawellness.com
empowers healthcare consumers, allowing them to take advantage of the medicine of the future today. He is on the board of advisers and faculty of Food As Medicine, Center for Mind-Body Medicine. He is also vice chair of the board of directors and on the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine and collaborates with the Harvard Medical School’s Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medicine.