Brain Longevity : The Breakthrough Medical Program that Improves Your Mind and Memory

by Khalsa, Dharma Singh; Stauth, Cameron

• ISBN13: 9780446673730
• ISBN10: 0446673730
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Summary

In Brain Longevity, Dr. Dharma Singh Khalsa demonstrates that the human brain can be cared for, strengthened, and enhanced through an integrated program of diet, lifestyle changes, and medicine. This breakthrough medical program shows us how we can work to improve memory and diminish the effects of age-associated memory loss, keeping our minds youthful, creative, and dynamic.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vi
Introduction	p. vii
The Discovery of Brain Longevity Therapy
The Cortisol Connection	p. 3
The Development of Brain Longevity Therapy	p. 24
How the Program Works	p. 45
Results of Three Patients	p. 67
How the Brain Works
The Five Principles of Brain Longevity	p. 83
A Brief Tour of Your Brain: Putting Mind Over Matter and Matter Over Mind	p. 101
How Memory Works	p. 133
Optimal Function of the Age-Forty-Five-Plus Brain: Overthrowing the Tyranny of Time	p. 146
Avoiding the Tragedy of Alzheimer's Disease	p. 162
More Good News: Treatable Problems That Mimic Alzheimer's	p. 180
Designing Your Own Brain Longevity Program
The Brain Longevity Diet	p. 197
Fine-Tuning Your Nutritional Therapy	p. 223
Key Nutrients and Natural Tonics for Peak Mental Performance	p. 242
Stress Management and Optimum Brain Power	p. 271
The Magic Bullet of Stress Management	p. 301
Exercise and Brain Regeneration	p. 322
How Thinking Enlarges and Regenerates the Brain	p. 346
Mind/Body Exercises: The Ancient Art of Brain Regeneration	p. 363
The Pharmacology of Brain Regeneration	p. 392
Forty Days to a Better Brain	p. 418
The Best Is Yet to Come	p. 439
Resources and Referrals	p. 446
Index	p. 450
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