The Rhodiola Revolution Transform Your Health with the Herbal Breakthrough of the 21st Century

by Brown, Richard P.; Gerbarg, Patricia L.; Graham, Barbara

• ISBN13: 9781594862946
• ISBN10: 159486294X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-05
• Publisher: Rodale Books

Summary

Rhodiola rosea may be a relative newcomer to the United States, but its versatile therapeutic powers are known throughout the world. With The Rhodiola Revolution, you can get a head start on taking advantage of this herb's remarkable health benefits.

Author Biography

&P>ICHARD P. BROWN, MD, is associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and has a private practice in integrative psychopharmacology. His wife and coauthor, PATRICIA L. GERBARG, MD, is assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at New York Medical College. They reside in upstate New York.

BARBARA GRAHAM has written for numerous publications, including O: The Oprah Magazine, Self, and Vogue. She divides her time between New York and Washington, D.C.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD	ix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	xiii
INTRODUCTION IMPRESSIONS OF A REMARKABLE HERB	xv
PART I: RHODIOLA ROSEA AND THE HUMAN ENERGY CRISIS
CHAPTER 1 Energy, Stress, and Your Health	3	(18)
CHAPTER 2 How Stress Affects Energy	21	(16)
CHAPTER 3 Finding Your Own Stress/Energy Balance	37	(14)
PART II: WHAT RHODIOLA ROSEA CAN DO FOR YOU
CHAPTER 4 Why Is This Herb Different?	51	(34)
CHAPTER 5 Rejuvenate Your Mind	85	(17)
CHAPTER 6 Maximize Physical Performance	102	(12)
CHAPTER 7 Extreme Stress: The Final Frontier	114	(10)
CHAPTER 8 Safeguard Your Heart	124	(6)
CHAPTER 9 Lift a Blue or Anxious Mood	130	(19)
CHAPTER 10 Fight Back against Fatigue	149	(13)
CHAPTER 11 Enhance Your Sexual Vitality	162	(12)
CHAPTER 12 Restore Hormonal Balance	174	(10)
CHAPTER 13 Jump-Start Your Disease Defenses	184	(13)
CHAPTER 14 Drop Excess Pounds	197	(12)
PART III: ENERGIZED FOR LIFE
CHAPTER 15 The Building Blocks of Energy	209	(18)
The High-Energy Diet
Essential Herbs and Nutritional Supplements
Active Body, Engaged Mind
The Energizing Effects of Good Company
Sleep and Other Natural Rhythms
Harnessing Energy from Within
FOR MORE INFORMATION	227	(2)
BUYING QUALITY HERBS AND SUPPLEMENTS	229	(2)
REFERENCES	231	(16)
INDEX	247