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The Brain Diet: The Connection Between Nutrition, Mental Health, And Intelligence [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Alan C. Logan (Author)
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April 7, 2006
Food exists in abundance today, but what are we eating? Foods with fiber, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and the critically important omega-3 fatty acids? Or foods without them? Startling research in the journal Food Review shows that today a full 50 percent of the vegetables we eat consist of the trimmings on a hamburger and a side of fries.
Most people today know that nutrition and health are related. We have heard that poor nutrition plays a role in cardiovascular disease and cancer, but what about other conditions? Is it an underlying factor in depression, anxiety, multiple scleroris, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, migraine headaches, ADHD, and more? And, if so, what can we do about it?
The Brain Diet explains the connection between diet, mental health, and realizing the full potential of our intelligence. It shows how poor nutrition adversely affects our mental health and success, and what can be done to achieve our full intellectual capacity (and to help our children do the same).
Despite being just 2 percent of total adult weight, the human brain demands an enormous amount of energy and an ample flow of blood for it to work most effectively. Our ability to think, to reason, to create art and music, to develop technology and perform complex work, and much more is at stake in what we eat. The Brain Diet explains the science behind how our brains function and provides suggestions for eating a healthy diet.
Included are the basics of a brain-healthy diet, brain-healthy recipes, helpful charts, and food supplements that enhance our mental function (and the science behind how they work). A revolutionary new way of looking at mental health and intelligence, The Brain Diet gives new meaning to the adage, "You are what you eat."


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About the Author

Alan C. Logan is a member of the Harvard Medical School's Mind-Body Medical Institute. A graduate of the State University of New York and the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, he also has studied at Harvard Medical School and at Georgetown University School of Medicine. The nutrition editor of the International Journal of Naturopathic Medicine, he has written for Alive and Health & Vitality magazines and for the nutrition Web site mercola.com. He lives in Yonkers, New York.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 260 pages
  • Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing; 1 edition (April 7, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1581825080
  • ISBN-13: 978-1581825084
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #938,862 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars If you suffer from depression or mental health issues, read this book, May 28, 2006
This review is from: The Brain Diet: The Connection Between Nutrition, Mental Health, And Intelligence (Hardcover)
This book pulls together a huge amount of medical research regarding diet and mental health. The author does an excellent job of using words that a non-physician can understand without sacrificing content. This is NOT a "FAD DIET" sort of book, nor is it quackery. It is the seminal work on how diet translates into mental health, with copious quantities of references and citations.

I can personally vouch for the accuracy of the information on Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids. My child has had anxiety attacks ever since she stopped eating baby food. After three years we figured out that the attacks were related to eating products the day before with oils like cottonseed and safflower. But we did not know why she reacted this way, nor did our pediatricians. So all we could do was try to avoid the problem oils, which are in many, many, many foods. Monitoring her diet was a full time job, and school made it very difficult. People thought that we were crazy and ignored our pleas about not to feed her items with those oils. Then when she had an attack 24 hours later, they thought she needed counseling.

After reading this book, we understood the likely reason for her problem, as well as a possible solution. We put her on a daily Omega-3 supplement to balance her Omega 6 & Omega 3 chemistry, and her anxiety attacks are GONE. She can now eat what everyone else eats. Her demeanor is no longer high-strung and she handles stress much better. Buying this book was the best money we ever spent, and we are giving copies to everyone we know. If you know someone who suffers from mental health problems, or a mental health professional, teacher, or pediatrician, do them a favor and get them a copy of this book.
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44 of 50 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good information but..., November 2, 2006
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This review is from: The Brain Diet: The Connection Between Nutrition, Mental Health, And Intelligence (Hardcover)
The positives of this book have been well documented in other reviews. It is easy-to-read and provides useful and fascinating information regarding the relationship between diet and brain health. My two objections are: (1) There is no index. With a book with this content and information, I find this a big inconvenience. (2) The book is not footnoted. References are given using only journal year and year of publication, but article titles and authors are not provided.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This book inspired a DRASTIC change!!!, July 27, 2007
I'm naturally very intrigued with increasing perfomance, whether it be physical or mental. In the past, I've read numerous books and articles on improving the brain. Sure, those publications inspired me to do some things a little differently. However, what I learned in this book has inspired me to make drastic changes in my lifestyle habits. It's one thing to be inspired to improve a little here and a little there, it's quite another to see solid scientific research showing exactly how each choice we make affects our present and long-term brain potential.

This book is chock full of the most interesting nutrition research on the brain I've ever come across. It also contains quite a bit of information not related to nutrition. I learned a LOT of new and interesting things that I have never considered before. I highly recommend this book!

One reviewer claims that the book doesn't include footnotes with Journal title, authors, etc. That's true. However, there is an extensive listing in the back of the book that gives all that information. Also, the revised and expanded edition does have an index.
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