The Brain Wellness Plan: Breakthrough Medical, Nutritional, and Immune-Boosting Therapies [Paperback]

Lombard (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1575662930 | ISBN-13: 978-1575662930 | Publication Date: June 1, 1998

Using the latest research, a leading neurologist and renowned nutritional scientist show readers how the foods they eat, combined with over-the-counter nutritional supplements, not only successfully address both the symptoms and root causes of neurological diseases, but also enhance health.

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Amazon.com Review

You know you're in for some tough sledding when you encounter this sentence on page 27: "These tiny organelles are often referred to by biologists as 'the powerhouses of the cell' because mitochondria are so important to oxidative phosphorylation." The authors go on to explain what oxidative phosphorylation is, but still, you have to really care about that noggin of yours to keep reading until you get to the good stuff: the foods and nutritional supplements that make your brain work better. Once you get past the exotic roster of amino acids, antioxidants, and other substances that may improve or maintain brain function--(s-adenosyl methionine, tocotrienols, n-acetyl-cysteine, among others)--the bulk of the book focuses on specific problems (Alzheimer's, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression) and ways to deal with them nutritionally. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Kensington (June 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575662930
• ISBN-13: 978-1575662930
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,143,682 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The brain wellness plain, January 29, 2000

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eyal - newman - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Brain Wellness Plan: Breakthrough Medical, Nutritional, and Immune-Boosting Therapies (Hardcover)

The generative diseases (in this case neurological diseases), from parkinson, to altzheimr, a.l.s, and others like c.f.s are coverd in that book with the latest medical, and the nutritional (plus supllements) views. The authors are both doctors. one of them is a neurologist and the other is a docter and a clinical nutritionist, that both with their simple yet complex explanations put a remarkable views of healling about the degenerative diseases and shows the benfit of the long term healling with nutrition and supllemnts. the roots of the diseases are discused very interstingly and it is a very informative book. i do have one comment about that book: that they givven amount of vitamin C in those specific diseases (degenerative neurological diseases), should be much higher, but beside of that it's the best natural book that dealing in one copy on the brain wellness plain against degenerative diseases. i know what i'm saying because i'm dealing with those diseases with my patients.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for anyone knowing anyone afflicted., October 2, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Brain Wellness Plan: Breakthrough Medical, Nutritional, and Immune-Boosting Therapies (Hardcover)

Depression, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome are the diseases the authors tackle in this trend-setting book. The latest in nutritional and immune-boosting therapies in a concise and well organized format. Considering the millions affected by these diseases and the lack of consistent treatment in the medical community, this book truly offers a complete plan.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Tedde M Rinker: Recommend readingThe Brain Wellness Plan, October 19, 2003

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Dr Tedde M. Rinker (Los Altos, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Brain Wellness Plan: Breakthrough Medical, Nutritional, and Immune-Boosting Therapies (Paperback)

While this book may be a bit loaded with biochemistry for the tastes of the average reader, it is an excellent book if you want to understand how the brain works best and what kinds of supplements, vitamins and nutients will help keep it functioning well. It is a good review for anyone in the medical field too, especially those wanting to provide a balanced integrative health approach to their family or general practice.

The most important point is preventing degeneration of brain function over time, and while it will appear complex at first, attempting to understand and apply it could save your brain and keep you out of a long term care facility in the future.