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Authors: Mark Hyman M.D.
ISBN-13: 9781416549727, ISBN-10: 1416549722
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Date Published: June 2010
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Mark Hyman, M.D., is the editor in chief of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, the most prestigious journal in the field of integrative medicine. After ten years as co-medical director at Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires, he is now in private practice in Lenox, Massachusetts. He is the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Ultraprevention. His websites are www.drhyman.com and www.ultrametabolism.com.
Bestselling author, Dr. Mark Hyman reveals how cleansing the body can maximize brain function, improve memory and alleviate depressionwithout drugs.
Is your brain broken?
We refer to our broken brains by many names depression, anxiety, memory loss, brain fog, ADHD, autism, to name a few and although we can t see it, this silent epidemic affects more than 1 billion people worldwide.
If you can answer yes to any of the following, you may have a broken brain:
Are you depressed, feeling down, and don t have the drive to do anything?
Do you find it next to impossible to focus or concentrate?
Do you get anxious, worried, or stressed-out frequently?
Does your mind feel foggy, unable to experience the world clearly?
All is not lost. In The UltraMind Solution, New York Times bestselling author Mark Hyman shows that to fix your broken brain, you must heal your body first. Dr. Hyman presents a simple six-week plan based on the emerging field of functional medicine to restore health and gain an UltraMind one that s highly focused, able to pay attention at will, has a strong memory, and leaves us feeling calm, confident, in control, and in good spirits.
Introduction to The UltraMind Solution xiii
Preface 1
Introduction: How to Use This Book 3
Part I The Accidental Psychiatrist's Approach to the Epidemic of Broken Brains 5
Chapter 1 Broken Brains: A Twenty-first Century Epidemic 7
Chapter 2 The Accidental Psychiatrist: Finding the Body-Mind Connection 16
Chapter 3 The Myths of Psychiatry and Neurology 39
Chapter 4 Why You Are Suffering from Brain Damage: Learning How to Protect Your Brain 55
Part II The Seven Keys to UltraWellness 77
Chapter 5 Your Mood and Brain Power Are Not All in Your Head: The Seven Keys to Ultra Wellness 79
Chapter 6 Key #1: Optimize Nutrition-The Key to Mental Health and Brain Health 83
Chapter 7 Key #2: Balance Your Hormones 145
Chapter 8 Key #3: Cool Off Inflammation 172
Chapter 9 Key #4: Fix Your Digestion 194
Chapter 10 Key #5: Enhance Detoxification 216
Chapter 11 Key #6: Boost Energy Metabolism 243
Chapter 12 Key #7: Calm Your Mind 265
Part III The UltraMind Solution 285
Chapter 13 The Six-Week Basic Brain-Boosting Program for Everyone: A Simple Approach to Optimal Brain Function and Health 287
Chapter 14 Eating Right for Your Brain: A Science-Based, Whole-Foods Approach to Eating-Food as Medicine 292
Chapter 15 Tuning Up Your Brain Chemistry with Supplements 304
Chapter 16 The UltraMind Lifestyle: Exercise, Relax, Sleep, and Train Your Brain 313
Chapter 17 Living Clean and Green 323
Chapter 18 The Preparation Week: Preparing Your Body and Mind for the Goodness to Come 328
Chapter 19 The UltraMind Solution: Boosting Your Brain Power for Life 331
Chapter 20 What to Do When the Six Weeks Are Over: Achieve an UltraMind for Life 338
Part IV Balancing the Seven Keys and Optimizing the Plan 343
Chapter 21 Creating an UltraMind: Balance the Seven Keys to Ultra Wellness and Optimize the Six-Week Plan 345
Chapter 22 Key #1: Optimize Nutrition 352
Chapter 23 Key #2: Balance Your Hormones 356
Chapter 24 Key #3: Cool Off Inflammation 363
Chapter 25 Key #4: Fix Your Digestion 367
Chapter 26 Key #5: Enhance Detoxification 372
Chapter 27 Key #6: Boost Energy Metabolism 378
Chapter 28 Key #7: Calm Your Mind 381
Special Considerations 387
Conclusion 390
Acknowledgments 395
Resources 399
Notes 411
Index 433