List Books » User's Guide to Brain-Boosting Supplements: Learn About the Vitamins and Other Nutrients That Can Boost Your Memory and End Mental Fuzziness
Authors: James J. Gormley, Shari Lieberman, Jack Challem (Editor), Shari Lieberman
ISBN-13: 9781591200901, ISBN-10: 1591200903
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Basic Health Publications, Incorporated
Date Published: January 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)
You know that eating the right foods and taking nutritional supplements can make a big difference in your health. But like a lot of people, you have questions -- and need answers that you can understand and that get right to the point. Which vitamins or herbs are best? What foods should you eat? The Basic Health Publications User's Guide Series of pocket-size health guides tell you everything you need to know about foods, supplements, and the simple steps to follow for feeling better.
In the User's Guide to Brain-Boosting Supplements, leading nutritionist Shari Lieberman teams up with top nutrition writer James Gormley to describe the best brain-boosting dietary supplements -- including vitamin E, amino acids, huperzine A, and acetyl-L-carnitine -- and how to use them safely and effectively to achieve optimum brain power.
Introduction | 1 | |
1. | What Brain-Boosting Supplements Can Help Us Achieve | 5 |
2. | Antioxidant Vitamins | 11 |
3. | B Vitamins | 25 |
4. | Alpha Lipoic Acid and Acetyl-L-Carnitine | 33 |
5. | Herbs | 41 |
6. | Specialized Supplements | 51 |
7. | Training Your Brain | 57 |
8. | Physical Activity and Diet | 67 |
9. | Choosing the Right Brain-Boosting Supplements | 75 |
Conclusion | 79 | |
Selected References | 81 | |
Other Books and Resources | 85 | |
Index | 87 |